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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The article said that the year before he received an effective rating.  31 out of 40.  I know nothing about how FCPS rates teachers, but 31 out of 40 does not seem very high to me.  
Could some teachers weigh in on this?

There is likely a lot on both sides of this issue that we do not know.[/quote]

The ratings are needs improvement, effective, highly effective. Highly effective is extremely rare. Needs improvement as an overall score is not common and usually results in a PIP but doesn’t have to for a teacher within the 1st 3 years. Effective is the score for 80%+ of teachers. Highly effective is a score of 35-40. 31 is a very good score. Needs improvement is down around 20, I believe.

Depending on the subject taught, a good quality teacher can get a needs improvement in a sub-rating category just because enough students didn’t score high enough on one single score measure. Imagine teaching at a Title 1 school with high absences and getting a needs improvement sub score because 74% of students made expected progress instead of 75%.

These evaluations are only as valid as the relationship between the evaluator and evaluatee. If they want you gone, you’re gone.[/quote]

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