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[quote=Anonymous]The article brings up a really good point that DCPS needs to look at honestly.

Teachers at high poverty schools are more likely to get lower IMPACT scores than those at low poverty schools.

That's because students at the low poverty schools have greater issues of truancy, behavior problems and just don't perform as well academically. With 50% of a teacher's IMPACT score being student achievement, a gifted, earnest hardworking teacher gets slammed. So what incentive would she have to work there.

Principals play into this game by scoring the teachers low to justify the low student achievement, knowing damn well the kids aren't showing up or doing the work and that the teacher is busting her ass. He's trying to keep his job by throwing teachers under the bus. So there's high turnover the next year. Students still aren't doing the work or showing up. Then the principal gets canned.

It's a vicious cycle and game DCPS needs to stop playing.

Working in a low performing DC school is churn and career suicide for all. Who'd want it?[/quote]

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