Teachstone

Helping teachers be as effective as possible remains a key national priority, given their role in student success. Classroom management and instructional practices are foundational to effective teaching, but mostly a struggle for lower-performing teachers and those early in their career to do well. This is particularly problematic because these teachers disproportionately work in high-need schools where strong teaching is essential to close student achievement gaps. This study expands the curr

Educator performance evaluation systems are a potential tool for improving student achievement through increasing the effectiveness of the teacher and principal workforce. The Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 allows the use of Title II Part A funds for the development and support of evaluation systems. This study was designed to examine the implementation of a package of performance evaluation system components and the impact of their use for formative purposes. These are components that sta