Field test participants overwhelmingly support PGES
Teachers and principals who participated in last year’s Professional Growth and Effectiveness System field test overwhelmingly support it.
Superintendent system aims for continuous improvement
Superintendents will join teachers and principals in having a growth and effectiveness system.
Teacher evaluations, funding need explained at state board meeting
Proposed Professional Growth and Effectiveness System designed to identify teachers who need more support and get them that support.
KBE reviews educator effectiveness model, names new districts of innovation
Plans for a statewide system of evaluation for Kentucky certified educators culminated in a discussion before the Kentucky Board of Education at its meeting...
Taking what’s there and making it stronger
Assessing current procedures leads to ‘game-changing’ success with PGES.
Board of Education approves educator effectiveness system
At its meeting yesterday the Kentucky Board of Education unanimously approved a new statewide evaluation system for teachers and principals and received an update on a new evaluation system for superintendents.
How can teacher leaders respond to testing fatigue?
By Sarah Yost, NBCT
sarah.yost@jefferson.kyschools.us
When A Nation at Risk was published in 1983, the American education system seemed to be shaken awake from the dreamy...
Balancing choreography and calling in the classroom
By Lee Ann Atherton
leaann.atherton@mccracken.kyschools.us
One Sunday night recently, I did something ridiculous for any self-respecting teacher. I went to a concert three hours away –...
Student voice offers valuable feedback to teachers
By Joseph Harris
Joseph.harris@lawrence.kyschools.us
As most Kentucky teachers know, a student voice survey is administered once a year as part of the Professional Growth and Effectiveness...
What happens when we connect?
By Brad Clark
brad.clark@woodford.kyschools.us
There are more than 42,000 teachers in the commonwealth. If 25 percent of Kentucky teachers were connected, engaged in the meaningful work...
