Illinois districts implementing PERA-era teacher evaluation systems experienced challenges cultivating buy-in and understanding among school personnel¶
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q2 i? Districts designing and implementing new teacher evaluation systems under PERA faced challenges around cultivating buy-in and understanding. → Designing and Implementing the Next Generation of Teacher Evaluation Systems 2017
Evidence¶
Designing and Implementing the Next Generation of Teacher Evaluation Systems 2017¶
Designing and Implementing the Next Generation of Teacher Evaluation Systems. (2017). https://consortium.uchicago.edu
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Qualitative interview study of members of evaluation committees in five Illinois case study districts at different stages of planning and implementation. The brief reports that districts "dealt with challenges around cultivating buy-in and understanding" of the new systems. No effect sizes are reported.
"Based on qualitative interviews with members of each district’s evaluation committee, the brief provides a snapshot of how districts assessed and dealt with challenges around cultivating buy-in and understanding"
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Related Claims¶
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- Interviews after the Inclusive Innovation pilots identified multi-level buy-in, implementation iteration, embedding in existing systems, and demonstrating benefits as key lessons for sustaining district-community solutions — related
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Illinois districts implementing PERA-era teacher evaluation systems experienced challenges cultivating buy-in and understanding among school personnel |
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Illinois districts implementing PERA-era teacher evaluation systems experienced challenges cultivating buy-in and understanding among school personnel |
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