Few L.A. teachers get bad ratings, trial documents show
More instructors than ever are being evaluated in detail in the Los Angeles Unified School District and only a small percentage are being rated as substandard, according to testimony Wednesday in litigation aimed at reducing teacher job protections.
The results of a new evaluation system became a major topic in the Los Angeles Superior Court trial, which pits the state and teachers unions against a group of families allied with advocates and donors seeking to reshape state education law.
Last year, L.A. Unified carried out its new evaluation system with 10,843 instructors, about 42% of the classroom workforce. Of these, 2.8% received an overall rating of “below standard.” It was unclear how many were considered bad enough to warrant dismissal.
The teachers were rated in five broad categories: support for student learning; planning and designing instruction; classroom performance; developing as a professional educator; and punctuality, attendance and record-keeping. About one in five teachers needed to improve in one or more of the categories.
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