Ratings for urban educators trail statewide average
Jessica Bakeman
ALBANY—Teachers and principals in New York's large, urban school districts received lower ratings on the first year of state-mandated evaluations than their counterparts in other districts, according to data released Thursday by the Education Department.
In Rochester and Syracuse, for example, 40 percent of the teachers and principals were rated as “ineffective” and “developing”—the two lowest categories—for the 2012-13 school year. That's compared to 6 percent of teachers and principals statewide who were ranked in those categories.
Syracuse had the highest proportion of “ineffective” teachers and principals among the state's large, urban districts, with 7 percent receiving the lowest rating. That's compared to 1 percent who received that rating statewide.
Two consecutive “ineffective” ratings could be grounds for termination.
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