How Did Burlington's Educators Perform in the State Evaluation?

Nearly 94 percent of Burlington’s evaluated educators received at least a score of proficient on the 2013-14 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Educator Evaluation.

The results of the study show that 1.4 percent of the 286 educators evaluated in Burlington were scored as Exemplary, 93.7 percent received a Proficient score and 4.2 percent scored in the Needs Improvement category. Less than 1 percent of those evaluated received an Unsatisfactory score.

Statewide, 372 districts were evaluated with 86.5 percent of educators receiving a Proficient score, meaning “the educator’s performance fully and consistently meets the requirements of a standard or overall,” according to the survey definitions.

According to a press release from the DESE, this is the second year the ratings have been produced under a new state framework.

“The state’s new evaluation framework is designed to ensure teachers and administrators receive more meaningful feedback than ever before to help them better serve students,” the press release reads.

Once the program is fully implemented, every public school district in the state will be required to evaluate every educator.

For the 2013-14 school year, 286, or 75 percent, of Burlington’s 381 educators were evaluated. The majority of those evaluations were of teachers. Only 3 of Burlington’s seven principals were evaluated in this cycle.

To check out more details from the evaluations, including details for individual schools, see the DESE website.