Report Says Foxborough Teachers Making the Grade

FOXBOROUGH, MA - Teachers in Foxborough are making the grade according to data from the state.

Released in late February by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, the 2014-15 Educator Evaluation report for the Foxborough Public Schools shows that 6.5 percent of the teachers were graded exemplary and 90 percent were proficient. Only 3.4 percent needs improvement and none received a grade of unsatisfactory.

Overall, all 261 educators were evaluated.

During the 2014-2015 school year, districts were required to implement educator evaluation systems aligned to the Educator Evaluation framework with all educators district-wide, according to the DESE. Each educator received an overall Performance Rating based on multiple categories of evidence, including evaluator judgments based on observations and artifacts of professional practice; evidence of fulfillment of both professional practice and student learning goals; and multiple measures of student learning, growth, and achievement.

Click here to see the results for districts across the state.