Report Says Needham Teachers Making the Grade

NEEDHAM, MA - Teachers in Needham 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 Needham Public Schools shows that 0.4 percent of the teachers were graded exemplary and 97.3 percent were proficient. Only 2.1 percent need improvement and 0.2 percent received a grade of unsatisfactory.

Overall, all 516 of 526 Needham 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.