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Caldwell Area Public School Teachers All ‘Effective’ Or Higher: DOE
The NJDOE "graded" hundreds of teachers in the Caldwells. They all passed the test, state officials report.
CALDWELLS, NJ — According to the New Jersey Department of Education, all of the Caldwell-West Caldwell, North Caldwell and West Essex Regional public school teachers were “effective” or "highly effective" in 2015 and 2016.
The New Jersey Department of Education once again has come up with a list that was developed under a relatively new teacher and administrator evaluation system, with educators in the 2015-16 school year graded on a scale of four measures.
The state identified the number of teachers and administrators in each school district deemed "highly effective," "effective," "partially effective" and "ineffective" and released the list last week. If nine or fewer staff received a rating of ineffective, the record was "suppressed" and not part of the data file.
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In the Caldwell-West Caldwell district, out of 210 ranked teachers, 107 were “effective” and 103 were “highly effective,” the DOE stated. Out of 9 Caldwell-West Caldwell districtadministrators (principals, assistant principals and vice-principals), none were included the data.
In the North Caldwell district, out of 66 ranked teachers, 41 were “effective” and 25 were “highly effective,” the DOE stated. Out of 2 North Caldwell administrators (principals, assistant principals and vice-principals), neither were included the data.
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In the West Essex Regional district, out of 149 ranked teachers, 85 were “effective” and 64 were “highly effective,” the DOE stated. Out of 5 West Essex Regional administrators (principals, assistant principals and vice-principals), none were included the data.
- See related article: Caldwells Rank High On ‘Best Schools’ List
The evaluation system began after the state legislature passed a teacher tenure system five years ago that ultimately sought to identify the weakest and the best teachers. State law now requires every district to use a standardized evaluation system based on observed classroom practices and some measure of student performance.
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With previous reporting by Tom Davis
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