Should Teacher Tenure Be Based on Students' Test Scores?

The state's plan was revealed Wednesday and it would revamp tenure for teachers, requiring them to meet a set of performance standards or face the loss of their tenure after two bad evaluations.

Teachers would be granted tenure after three consecutive ratings of effective or highly effective. Fifty percent of the evaluation would be based solely on the standardized test scores of the teacher's students from that year.

Patch wants to know: What do you think of these proposed changes that would impact your children's teachers? 

Do you feel, as the state teachers' union asserts, this will create a climate of fear in the education system? Or do you think it is time something was done to shake up ineffective teachers?

We want to hear from you. Should tenure be based on test scores and if so, why or why not?