Georgia Asks Feds to Delay Consequences for Teachers
State education officials have asked the U.S. Education Department to delay consequences of new teacher evaluations for one year. The system uses student test scores, or student growth data, to assess educators.
Schools are already using the evaluations. That won’t change. But Georgia is implementing new tests this year and officials want to give teachers and students time to adjust.
“We’re going to get all of that data, that’s all still going to be there,” says Georgia Department of Education spokesperson Matt Cardoza. “It’s just that anything that’s related to consequences is going to be delayed is going to be delayed if we get that waiver approved.”
The consequences of receiving poor evaluations are steep.
“You’ve got issues like certification, any other kind of personnel decisions. Any possible merit pay component of that.”
If teachers receive low evaluations two years in a row, they could lose their certification.
Georgia has to seek permission for the delay from the Education Department because the system was developed through a federal grant.
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