Montgomery County’s teachers union might be preparing to fight the Maryland State Department of Education regarding the department’s new requirements for teacher evaluations.http://www.gazette.net/article/20130225/NEWS/130229324/1124/montgomery-county-teachers-union-might-fight-state-about-evaluations&template=gazette
Montgomery County Public Schools leaders heard from the state department earlier this month that, starting next year, the system must use students’ results on state tests to determine 20 percent of a teacher’s effectiveness.
The Montgomery County Education Association now is trying to determine just how much power the state has to impose changes on local systems, Tom Israel, executive director of union, said Thursday.
“The question is, do they have the legal authority to impose something on local districts?” Israel said...
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Montgomery County teachers union might fight state about evaluations
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