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Staying Connected
Here are recent media hits around developments in the EET initiative: Hillsborough School Board get first look Monday at new teacher evaluation spurred by Gates grantLast week, members of the Hillsborough County School Board got their first look at the evaluation system they hope will revolutionize the way teachers are hired and set a new nationwide standard. The system will be used to rate every teacher and principal as part of the district's $202 million partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.. Read the article ... Teacher reforms raise question: How to measure special ed?Under a new system beginning this fall, student learning gains account for 40 percent of the annual evaluation of most of Hillsborough County's 13,000 public school teachers. But what about special needs students? Or gifted children who perform at such a high level that their gains look smaller? Read the article ...Class size, teachers top state agendaThe Florida Board of Education tread close to the job of legislators during a discussion Tuesday morning about the failed teacher reform bill known as Senate Bill 6. The board also pushed the envelope on another issue during its regular meeting Tuesday, held in Tampa, by discussing whether it can take on an advocacy role by pushing voters to pass a class-size amendment in the fall.
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