Report hits issue Sink, Scott agree on: merit pay

For 22 years Sara has taught all levels of Language Arts classes, with seven of those years spent in Hillsborough County.  While she started her career outside of Hillsborough County Public Schools, she is a product of this school district, and the daughter of two Ballast Point Elementary, Wilson Middle, and Plant High School graduates.  "I have the unique perspective of appreciating the rewards of having a lifelong commitment to a community," she comments.

Over the course of her two- to three-year rotations, Sara will serve as a peer evaluator, collaborating with teachers to bring new insight to, and creating discussions based on observations in, the classroom.  "Each time I collaborate with other teachers at the school or district level, I am amazed at the talent level that exists in Hillsborough County classrooms," she says, "Being a peer evaluator is an opportunity to work directly with teachers to assist in reaching their own professional development goals and objectives, thereby enhancing the quality of instruction for children." 

At the end of her rotations, Sara will return to her students in the classroom.  She is confident the experience she will have as a peer evaluator will enhance her own abilities as a teacher.