Comments on: New York Media Reacts To UFT Accountability Framework http://www.edwize.org/new-york-media-reacts-to-uft-accountability-framework Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:46:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: R. Skibins http://www.edwize.org/new-york-media-reacts-to-uft-accountability-framework/comment-page-1#comment-65386 R. Skibins Sun, 16 Mar 2008 06:39:39 +0000 http://edwize.org/new-york-media-reacts-to-uft-accountability-framework#comment-65386 A great way to cut the budget would be to scrap the school report cards entirely, as well as the Quality Review. The state ratings are more accurate anyway, and not weighed against schools with high ELL and Special Education populations. While we're at it, scrap the Leadership Academy and the "Gotcha" squad. A great way to cut the budget would be to scrap the school report cards entirely, as well as the Quality Review. The state ratings are more accurate anyway, and not weighed against schools with high ELL and Special Education populations. While we’re at it, scrap the Leadership Academy and the “Gotcha” squad.

]]> By: Peter Goodman http://www.edwize.org/new-york-media-reacts-to-uft-accountability-framework/comment-page-1#comment-65382 Peter Goodman Sat, 15 Mar 2008 13:19:17 +0000 http://edwize.org/new-york-media-reacts-to-uft-accountability-framework#comment-65382 The UFT plan suggests the Department move from the current summative assessment ... simply a grade without any mechanisms for differentiating among schools, to a formative assessment, more nuanced, that "grades" the Department as well as the school. The Department, through the Support Organization model has been distancing itself from it's primary responsibility, improving school capacity and instruction. Currently a low achieving SURR school and a high achieving school receive the same levels of support, with no Tweed interventions, the UFT model would "rate" the level and effectiveness of Tweed actions ... a welcome addition to the process. Let us not forget that the orginal Tweed plan was a mix of public and private Educational Management Organizations (EMO)who would have had the primary responsibility of working with schools while Tweed stood aloof from the day to day operation of schools ... a major step toward privatizing public education. The UFT plan suggests the Department move from the current summative assessment … simply a grade without any mechanisms for differentiating among schools, to a formative assessment, more nuanced, that “grades” the Department as well as the school.

The Department, through the Support Organization model has been distancing itself from it’s primary responsibility, improving school capacity and instruction. Currently a low achieving SURR school and a high achieving school receive the same levels of support, with no Tweed interventions, the UFT model would “rate” the level and effectiveness of Tweed actions … a welcome addition to the process.

Let us not forget that the orginal Tweed plan was a mix of public and private Educational Management Organizations (EMO)who would have had the primary responsibility of working with schools while Tweed stood aloof from the day to day operation of schools … a major step toward privatizing public education.

]]> By: Civil Servant http://www.edwize.org/new-york-media-reacts-to-uft-accountability-framework/comment-page-1#comment-65381 Civil Servant Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:45:46 +0000 http://edwize.org/new-york-media-reacts-to-uft-accountability-framework#comment-65381 I do not think we have to be defensive here. Elected officials are responsible for running the schools and are responsible to the voters. If the electorate is unhappy with the results of school ratings, they will express it at the polls. The method of rating schools based upon test scores, does not fix blame. All it does is give a rating of one school in relation to others. Teachers are rated pursuant to the terms of the UFT agreement, with procedures in place for review and appeal. I do not see any relationship between school ratings as they exist now and ratings on the quality of teaching staff. The public is knowledgable enough to evaluate the demographics of schools and neighborhoods, and the UFT through their advertisements and PR can keep the public advised of their position on this position. I do not think we have to be defensive here.

Elected officials are responsible for running the schools and are responsible to the voters.

If the electorate is unhappy with the results of school ratings, they will express it at the polls.

The method of rating schools based upon test scores, does not fix blame. All it does is give a rating of one school in relation to others.

Teachers are rated pursuant to the terms of the UFT agreement, with procedures in place for review and appeal.

I do not see any relationship between school ratings as they exist now and ratings on the quality of teaching staff.

The public is knowledgable enough to evaluate the demographics of schools and neighborhoods, and the UFT through their advertisements and PR can keep the public advised of their position on this position.

]]> By: paulrubin http://www.edwize.org/new-york-media-reacts-to-uft-accountability-framework/comment-page-1#comment-65378 paulrubin Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:06:53 +0000 http://edwize.org/new-york-media-reacts-to-uft-accountability-framework#comment-65378 How much do you want to bet that Bloomberg and Klein come up with a response (unless they ignore this altogether) something along the lines of it's no more acceptable for teachers to grade them than for students to grade their teachers. Wait, don't students now sort of grade their teachers with these DOE Learning Environment Surveys? Afterall, these surveys impact the Progress Report grades and low grades can shut schools down and result in excessing into the ATR, etc. The teachers should have the same power to cost jobs at Central if you take this reasoning to its logical conclusion. How much do you want to bet that Bloomberg and Klein come up with a response (unless they ignore this altogether) something along the lines of it’s no more acceptable for teachers to grade them than for students to grade their teachers. Wait, don’t students now sort of grade their teachers with these DOE Learning Environment Surveys? Afterall, these surveys impact the Progress Report grades and low grades can shut schools down and result in excessing into the ATR, etc. The teachers should have the same power to cost jobs at Central if you take this reasoning to its logical conclusion.

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