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FAQ: APPR for School Counselors

At the Capitol, grassroots lobbyists make the case for teacher privacy

How to include student attendance in your APPR
Many local presidents are asking whether student attendance can be factored into the new teacher evaluations. The answer is yes: Your local and district can negotiate an attendance adjustment into your APPR's local 20 percent. SED guidance indicates that attendance adjustments are allowed, as long as no students are excluded. We've posted advice for local leaders with two options to adjust for student attendance. Keep in mind that SED says districts must have a process in place that accurately collects student attendance data to use in the weighting calculation. Districts must also have a plan in place to improve student attendance.

NYSUT Research also has posted a fact sheet with the state School Counselors Association to clarify APPR requirements for school counselors. As always, contact your labor relations specialist for more information.



  Presentation from GA Meeting on 3/26/12 


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NYSUT (click for web site)
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The Edge - An open letter about testing: what parents and
   community members need to know
 

* Petition to Gov. Cuomo to end high stakes testing
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Teaching about a tragedy
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Fact Sheet: How to Understand Your Growth Score

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Test Guides for English Language Arts and Mathematics

* SED Explanation of Growth Score
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NYSUT Leader Briefing 11-30-12
* Alert re: Growth Scores, Privacy and Grades 3-8
  Test Guides

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NYSUT Teacher Evaluation Privacy Law
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NYSUT activists call for privacy for teachers evaluations
* Triborough Amendment strikes a balance that benefits
   New York State

* Resources for Available for Laid-Off Employees
* NYSUT demands end to broken testing system
* What you need to know about SLOs

* The Dangers of K-2 High-Stakes Standardized Testing
* APPR Regulations and Teacher/Principal Evaluation Legislation
* Iannuzzi: Shameful tabloids sully evaluation process
* Limiting Public Disclosure of Teacher and Principal Evaluations

* An Open Letter of Concern Regarding High-Stakes Testing
  and the School Reform Agenda of New York State


TimesUnion.com
* Throw grenade, walk away
The Edge
  Facebook: A Great Tool When Used Correctly

Gannet
  Rebuttal - Releasing teacher information is a bad idea

  Editorial - Bill would inhibit accountability
  Bills want teacher evals kept private

LoHud Poll -  Express you thoughts
    Making teacher evaluation public

NY Times
  
Group Aims to Counter Influence of Teachers' Union
    in New York

AFT - Standards & Assessment
    
Shift in Culture

NY Times - Teacher's Diary
     Charting the Stages of Teacher Data Report Grief

     Confessions of a 'Bad' Teacher


 


Information on Tenure and Triborough
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Why we defend Triborough
4"Tenure, Triborough Amendment are not all that complex"
4Mythbusters: TheTruth about Tenure

4School Employee Absenteeism - The Misconception

     
 
 
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