Just outrageous:
State Education Commissioner John King is overhauling the state’s method of evaluating teachers, but the charter schools he used to run aren’t participating.
The high-performing Uncommon Schools — which include 20 schools in
Brooklyn — have opted out of receiving federal Race to the Top funds,
meaning they don’t have to follow the new state rules in teacher
evaluations.
“Uncommon Schools have very extensive procedures for teacher evaluation
and professional development; their principals are in classrooms every
day, observing teachers, giving teachers feedback,” said King, defending
the decision, though acknowledging there’s no way for city public
schools to opt out.
“The evaluation systems are established between districts and their
bargaining units. There are parameters that are set in state law,” he
said.
Just as King himself opted out of dialogue with parents by canceling future town hall meetings while he has refused to let parents opt their kids out of his Common Core tests, King has refused to let city teachers opt out of the destructive state evaluation system for teachers even as he lets charter schools - even his old charter school chain, Uncommon Schools - opt out.
More hypocrisy from John King and the education deformers.
Accountability is only for traditional public schools and traditional public schools teachers, not for charter schools, charter school teachers or NYSED Commissioners.
The chutzpah never ends....
ReplyDeleteUntil it will. Parents, students, and teachers have begun the process. When the state and city unions find their backbone the tide will be strong to stop the destruction.
I think so - but King is only the functionary for the deform agenda. He carries out the orders that come from above.
DeleteYes, but NOW is the time the UFT should be jumping in and slamming the CCore as well. Except Mulgrew is still supporting it.....? He can't get any more bogus...always in the wrong side of teachers and families
ReplyDeleteThat's the joke of all of this - the "special interests" (i.e., the unions) actually by and large support King's agenda.
DeleteAnd Slippery Dick Ianuzzi is right behind him with his nose up Weingarten's arse doing whatever the special interests demand of him then sniveling back to us with some tepid shite chanting "Get it right!" about CCSS when he should have been chanting "Get it the Eff Outta Here!" These clowns better enjoy it while they can because everyone has them figured out. No place to hide.
ReplyDeleteYup - Iannuzzi is so full of crap it's coming out his ears. He wants to have it both ways.
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