After hearing from many educators and administrators, it's clear to me that the most controversial part of a teacher's evaluation (use of student test scores in measuring a teacher's effectiveness, aka "Component Five") must be postponed at least one year due to a Department of Education that seems to care little for sticking to promised timelines and ensuring a valid, reliable, and fair system that will accommodate the varying needs of students and educators across the state.
Mike, you are right. DOE and Governor Markell are under intense, self-imposed pressure to deliver an evidence-less based system to show Arne Duncan that they're serious about RTTT.
Victimizing educators in such a callous manner: a complete joke.
Thanks for the link.