tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post3850033487743941598..comments2024-03-27T11:28:13.401-06:00Comments on Education Matters: Duval gives teachers lower evaluations, is the purpose to save money? (rough draft)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-8365566822267433752017-03-01T19:24:06.691-07:002017-03-01T19:24:06.691-07:00When a teacher mark any student present even thoug...When a teacher mark any student present even though you did not, that student is still present in the system so that VAM score that is supposed to weigh attendance as a factor (you can't teach an absent child) in the teacher's favor is now counted. I had a student absent for 130 days and yet he showed up as only absent for 3 days. I don't care if that student is present for PE or whoever is not taking good attendance, it still should not be counted for me if I marked him/her absent. I have no confidence that all these "values" of abilities (ESE, truant,) are really taken into consideration when kids are absent for 30 days at a time and moved out of the country and they remain on the roll for another two months. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-60503937669215739502017-02-22T17:32:42.485-07:002017-02-22T17:32:42.485-07:00To add another problem to our evaluation system ju...To add another problem to our evaluation system just try asking someone in the district's evaluation department how VAM scores are calculated. They have no idea. I was finally told to stop calling because they have told me all they know which was we don't know how it is done. What a cluster Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com