{"id":5512,"date":"2015-07-20T13:29:14","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T17:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=5512"},"modified":"2015-07-21T00:48:51","modified_gmt":"2015-07-21T04:48:51","slug":"school-by-school-brick-teacher-rankings-99-percent-effective-or-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2015\/07\/school-by-school-brick-teacher-rankings-99-percent-effective-or-better\/","title":{"rendered":"School by School Brick Teacher Rankings: 99 Percent ‘Effective’ or Better"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brick Township Memorial High School (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n

New Jersey officials released the first ever rankings of schools and school districts based on a new teacher evaluation system Thursday, with reactions ranging from polite pats on the back, to confusion, to outrage.<\/p>\n

Brick fared well in the 2013-14 ranking, with one of the state’s highest percentage of teachers receiving “effective” evaluations or better. The district did, however, receive the second-lowest number of teachers statewide who received “highly effective” evaluation scores. Just two percent of teachers were ranked that way, though factors such as the district’s individual evaluation practices come into play when determining how effective teachers are judged to be.<\/p>\n

The evaluation rankings, known as “AchieveNJ,” which includes a number of methods to rank teachers including, in some cases, their students’ grades. About 15 percent of teacher evaluations counted in the state’s rankings had their students’ performance factored in. The vast majority of teachers statewide received rankings of effective or highly effective, but about 2,900 received scores that were “partially effective” or “ineffective.” The law that created AchieveNJ requires those teachers to receive extra support and to demonstrate progress over time to earn or maintain tenure.<\/p>\n

“While one year of this new data is insufficient for identifying sustained trends or making sweeping conclusions about the state’s teaching staff, we are proud of this significant improvement and the personalized support all educators are now receiving,” said Peter Shulman, Assistant Commissioner of Education and Chief Talent Officer.<\/p>\n

How Brick’s Teachers Ranked<\/strong><\/p>\n