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Download full textShyjka, Andria; Gutiérrez, Vanessa; Hinton, Ebony – University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, 2020
Responding to an Illinois law that took effect in 2010, the Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA), Chicago Public Schools (CPS) created and implemented the REACH (Recognizing Educators Advancing Chicago's Students) educator evaluation and support system. REACH was piloted in 2012-13. It is still being implemented as of the 2019-20 school year,…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Value Added Models, Public Schools
Sartain, Lauren; Zou, Andrew – University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, 2020
Responding to an Illinois law that took effect in 2010, the Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA), Chicago Public Schools (CPS) created and implemented the REACH (Recognizing Educators Advancing Chicago's Students) educator evaluation and support system. REACH was piloted in 2012-13. It is still being implemented as of the 2019-20 school year,…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Performance Based Assessment, Feedback (Response)
Sartain, Lauren; Zou, Andrew; Gutiérrez, Vanessa; Shyjka, Andria; Hinton, Ebony; Brown, Eric R.; Easton, John Q. – University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, 2020
Responding to an Illinois law that took effect in 2010, the Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA), Chicago Public Schools (CPS) created and implemented the REACH (Recognizing Educators Advancing Chicago's Students) educator evaluation and support system. REACH was piloted in 2012-13. It is still being implemented as of the 2019-20 school year…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Attitudes
Sporte, Susan E.; Jiang, Jennie Y. – University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, 2016
Three years after the launch of Chicago's redesigned teacher evaluation system, Recognizing Educators Advancing Chicago Students (REACH) Students, most teachers and administrators continue to report they believe REACH has the potential to improve instruction and student learning, and they remain negative about the use of student growth in…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Educational Practices, Administrator Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
Research For Action, 2013
Act 82 of 2012 established new standards for Pennsylvania's teacher evaluation system, including the incorporation of student performance measures in ratings decisions. Since 2009, approximately 35 states have amended teacher evaluation systems, with student achievement playing an increasingly prominent role. This count includes neighboring…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Academic Achievement
Research For Action, 2011
Two decades of research have documented what now is common knowledge: no in-school factor matters more to students' educational experiences and outcomes than the effectiveness of their teacher. As a result, the national airspace is increasingly crowded with proposed reforms and initiatives designed to boost teacher performance, including new…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Policy, State Policy, Policy Formation
