Teacher Evaluation Pilot Program
Beaver Area School District has volunteered to participate in a pilot project with the Pennsylvania Department of Education to develop statewide policy, tools and processes to evaluate teachers and principals in which student achievement is a significant factor affecting performance ratings. Secretary of Education, Ron Tomalis, announced that 104 kindergarten-12 entities, including nine career and technical centers, nine charter schools and nine intermediate units, signed-up to participate in the new teacher and principal evaluation pilot program. The iniative is funded by a Gates Momentum grant.
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