State Measures To Assure Quality In Ohio Elementary And Secondary Schools

Author : National Council on Teacher Quality
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
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Download or read book State Teacher Policy Yearbook written by National Council on Teacher Quality and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" examines what is arguably the single most powerful authority over the teaching profession: state government. This Ohio edition of the National Council on Teacher Quality's (NCTQ's) "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" is the first of what will be an annual look at the status of state policies impacting the teaching profession. It is hoped that this report will help focus attention on areas where state policymakers could make improvements to benefit both students and teachers. This policy evaluation is broken down into six areas that include a total of 27 goals. Broadly, these goals examine the impact of state policy on the preparation, certification, licensure, compensation and effectiveness of teachers across the elementary, secondary and special education spectra. Ohio's progress toward meeting these goals is summarized. Overall, Ohio has done a good job in meeting some of NCTQ's goals, but there is significant room for improvement in several areas. Ohio completely missed 11 goals, met a small portion of eight, partially met three, nearly met one and fully met four. Ohio's best performance is in Area 2, "Teacher Licensure." The state has the most work to do in Area 6, "Preparation of Special Education Teachers." The state stands out for experimenting with a statewide value-added assessment system. This should provide some objective evidence of teacher effectiveness and give schools the ability to reliably measure overall school performance. The state, however, needs to do more to ensure that special education teacher candidates receive the training they need to become highly qualified. The body of the report provides a more detailed breakdown of the state's strengths and weaknesses in each area. Detailed rationale and "Food for Thought" for each area and corresponding goal are appended. (Contains 72 figures.) [Additional funding for this first edition of the "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" was provided by the Achelis Foundation, Boan Foundation, Daniel's Fund, Fisher Family Foundation, Gleason Foundation, and The Teaching Commission. This state report is part of NCTQ's State Teacher Policy Yearbook series. For the national summary, see ED506661.].