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Washington County teachers being held accountable for student achievement
julieg@herald-mail.comWhile debate continues over whether local or state education officials should determine how teachers are evaluated, teachers in Washington County Public Schools will have a new evaluation model for the coming school year that will hold them accountable...Tags: Common, Human Interest, Finance, Assault, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Washington County school board briefs
Proposed evaluation model submitted Washington County Public Schools submitted its proposed model for evaluating teachers and principals to the state on June 3, Superintendent Clayton Wilcox said last week. State law calls for student growth to be...Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Public Schools, Schools
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Waynesboro teachers recognized for student performance
waynesboro@herald-mail.comWaynesboro Area School District elementary and middle school teachers whose students performed well on the 2011-12 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment, or PSSA, tests received recognition Tuesday. School board members, Superintendent Sherian...Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Science and Technology, Students, School Examinations
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Reading targets missed in 5 groups
julieg@herald-mail.comWashington County Public Schools missed assessment test proficiency targets for reading among five population groups: all students, black students, white students, special-education students and students who received free or reduced-priced meals, said...Tags: Education, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Washington County Public Schools focus on boosting student literacy
julieg@herald-mail.comWashington County Public Schools officials emphasized the school system’s renewed focus on improving students’ literacy skills last week after information about high school assessment test results from the 2011-12 school year was released by...Tags: Science and Technology, Students, U.S. Department of Education, Teaching and Learning
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Washington County school officials to expand evaluation system
julieg@herald-mail.comA program for evaluating teachers, which takes into account student performance, will be expanded next semester into the rest of Washington County Public Schools, school system officials said. The program, based on the Charlotte Danielson evaluation...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Adult Education, Teachers, Teaching and Learning
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Waynesboro teachers to be evaluated according to upcoming state requirements
waynesboro@herald-mail.comStudent performance on standardized tests will continue to be incorporated into Waynesboro Area School District teacher evaluations as the district eyes changed state requirements. At Tuesday’s school board meeting, Assistant Superintendent...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Teachers, Teaching and Learning, School Examinations
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Greencastle-Antrim School District elementary school falls short of reading and math benchmarks
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comGreencastle-Antrim School District met state adequate yearly progress benchmarks for reading and math last school year, but the elementary school did not. Bob Crider, director of educational operations, gave a presentation to the school board Thursday...Tags: Science and Technology
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Lloyd Waters: Teachers play hooky, students deserve better
I remember one time when I was in sixth grade at the old Dargan School, I had a major role in a school program. I decided to play hooky on that day because I had not remembered my lines, so I told my grandmother I was sick. She told me to stay in bed....Tags: Chicago Teachers Strike, Career and Workplace, Students, Teachers, Teaching and Learning
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Waynesboro school test results put district on warning list
waynesboro@herald-mail.conThe Waynesboro Area School District had mixed results from the latest round of statewide standardized testing, with the district overall failing to make “adequate yearly progress” as defined by the Pennsylvania Department of Education....Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Science and Technology, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Students' goals help schools target test goals
julieg@herald-mail.comSitting in the principal’s office at Bester Elementary School on a summer day, Amia Applewhite’s face lights up as she talks about how excited and happy she was during the last school year. Early in the school year, one of the things Bester...Tags: Standards, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Elementary Schools, Charter Schools, Middle Schools
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Various Washington County schools finding success in team teaching
julieg@herald-mail.comFor the past two school years, eighth-grade English Language Arts teacher Elizabeth Lewis sometimes spent her planning period helping out in a seventh-grade class at Northern Middle School. During the last school year, “If you were to come in the...Tags: Education, Science and Technology, Students, Amazon Kindle, Teachers
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