School administrators would be required to spend more time evaluating teacher performance under a bill discussed by the Education Committee Jan. 23.<\/p>\n
LB809, introduced by Omaha Sen. Scott Lautenbaugh, would establishe a standardized evaluation framework.<\/p>\n
Chris Proulx, Omaha Education Association president, testified in support of the bill. He said the quality of teachers directly translates to the success of a school.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t need more administrators,\u201d Proulx said. \u201cWe just need to make sure our priorities are in order.\u201d<\/p>\n
Opponents of the bill said most districts currently have stringent teacher evaluation requirements.<\/p>\n
Nancy Biggs, representing the Nebraska Council of School Administrators, said additional time is not necessary.<\/p>\n
\u201cAdding the extra time doesn\u2019t really improve the quality of what\u2019s happening,\u201d Biggs said. \u201cIt just improves the amount of time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nebraska Department of Education representative Brian Halstead testified in a neutral capacity. He said the department undertook the issue of teacher evaluation more than a year ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have already established teacher performance frameworks used by most districts,\u201d Halstead said.<\/p>\n
The committee took no immediate action on the bill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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