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ERIC ED511957: State Teacher Policy Yearbook, 2009. Wyoming |
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This Wyoming edition of the National Council on Teacher |
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Quality's (NCTQ's) 2009 "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" |
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is the third annual look at state policies impacting the |
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teaching profession. It is hoped that this report will |
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help focus attention on areas where state policymakers |
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can make changes that will have a positive impact on |
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teacher quality and student achievement. The 2009 |
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"Yearbook" presents a comprehensive analysis of state |
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teacher policies. This evaluation is organized in five |
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areas encompassing 33 goals. Broadly, these goals examine |
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the impact of state policy on: (1) delivering well- |
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prepared teachers; (2) expanding the teaching pool; (3) |
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identifying effective teachers; (4) retaining those |
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deemed effective; and (5) exiting those deemed |
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ineffective. Wyoming has an overall "Yearbook" grade of D- |
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for 2009. Wyoming's major policy strengths include: (1) |
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Requires annual evaluations for all teachers; and (2) |
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Supports differential pay in high-needs schools and |
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shortage subjects. Wyoming's major policy weaknesses |
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include: (1) Awards tenure virtually automatically; (2) |
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Fails to make evidence of student learning the |
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preponderant criterion in teacher evaluations; (3) Lacks |
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an efficient termination process for ineffective |
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teachers; (4) Offers a disingenuous alternate route; and |
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(5) Does not ensure that elementary teachers are prepared |
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in the science of reading instruction or are well |
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prepared to teach mathematics. Goals for each area are |
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appended. (Contains 124 figures.) [For the national |
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summary, see ED511872.] |
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Date Published: 2016-01-31 16:56:28 |
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Identifier: ERIC_ED511957 |
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Language: english |
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