Teachers who are eligible next year to receive tenure will not be judged under a new teacher evaluation program being piloted in Hamilton County, officials said Friday.
“There’s too much at stake,” said Ava Warren, Hamilton County Schools’ assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction.
She added that principals also should not use the new model if they anticipate a teacher getting a negative review.
School officials, principals, teachers and union officials discussed some particulars of the district’s new evaluation model during a workshop Friday at United Way of Greater Chattanooga.
United Way recently received a $137,500 grant to improve education reform and teacher effectiveness and asked the school system about the best way to spend the money.