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“Taking a leadership role in my union has been empowering. It’s taking control versus surrendering control.” – Lisa Alva, NBCT, Roosevelt High, LA, CA

Taking a leadership role in my union has been empowering. It's taking control versus surrendering control. - Lisa Alva, NBCT, Roosevelt High, LA, CA

“I am passionate about the power of teacher-led reform to raise student achievement. It is precisely the type of work teacher unions can and should support.” – Paul Payne, Teacher and School Designer, River School, LA, CA

I am passionate about the power of teacher-led reform to raise student achievement. It is precisely the type of work teacher unions can and should support. - Paul Payne, Teacher and School Designer, River School, LA, CA

“My goal is to inspire teachers to take an active role in their union – for themselves and for their students.” – James Encinas, TNU Outreach Leader, Teacher (on leave), Westminster Ave Elementary, LA, CA

My goal is to inspire teachers to take an active role in their union - for themselves and for their students. - James Encinas, TNU Outreach Leader, Teacher (on leave), Westminster Ave Elementary, LA, CA

“Now more than ever, it is critical that we have the voice of teachers promoting union policies that advance our profession and address student needs.” – Sharon Guzman, Teacher, Hope St. Elementary School, LA, CA

Now more than ever, it is critical that we have the voice of teachers promoting union policies that advance our profession and address student needs. - Sharon Guzman, Teacher, Hope St. Elementary School, LA, CA

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From the TNU Blog : A Giant Leap Toward Effective Evaluations for Los Angeles Teachers

James Encinas, Acting Director, and Mohammed Choudhury, Policy Manager of TNU write: Let the record show that a majority of the voting members of the United Teachers of Los Angeles now support a robust evaluation system including student test scores.

Last week, UTLA members voted to approve a supplemental evaluation agreement created by the UTLA and the LAUSD in response to Judge James Chalfant’s ruling that students’ California Standards Test scores must be a part of teacher evaluations.

Out of 16,892 ballots cast, 66% of teachers voted for an evaluation system that:

• provides specific, actionable feedback ;

• includes reliable, timely student growth data;

• incorporates multiple measures of teacher impact in addition to student growth as measured by standardized assessments;

• identifies high-performing teachers who can share best practices with other teachers; and

• identifies teachers who are underperforming so that they can receive targeted professional development.

At the same time, the agreement reached by the UTLA and the LAUSD rejects the high-stakes use of value-added measures in evaluating teachers – a practice the LAUSD initially supported. Instead, multiple measures of student progress will be used in the evaluation process – a strategy that has been shown, most … Read More