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Donaldson, Morgaen L.; Papay, John P. – American Journal of Education, 2015
This article examines New Haven (Connecticut) Public Schools' efforts to create a new teacher evaluation model in a collaborative manner. Based on semistructured interviews with nearly 100 educators, we develop a case study charting the progress of the new system, TEVAL, from an initial concept through early implementation. We find that John…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Educational Change, Public Schools, Semi Structured Interviews
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Sanders, Mavis G. – American Journal of Education, 2014
Based on data from a longitudinal multiple case study, this article describes how district-level expectations, policies, and practices affected principals' responses to an external reform in two school districts, one urban and one suburban. The specific reform highlighted is a comprehensive family and community engagement approach developed…
Descriptors: Principals, Leadership, School Community Programs, Systems Approach
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Goldstein, Jennifer – American Journal of Education, 2007
Scholars and practitioners have long criticized teacher evaluation as ineffective. Peer assistance and review (PAR) alters traditional teacher evaluation, as master teachers conduct summative as well as formative assessment of beginning teachers and veteran teachers in need of intervention. Relying on data from a longitudinal case study of one…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Program Implementation, Summative Evaluation, Master Teachers