State Actions for Personnel Evaluation

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  • Carol B. Furtwengler Wichita State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.v3n4.1995

Keywords:

Teacher Effectivenss, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Improvement, School Organization, Teacher Behavior

Abstract

This article is an analysis four major policy issues associated with state actions for personnel evaluation from 1983 to 1992 and provides descriptive information about state policy actions taken during those years. Twenty states enacted their first requirements for performance evaluation, and states assumed new roles for program development, implementation, and staff development. Twenty-nine states passed legislation for performance pay programs, but only five programs remained viable by 1992. States generally avoided the issue of teacher tenure when enacting legislation for teacher evaluation. Thirty-eight states enacted 67 changes in legislation prescribing specific requirements for personnel evaluation. During the early part of the reform movement, state actions focused on accountability; toward the end of the reform movement states actions relinquished control and returned responsibility for evaluation to local school districts. Legislation varied across the states in the purpose for evaluation: improvement, continuing employment, and performance pay. The study found a positive relationship (0.48) between state control over personnel evaluation and state funding of education.

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Author Biography

Carol B. Furtwengler, Wichita State University

Carol Furtwengler is a former teacher and administrator. She served as Assistant Commissioner for Research and Development and Assistant Commissioner of Career Ladder Program for Tennessee Department of Education and then as educational aide for Governor Lamar Alexander. Her academic and research interests include personnel evaluation, applied inquiry, and school choice. Dr. Furtwengler's other published work includes articles on teacher observation and evaluation, (Educational Leadership, Phi Delta Kappan, Education Policy Analysis Archives); career ladder programs, (Educational Leadership), book chapter on cooperative learning in higher education (NEA), administration preparation (Journal of School Leadership)

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Published

1995-02-15

How to Cite

Furtwengler, C. B. (1995). State Actions for Personnel Evaluation. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 3, 4. https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.v3n4.1995

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