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Teacher evaluation results are skewed
Too many positive results reported under new system
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Centennial Arts Academy fifth-grade teacher Abby Denly calls on a student Friday during class. - photo by Tom Reed
Last spring, about 5,800 teachers were evaluated under a state pilot program, with almost 20 percent earning the top rating of exemplary and less than 1 percent of teachers classified as “ineffective,” according to a study conducted by the state Department of Education. The report even stated the early results were “skewed to the positive.” Teachers in 26 districts participated in the program, which was conducted January to May 2012.