SMHC

SMHC today, at a press conference led by Governor Pawlenty and former Governor Hunt, released a series of case studies on five top-performing districts, one state and three organizations. The SMHC Case Studies assess progress on teacher and principal recruitment, selection, and placement; induction and mentoring; professional development; performance management (evaluation); and compensation, and chronicle: Boston,  Chicago,  Fairfax County,  Long Beach, New York, Minnesota’s Q Comp program, Teach For America, New Leaders for New Schools and The New Teacher Project.  The findings from the cases show that the five districts have made significant progress on recruiting to start the school year with virtually no vacancies.  Yet there is still work to be done on continuing to develop teachers to be effective educators.  All the cases can be found in the resource section of this Web site.  Let us know your thoughts about the cases by leaving a comment on this blog.

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