Thursday, June 13, 2013

Does school board member Jason Fischer understand what teachers do?

In a story about the super giving himself 47 out of 48 highly effectives, Fischer said he saw Vitti’s self-evaluation and generally doesn’t disagree with the marks.

“The superintendent has put in a lot of hard work,” Fischer said, adding that his evaluation won’t be substantially different from Vitti’s. “He has worked six, sometimes, seven days a week, 16-hour days. I know that. He knows that. That’s what he’s trying to reflect in his self-evaluation.”

Um or what most teachers like to call a typical week, unfortunately their evaluations don't always reflcet that. I hope Fischer uses this as a teachable moment.

Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2013-06-13/story/nikolai-vitti-high-marks-self-evaluation-reflect-solid-7-months?cid=hp-mostcommented#ixzz2W6mpy1o3