Results in Ohio
Results-based evaluation is what our governor touted yesterday in reference to our teachers, schools, and it would seem his entire political philosophy.
But it wasn’t just cold calculation. Kasich has a clearly thought out plan that considers that not every student performs the same way, so a teacher’s performance is to be evaluated through that lens.
Most tough decisions are not easy.
This decision falls into the extremely difficult category. The schools system in our state has benefitted from a long lasting status quo. Though on a personal, subjective level, Ohio teachers do some of the hardest work there is, the system has outgrown the ability to pay for itself. The system remains unsustainable, fat, and has to be fixed. Results based assessment is at least part of the answer.
The Dispatch quoted Kasich as saying, “if you shield the work of a public employee from assessment, you are welcoming mediocrity.”
We welcome the dialog Governor, and the results that will come forth.