Teacher certification update
Those who remember the controversy over certification of teachers and Easley's veto will be interested to know there is apparently a compromise in the offing.
Read the Associated Press story by clicking here. (Some registration may be required. I'm sending you off site because I can't find the story in our own system.)
The summary of the compromise from the story:
Under the plan, middle school and high school teachers from other states who have less than three years of experience will have to meet several existing conditions to get a permanent license in North Carolina. Those include completing a third year of teaching, earning a recommendation from the local school district and any other professional development work.The final step for a state license has been passing a standardized test or completing a standardized evaluation program. Monday's recommendation would create a third option: receiving a positive evaluation from a supervisor addressing the teacher's ability to "impact student learning." The evaluation also would have to say the school district has offered to continue employing the teacher.
The third option would give local districts more control over hiring, supporters said.