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Warren: Evaluation Law Could Limit Ability To Terminate Probationary Teacher.

In the article by Warren Richmond (2013), Evaluation Law Could Limit Ability To Terminate Probationary Teacher, he states that the Annual Professional Performance Review is an evaluation system that is used to rate teachers and principals and is keen on student success and development as shown in standardized experiments. Considering that the system aims to elevate the teacher performance, there is a negative implication for district schools in terminating non-tenured teachers that have ineffective performance.

Prior to coming into effect of the law, schools have a wide range of discretion to terminate teachers before they are accorded tenure. The board has unfettered right to end a teacher’s period in school while in probation unless he or she proves that they acted in contravention of the law.

The law has been effective in certain instances, but fails in other cases. The statue nor its implementation offers any valid guidance as to the factors that ought to be taken into consideration to exceed the rating of ‘effective’. There are certain cases in section 3012-c which states that these considerations are precluded. Additionally, the basis for calling of a denial of tenure may call for further review as it offers unclear description.

In terms of performance, the statue has not defined it. The definition given offers a wide room for manipulation. There are similarly other issues regarding employment of probation teacher; there arises complexities in employing teachers who are in probation while in their first year in probation.

The APPR statue offers the schools with vague definition of how to handle teachers who are in probation. Other terms in the statue are open to interpretation by the school boards. This makes it hard for cohesion to be established in the handling, rating and employment of teachers who are on probation or otherwise.

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