What is Effective Education?

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Evaluations before SB 191	Evaluations after SB 191
Probationary teachers are evaluated every year for their first three years based on observation by principal; non-probationary teachers are evaluated once every three years based on observation by principal	All teachers are evaluated every year based on multiple factors, including student growth
Teachers receive non-probationary status on their first day of their fourth years	Teachers earn non-probationary status when they have demonstrated effectiveness for three years in a row
Once you have earned non-probationary status, it is extremely difficult to lose it	Once you have earned non-probationary status, the only way you can lose it is by being rated ineffective for two years in a row

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