| David Gamberg, superintendent of the public schools in Southold and Greenport--two independent districts on Long Island in New York--denounced Governor Cuomo's "education reforms." Gamberg was blunt. He has the full support of his board. Gamberg said that the Governor's desire to make test scores count for 50% of teachers' evaluation "could devastate the faculty and, thus, the students of Southold. "The governor has proposed a teacher rating system that would base 50 percent of an instructor's evaluation on student performance on state tests -- an increase from the current 20 percent....If this plan were to become law, I will provide the board with direct, accurate evidence of [the teachers] who will get swept up -- that should not get swept up -- in this metric to the detriment of the students of Southold," Mr. Gamberg said. ...I think it would be the highest irresponsibility for |
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