HONOLULU — Some principals are worrying about how they will be able to squeeze in new teacher evaluations into their already packed schedules.
The state Department of Education is trying out new teacher evaluations at 18 public schools. Administrators at these schools need as much as three hours per teacher to conduct the comprehensive observation needed to conduct the reviews.
He says principals want to know what the evaluations will mean for their workload.
The department is preparing to expand the system to 64 more schools in the coming school year. It wants to take the evaluations statewide in the 2013-14 school year.
Moanalua High School principal Darrel Galera told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser (http://bit.ly/KmHpCW ) principals already have full plates. He says principals are working 12- to 14-hour days already. He says principals want to know what the evaluations will mean for their workload.
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Information from: Honolulu Star-Advertiser, http://www.staradvertiser.com