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Lodi Unified board hears strong opposition to proposed teacher-evaluation changes tied to assessments
Summary
Members of the public, teachers and union representatives urged the Lodi Unified School District Board to remove or renegotiate redlined language in Policy/Rule 4.115 that they say could tie student assessments to teacher evaluations; staff said the language reflects Ed. Code 44662 and not an intent to replace negotiated evaluation processes.
Public testimony at the Lodi Unified School District board meeting on March 20 focused heavily on proposed revisions to Board Policy/Rule 4.115 (Evaluation and Supervision of Certificated Staff), with teachers, union leaders and parents urging the board not to adopt language that they fear would use student assessments to judge teacher performance.
Dr. Christopher Anderson, an educator and president of the Stockton Teachers Association (speaking as an individual), told the board the proposal was “wholly misguided” and warned that value‑added models and heavy reliance on test scores can be unstable and encourage teaching to the test. "Relying heavily on these calculations to evaluate, reward, and remove teachers is problematic," Anderson said, citing research and RAND and Gates Foundation initiatives as context…
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