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Teachers raise concerns about district’s new 5D evaluation rubric, call for clearer calibration
Summary
Staff representatives and teachers told the school board that the district’s new 5D plus evaluation rubric sets a high bar, is inconsistently applied across buildings and lacks clear implementation guidance; they asked for calibration trainings and explicit guidance on passing criteria before formal evaluations proceed.
Teachers and staff representatives urged the Philomath School District board on Tuesday to delay using a newly adopted ‘‘5D plus’’ evaluation rubric until administrators provide clearer, calibrated guidance on how scores will be applied in everyday classroom settings.
Emily, speaking as a PA vice president, said the rubric—designed around five dimensions including purpose, student engagement, curriculum, pedagogy and assessment—‘‘sets a high bar that we can all strive for,’’ but raised practical concerns about how the district will translate rubric language into reliable,…
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