...they need to be replaced immediately," Nix said in an email. "Most of our teachers are great individuals and excellent teachers. They deserve a professional evaluation system which can weed out those who are not."
...schools elsewhere in the state with similar demographics succeeding. Success comes down to effective principals and excellent teachers, Zais said.However, he said, principals installed by the state are unlikely to succeed because they'd lack...
...many see it as a way to become better for their students."We want to be excellent in everything, so if I have excellent teachers my students are going to be excellent," McCord said.Jamestown is one of the five pilot schools to test the evaluations...
...Zais said studies indicate the expensive program does not improve student learning, but rather that already-excellent teachers pursue the additional certification.Legislators' previous attempts to close the program have failed.
...grades SUBJECT: Physical education YEARS TEACHING AT THE SCHOOL: 13 NOMINATOR'S QUOTE: "Mrs. Vagovic is an excellent teacher," co-worker Jessica Moleb said. "She motivates the students to learn through moving. She also encourages the...
...Mrs. Holmes' dedication to the students is impressive, said Walter Reeves, Butler's principal. "She's an excellent teacher. She brings a lot of enthusiasm to the classroom and has a good rapport with the kids," he said. "She makes...
...to Professor Kathleen Trigg at Augusta State University. As a student there, I respect her so much. She is an excellent teacher, pastor's wife and mother and gives time to raising awareness and funding for the American Cancer Society's...
...to say he has trouble keeping his cool. Articulate, almost professorial, he was seen as a coach who could be an excellent teacher for young pitchers and a good listener and adviser to the older ones. Curt Schilling, the 40-year-old starter...
...early 1980s. "Earl was pretty pointed in his comments" even at Tiger's young age, Wright recalled. "He was an excellent teacher. He saw things in his swing that you're not liable to see even if you had a camera pointed at him."
...the subjunctive mood and the correct verb tense, Mr. Williams could give me the answer," she said. "He was an excellent teacher. He demanded the best of his students. He wanted them to speak English correctly. He saw that as their passport...
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