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Principal Dispositions Regarding the Ohio Teacher Evaluation System
AASA Journal of Scholarship and Practice
  • Theodore J. Kowalski, University of Dayton
  • David Alan Dolph
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2015
Abstract

The Ohio Teacher Evaluation System (OTES) was first implemented during the 2013-14 school term. This study examined principals’ dispositions at the end of this school term. Findings revealed several major concerns. The most prominent were (a) not having sufficient time to implement the program properly, (b) basing a teacher’s performance heavily on student value-added data, and (c) being required to assist teachers in developing their annual improvement plans. Three independent variables, teaching experience, administrative experience, and level of school assignment, were found to have only a low level of association with principal dispositions. With respect to teacher evaluation generally, findings here were consistent with earlier studies reporting mixed principal dispositions; with respect to OTES specifically, findings here were consistent with studies in other states reporting that principal dispositions were more negative than positive.

ISBN/ISSN
1550-9850
Document Version
Published Version
Comments

Creative Commons Attribution License: Non-commercial, No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)

Publisher
AASA: The School Superintendents Association
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Keywords
  • superintendent,
  • leadership,
  • school administration
Citation Information
Theodore J. Kowalski and David Alan Dolph. "Principal Dispositions Regarding the Ohio Teacher Evaluation System" AASA Journal of Scholarship and Practice Vol. 11 Iss. 4 (2015)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/david_dolph/4/