MenuSkip to contentAboutCEA TrainingContact UsIncome Tax InfoKnow Your PaycheckKnow Your Weingarten RightsMember BenefitsNewsletterPolitical ActionState LegislatorsStudent Hall of FameCaitlin Piker 2013Katelyn Fitzpatrick 2006Michael Farrell 2013Teacher of the YearWho We AreMessage from the PresidentWHEAWest Hartford Education AssociationSearch01.26.16by westhartfordeaTeacher Evaluation Guidelines Detrimental to Student LearningCONNECTICUT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION NEWS RELEASEJanuary 25, 2016Teacher Evaluation Guidelines Detrimental to Student LearningCEA calls for new, improved guidelines; releases plan that focuses on student achievement and success Connecticut’s current teacher evaluation guidelines result in too much bureaucracy for teachers and administrators and lost student learning time. The Connecticut Education Association is calling for changes to improve and simplify evaluation and professional development for Connecticut’s teachers. The CEA plan breaks new ground by 1) emphasizing the progress of student work in the classroom instead of relying on an unreliable standardized test score, 2) reducing the complexity of the evaluation system, and 3) returning precious time to teachers and administrators who want more collaboration and student-educator interaction. CEA notes that its plan leaves key elements of the current teacher evaluation system intact, such as administrator Continue reading →Standard  |01.12.16by westhartfordeaCEA calls for elimination of the SBAC in ConnecticutSent on Behalf of CEA President Sheila CohenLP’s: Please distribute to all membersThank you for what you do each and every day!!Greetings, All.Below is a summary of media coverage of CEA’s news conference regarding the elimination of the SBAC in Connecticut.Channel 8 coverage with video: http://wtnh.com/2016/01/07/cea-calls-to-ditch-standardized-test/Channel 61 also covered but video is not available onlineThe AP article was carried by a number of publications nationally, including the two CT publications belowAP: http://www.centralctcommunications.com/newbritainherald/article_144b3ff0-b588-11e5-9097-636c4c34b57b.htmlAP: http://www.thehour.com/news/connecticut-union-wants-test-replaced-for-all-grades/article_73c044da-b588-11e5-b6a4-131a144cfd1f.htmlCT Post: http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Teachers-want-SBAC-dumped-in-Connecticut-6742933.php#photo-9216487New Haven Register: http://www.nhregister.com/article/NH/20160107/NEWS/160109648Middletown Press also carried the Register story: http://www.middletownpress.com/social-affairs/20160107/cea-calls-for-elimination-of-sbac-in-connecticutAs did the Torrington Register Citizen: http://www.registercitizen.com/article/RC/20160107/NEWS/160109727The Day carried the Courant’s story: http://www.theday.com/state-news/20160108/teachers-union-calls-for-elimination-of-smarter-balanced-testCT-N video of news conference is here: http://www.ct-n.com/ctnplayer.asp?odID=12359I’ve pasted the Hartford Courant article (which was on