Principals approve evaluations, 9 years after law mandated

By Mary Vorsino

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 25, 2013

~~<p>Long-overdue performance evaluations for Hawaii public school principals will be rolled out next school year, with half of a principal's rating based on student achievement, the union for school administrators announced Thursday.</p>
<p>The new evaluations, spelled out in a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Education, satisfy the requirements of a law passed nine years ago mandating performance contracts for principals.</p>
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Long-overdue performance evaluations for Hawaii public school principals will be rolled out next school year, with half of a principal's rating based on student achievement, the union for school administrators announced Thursday.

The new evaluations, spelled out in a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Education, satisfy the requirements of a law passed nine years ago mandating performance contracts for principals. EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS Login for more...