When school officials and unions work together, students have a real chance to come out on

top. That was clear this week【C1】______the State Education Department and New Yorks teachers unions【C2】______agreement on a rigorous teacher evaluation system. The Legislature should quickly approve the【C3】______. It would improve New Yorks schools and the states chances in the second round of the federal Race to the Top competition for hundreds of millions of dollars in e-ducation【C4】______. The proposal, which resembles one developed through a(n)【C5】______partnership in New Haven, does away with the poor evaluation system【C6】______which teachers are observed briefly in the classroom and【C7】______the most ineffective ones regularly receive glowing ratings. The new system would require more【C8】______monitoring and would finally take student【C9】______into account. Teachers would eventually be【C10】______on a 100-point scale, with 25 points based on how much students improve on the【C11】______state exams and 15 percent based on locally selected measures. The【C12】______part of the e-valuation would be locally determined, consistent with state regulations, and could include such things as evaluations by a school principal, peer observations, a teachers ability to【C13】______lesson plans and so on. Teachers would be【C14】______as highly effective, effective, developing or ineffective. Those who need help would be given【C15】______. Those rated ineffective for two【C16】______years could be fired through a hearing process that would take no longer than 60 days. Right now that process can【C17】______for more than a year. The State Education Department deserves particular praise,【C18】______do the two union presidents, Richard Iannuzzi of New York State United Teachers and Michael Mulgrew of the United Federation of Teachers, the citys union. They worked on this deal even though their members are angry about coming【C19】______Legislature should move swiftly on the bill【C20】______the state can meet the next Race to the Top application deadline. It is due on June 1.

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