Teacher’s attendance records to become compulsory for evaluations

Teachers’ attendance records will become compulsory for evaluations in New Mexico, USA, after a judge ruled the evaluation system needed to be more uniform, a news report has been able to suggest.

Before, state officials gave school districts the option to use attendance as an alternative to considering surveys of parents and students.

However, the state says including attendance helps reduce teacher absences, saves money on paying substitute teachers and increases students’ learning time.

Public Education Department spokesman Robert McEntyre said districts that haven’t been weighing teacher attendance must now count that measure for 5 percent of an evaluation.
McEntyre said teachers can miss up to three days of work without being penalized.

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