Recent Teacher Policy Changes in Tennessee: Teacher Evaluations
March 2012
Author: Rebecca Wright
The Tennessee First to the Top Act of 2010 created a new teacher evaluation system in Tennessee. Some components of the new evaluation system (the Tennessee Educator Acceleration Model or TEAM) are still under development (e.g., measures of student growth for teachers of non-tested subjects are being developed), but TEAM has been implemented as part of Tennessee’s agreement for receipt of federal grant funds. This report analyzes and describes the former teacher evaluation model (Framework for Evaluation and Professional Growth) and TEAM and compares the two.