Questions are being raised about the state's new teacher evaluation system.
The head of the New Mexico chapter of the National Education Association says the new system will take the responsibility off principals to be instructional leaders and put teachers in the position of having to evaluate each other.
Charles Bowyer says another concern is that principals could be allowed to sign off on an evaluation of a teacher they never observed.
State officials say that wasn't the intent of the proposed changes so the rule will be clarified.
The state is gathering comments on the proposed changes to the evaluation system, which is about to be launched.
Under the system, observations will account for a quarter of teacher evaluations. The rest will be based on measures of student learning.
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Information from: Albuquerque Journal, http://www.abqjournal.com
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