The Georgia Department of Education announced on Wednesday a pilot project to test a new method for evaluating teacher performance.
The new program will be called GaLEADS. It will be tried in a dozen Georgia school districts beginning in the 2023-2024 school year. Districts were able to apply to participate in the pilot beginning Thursday.
The Professional Association of Georgia Educators agreed that the new pilot could help address teachers’ concerns about the evaluation system.
Data from a 2021 statewide survey indicated that 45% of educators felt supervisor feedback under the current system was not helpful to their instructional practices.
Lisa Morgan, president of the Georgia Association of Educators, called for increased teacher involvement in revamping the state’s teacher-evaluation program.
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