List of Protesting Principals Tops 1,000
Nearly a quarter of all principals in New York State have signed a letter objecting to New York State’s system of teacher evaluations.
The letter, which was posted online, voices objections to a new state evaluation system that will rate teachers and principals based on student scores on standardized tests.
The principals’ complaints include: The system has not been field tested; there are scores to rate only English and math teachers; state tests have repeatedly been shown to be unreliable.
While more than 1,000 principals have now signed the letter, the numbers remain heavy on Long Island principals, where the protest started. Here are the numbers, as of Wednesday:
Total 1,019 principals (22.4 percent of the 4,511 principals listed by the state). As of Dec. 11, the total was 902 statewide.
Westchester 107
Long island 507
Rockland 32
New York City 47
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