Teacher evaluations may get a mix of reviews

MEEKER I Colorado educator perceptions about teacher evaluations declined between 2011 and 2013, according to the Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning (TELL) Colorado survey. However, pilot studies of the evaluation system in Denver have shown improvements in educator perceptions during implementation.
The TELL survey is an anonymous statewide survey of teachers, principals and other certificated educators in our public schools. The 2013 TELL survey results had 60 percent of Colorado educators reporting that the teacher…