Use this self-assessment to explore your district's approach to developing and supporting effective teaching.
To improve teaching and increase student achievement at scale, districts need to
fundamentally restructure the job of teaching — changing the working conditions,
requirements, expectations of and rewards for the profession of teaching. This
degree of restructuring requires developing the district capacity to address and
improve teaching along five interconnected areas:
1. Defining and Measuring Effectiveness
2. Hiring
3. Individual Growth and Retention
4. School-Based Support
5. Compensation and Career Path
Use the following questions to compare your district’s practice in managing
teachers with best practices for effective teaching. See the ERS Guide, The
Teaching Job: Restructuring for Effectiveness, to explore the causes and
magnitude of current obstacles to effective teaching, and determine next steps
for long-term success.
