Race To The Top: States Implementing Teacher And Principal Evaluation Systems Despite Challenges

Circle Connections: Policy & Regulatory Updates By school year 2012-13, six of twelve Race to The Top (RTT) states fully implemented their evaluation systems (i.e., for all teachers and principals in all RTT districts). However, their success in fully implementing by the date targeted in their RTT applications varied. Three of these states met their target date while three did not for various reasons, such as needing more time to develop student academic growth measures. The six states that did not fully implement either piloted or partially implemented. The scope of pilots varied. Education helps RTT states meet . . .