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The ADEPT evaluation system

by Theodore A. Jones

Nov 20, 2009

The Adept evaluation system according to the SCDE is unique to SC, but my viewpoint of this system's "uniqueness" is that it has been around for a long time and is a Trojan horse type of uniqueness. Other than being highly destructive, divisive, extremely costly and immoral the ADEPT system has no other unique features or benefits. The first objection I have against this system is that it requires a teacher to submit to "voluntarily" giving up the right to due process upon signing any teaching contract. I think it is in the best interest of all SC teachers that you do not sign another contract to teach in this state until SCDE restores all of your due process rights. The second objection I have against this system is that SCDE has the policy of not allowing full disclosure to the teacher before a contract is signed. "Do not tell them up front" is the policy of SCDE not to allow a teacher to fully know the actual terms and conditions of employment in a SC classroom. The third objection ...See More

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Theodre A. Jones On 11/20/09, Theodore A. Jones wrote: > The Adept evaluation system according to the SCDE is unique > to SC, but my viewpoint of this system's "uniqueness" is > that it has been around for a long time and is a Trojan > horse type of uniqueness. Other than being highly > destructive, divisive, extremely costly and immoral the > ADE...See MoreOn 11/20/09, Theodore A. Jones wrote: > The Adept evaluation system according to the SCDE is unique > to SC, but my viewpoint of this system's "uniqueness" is > that it has been around for a long time and is a Trojan > horse type of uniqueness. Other than being highly > destructive, divisive, extremely costly and immoral the > ADEPT system has no other unique features or benefits. The > first objection I have against this system is that it > requires a teacher to submit to "voluntarily" giving up the > right to due process upon signing any teaching contract. I > think it is in the best interest of all SC teachers that > you do not sign another contract to teach in this state > until SCDE restores all of your due process rights. The > second objection I have against this system is that SCDE > has the policy of not allowing full disclosure to the > teacher before a contract is signed. "Do not tell them up > front" is the policy of SCDE not to allow a teacher to > fully know the actual terms and conditions of employment in > a SC classroom. The third objection I have against this > system is of allowing a school district to arbitrarily > select which teacher is to be subjected to a formal > evaluation. SCDE has established that the ADEPT evaluation > system must meet the standard of maximum freedom from bias. > Since it is fully apparent that the ADEPT evaluation system > is biased against the individual's right to due process, is > biased against a teacher actually knowing the terms and > conditions of employment, and is biased to allow a > district's discretionary selectivity of whom to evaluate > the ADEPT evaluation system needs to be relegated to the > scrap heap. For it is morally reprehensible to force any > individual in the USA to give up his/her right to due > process just to work. The ADEPT evaluation system is > undermining the very foundation of our untied belief for > the individual. If you agree with me call SCDE and tell > them that you endorse this position.

There is something that really puzzles me about the ADEPT evaluation system and I have been trying to get a credible answer out of SCDE. Maybe you can get them to explain to you why it is fair for a school district to train a person in all the aspects of how to pass an evaluation under this system but at the same time deny the same training to another person so that they fail this reprehensible evaluation system. From SCDE you get a lot of hot air talk about the teacher being responsible for behaving morally but SCDE, the districts and their staffs, have an entirely different standard of conduct. They can do about anything they want and get away with it. Education is great in SC!

Nov 24, 2009

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