Odessa one of eight districts chosen for evaluation grant

Eight public school districts have been selected to participate in the Teacher Principal Evaluation Project (TPEP) Regional Implementation Grant for the 2011-12 school year.

The eight districts will make up a consortium, led by NorthEast Washington Educational Service District (NEWESD) 101, collaborating on a state grant aimed at improving teacher and principal evaluation systems. These districts will be part of a second phase of a multi-year state grant that began last year with the development of new evaluation criteria for both groups of professionals.

The eight districts – Cheney, Chewelah...