Mexico City - On Monday, the Secretariat of Public Education (SEP) disclosed that more than half the 150,000 teachers who underwent the teacher evaluation obtained Unsatisfactory results or passed their tests 'by the skin of their teeth'. In announcing the test results for teachers who took the test last year, Aurelio Nuño Mayer, Secretary of Education, stated:
"Slightly more than half the teachers evaluated, 51.5% [Unsatisfactory + Satisfactory, below], have ample room for improvement."Overall, the results of the testing of teacher knowledge were:
- 15.3% teacher performance rated Unsatisfactory,
- 36.2% teacher performance rated Satisfactory;
- 40.5% teacher performance rated Good; and
- 8% teacher performance rated Outstanding or Excellent.
Basic [K-9] Education Breakdown:
- 14.1% or 14,545 teacher performance rated Unsatisfactory; and
- 36.6% or 38,824 teacher performance rated Satisfactory.
High School [Grades 10-12] Education Breakdown:
- 18.5% or 5,134 teacher performance rated Unsatisfactory;
- 31.5% or 8,721 teacher performance Satisfactory.
Remedial Teacher Training
Unsatisfactory: Teachers with this performance rating must repeat the test in less than 12 months and will receive training to improve their performance.
Satisfactory: Teachers with this performance rating will retain their teaching posts for four years and receive ongoing training, according to the Secretary of Public Education.
Nuño emphasized that the 3,360 teachers (2.2% of the total) who did not take either the [original] teacher evaluation or its replacement ['second chance'] will be discharged from their duties on March 1.
Of the directors of basic education whose performance was evaluated,
Of the directors of basic education whose performance was evaluated,
- 800 (25.4%) obtained an Unsatisfactory rating, and
- 1,038 (33%) passed with the necessary minimum [Satisfactory].
Nuño Mayer said that 48.5% of teachers evaluated in the categories of basic [K-9] and high school education obtained ratings of Good, Outstanding or Excellent. The group of teachers rated Outstanding,
"will receive an increase in their base salary" of 24 to 35% "which will be paid from the second half of May and be retroactive to February 16," said the secretary, who also announced that they will have "preferential access to both housing and personal loans" from the Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers (ISSSTE).
Furthermore, the 833 high school teachers who obtained Excellent results (3% of those tested in this category) "will change their position for one that pays more," said the Secretary of Education. Spanish original