Spring is a time of renewal. Leaves open into lime green brilliance.  Perennials pop from the earth and spread an array of color. For educators, the chapter called 2015- 2016 is racing to a close. The next year comes into focus with budgets finalized and assignments made. Students and teachers and principals will be evaluated and next year's decisions will be made.

It may well be the time of year when educators feel most accountable. But is it motivating? Paid with public dollars, we must be accountable to our taxpayers and measure of success with fairness and integrity. But if all these evaluations were just for accountability purposes, the story would end at the signature on the evaluation or the report card. It is the use of the accountability that becomes a problem. Read more...