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Friday, September 22, 2006
Masters of their Classroom Domain
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Gov. Sonny Perdue has deemed 199 teachers as masters of their craft. The Master Teachers may become Academic Coaches, spending part of the school day mentoring other teachers.
This program came out of the 2005 Legislature “to recognize teachers who are impacting student achievement and to keep Georgia’s best teachers in the classrooms, rather than moving to administrative positions,” according to a news release.
Almost 900 teachers applied to be master teachers. The winners were chosen based on “evidence of student learning gains through standardized tests,” the release says.
The Master Teacher and Academic Coaches program is costing about $2.5 million. For the full release and a list of the 199 teachers, go here.
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