The College of Education announces the final Dissertation of

Tequilla Banks

for the degree of Doctor of Education

March 31, 2017 at 10:00 am in Ball Hall

Major Advisor: Reginald Leon Green, EdD

DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS AND MEASURES OF TEACHER PERFORMANCE IN URBAN SCHOOLS

ABSTRACT: With an increased focus on teacher effectiveness as lever for increasing student outcomes. it is important to examine teacher evaluation models for efficacy and bias. This study examined two questions: whether the model examined accurately assesses performance and whether school and teacher characteristics are predictive of teacher ratings. The data revealed relationships existed between components of the model. The study found relationships between model components and teacher and school characteristics. School culture and poverty correlated to teacher ratings, and certain demographics including race and school poverty concentration were predictive of ratings.