Indianapolis Public Schools picks new way to evaluate teachers, but will it matter?

After months of planning and discussion, Indianapolis Public Schools has chosen a new approach to evaluating teachers: the Danielson Framework for Teaching.

Starting next year, IPS will use the Danielson model — a system that gives administrators a list of qualities to look for while observing a classroom — as part of assigning effectiveness ratings to the district’s teachers. The ratings can influence everything from whether educators get raises to whether they can even keep their jobs...