Students of visiting teachers from Spain have outperformed their peers in reading and math in three of the last four years

Students of visiting teachers from Spain have outperformed their peers in reading and math in three of the last four years in Dallas ISD, according to information from the district that is likely to be discussed by the school board tomorrow.

The information is included with a proposal for DISD to continue its participation in the Visiting Teachers from Spain program. The issue could get contentious, as some trustees in April voiced concern about hiring in Spain instead of broadening efforts to hire bilingual teachers in the U.S. — and they sought proof that the Spain teachers have improved student achievement. Also, last time this came up, back in April, administrators were criticized for moving ahead with the program without trustee approval.

Well, it seems that DISD is using its Classroom Effective Indices (CEI) to measure the teachers' performance. The CEI is a system designed to measure how well teachers are contributing to their students' learning over the course of a year. The district average for CEIs is 50.

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