Education
Teachers' Promotion Now Contingent on Independent Verification of Student Performance
The Reporter (Amharic) · 2 hours ago · Read the Full Story on The Reporter (Amharic)

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The Ministry of Education has issued a new directive making public school teachers' career promotions dependent on independently verified student performance and specific rank-based criteria.
- The Ministry of Education released a new directive determining public school teachers' career promotions based on verified student performance.
- Teachers must have over 75 percent of their students score at least 50 percent and meet minimum competency requirements, verified by an independent body.
- The directive was signed by Education Minister Professor Berhanu Nega in Pagume 2018 E.C. to align with broader educational reforms and evaluation systems.
- The framework applies to permanent teachers from pre-primary through secondary school across seven career ranks.
- Teachers who fail to earn a promotion twice, consecutively or separately, lose the opportunity to compete for a third time.
- Advancing from Senior Teacher to Associate Lead Teacher requires conducting practical action research and supporting vulnerable, female, or special needs students.
- Teachers must produce supplementary reference materials for their subjects and present their research to the school community.
- Teachers who help all students achieve 90 percent or higher for three consecutive years, verified independently, can skip one rank on the promotion ladder.
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