Neither should it be determined solely by the annual agency evaluation.

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To encourage a culture of openness, he says he informs his roughly 105 staffers about areas "where I fell down in the prior year" cited in his annual performance evaluation and outlines corrective steps.

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The legislation also permanently ties the implementation of a state-approved evaluation system with annual education aid increases.

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The provision, included in the new budget legislation, will also make annual state education aid increases contingent on having an evaluation system.

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Rockville Centre district Superintendent Bill Johnson said he felt the new evaluation system should be "tweaked on an annual basis" for improvements.

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