Sixty-three more schools will be added next year to the 18 currently participating in Hawaii’s teacher evaluation pilot program. Department of Education officials released the list today. 

With the goal of improving teacher effectiveness, these schools will be testing the program before it is rolled out statewide in the 2013-2014 school year.

The program was a key component in the state’s Race to the Top application.

With lawmakers effectively killing bills to legislate teacher evaluations, the pilot program (and related Ed Board policies to be voted on today) may be all the more critical.

Read more about the DOE’s plan here.