Educator Evaluations, Part 1: Recent Progress and Hopes for the Future
We are very encouraged by the guidelines that were approved by the Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC) this week. PEAC was created to collaborate with the State Board of Education (SBE) in establishing statewide guidelines for the evaluation of educators. They have been meeting for two years and they finally agreed – unanimously – on the following framework:
The Commissioner’s Role in Turnaround, Part 1
Ramani Ayer, former CEO of Hartford Financial Services Group
In order for Connecticut to close it’s the achievement gap, which is the largest in the nation, the Commissioner must improve the state’s low-achieving schools. It is both an economic and moral imperative for Connecticut to begin aggressively turning around schools that have failed its students year after year, some for as long as 9 and 10 years, and develop them into high-achieving schools that provide every student with the knowledge and skills to achieve success.
The new Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, recently requested $25 million from Governor Malloy’s administration to dedicate toward turning around the state’s lowest-performing districts and schools. As the Commissioner prepares to tackle this important issue, he should focus on three key actions
Upcoming Events
- **You can watch “Great Expectations: Raising Educational Achievement” online!
- 03/13/12 - Governor Malloy’s Town Hall Meeting in New Haven
- 03/14/12 - Governor Malloy’s Town Hall Meeting in Windham
- 03/15/12 - Governor Malloy’s Town Hall Meeting in Bethel
- 03/19/12 - Governor Malloy’s Town Hall Meeting in New London
- 03/20/12 - Governor Malloy’s Town Hall Meeting in Berlin
- 3/12/12 - Achievement Gap Task Force Meeting
- 3/14/12 - Education Committee Meeting to vote on Joint Favorable Bills
News and Reports
- OUR REPORT: “Every child should have a chance to be exceptional. Without exception.”
- NEW: “2012: The Year for Education Reform” - Governor Malloy’s Proposal for Education Reform in 2012
- NEW: “A View from the Classroom” - Report by CEA on proven ideas for student achievement
- “NextED” - CAPSS Report on Learner-Centered Strategy
- “State of the States” - National Council on Teacher Quality Report