"I really liked the assessment process that Nebraska had before the feds
did not accept our procedures. Nebraska was doing it right! Making all
teachers accountable for developing a regional/state assessment and
being part of the scoring. This really made a huge difference in
classroom instruction," Mary Sheey Yilk, Nebraska.
"We are focused on raising student achievement, but we haven't reached
the rising AMOs to make AYP. One principal lost his position and three
of us (myself included) have been told we are transferring to new
schools as of 7/1/10. Three years of hard work and dedication seems to
have been thrown out in favor of a model that is largely unproven," Moses Marc Aruguete, Arizona.
"We want the legacy of quality public education for all children to live on," Susan Colton, Florida.
ALL of the principals I know care
for kids, care for their learning, safety and well-being. No one sets
off on a career in education with the mind set of 'Boy, I’m really
going to go out there and be mediocre and teach my students to be the
same,'" David Hansen, Montana.
"The
turnaround models have done nothing to improve teaching and learning
other than contribute to the stress levels in schools. (We are a school
that has met AYP all but one year.) The added stress has been an
unhealthy thing for staff and students as well as parents," Juanita Short, North Dakota.
"At first, not making AYP was like a
kick in the gut, but as we dug into the work and began to see results,
we were excited to see our students learning and growing,"
Julie Jameson Benay, Vermont.
"Regardless
of the national initiatives, and sometimes in spite of national
debates, it's teaching and learning that matter most in education,"Barbara Millikan, Oregon.
"The schools with high poverty rates
often fail to meet AYP. They are constantly trying to improve and are
making gains, but it's often not enough,"Julie Hartmann, South Dakota.
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