How would the lives of at-risk children be different if we invested in high-quality early learning programs, starting at birth? Watch the First Five Years Fund’s new video and see—through the voices of the children themselves—just how powerful the change can be. A poignant reminder that we have much work to do in Washington to [...]
LIVE BLOG: PESB
May 20, 2009 By
1:15pm-2:05pm Innovative Practices Showcase: Western Washington University — Stephanie Salzman, George “Pinky” Nelson Spotlight on some of the great things WWU does to prepare teachers. Mr. Nelson encouraged the PESB to raise the passing score on the WEST-E. Ms. Salzman said WWU is excited about the ProCert assessment and plan to use it to help [...]
LIVE BLOG: PESB
May 20, 2009 By
11:05am-12:10pm PESB/Washington State Letter of Intent for Participation in Cross-State Pilot of California’s Teacher Performance Assessment — Jennifer Wallace, Raymond Pecheone -Partnership between ACTE, CCSSO, Stanford University -In California, have 6,000 candidates annually, so scale is not much of an issue -Portfolio scoring takes 2 hours or less -Designed as a bridge to induction -Washington’s [...]
Photos!
May 20, 2009 By
It’s been a busy week! Education advocates heard Kati Haycock talk about strategies to close the achievement gap on Monday and attended the basic education reform bill signing in Olympia Tuesday. Check out the photos from these events: Kati Haycock Town Hall – May 18, 2009 Basic Education Reform bill signing – May 19, 2009
LIVE BLOG: PESB
May 20, 2009 By
9:05am-9:45am Legislative Session Outcome — Jennifer Wallace -HB 2261 *By January 2010, PESB must *Have new knowledge, skill and performance standards calibrated at each level of certification *Adopt a new definition of “master teacher” *Proposal for a uniform, statewide, valid and reliable classroom-based means of evaluating teacher effectiveness at pre-service level *Update on implementation of [...]
Education news of the day
May 20, 2009 By
A historic–but bittersweet–day for kids
May 19, 2009 By
It’s a historic–but bittersweet–day for Washington’s children and schools. Gov. Chris Gregoire signed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2261, which marks the beginning of the movement to redefine and fully fund “basic education” so all children receive the support they need to succeed in college, job training, work and life. A broad-based coalition of parents, business [...]
A historic–but bittersweet–day for kids
May 19, 2009 By
It’s a historic–but bittersweet–day for Washington’s children and schools. Gov. Chris Gregoire signed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2261, which marks the beginning of the movement to redefine and fully fund “basic education” so all children receive the support they need to succeed in college, job training, work and life. A broad-based coalition of parents, business [...]
Surprise veto and bitter disappointment
May 19, 2009 By
PESB meeting: May 20-21
May 19, 2009 By
