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The Quality Education Council is meeting today in Olympia. Materials are available here. TVW is broadcasting the meeting live, or watch online here. I’ll be posting updates throughout the day, so be sure to hit ‘refresh’ on your browser.
9:05am-9:20am
Common Core Standards — Alan Burke
PowerPoint available here
>>Dr. Bette Hyde asked about the cultural components of the [...]

Back for day two fo the Quality Education Council meeting. Meeting materials are still available here. TVW continues to carry the action live.
9:05am-10am
Race to the Top Status and Work Plan — Judy Hartmann and Edie Harding
Two-pager available here

About 50 districts have signed on so far, most of them smaller in size.

>>Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe asked about [...]

Live blogging is back in 2010 with the first meeting of the Quality Education Council. Meeting materials are available online here. TVW is carrying all of the action live, view it online here. I’ll be updating throughout the day, so hit ‘refresh’ on your browser to follow along.
9:05am-9:45am
Review and Update: 2010 Legislative Session and QEC — [...]

We’re back for Day 2 of the Quality Education Council, which appears to be the most exciting action in Olympia today — TVW is broadcasting live. Meeting documents are available here.

9:05am-9:45am
Achievement Gap Committee Update – Erin Jones
PowerPoint available here.
-Recommendations
* Racial and ethnic diversity on the QEC
* Review the funding formula through the lens of [...]

The Quality Education Council is meeting today and tomorrow in Olympia (no online agenda yet, sorry meeting docs now up). For those interested in seeing Superintendent Dorn’s mustache (it is Movember), tune in to TVW.
I’ll be posting updates throughout the day, all you need do is hit ‘refresh.’
9:05am-10am
Beginning Teacher Mentor Program (Beginning Educator Support Team) [...]

We’re on TVW again, all day, LIVE. You may even catch a glimpse of me or George.
9:05am-9:10am
Update on Funding Formula Technical Working Group – Julie Salvi
[It happened, in 5 minutes, take away: group has more work to do]
9:10am-9:25am
Financial Outlook – Bryon Moore
Presentation here
>>Rep. Skip Priest brought up the Doran I and II court decisions, which [...]

We’re live on TVW.

Documents from the meeting are available here.
9:05am-10:25am
Workplan Discussion – Jennifer Priddy
-2018 values for prototype model
>>Superintendent Randy Dorn thought 2261 directs the QEC to look at the prototypical school model and propose 2018 values. Dr. Bette Hyde agreed. Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe didn’t think they could look at one area without looking at others [...]

LIVE BLOG: QEC, day 2
9:10am-10am
Professional Educator Standards Board Update – Jennifer Wallace
PowerPoint is here.
>>Sen. Eric Oemig asked a rhetorical question about National Board certification being the equivalent of the proposed master level certification, implying the proposed master certification is unnecessary.
>>Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe raised concerns over the cut scores for the WEST-B (assessment for entrance into [...]

9:05am-9:55am
Funding Formula Technical Working Group Update and Crosswalk Progress – Julie Salvi and Jennifer Priddy
See the PowerPoint here.
>>Sen. Joseph Zarelli asked if the current class size in the crosswalk is based on teachers the state is funding or the number districts actually hire. Jennifer Priddy answered that these number are based on the number of [...]