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Comment on Partial Days and PD by Scott Carruth

Scott Carruth — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 10:01:04 +0000

I agree! Teachers need PLC time and it should not be at the expence of class time!!!
thank you for addressing this very important subject.

Comment on K-12 Funding Update by Don’t forget to send your legislators a Valentine’s message - OurVoice WEA

Don’t forget to send your legislators a Valentine’s message - OurVoice WEA — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:30:07 +0000

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Comment on Collections of Evidence & Achievement by mell schoening

mell schoening — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:24:06 +0000

Anyone (perhaps everyone) dealing with enriching the education of Washington State’s children should be required to watch “Caine’s Arcade” and “Caine’s Arcade 2″. Fostering creative innovative thinking in children need not involve expensive materials or elaborate program guides, but a freshness that is perhaps best seen by the children themselves.

Comment on A Closer Look at State Assessments by sbewordpressblog

sbewordpressblog — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:18:12 +0000

We agree that proficiency should not be the only measure. We will be adding a new indicator in 2013, student growth, to be included in the revised Achievement Index. We hope to have this Index available for public consumption by the close of 2013. More information about our work with the Index can be found at: sbe.wa.gov/aaw.php

Comment on Collections of Evidence & Achievement by sbewordpressblog

sbewordpressblog — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:15:49 +0000

Thank you for your comment. Selecting and implementing assessments for statewide accountability is an issue that is very timely for the 2013 Legislative Session.

Comment on A Closer Look at State Assessments by David

David — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 07:04:49 +0000

It should be obvious that we all want to see growth in the number of Washington students who are proficient on these performance measures. What’s frequently missed is that proficiency is not enough. Proficiency should be the minimum level we expect our students to achieve, not a ceiling on their performance. Our assessments need to have enough headroom to measure those who are capable of exceeding standards, and our schools need to deliver an appropriate education that allows those students to continue to grow.

Comment on Collections of Evidence & Achievement by David

David — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 06:56:35 +0000

I’m glad to see options for those who struggle on the “low end” of the assessment movement. As a parent and advocate for highly capable programs in our state, I’m frustrated by the lack of options for those who find themselves on the right side of the assessment curve. Just as it is important to consider alternatives for those whose performance is underassessed, it’s important that we consider performance ceilings on our testing tools that prevent us from appropriately measuring the growth and performance of our state’s highly capable learners.