Duringthe2016legislativesession,membersoftheIndianaGeneralAssembly
commissionedtheformationofapanelchargedwithfindinganalternativetothe
controversialISTEP+andaccountabilityassessments.Aftersevenpanelmeetings,
Indianaisnoclosertoarecommendationforaddressingthefundamentalissues
withchangingthisfailingsystem.Asaresult,ourstudentscontinuetobepawnsof
alegislativeagendathatdoesnotvaluethebestpracticesofinstructionand
assessmentthatachievethegreatestgainsinpreparingcollegeandcareerready
students,norconsiderstheknowledgeandskillsofprofessionaleducatorsin
formulatingacomprehensiveplan.Failuretoactandmaintainingstatusquoof
thissystemisNOTanoption.LetstudentlearningandNOTbureaucracybethe
focusofchange.
SouthernIndianaEducatorsimploreourstudents,parents,andcommunity
memberstopartnerinthefollowingcalltoaction:
• ImmediatelycommunicatewithmembersoftheIndianaAssessment
CommitteetheurgencytorecommendareplacementofISTEP+with
assessmentsthataretimely,meaningfulforinstruction,alignedtoIndiana
AcademicStandards,andappropriateforALLuniquestudentlearners.
• Immediatelycommunicatethedesiretotakepoliticsandcompetitionoutof
learningandallowteacherstodothejobtheyweretrainedtodo–prepare
studentstobecollegeandcareerready.
• Immediatelyadvocate(withelectedofficials)reductioninspendingon
elaboratehigh-stakesassessmentsystemsthattakeawayvaluable
instructiontime.
Nowisthetimetoact!Yoururgentattentiontothismatterisastepinadvocating
forrecommendationsthatwilltransformourbrokensystemintoaworld-class,
student-centeredlearningenvironment.
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Yoursineducation,
Dr.DanRoach
WashingtonCommunitySchools Mr.BobBell NorthDaviessCommunitySchools
Mr.MikeEineman SouthwestDuboisCountySchools Mr.TravisMadison
Barr-ReeveCommunitySchools
Dr.TracyLorey
GreaterJasperConsolidatedSchools
Mr.RickAllen
SoutheastDuboisCountySchools
Mr.BillHochgesang NortheastDuboisCountySchools Dr.StaceyHumbaugh
SouthGibsonSchoolCorporation
Dr.BrianHarmon NorthGibsonSchoolCorporation
Mr.GregParsley
VincennesCommunitySchool
Mr.MikeBrewster
EastGibsonSchoolCorporation
Mrs.SuzanneBlake
PikeCountySchoolCorporation
Dr.DarrelBobe
NorthKnoxSchoolCorporation
LoogooteeCommunitySchool
Corporation
Mr.TonyWhitaker SpringsValleyCommunitySchool
Corporation
Mr.TimGrove
SouthKnoxSchoolCorporation
Mrs.CandaceRousch
ShoalsCommunitySchoolsCorporation
Mr.JohnScioldo
TellCity-TroyTownshipSchool
Corporation
Ms.MaryRoberson
PerryCentralCommunitySchool
Dr.TomKopatich
M.S.D.Mt.VernonCorporation
Dr.ToddCamp
M.S.D.NorthPoseyCountySchools
Mr.RichardRutherford
SouthSpencerCountySchool
Corporation
Mr.DanScherry
NorthSpencerCountySchoolCorporation
Mr.BradSchneider
WarrickCountySchoolCorporation
Dr.DavidSmith
Evansville-VanderburghSchoolCorporation