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. AssessmentCommitteeMembers [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 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
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