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2012: The Year of Education Reform?. Norwalk PTO Council January 23, 2012. State Representative Gail Lavielle 143 rd district. Where We Are Today. Country’s largest achievement gap Persistent state budget concerns Complex funding system with many real and perceived inequities. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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2012: The Year of Education Reform?
State Representative Gail Lavielle143rd district
Norwalk PTO CouncilJanuary 23, 2012
Where We Are Today
• Country’s largest achievement gap
• Persistent state budget concerns
• Complex funding system with many real and perceived inequities
The Process
• December: Governor’s guidelines
• January – early February– Various groups submitting legislative agendas– Task force reports– Legislative proposals from Education Commissioner Pryor and
from legislators
• February 8: Opening Day of session, governor’s proposals
• February – March: Education Committee deliberations
• April – May: Committee referrals and House and Senate floor votes
• Executive branch: governor, Commissioner and SDE
• Legislators
• State Board of Education
• Task forces: ECS, vo-tech schools, achievement gap
• Education professionals: CAPSS, unions
• Advocacy and professional groups: Council for Education Reform, ConnCAN, CBIA, CCM, etc.
Sources of Ideas & Proposals
Governor’s Guidelines• Enhance access to high-quality early education opportunities
• Authorize intensive interventions & enable the supports necessary to turn around lowest-performing schools & districts
• Expand availability of high-quality school models, including traditional schools, magnets, charters, etc.
• Unleash innovation by removing red tape and barriers, especially in high-performing schools & districts
• Ensure the very best teachers and principals, working in a fair system that values their skill & effectiveness over seniority & tenure
• Deliver more resources, targeted to districts with the greatest need – provided they embrace key reforms that position students for success
Areas of Common Ground
• Pre-school & kindergarten• Community approach• Rigorous training, recruiting, and evaluation of teachers
and administrators, and effective development• Need for longitudinal assessment data• Better coordination of K-12 with higher education system• Preserving and enhancing choice (school, schedule,
curriculum)• Reform of funding system• Revising the roles of SDE, SBE• Reviewing mandates on high-performing schools• Chart of accounts
Among the Major Questions
• Tenure and dismissal procedures
• Allocation of state funds
• Need for additional funds
• Charter school funding
ECS Task ForceInterim Recommendations
• Increase ECS funding, establish predictability, use adequate data
• Fund performance incentives tied to student achievement, district & school accountability, and transparency in spending
• Equitable funding for magnet schools
• Fair funding for choice programs
• More access to pre-school and kindergarten
• Fairer approach to funding programs for special needs, ELL, & gifted students
Bullying Law: 2011 Session
• Expanded bullying definition: enumerated classes, cyberbullying
• Increased school responsibility: bullying specialist, all employees must report
• Safe school climate plans: reporting deadlines, no retaliation, police reporting
• Training: Annual for most employees and first-year teachers, immunity for good faith reporting
• Biennial assessment, SDE resources, safe school climate teams, published plans this month
Norwalk
• ECS inequity– Relatively high property values (town wealth)– Otherwise similar to larger urban environments
• Top performer: trend lines exceeding the state’s
• Common Core Standards preparation
• Community involvement: Norwalk ACTS
I Welcome Your Input
Representative Gail LavielleLegislative Office Building
Room 4200
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860-240-8700
Fax: 860 240-0207
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.replavielle.com