Thanks so much for coming to the ICPE Community Conversation: “How Are Legislative Issues Impacting Your Child’s Schools? “ with Senator Mark Stoops and D.O.E. Executive Director of Government and Public Affairs Scott Reske. We had a great conversation about the many bills in the legislature about which we need to respond and speak out!
SUMMARY:
Mr. Reske talked about Glenda Ritz’s efforts to work with Governor Pence and the legislature. He also reiterated Supt. Ritz’s five goals: (1) Less testing, more teaching (modifying the IREAD3 to be a true growth model), (2) modernizing vocational education (and this is something Pence also supports), (3) more local control, (4) higher teacher standards and (5) safer schools. He also emphasized her desire to protect public dollars for public schools.
Senator Stoops gave us context for Gov. Pence’s promise of increasing the schools’ budget by 1% (64 million) noting that it doesn’t even begin to compensate for the $300million cut by Daniels in 2009. (Where’s that surplus? That $300 million they “found”? I ask). Stoops also pointed out that there appears to be a lack of support for the A-F system for schools--good news, for sure.
The Common Core was a subject of much interest. Mr. Reske pointed out that Glenda Ritz wants the right to review this before consideration for passage; there may be select parts to incorporate. Concerns with cost and possible use of the CCSS (Common Core State Standards) designed to make public schools look like failures were raised.
SUMMARY:
Mr. Reske talked about Glenda Ritz’s efforts to work with Governor Pence and the legislature. He also reiterated Supt. Ritz’s five goals: (1) Less testing, more teaching (modifying the IREAD3 to be a true growth model), (2) modernizing vocational education (and this is something Pence also supports), (3) more local control, (4) higher teacher standards and (5) safer schools. He also emphasized her desire to protect public dollars for public schools.
Senator Stoops gave us context for Gov. Pence’s promise of increasing the schools’ budget by 1% (64 million) noting that it doesn’t even begin to compensate for the $300million cut by Daniels in 2009. (Where’s that surplus? That $300 million they “found”? I ask). Stoops also pointed out that there appears to be a lack of support for the A-F system for schools--good news, for sure.
The Common Core was a subject of much interest. Mr. Reske pointed out that Glenda Ritz wants the right to review this before consideration for passage; there may be select parts to incorporate. Concerns with cost and possible use of the CCSS (Common Core State Standards) designed to make public schools look like failures were raised.