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Where did DCAS come from? Part 2: From MAP to DCAS: Legislation, Task Forces and RFPs
August 3rd, 2010
Where did DCAS come from? Part 2: From MAP to DCAS: Legislation, Task Forces and RFPs (See Part 1 here) In 2005, 4 districts and 4 charter schools embarked on a Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) pilot to identify the attributes of an assessment system that are most valuable to educators, parents and the public, and that support...VIEW ARTICLE
In Case You Missed It: Governor Signs Legislation that Puts Delaware at Front of Teacher Tenure Reform
August 3rd, 2010
Last Friday, Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed SB 263, legislation that requires student academic growth to be a factor if teachers are to earn tenure-like protections. You might have missed this landmark legislation officially going into law, since it was overshadowed by Delaware’s accountability ratings, released the same day...VIEW ARTICLE
The Time For Incremental Change is Over
August 2nd, 2010
The Delaware Department of Education released school accountability ratings last Friday that are not promising. Delaware had 20 percent fewer “Superior” schools and half as many “Commendable” schools as last year with a simultaneous rise in the number of schools under “Academic Review” and “Academic...VIEW ARTICLE