Tag: Teacher Effectiveness

Delaware Has the Data Capacity – Now the Tough Work Begins

News

December 12th, 2011

Delaware, like many states, has built the necessary data infrastructure to track students throughout their academic careers; however, tough work remains for all stakeholders, from policymakers to teachers, to successfully understand and act upon the information, according to Data Quality Campaign’s Data for Action 2011. The report highlights...

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ESEA Waiver Presents Opportunity to Build Upon Delaware’s Reform Efforts

News, Policy and Practice

December 9th, 2011

Delaware will join approximately 40 other states seeking a waiver from requirements under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) – providing us an unprecedented opportunity to build upon our current Race to the Top efforts around data use and teacher quality. Based upon Delaware’s initial draft, we are proposing to: Continue our...

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State Board of Education Meeting Summary

News, Policy and Practice

November 29th, 2011

This month, at the State Board of Education meeting, Delaware Department of Education officials provided updates and presentations on DCAS and the Partnership Zone, as well as a charter schools update; the board voted on the student growth measurement in DPAS II. Dr. Mike Stetter, Director of Accountability Resources, discussed the status of DCAS...

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An Anniversary, a Conference, and a Lot of Work Ahead

Early Childhood Education, News, Policy and Practice

October 28th, 2011

This is a guest blog post by Marvin N. “Skip” Schoenhals, chairman of Vision 2015 and WSFS Bank in Wilmington, DE, for which he served as president and CEO from 1990 to 2007. He is a member of the Delaware Business Leaders Hall of Fame. Five years ago, Vision 2015 set out to transform the education that we were offering to our public school...

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