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MEETING TO IMPROVE SCHOOLS. WE WOULD HEAR ABOUT POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT.... |
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GOOD MORNING. I AM DID DEAN OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION. I AM PROUD TO ECHOED THOSE ... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR HOST TODAY, OUR PROVOSTS. I WANT TO THINK THE PRESIDENT'S... |
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I AM WITH THE MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. BUT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT DIALOGUE THAT WE... |
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I AM GARTH HARRIES. I COME TO YOU TODAY TO SPEAK MORE FROM MY EXPERIENCES IN NEW YORK CITY WHERE I... |
| 00:42:21 |
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THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS AND THE EXCEPTIONS ARE ON A NATIONAL SCALE. THE SO-CALLED HIGH POVERTY, HIGH ... |
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I AM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE [INAUDIBLE] SCHOOL FUND IN CHICAGO. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY... |
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I AM THE PRINCIPAL AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE. I WILL FOCUS ON THE CHALLENGES,... |
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I AM THE FOUNDER OF GREEN DOT PUBLIC-SCHOOL, BASED IN LOS ANGELES. WE HAVE JUST ARRIVED AT OUR 10-... |
| 01:11:01 |
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LET'S GIVE THEM A HAND FOR THEIR TESTIMONY. [APPLAUSE] WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION NOW INTO THE QUESTION... |
| 01:13:51 |
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IN MARYLAND TO MAKE SURE THE KID TO GET A DIPLOMA ARE COLLEGE- READY? WE HAVE A VARIETY OF THINGS.... |
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THAT WHAT IS HAPPENING AT YOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS HAPPENING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH- SCHOOL ACROSS... |
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CANNOT BE LIMITED TO JUST A TEACHER. IT HAS TO INVOLVE EVERYONE. AS A FOLLOW-UP TO THAT QUESTION,... |
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-- HOW DO WE ENGAGE PARENTS? THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. WHAT I FIND IS THE CORE ISSUE IS THE PARENTS... |
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I HAVE A COUPLE OF SHORT QUESTIONS THAT I WANT TO PREFACE WITH AN OBSERVATION BEING HERE AT HOWARD... |
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I THINK THAT'S AN ASTUTE QUESTION. SOME OF WHAT I SPOKE TO EARLIER -- I AGREE WITH WHAT WAS SAID EARLIER.... |
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TO COME UP IS TESTING. THE WAY WE LOOK AT IT DIFFERENTLY IS THE TEST SCORE IS ABOUT DATA. ARE WE ON... |
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I THINK ONE OF THE ROLES NCLB CAN PROVIDE IS TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE OPTIONS THAT ALLOW FOR EXISTING... |
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AROUND AND WHAT WERE SOME OF YOUR OPTIONS? I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE INVOLVED WITH AN INCENTIVE PROGRAM... |
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I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS FOR ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PANEL HERE. MANY OF YOU TALKED ABOUT AND GAVE... |
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WE HAVE HAD IN MARYLAND AND NUMBER OF PROJECTS ON THE RESEARCH AND IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT WHAT IS... |
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I WOULD ADD ON THE QUESTION OF ACCOUNTABILITY. I THINK FIGURING OUT WAYS SO THAT WE ARE TRACKING HAL... |
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I WOULD ADD A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES, SINCE YOU ASKED FOR EXAMPLES. IN BOSTON, THE UNIVERSITY'S IN THE... |
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I WOULD ECHO THOSE COMMENTS. IT IS A VERY DIFFERENT SKILLS THAT FROM WHAT WE SEE IN STARTING NEW SCHOOLS... |
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I HAVE TO AGREE WITH WHAT THE OTHER PANELISTS HAVE SAID. ONE THING THAT I LIKE THAT WE ARE DOING IS... |
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I WILL GO WITH YOU, STEVE. I COULD CHURN ABOUT LACK OF LEADERSHIP OF THE SUPERINTENDENT WHO DOES NOT... |
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WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TERM LEADERSHIP, IT IS THE CAPACITY AND WILL OF A LEADER TO MOVE PEOPLE TO THE... |
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I WOULD ECHO THE ISSUE OF AROUND CAPACITY. I THINK YOU NEED TO DEVELOP CAPACITY. IF YOU HAVE A DISTRICT... |
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I WOULD ADD THE LEADERSHIP QUESTION AND TO SOME EXTENT ON THE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP QUESTION. BY THINK... |
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WE THINK WE HAVE MECHANISMS IN PLACE TO MAXIMIZE CAPACITY WE DO HAVE. WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE.... |
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THAT IS FOR YOU, DR. PEIFFER. YOU NOTED THAT MARYLAND SCHOOL FINANCE REFORM HAD A ROLE IN YOUR IMPROVEMENT.... |
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GOVERNMENT SHOULD REQUIRE AS THEY INVEST THEIR MONEY INTO STATES FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT? I COULD SAY... |
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GOOD AFTERNOON. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY HOW IMPRESSED I AM WITH THE MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCE IN THIS ROOM,... |
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SET OF CORE STRATEGIES, SUCH AS REVIEWING DATA, SETTING CLEAR GOALS, INVESTING IN TEACHER QUALITY... |
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QUICKLY, THIS IS WHAT YOUR SCHOOL IS, SO IN OUR SCHOOLS WE BELIEVE ALL KIDS CAN LEARN, ALL KIDS ARE... |
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I WOULD SAY YOU HAVE TO HAVE A VERY STRONG ASSESSMENT STRATEGY THAT IS A LINK TO THE CURRICULUM, THAT... |
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I WOULD SUGGEST WE PUT THEM INTO A PROTECTED SPACE, AND THEY GIVE THEM A FLEXIBILITY WE HAVE ALL TALKED... |
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SINGLE-MINDED FOCUS ON THE MISSION, PRIORITIES, SYSTEMS THAT EXIST WITHIN THE SCHOOL AND A RELENTLESS... |
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I WOULD ENDORSE THINGS FROM MY COLLEAGUES THEY HAVE SAID, BUT I WOULD ALSO ADD THAT IF YOU COULD ONLY... |
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THANK YOU. I AM ACTUALLY ON THE TEACHER COMMITTEE, SAID THAT MEANS I ONLY GET SIX MINUTES. -- SO... |
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I WOULD AGREE HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS ARE NOT EXACTLY AFFECTED. WHEN WE LOOK AT ALL THE STATISTICS,... |
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OUR EXPERIENCE IN NEW YORK IS SIMILAR. SOME TEACHERS CAME BACK FROM EXISTING SCHOOLS AND SOME WERE... |
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A JOKE AND NOT FOCUSED ON THE QUESTIONS OF PERFORMANCE, ATTITUDE AND PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS. JUST... |
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IN THE RACE TO THE TOP, THERE IS A BUNCH OF MONEY THAT WILL BE PUT INTO THE COMMON STANDARDS. IF THE... |
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THOSE TOOLS ARE NOT OF THE RIGHT QUALITY AT THIS POINT. THE QUESTION TOWARDS MOVING MORE PROGRESS-BASED... |
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FOLLOW UP EFFECT FOR THE EVALUATION OF TEACHERS. 40% OF OUR TEACHERS ARE NEW, AND MANY OF THEM COME... |
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IT IS A LESSON AS WE GET EXCITED IN THIS TURNAROUND, WHEN WE MET WITH THE TEACHERS I TOLD THEM I WANT... |
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THE ISSUE AROUND TURNAROUND ALSO REQUIRE STEPS CONDITIONS FOLKS WORKING A UNDERNEATH BE ADDRESSED,... |
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YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT SUSTAINABILITY. I BELIEVE IT PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE. MOST TEACHERS WANT TO WORK IN... |
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FOR THOSE OF YOU DON'T KNOW, SHE IS A LONGTIME ADVOCATE OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. SHE WAS INTERESTED... |
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COORDINATOR FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. I MADE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING IT. TO THE EXTENT... |
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TIMEKEEPER. IF YOU WILL IDENTIFY YOURSELF, YOU ARE ON FIRST. MY NAME IS GARY AND I AM THE EXECUTIVE... |
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MEASURE FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHERS IS TO LOOK AT THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DATA OF THE STUDENTS COMING FOR... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.