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00:00:01
Hess, Frederick "Rick" M. - Resident Scholar and Director
STARTED. WE'RE WAITING ON THE LAST PANELIST, DAVID COLEMAN. WE CAN MOCK HIM WHEN HE SWEEPS IN WITH THIS TAHIS CAPE. I AM FREDERICK HESS. COME IN COURT...
00:06:11
Deasy, John E. - Superintendent
OF THESE PIECES. >> WE CAN HEAR YOU. >> IT IS ON. IT MAKES LIFE MUCH EASIER. HOW TO CREATE BALANCED AND APPROPRIATE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS. HOW TO SHAPE...
00:09:12
Hess, Frederick "Rick" M. - Resident Scholar and Director
AND SPECIAL EDUCATION. >> ERIC, ON THIS QUESTION OF INSTRUCTION AND HOW TEACHERS ARE GOING TO SUCCEED. YOU HAVE BEEN PUSHING -- YOUR PLAN IS CALLED CROSSING...
00:09:39
Becoats, Eric - Superintendent
INVOLVES? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE EARLY CHALLENGES? >> ONE CHALLENGE IS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS THAT WERE NOT ON BOARD....
00:11:18
Hess, Frederick "Rick" M. - Resident Scholar and Director
PROGRESS. WE DO HAVE CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE BOARD. THAT IS THE GREAT THING. >> ANY TEACHER HAS BEEN AROUND FIVE YEARS HAS BEEN THROUGH TWO WAYS OR THREE...
00:11:40
Becoats, Eric - Superintendent
THIS THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THEY SHOULD TAKE SERIOUSLY? >> YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE DATA. WE HAVE A FOUR-LEVEL SYSTEM. A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF...
00:12:36
Hess, Frederick "Rick" M. - Resident Scholar and Director
UTILIZE TEACHERS THAT GET IT. >> I THINK THAT IS
00:12:46
Deasy, John E. - Superintendent
SPOT ON. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER ISSUES OF IMPROVEMENT AND REFORM. THIS IS ANCHORED INTO THE CLASSROOM. TEACHERS ARE GOING TO LEAD THIS ONE AS OPPOSED TO...
00:14:45
Celania-Fagen, Elizabeth - Superintendent
CORE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IN? >> WE HAVE SAID IT WILL NOT JUST GOING TO WORK ON THE COMMON CORE. SOME TEACHERS ARE JADED AGAINST CHANGE. WE ALL AGREE...
00:16:43
Celania-Fagen, Elizabeth - Superintendent
THAT? AS OUR TEACHERS BILL ABOUT THE CURRICULUM, WE MOVED TO THE NEXT LAP OF WRITE-IING SINCEASSESSMENTS. THEN HOW DO YOU INSTRUCT THAT WAY? WE'LL LINK...
00:17:53
Hess, Frederick "Rick" M. - Resident Scholar and Director
AND SKEPTICS IS, IT IS THE ENGLISH TEACHERS ON THE FIRING LINE FOR WHETHER KIDS ARE DEMONSTRATING MASTERY OF THE KEYS TO THE COMMON CORE. WILL THEY FEEL...
00:18:46
Coleman, David - President
THE VOICE OF TEACHERS IS STRONG HERE. EACH SUPERINTENDENT TALKED ABOUT CONNECTING TO TEACHER LEADERSHIP. JOHN WAS TALKING ABOUT TAKING LEAD. THERE IS...
00:24:28
Hess, Frederick "Rick" M. - Resident Scholar and Director
THE BASELINE. THERE IS LOTS OF DISCUSSIONS WITH TEACHERS IMPACTING THEIR ABILITY TO DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO AFFECTIVELY. THERE IS DEBATE
00:24:41
Becoats, Eric - Superintendent
ABOUT WHETHER YOU SHOULD UTILIZE THE TEST COURT ABOUT WHETHER A TEACHER IS EFFECTIVE. THAT IS ONE WAY YOU MEASURE A TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS. WE WANT TO...
00:25:45
Hess, Frederick "Rick" M. - Resident Scholar and Director
ALL OF THE STUDENTS. WE STARTED LOOKING AT WHAT WE COULD DO ABOUT THIS. OUR JOB IS TO CREATE CONDITIONS
00:25:55
Weiss, Joanne - Chief of Staff
UNDER WHICH THE RIGHT INCENTIVES ARE HAPPENING. HIGHER STANDARDS, AND HIRE MOREGHER BAR, ACCOUNTABILITY THAT MATTERS AND TO HELP US REFRAIN PRACTICE...
00:28:17
Hess, Frederick "Rick" M. - Resident Scholar and Director
NEED. ONE CHALLENGE THAT HAS COME UP IS THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THEY CAN USE TITLE ONE DOLLARS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMON CORE FOR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING...
00:29:13
Weiss, Joanne - Chief of Staff
A LOT OF SCHOOLS ARE TITLE ONE SCHOOLS. TODDLE ONE SCHOOLS CAN USE THEIR FUNDS AS THEY SEE FED -- TITLE ONE SCHOOLS CAN USE THEIR FUNDS AS THEY SEE FIT....
00:30:35
Hess, Frederick "Rick" M. - Resident Scholar and Director
ONE DOLLARS TO DO THAT. >> WE ALL HAVE THE SAME GOAL -- TO HAVE WELL-TRAINED PROFESSIONALS IN THE CLASSROOM AND THEY NEED THE SUPPORT AND TRAINING....
00:30:54
Weiss, Joanne - Chief of Staff
THE MOST REMARKABLE THING ABOUT THE COMMON CORE IS THAT THE ACTION IS SO STATE-LED. WHAT IS REMARKABLE -- PEOPLE WONDER IF IT WAS STATE-LED OR OF WASHINGTON...
00:31:28
Coleman, David - President
GOT TOGETHER AND THEIR CHIEFS AND THEIR UNIONS WORKING TOGETHER TO SAY, WE WILL PUT ASIDE OUR STATE DIFFERENCES. WE WILL WORK TOGETHER. AND I WANT TO...
00:33:19
Hess, Frederick "Rick" M. - Resident Scholar and Director
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT TEACHER KNOWLEDGE. IT IS A REFRAIN TO SAY OUR TEACHER NEED TO KNOW THE MATHEMATICS IN ORDER TO TEACH THE MATHEMATICS....
00:33:46
Coleman, David - President
DESPAIR. THE GREAT IDEA OF THESE GREAT MATH STANDARDS -- IT IS ONLY THE ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION OF WHOLE NUMBERS THAT THE MEASURE IN K-2. MULTIPLICATION...
00:35:28
Hess, Frederick "Rick" M. - Resident Scholar and Director
ARE USING? >> WE BELIEVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN THE SCHOOLS AND THE CLASSROOM. WE HAVE TRIED TO SPEND MORE TIME ON PROFESSIONAL...
00:35:56
Becoats, Eric - Superintendent
I THINK TEACHERS LEARN BEST FROM TEACHERS. WE HAVE LITERACY LEADERS IN OUR DISTRICT ACROSS ALL SUBJECT MATTERS. THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO HELP OTHER TEACHERS...
00:36:51
Hess, Frederick "Rick" M. - Resident Scholar and Director
UNIQUE MOMENT FOR ABOUT HOW THIS TAKES PLACE.
00:36:56
Deasy, John E. - Superintendent
I THINK THAT IS WHAT WE WILL SEE. PRACTICE AND PREPARATION FOR TEACHING TO A MUCH MORE CLINICAL BASED MODEL INSIDE OF SCHOOLS. TO HELP EXISTING TEACHERS...
00:38:37
Hess, Frederick "Rick" M. - Resident Scholar and Director
ARE INDIVIDUALS OF EXPERTISE. A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD THAT CONFIDENCE
00:38:47
Deasy, John E. - Superintendent
VERY QUICKLY IF WE COULD DO THIS TOGETHER. WILL THIS BE READY FOR ME TOMORROW? NO. I HAVE CONFIDENCE WE CAN LEARN QUICKLY. >> SOME OF THE FACULTY PLATE...
00:39:24
Coleman, David - President
WE LOOK AT COMMON CORE? SCARING HIGH-QUALITY COURSES THAT ARE REFINED THROUGH EDUCATORS WORKING TOGETHER. >> I WANT TO SEPARATE THESE FOR A SECOND....
00:40:08
Deasy, John E. - Superintendent
WE HAVE 1300 TEACHER PREP PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THERE ARE A LOT OF INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED HERE. WE HAVE A POOR TRACK RECORD OF
00:40:25
Coleman, David - President
TRYING TO GET THESE PREPARATION PROGRAMS TO OVERHAUL WHAT THEY DO VOLUNTARILY. I UNDERSTAND TRYING TO SHARE PRACTICES.
00:40:39
Hess, Frederick "Rick" M. - Resident Scholar and Director
ARE THERE OTHER WAYS TO HELP CHANGE WHAT IS GOING ON? >> THAT'S ME PAUSE AND CELEBRATE YOUR CANDOR. 90% OF PPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SPENDING DOES NOT...
00:41:06
Coleman, David - President
WE NEED? WE HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO BE MORE EFFICIENT AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FEW THINGS THESE STANDARDS ARE ASKING US TO DO. YOU ARE RIGHT. I THINK THAT...
00:44:07
Hess, Frederick "Rick" M. - Resident Scholar and Director
APPROACH. TEACHERS BUILD UNITS STARTING WITH THE OUTCOME OF A COURSE AND CREATING STRATEGIES AND CHOOSING RESOURCES THAT MEET THEIR NEEDS IN THAT UNIT....
00:44:25
Celania-Fagen, Elizabeth - Superintendent
THE BIG BOOK WE HAVE ON OUR DESK AND WE READ THE DIFFERENT PIECES OF LITERATURE AND GO TOWARDS THE NOTION THAT LESS IS MORE AND SHOES THE NEEDIESMEATIEST...
00:46:16
Deasy, John E. - Superintendent
SKILL SET. A QUICK SURF ACROSS ITEMS AND YOU DID NOT GET THAT SO YOU GO TO REMEDIATION. THE ABILITY TO PERSIST IN COMPLEX TASKS AND IND FEWER -- AND IN...
00:48:57
Hess, Frederick "Rick" M. - Resident Scholar and Director
CORE BUT IT DID MAKE SENSE TO TRY TO DISCONTINUE SOME OF THE OTHER ASSESSMENTS. SO DISTRICTS HAVE TO DO MORE ASSESSMENTS THEN THEY HAVE HISTORICALLY DONE....
00:49:51
Becoats, Eric - Superintendent
WHAT DOES THAT ENTAIL ? >> IT IS DISTRICTWIDE. WE WORKED WITH PARENTS EXAMPLE OF THINGS THAT YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE EXPLORING AND HOW IT WILL IMPACT...
00:51:33
Celania-Fagen, Elizabeth - Superintendent
WOULD NOT -- IF YOU ASK IF THEY WERE HAVING A TASK, THEY WOULD SAY NO. WE ARE MEASURING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS WHILE THEY ARE WORKING ON THESE PRODUCTS...
00:52:36
Weiss, Joanne - Chief of Staff
ASSESSMENTS IS AS CLEAR CUT AS MULTIPLE CHOICE ASSESSMENTS. THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME TEACHERS
00:52:45
Hess, Frederick "Rick" M. - Resident Scholar and Director
HAVE A LESS RIGOROUS STANDARDS. PUSH BACK IF YOU LIGHKE. NUTSHELL LOT BEHIND AS A SAFEGUARD AGAINST SOME SCHOOLS TURNING A BLIND EYE ARE SIMPLY PASSING...
00:53:38
Weiss, Joanne - Chief of Staff
FIVE YEARS. THERE ARE SO MANY CONDITIONS IN PLACE THAT WILL MAKE INNOVATION HAPPEN IN THIS FIELD IN A DIFFERENT WAY GOING FORWARD THEN IT HAS FOR THE...
00:55:31
Deasy, John E. - Superintendent
THIS TRANSITION. A MUCH MORE DELICATE FORM OF ASSESSMENT. THIS TRANSITION -- I FALL DOWN ALONG THE LINES THAT I WANT TO BE CAREFUL THAT WE MOVE AWAY FROM...
00:58:48
Hess, Frederick "Rick" M. - Resident Scholar and Director
ANOTHER. THERE WILL BE CONCERNS ABOUT WHETHER THAT IS A FAIR MEASURE OF TEACHERS. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE THAT TRANSITION? >> WE HAVE GOT WHAT ABOUT...
00:59:36
Deasy, John E. - Superintendent
AND BY VERY -- HAVING A VERY BALANCED ASSESSMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL A ROUND OF PEACE. WE ARGUED THAT THE LION'S SHARE OF THE MAJORITY, THAT NUMBER IS LESS...
01:01:01
Becoats, Eric - Superintendent
A ROLE IN MAKING SURE THAT THE CHILD IS SUCCESSFUL. IT DID WORK. >> EXACTLY. I HAPPEN TO AGREE 100%. AND I THINK JOANN'S STATEMENT ABOUT BEING ON THE...
01:01:32
Deasy, John E. - Superintendent
SYSTEMS ARE EITHER GOOD OR BAD THAT WE PUT IN FIVE YEARS AGO PROBIOTIC WHAT WE ARE HOLDING ON TO IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT WILL BE NONPRODUCTIVE AS OPPOSED...
01:02:07
Coleman, David - President
WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT ASSESSMENT OF LITERACY, WHICH SEEMS A VERY BIG, A CONFUSING THING, LET ME JUST SAY THIS. IF A STUDENT CAN READ COMPLEX AND DEMANDING...
01:04:32
Hess, Frederick "Rick" M. - Resident Scholar and Director
GET ABOUT 15 SECONDS IN AND IF I DO NOT SEE SOMEONE COME INTO MY WILL GIVE SOMEONE ELSE A SHOT. >> CAN SOMEONE TALK ABOUT MONEY?
01:04:41
Q&A
WILL THIS BE MORE COSTLY, THIS TRANSITION? AND GIVEN THE STATE BUDGET ON EDUCATION CANNOT -- ON EDUCATION, IS THAT POSSIBLY A HUGE HURDLE FOR THIS TRANSACTION...
01:05:00
Audience Q/A
I DO NOT BELIEVE IN MANY INSTANCES IT WILL BE MORE MONEY. AS DAVID MENTIONED EARLIER, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE RESOURCES THEY CURRENTLY HAVE,...
01:05:22
Becoats, Eric - Superintendent
PERSPECTIVE, YES. BUT TO SAY THAT IN AND OF ITSELF IT WILL COST YOU MORE MONEY, I WOULD NOT SAY THAT IN TOTAL. BUT OBVIOUSLY, THERE ARE SOME EXPENSES...
01:06:11
Deasy, John E. - Superintendent
TO BE INCREASED AROUND THOSE. YOU CAN DO THAT THROUGH THOUGHTFUL POLICY. LESS PRISON BUILDING AND MORE PRESCHOOL BUILDING PREPARED -- BUILDING. >> I...
01:06:46
Hess, Frederick "Rick" M. - Resident Scholar and Director
OF ANY FEDERAL DOLLARS FOR UNIQUE POPULATIONS, JUST BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE THEM IN OUR SENSES DATA. THE NUMBERS ARE IN OTHER -- IN OUR CENSUS DATA. THE...
01:06:58
Celania-Fagen, Elizabeth - Superintendent
WE WERE FACED WITH AN $18 MILLION BUDGET SHORTFALL. AND IN ADDITION, OUR CLASS'S HAD GROWN TOO LARGE. OUR TEACHERS HAVE BEEN ON A FREEZE IS. WE HAD THIS...
01:09:01
Coleman, David - President
PREPARED -- INCOMPETENT. AND IN FACT, THEY ARE MERELY TELLING THE TRUTH. NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED, AS WE ALL KNOW. AS A COMMUNITY, IT IS TIME TO...
01:10:46
Audience Q/A
AND FEDERAL LEADERS IN THE DISCUSSION ON HOW TO IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. IS THERE AN ELEMENT OR IT WILL TO A COMPANY, AND KORAN WITH THIS EXTENDED...
01:11:42
Deasy, John E. - Superintendent
A BRIEF WORD AROUND THE WAIVERS AND WATCHING THE GOVERNMENT SUPPORT DURING DOUBT, ABSOLUTELY, THAT IS GOING BACK TO THE DISTRICT TO DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU...
01:12:59
Audience Q/A
YEARS, PARTICULARLY FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT -- WHO ARE OVER AGE AND UNDER CREDIT? >> WE ARE DEFINITELY LOOKING AT COMPETENCY BASED CONSTRUCTION. ESPECIALLY...
01:13:32
Celania-Fagen, Elizabeth - Superintendent
THE STATE BEING THE ANSWER. WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IT IS. THE ONLINE APPROACH HAS OPENED THE DOOR PRETTY WIDE AND BROUGHT THE PUBLIC SENTIMENT AROUND...
01:14:25
Deasy, John E. - Superintendent
GRADUATION IS, I THINK, A BIT OF AN ENEMY TO HELPING STUDENTS GET THERE. IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT SHOULD BE A MOVE AWAY FROM THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF COMPLETION....
01:15:54
Hess, Frederick "Rick" M. - Resident Scholar and Director
DIRECTIONS THAT ARE UNIMAGINABLE UNDER THE NCLB? >> YES. [LAUGHTER] WE'RE ABOUT TO GET A NEW ROUND OF ASSESSMENT. WE NEED TO LOOK AT THEM AS VERSION 1.0...
01:16:22
Weiss, Joanne - Chief of Staff
IS WORTH SAYING OUT LOUD. I DO WANT TO CREDIT MCLB AND PERHAPS, ON POPULARLY STAND FOR IT AND IT -- NOT POPULARLY STAND FOR IT AND IS VIGILANCE FOR ALL...
01:16:45
Coleman, David - President
KORAN -- AS SUNNY AS I AM ABOUT THE COMMON CORE, LETTING SCHOOLS AND DO THEIR OWN THING CAN BE QUITE HAZARDOUS TO CERTAIN TYPES OF KIDS. AND WE HAVE...
01:17:34
Weiss, Joanne - Chief of Staff
ABOUT WHEN YOU ESTABLISH A SET OF STANDARDS THAT IT TENDS TO BE -- THE LETHARGY SETS IN OVER TIME, INTENTIONALLY OR NO, AND IT BECOMES
01:17:48
Hess, Frederick "Rick" M. - Resident Scholar and Director
INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO MAKE THE KINDS OF ADJUSTMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS THAT 1.0 DEMAND APPEARED WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THAT? >> -- 1.0 DEMAND. WHAT DO...
01:18:16
Coleman, David - President
MATHEMATICS CRITICS -- PREDICTS THE FUTURE OF SUCCESS. THE NOTION THAT READING IN GREATER COMPLEXITY CRITICS YOUR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE, THE EVIDENCE IS...
01:19:17
Audience Q/A
AND REFERENCE IT IN THEIR DAILY ACTIVITY? AND TWO, WHAT RESOURCES AND TOOLS ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR THOSE TEACHERS TO MONITOR THEIR PERFORMANCE AGAINST...
01:19:55
Celania-Fagen, Elizabeth - Superintendent
YESTERDAY'S. WE HAVE INTENTIONALLY ALIGNED THE CURRICULUM THAT GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND EVEN WHAT THE COMMON CORE ASKS. AND FROM THERE, WE HAVE ALSO PAID...
01:22:20
Deasy, John E. - Superintendent
PROBABLY CONCENTRATED AT THE CORE PRINCIPLES, SO THAT THEY ARE -- THEIR ENTIRE FUNDAMENTAL OBLIGATION HAS MOVED FROM RUNNING A SCHOOL TO IMPROVING TEACHING...
01:23:40
Audience Q/A
IT WORK. BUT WE ARE VERY NERVOUS. WE ARE MAINLY NORRIS -- NERVOUS BECAUSE WHAT WE ARE HEARING FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY'S WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS IS THAT...
01:25:31
Deasy, John E. - Superintendent
BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT. WE ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO DO THIS INSIDE THE TRADITIONAL OSSIFIED STRUCTURES. X DOLLARS FOR THE MOMENT AND YOU PAY X PRICE TO GET...
01:26:24
Hess, Frederick "Rick" M. - Resident Scholar and Director
THE CONTRACT LANGUAGE IS GOOD, BAD, OR INDIFFERENT. IT IS JUST NOT WORKING FOR THIS. WHAT WOULD BE WORSE IS MORE BAD PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. YOU CREATE...
01:26:40
Deasy, John E. - Superintendent
BE VERY TERRIBLE. AND VERY DISRESPECTFUL. THE NOTION OF SIDE BY SIDE OF THE ELEMENT, OF A NEW VEHICLE AND THE CONTENT OF THE VEHICLE -- AND I WOULD ARGUE...
01:27:34
Becoats, Eric - Superintendent
I THINK THE BAG IS A LITTLE MIXED, BUT WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS TO LEARN THIS. BUT I WILL ALSO SAY THIS TO YOU,...
01:28:34
Hess, Frederick "Rick" M. - Resident Scholar and Director
BUT IT IS ACTUALLY THE SAME LOUSY, IN A FACTUAL STUFF. -- IN A FACTUAL STUFF. I DO NOT KNOW HOW WE GET OUR HANDS AROUND THAT. >> ONE OF THE THINGS I TELL...
01:29:10
Becoats, Eric - Superintendent
WE SENT OUT A CALL FOR PROPOSALS FROM TEACHERS. WE MADE SURE THAT TEACHERS WERE THE ONES PROVIDED A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. >> ALICE KAINE WITH DON...
01:29:49
Audience Q/A
ARE ON A WEIGHTLESS. -- WAIT LIST. ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT IT THIS WAY, AND WHAT ARE THE BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS? DOES COMMON CORE HAVE AN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE...
01:30:49
Coleman, David - President
PROBLEM. WHAT ARE THE TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE EMERGING THAT HAVE PROMISED? I THINK IS EXACTLY WHAT ALICE TALKED ABOUT. EXCEPTIONAL TEACHERS CAN NOW SHARE...
01:32:40
Hess, Frederick "Rick" M. - Resident Scholar and Director
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