1. Monica Madden October 25, 2013

2.  Superintendent has taken cuts as well. Because of the charter amendment, Supt. office has seen a 25% cut.  There will be a pay increase next year (1-2%) because it was an election year. (Superintendent is running for Governor…He needs our vote!)  The state has not changed the amount of funds it pays of employee benefits. If insurance premiums are going up, it is an individualized district issue.  The State will NO LONGER pay for insurance for noncertified employees.

3.  TKES evaluation should NOT be punitive and should look at GROWTH. Growth as a teacher should be looked upon also with the growth of his/her students in comparison with other students with the same characteristics.  Administrators have to be credentialed to evaluate.  Administrators need to be effectively trained (continuing to work on evaluator validity).

4.  Evaluation process should be transparent (there are NO secrets with this process).  Evaluation process should be communicated as a growth tool. If it is not being communicated, the Superintendent will look into it.  Superintendent understands that the leadership in the building is a major reason behind some problems.

5.  PARCC is gone, but there will be another PARCC like assessment.  Continue to access PARCC items in order to prepare our students for the type of test they will take. Rigor MUST be increased because the test expectations have changed.  Districts must have a plan in place for full online assessments.  GA is staying with Common Core (need consistency)  Vertical alignment for the CRCT and EOCT. Many students pass the 8 th grade CRCT but lack prerequisites skills to pass the EOCT….How is that possible?

6.  State Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) has been available for 2 years. (Surprised that more teachers were not aware of the SLDS).  Great teacher resource, can track test scores for the last 7 years (can see the domains and standards).  Schools receive extra credit on CCRPI when accessing it.  Superintendent can see what you are looking at and accessing on this site.

7.  7 million dollars is available this year for technology.  Money will be made available in the form of a grant  Districts will have to apply for it. (Grants can be accessed online through the DOE website.)  100 megs of internet will be given to every system by July 2015.