State Board of Education

The State Board of Education will be meeting to discuss assessment cut scores on Friday, November 6th, 11AM, CST.
Location:
Room 211, Renaissance Hotel
611 Commerce St
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 741 - 2966

Effective Leaders
Dr. Nixon’s editorial on new curricular standards in TN.
Send the Ed Secretary back to school, proposes Jay Mathews, because that’s where Duncan and his predecessors, had the most impact.
Mathews may not realize it but the same thing, writ small, happens in schools everywhere. How often does this year’s superstar teacher become next year’s […]

The State Board of Education has released the 2009 Report Card on the Effectiveness of Teacher Training Programs.
A copy of the report can be downloaded at the following link.

The Tennessee State Board of Education will hold its next meeting on Friday, November 6th (8:30AM)
Meeting Agenda.
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
1st Floor Conference Room
Davy Crockett Tower
500 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN
November 6, 2009
8:30 a.m.

Effective Leaders
Here are some rock star superintendents you wouldn’t recognize on the street.
Andres Alonso, the superintendent in Baltimore has been working hard to change the leadership culture by giving principals power of the purse. And the student performance in Baltimore is steadily and consistently improving.
Under the old staffing model, principals would “inflate their numbers […]

The Basic Education Program Review Committee will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, October 21st, 1PM, CDT
State Board Conference Room
9th Floor Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 741 - 2966
WebEx Conference Call Instructions
Summary: Fourth meeting of the BEP Review Committee
Start Time: 10/21/2009 1:00 PM
URL: http://stateoftennessee.na6.acrobat.com/bepmeeting/
Access: Anyone who has the URL for the meeting can enter the room
Conference […]

Effective Leaders
As we ponder the recent NAEP results, this might be a good time to also consider WWJRT? (What would John Rawls think?)
Hamilton County is partnering with the Public Education Foundation to help assistant principals become school leaders.
Effective Teachers
Jackson Madison County Schools are experimenting with teachers looping to successive grades with their class.
Rigorous, […]

The BEP Review Committee will hold its next meeting on Thursday, October 15th, 1PM to 3PM, CDT
State Board of Education Conference Room
9th Floor Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
WebEx Conference Call Instructions
Summary: Third meeting of the BEP Review Committee
Start Time: 10/15/2009 1:00 PM
Duration: 02:30
New URL: http://stateoftennessee.na6.acrobat.com/r54138294/
Telephony Information: Audio Bridge:
Conference Number(s): 1-877-468-0082; 532-5141 (Nashville)
Participant Code: 1220

Effective Leaders
Arne Duncan plays hoops and talks education with Stephen Colbert:

The Colbert Report
Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c

Arne Duncan

www.colbertnation.com

Colbert Report Full Episodes
Political Humor
Michael Moore

Brainerd High School increases graduation rate from 30 to 70 percent in a decade.
Effective Teachers
How to save math education webcast, by high school math teacher Dan Meyer.

One Colorado college guarantees the quality […]

Marshmallows and student success revisited. Below is a TED talk given earlier this year. More details on the study are here.

Effective Leaders
The NEA is encouraging local affiliates to waive any contractual language that would prevent teachers from moving to hard to staff schools. They note, however, that unless there are good […]