Last year when the PEPSC/SREB licensure proposal was first unveiled, I wrote a solution-oriented alternative to what I believed would more effectively address the NC teacher pipeline issue. You can read the original post here. If you haven't been following this issue for the last year, I encourage you to read the original post first... Continue Reading →
NC argues to overturn its own contribution to the courts in Moore v Harper
235 years separate Moore v Moore: the role of judicial review in North Carolina
NC Teacher Licensure Proposal Prepares to Prioritize Contractors Over Children
A draft teacher licensure proposal soon to be considered by the North Carolina State Board of Education has been labeled “Pathways to Excellence.” It begs two questions: Where do the pathways lead? And for whom are they excellent? Where do the pathways lead? Credit: Dan4th Nicholas https://www.flickr.com/photos/43264265@N00 As the draft proposal is currently written, it... Continue Reading →
A broken feedback loop can’t effectively repair the teacher pipeline
https://videopress.com/v/FhioxTqX?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true NC teacher licensure schemers avoided feedback for as long as possible and remain resistant to changes, yet the plan elevates student survey feedback as a core method to rescind teacher licenses. A scheme created with a rigged feedback loop is set to further damage the teacher pipeline, not repair it. Our students deserve better.... Continue Reading →
Recipe for Disaster: Creating Competition Within Teacher Support Networks
https://videopress.com/v/ANgaS5uQ?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true The PEPSC licensure scheme is set to transform NCEES, the current teacher evaluation matrix. It will change it from its original intent as a professional growth tool, into a punitive one that revokes a teacher's license for not being all things to all people, despite being everything their students need. You can offer feedback... Continue Reading →
NC DPI official admits EVAAS stacks the deck against recognizing growth
https://videopress.com/v/ZvZX62Eq?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&autoPlay=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true EVAAS is a flawed, norm-referenced tool that has been rejected by other states, and was eliminated for official use in teacher evaluations by North Carolina in 2016. NC also drastically scaled back its standardized test regimen after pushback from parents and educators. So why does a teacher licensure pitch headed soon to the North... Continue Reading →
Teacher Prep Faculty Group Calls Out Faulty Licensure & Compensation Scheme
Kudos to the North Carolina Association for Colleges of Teacher Educators for their strong statement calling out the history, current issues, and future consequences of the draft teacher licensure and compensation plan being laundered through PEPSC. PEPSC plan promoters have written off the concerns of Educator Preparation Programs (EPP) as sourced in EPP's self-interest to... Continue Reading →
If there’s a way, we must find the will
Please sign and share the petition to restore pipeline policies offered in 2007 but have been eliminated over the last decade: link.ncae.org/ExperienceMatters4NC