Advisory Councils to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Recommendations 2008-2009
Advisory
Council
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 1
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 2
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 3
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 4
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 5
Educator
Development
Curriculum and
Instruction
Accountability
Redesign
Supports for Students
and Families
State Leadership
and Operations
Adult Education
Arts Education
21st Century
Skills
Readiness
Project
Charge ACLS with
drafting a policy on
underperforming
adult education
programs for review
and discussion in FY
10
See page 3.


Provide
 Establish a task
administrators and
force to identify
arts educators
the alignment of
with disciplinethe Arts
specific training,
Framework with
professional
21st Century Skills
development,
 Identify districts
sustained
with model
encouragement
programs that
and strengthen
successfully
student
address 21st
opportunities
Century Skills in
all arts disciplines
Establish a system
of regional and
See page 6.
statewide
professional
development for
arts specialists and
classroom

Develop an
accountability
system for arts
education
 Identify and
highlight
research-based
models
 Identify and
implement
District Report
Cards for Arts
Programs
See pages 6-7.






Identify and
replicate model
arts education
programs
Include arts in
licensure
Create regional
mentoring
Integrate arts
throughout the
curriculum
Develop and
implement
accountability
system to ensure
arts education
Use technology to
facilitate model
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Advisory Councils to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Recommendations 2008-2009
Advisory
Council
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 1
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 2
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 3
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 4
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 5
Educator
Development
Curriculum and
Instruction
Accountability
Redesign
Supports for Students
and Families
State Leadership
and Operations
teachers
See page 5.
Community Service
Learning



21st Century
Skills
Readiness
Project
and curriculum
dissemination and
professional
development
See page 5.
 Place resident
artists in
classrooms across
the state
See page 7.
Convene a K-16
focus group of
leaders in servicelearning to
develop a plan for
service-learning in
MA
Continue work on
disseminating
service-learning
practices through
a contextual
learning website
Encourage
service-learning
as a teaching and
learning
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Advisory Councils to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Recommendations 2008-2009
Advisory
Council
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 1
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 2
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 3
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 4
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 5
Educator
Development
Curriculum and
Instruction
Accountability
Redesign
Supports for Students
and Families
State Leadership
and Operations
21st Century
Skills
Readiness
Project
technology.
See page10.
Educational
Personnel
Educational
Technology
English Language
Learners/
Bilingual
Education

Develop a
diversity summit
 Develop strategies
that address the
educator pipeline
See page14.
Use the level of
“proficient” or above
on the Technology
Self-Assessment Tool
(TSAT) as the federal
reporting standards
for teacher technology
literacy proficiency
See page 17.
 Require preservice teachers to
be prepared to
teach ELLs
 Reinstate
bilingual educator
licensure for twoway/dual
Use the Council as a
resource for vetting
critical educational
personnel issues
See page14.
Work in assessing and
implementing the
recommendations of
the Governor’s
readiness report
See page14.
Revise the TSAT to
reflect the new PreK12 Technology
Literacy Standards for
students
See page17.


Review current
regulations for the
implementation of
M.G.L. Ch. 71A
Use titles for
alternative
language program
types consistently

Build capacity,
using ARRA
funds, to establish
data systems that
disaggregate
information by
Language
Program Type,


Reestablish ELL
parent advisory
councils
Provide culturally
and linguistically
responsive
American
schooling


Focus on higher
education teacher
preparation and
in-service
professional
development
Conduct school
review of

Focus on the
variety and
richness of
languages and
cultures from
around the world
that ELLs bring to
school and the
See educator
development
recommendations.
See Curriculum and
Instruction
recommendations.
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Advisory Councils to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Recommendations 2008-2009
Advisory
Council


Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 1
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 2
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 3
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 4
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 5
Educator
Development
Curriculum and
Instruction
Accountability
Redesign
Supports for Students
and Families
State Leadership
and Operations
language
programs with the
requirement that
teachers complete
a comprehensive
bilingual teaching
program and

demonstrate
proficiency in
both language and
competency in
content as well as
second language
pedagogy and
culture

Change the status
of the four
categories of
Structured English 
Immersion
preparation from
guidance to
regulation across
all licensure
groups
Train and retool
administrators in
throughout the
state to accurately
describe the
language of
instruction and

program format
Develop and
implement a plan
of action to
address the
learning needs of
ELLs who are
underserved or not 
served
Clarify or
eliminate the OPT
OUT
classification
Require
achievement data
which are
disaggregated by

Language
Program type,
duration, and
student
characteristics,
duration in
program, and
demographics of
ELLs
Implement more
Train the Trainer
evidence-based
programs
provided by
institutions of
higher education
for graduate credit
Ensure that
coordinated
program reviews
are conducted by
professionals with
knowledge and
experience in
working with
ELLs
Ensure state
audit/oversight of
teacher licensure
depending on
Language
Program Type
orientation to
parents through
parent advisory
councils
 Provide
documents and
conduct meeting
in a language
parents and
families
understand
 Provide
professional
development for
teachers and
administrators to
understand the
strengths and
needs of families
from different
cultures
See page 23.
21st Century
Skills
programs for
skills required by
ELLs by language
the 21st Century
of instruction and  Capitalize on the
teacher
first World
qualifications
language as a
 Develop a longresource for MA
and short-term
by widely
plan to address the
promoting twopersonnel
way bilingual
shortage in ESL,
programs
Bilingual, and
See page 24.
Bilingual/ESL
Special Education,
including council
involvement
See page 23.
Readiness
Project
See Accountability
Redesign for
recommendations.
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Advisory Councils to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Recommendations 2008-2009
Advisory
Council
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 1
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 2
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 3
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 4
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 5
Educator
Development
Curriculum and
Instruction
Accountability
Redesign
Supports for Students
and Families
State Leadership
and Operations
the areas of
culture and
language
See pages 20-21.




including
language group
and level of native
language
achievement
Provide
appropriate
language
programs where
instruction in
literacy and
language
development for
pre-literate ELLs
Monitor teacher
credentials in
language and
content for quality
of instruction
Implement a plan
and appropriate
guidelines for
implementation of
Response to
Intervention
Establish
culturally and
21st Century
Skills
Readiness
Project
See pages 22-23.
5
Advisory Councils to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Recommendations 2008-2009
Advisory
Council
Gifted and Talented
Education


Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 1
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 2
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 3
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 4
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 5
Educator
Development
Curriculum and
Instruction
Accountability
Redesign
Supports for Students
and Families
State Leadership
and Operations
21st Century
Skills
Readiness
Project
linguistically
appropriate
guidelines for
special education
assessment,
eligibility, and
implementation of
IEPs
See pages 21-22.
Require gifted and  Mandate the
talented topics in
identification and
elementary
service of gifted
teacher
and talented
certification
students with
programs
focus on inclusive
representation
Create
See page 28.
coursework
standards for
Academically
Advanced
licensure and for
professional
development
requirements for
those serving
gifted and talented
students
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Advisory Councils to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Recommendations 2008-2009
Advisory
Council
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 1
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 2
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 3
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 4
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 5
Educator
Development
Curriculum and
Instruction
Accountability
Redesign
Supports for Students
and Families
State Leadership
and Operations
21st Century
Skills
Readiness
Project
See page 28.
Global Education


Support preprofessional and
professional
development for
teachers, so they
can infuse their
teaching with
wider global
knowledge, while
working with
state-level
educational
organizations to
provide
professional
development and
resources to bring
global education
to scale in MA
Provide minigrants/seed money
to provide
professional




Appoint council
members to serve
on frameworks
and curriculum
review
committees to
ensure a global
perspective is
infused
Organize the first
conference on
Best Practices for
Global Education
Locate and
disseminate, in
print and online,
replicable best
practices
Expand current
foreign language
offerings and
require the K12
study of world

Develop
connections with
other advisory
councils to
promote a global
perspective in
their work
 Collaborate with
departments of
education in other
states to share
new information,
practices and
lessons learned,
and
build/contribute to
a common
knowledge base
See page 32.
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Advisory Councils to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Recommendations 2008-2009
Advisory
Council
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 1
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 2
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 3
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 4
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 5
Educator
Development
Curriculum and
Instruction
Accountability
Redesign
Supports for Students
and Families
State Leadership
and Operations
development for
teachers and
administrators
including grants
for international
study tours,
infusing global
education into
existing
curriculum,
developing global
education related
service learning
models, and
awarding
outstanding global
education
teaching
See page 32.
languages in the
context of
developing
cultural
understanding and
global citizenship
 Explore strategies
for integrating the
global diversity in
our school
populations into
global education
teaching models
 Research
opportunities for
federal and
foundation
funding of world
languages,
professional
development and
international
exchanges
See page 32.
21st Century
Skills
Readiness
Project
8
Advisory Councils to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Recommendations 2008-2009
Advisory
Council
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 1
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 2
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 3
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 4
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 5
Educator
Development
Curriculum and
Instruction
Accountability
Redesign
Supports for Students
and Families
State Leadership
and Operations
Interdisciplinary
Change the date to
revise the
Comprehensive
Health Curriculum
Framework to 2009
See page 35.
Health
Education & Human
Services
Life Management
Skills
Assist with
opportunities for
professional,
curriculum and
teacher develop in 18
for 18’s – A Guide to
Entering Adulthood
Responsibly
See page 40.
Support integration
and application of life
skills into the core
academic
content/curriculum
areas with help
refining the format,
features and delivery
mechanisms to better
meet the needs of
diverse audiences and
settings.
See page 40.
21st Century
Skills
Readiness
Project

Provide
reimbursement
equity among the
various councils
 Change the
procedure to
select the advisory
council
chairperson
See page 35.
 Vet the 18 for
18’s – A Guide to
Entering
Adulthood
Responsibly with
other advisory
councils
 Receive greater
emphasis and
support in
developing and
offering
opportunities for
life skills
education
See page 40.

Vet the 18 for
18’s – A Guide to
Entering
Adulthood
Responsibly with
subcommittees of
the Readiness
Project
 Recognize that
achievement and
expectation of life
skills mastery is
an essential
component of
educating the
whole child
See page 40.
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Advisory Councils to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Recommendations 2008-2009
Advisory
Council
Mathematics and
Science Education



Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 1
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 2
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 3
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 4
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 5
Educator
Development
Curriculum and
Instruction
Accountability
Redesign
Supports for Students
and Families
State Leadership
and Operations
Address issues of
teacher
professional
development and
provisions of
adequate
resources to all
teachers and
students in
conjunction with
the current
framework
revision
Establish
oversight: review
the current
recertification
regulations and
find ways to
ensure the quality
of professional
development
programs in
mathematics that
count towards
recertification
Establish and

21st Century
Skills
Readiness
Project
Revise the

Science and
Technology/Engin
eering Curriculum
Framework to
embed student
learning outcomes
for scientific skills
into each content
topic at all grade
spans
See page 43.
Develop guidance
for districts in
developing their
own in—house
capacity to assess
students’ progress
in concept
formation and
intellectual
development
through inquiry
and experiential
activities
See pages 43-44.
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Advisory Councils to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Recommendations 2008-2009
Advisory
Council
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 1
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 2
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 3
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 4
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 5
Educator
Development
Curriculum and
Instruction
Accountability
Redesign
Supports for Students
and Families
State Leadership
and Operations
21st Century
Skills
Readiness
Project
publicize
standards: create
and publicize a
new area on the
career
advancement
website that lays
out standards for
content-based
professional
development
 Provide examples
of high-quality
professional
development
programs
 Seek out high
quality programs:
provide
professional
developers with a
mechanism for
reporting the
extent to which
they meet the
standards
See pages 43-46.
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Advisory Councils to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Recommendations 2008-2009
Advisory
Council
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 1
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 2
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 3
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 4
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 5
Educator
Development
Curriculum and
Instruction
Accountability
Redesign
Supports for Students
and Families
State Leadership
and Operations

Parent & Community
Education &
Involvement
Racial Imbalance


Include culturally 
responsive and
culturally relevant
styles of pedagogy
in professional
development for

and within all
school districts
Increase financial
and/or career
ladder incentives
Develop policies
that support the
highest standard
for academic
achievement
Include culturally
responsive and
culturally relevant
styles of
instruction in
professional
Continue work on
compiling
research, data and
literature into a
briefing paper
 Develop proposed
draft rubrics and
indicators for each
standard to be
used as a tool to
help both schools
and families
understand what
the standards look
like in “real life”
See page 49.
 Support training
for educators on
effective
communication
with family,
parents and
guardians
particularly those
of children of
color, special
needs and English
21st Century
Skills
Readiness
Project

Share proposed
standards with
stakeholder
groups and other
interested
advisory councils
 Find volunteer
schools that would
“field test” the
draft rubrics.
See page 49.


Review crosscultural
competency and
cross-cultural
proficiency within
all levels of ESE’s
structure and
staffing
Reinstate and
expand Chapter
636 funding

Develop universal
full day rigorous
early education
programs
See page 53.
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Advisory Councils to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Recommendations 2008-2009
Advisory
Council


Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 1
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 2
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 3
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 4
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 5
Educator
Development
Curriculum and
Instruction
Accountability
Redesign
Supports for Students
and Families
State Leadership
and Operations
to recruit and
retain highly
qualified teachers
of color for
schools with high
numbers of
students of color
and low-income
students
Include crosscultural
competency and
cross-cultural
proficiency
measurable
outcomes
connected to
educator and
administrator
initial and
professional
licensure, as well
as recertification
processes
Create training
that will result in
culturally
development for
and within all
school districts
See page 53.
language learners
See page 54.




21st Century
Skills
Readiness
Project
which focused on
student
achievement
Create
opportunities for
people of color to
participate in
discussions,
conferences, and
policy-making on
issues of race
Develop staffing
guidelines for
ESE and school
districts that staff
composition will
more closely
reflect the
demographics of
the
Commonwealth
Review and
address current
diversity of
staffing within
ESE
Increase efforts to
13
Advisory Councils to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Recommendations 2008-2009
Advisory
Council



Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 1
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 2
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 3
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 4
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 5
Educator
Development
Curriculum and
Instruction
Accountability
Redesign
Supports for Students
and Families
State Leadership
and Operations
responsive and
culturally relevant
instruction and
pedagogy within
school districts
Support training
for educators on
effective
communication
with family,
parents and
guardians
particularly those
of children of
color, special
needs and English
language learners
Research how
higher education
addresses skill
building and
mastery for
teachers of color
Seek greater
clarity in data
reporting to
clearly identify


21st Century
Skills
Readiness
Project
diversify the
staffing of ESErelated
committees in
charge of the
implementation of
programs
Encourage public
schools, including
charter schools, to
have mandates to
achieve racial
diversity within
school
populations
Review and
address whether
ESE currently
operates and
supports crosscultural
competency and
cross-cultural
proficiency within
all levels of its
organization,
structure, and
14
Advisory Councils to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Recommendations 2008-2009
Advisory
Council
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 1
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 2
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 3
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 4
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 5
Educator
Development
Curriculum and
Instruction
Accountability
Redesign
Supports for Students
and Families
State Leadership
and Operations
percentages of
staff of color in
school districts
engaged in
classroom or
individual student
instruction and
counseling,
supervision of
teacher
performance, and
school
administration
See pages 53-54.



21st Century
Skills
Readiness
Project
staffing
Research whether
the relative
success of charter
schools is related
to their exemption
from the mandate
for racial balance,
and/or retain
selected
populations
Research and
analyze how
current ESE
policies help or
hinder schools to
close the racial
achievement gap
Disaggregate and
examine data for
socio-economic,
race, language,
and gender
diversity to that
interventions can
be implemented to
rectify hidden
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Advisory Councils to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Recommendations 2008-2009
Advisory
Council
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 1
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 2
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 3
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 4
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 5
Educator
Development
Curriculum and
Instruction
Accountability
Redesign
Supports for Students
and Families
State Leadership
and Operations
21st Century
Skills
Readiness
Project
undesirable trends
See pages 53-55.
School and District
Accountability and
Assistance

Proceed with the
next operational
steps: statutory
language,
incorporation of
self-assessment
process, cutoffs
for transition
between levels,
and requirements
for intervention
 Vet the revised
standards and
indicators with
districts to secure
widespread
support before
district reviews
begin in FY10
See page 57.

Raises concern
about the
adequacy of
resources and the
capacity available
to meet statutory
requirements of
40 school district
reviews in FY10
and to provide
targeted assistance
to all districts
requiring
intervention
See page 57.
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Advisory Councils to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Recommendations 2008-2009
Advisory
Council
Special Education
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 1
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 2
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 3
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 4
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 5
Educator
Development
Curriculum and
Instruction
Accountability
Redesign
Supports for Students
and Families
State Leadership
and Operations



21st Century
Skills
Readiness
Project
Appoint a
representative of
general education
to this council to
broaden and
deepen discussion
Post the white
paper entitled
“Applying the
Child-First Ethic
When Serving
Students with
Disabilities in
Educational
Settings” on the
ESE website and
send an advisory
of its availability
to general and
special education
personnel.
Continue working
to create a
statewide
definition for
suspension so that
accurate reporting
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Advisory Councils to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Recommendations 2008-2009
Advisory
Council
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 1
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 2
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 3
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 4
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 5
Educator
Development
Curriculum and
Instruction
Accountability
Redesign
Supports for Students
and Families
State Leadership
and Operations



21st Century
Skills
Readiness
Project
can be submitted
Continue to
improve upon
working to meet
the target set for
the State
Performance Plan,
Indicator 15,
Identification and
Correction of
Noncompliance
Consider data
collected via the
State Performance
Plan indicators
and examine how
this data an
improve outcomes
and policy
Consider creating
a virtual statewide
information
sharing platform
regarding
strategies and
resources in
special education
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Advisory Councils to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Recommendations 2008-2009
Advisory
Council
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 1
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 2
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 3
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 4
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 5
Educator
Development
Curriculum and
Instruction
Accountability
Redesign
Supports for Students
and Families
State Leadership
and Operations
21st Century
Skills
Readiness
Project
See page 60.
Technology/
Engineering
Education


Urge educator

preparation
programs as part
of their general
education
requirements for
all grades and
subject areas to
include a contentdriven course

sequence
containing science
and engineering
components
Urge ESE to
establish a
program that
actively recruits,
supports and
provides
mentorship for

mid-career
professionals from
Create and
maintain, in
partnership with
professional
organizations a
21st Century Skills
website where
educators can find
resources
Integrate more
thoroughly
technology/engine
ering and the
engineering
design process
into the teaching
of mathematics,
science, social
studies, and other
areas
Host an annual
statewide
conference to
Recommend the
acceptance of
Technology/Engineeri
ng as a laboratory
science by the Board
of Higher Education
for the purpose of
admission to state
colleges and
universities
See page 69.
Recognize and reward
community
organizations that
contribute to the
support of
partnerships between
schools, local
industries and higher
education that
encourage the
application of 21st
Century Skills
See page 69.
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Advisory Councils to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Recommendations 2008-2009
Advisory
Council
Vocational Technical
Education
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 1
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 2
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 3
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 4
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 5
Educator
Development
Curriculum and
Instruction
Accountability
Redesign
Supports for Students
and Families
State Leadership
and Operations
industry interested
in teaching
technology/engine
ering
See pages 68-69.
showcase yearlong capstone
projects
completed by 1112th gr. students
and archive on the
website noted
above
See page 69.
Support ongoing
updating of the VTE
Frameworks within a
three-year cycle
See page 74.
Expand Professional
Development
Institutes for
Educators to include
courses for VTE
technical teachers and
curriculum specialists
See page 74.


Develop a
tracking system
database to a
higher level and
begin the
development of
shared formative
written and
performance
assessments for
teachers, with
adequate
professional
development to
support successful
implementation
Work closely and
collaboratively
Begin to investigate
long-term options
with regards to
expanding the
capacity of the VTE
system in order to
provide access to
more students and
reduce the significant
waiting lists
See page 74.
21st Century
Skills
Readiness
Project
Appoint a task force
that includes
representation from
higher education,
ESE, guidance
professionals, techprep, and the council
to develop and
implement a plan to
extend, expand, and
streamline
postsecondary
linkages with
community colleges
for the VTE Class of
2010 and beyond
See pages 73-74.
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Advisory Councils to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Recommendations 2008-2009
Advisory
Council
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 1
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 2
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 3
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 4
Commissioner’s
Working Goals and
Priority 5
Educator
Development
Curriculum and
Instruction
Accountability
Redesign
Supports for Students
and Families
State Leadership
and Operations
21st Century
Skills
Readiness
Project
with the VTE
community on the
Certificate of
Occupational
Proficiency to
reach agreement
on a design and
implementation
model that
maximizes value
to graduating
students while
providing
meaningful
instructional
improvement data
to teachers and
administrators
See page 74.
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