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| The Committee will hear invited and public testimony on the following |
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| Review teacher compensation, evaluations, professional development, |
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| certification and training programs. Specifically, review the following: |
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| -Teacher compensation including the Minimum Salary Schedule, incentive |
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| pay, merit pay, and stipends; |
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| -How teacher evaluations can be effective mechanisms for increasing |
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| student achievement and improving instructional practices by including |
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| multiple measures, particularly student achievement data based on growth. |
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| Evaluate how teacher evaluations can direct district decisions on |
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| providing professional development, mentoring, intervention, and possible |
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| dismissal in response to underperforming teachers; |
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| -State sponsored professional development initiatives including the |
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| alignment of professional development with curriculum and real work |
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| experiences and the value of professional development for bilingual, ESL |
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| and special education teachers in increasing student achievement. |
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| -Need to adopt statewide standards for teacher certification and |
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| in-service training programs for regular and special education teachers at |
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| both the pre-service and in-service levels to ensure all teachers are |
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| highly qualified to teach students with disabilities. |
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| The Committees will hear invited testimony followed by public testimony on |
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| the above interim charge. |
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| Public testimony will be limited to 3 minutes per person. |
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