STATE EDUCATION COMMISSIONER ADDRESSES EVERY TEACHER, PARENT CONCERN IN PUBLIC TALKS WITH PARENTS, SCHOOL BOARD AND SCHOOL DISTRICT REPS AT WHITE PLAINS HIGH.

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New York State Commissioner of Education, Maryellen Elia addressing parents and school executives from around the tricounty area at the White Plains High School Media Center Monday afternoon.

WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS BY JOHN F. BAILEY. MARCH 15, 20167:

NEW YORK STATE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION MARYELLEN ELIA ADDRESSING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, PERSONNEL FORM MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AT WHITE PLAINS HIGH SCHOOL PROMISED VIRTUALLY ALL TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND PARENTS WANTED IN DESCRUBING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ONGOING PLAN FOR ADDRESSING THOSE CONSTITUENTS’ CONCERNS ABOUT COMMON CORE, ASSESSMENT TESTS, AND TEACHER EVALUATION.

STANDARDS, SHE SAID WOULD BE FORMED USING A COMMITTEE OF EDUCATORS, TEACHERS, AND ADMINISTRATORS WHICH WOULD VET THE NEW FORMED STANDARDS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND TEACHERS FOR APPROVAL.

WHITE PLAINS SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS PAUL FRIED TOLD WPCNR MONDAY EVENING THAT COMMISSIONER ELIA DID NOT SPELL OUT A TIMETABLE WHEN THE STANDARDS WOULD BE FINALIZED.

SHE PROMISED THIS YEAR’S ASSESSMENTS WOULD HAVE ALL QUESTIONS VETTED BY A PANEL OF TEACHERS WHO WOULD HAVE THE POWER TO REMOVE QUESTIONS IF THEY FELT THEY WERE INAPPROPRIATE FOR GRADE LEVELS.

SHE REPORTED THE NEW TESTS THIS YEAR WOULD BE SHORTER WITH LESS READING PASSAGE QUESTIONS, AND THAT STUDENTS SHOWING GENUINE EFFORT WOULD BE ALLOWED EXTRA TIME TO COMPLETE THE TESTS.

WPCNR ASKED THE COMMISSIONER HOW THE SUCCESS OR LACK OF SUCCESS OF THE NEW TESTS WOULD BE DETERMINED IF THE RESULTS WOULD BE MEASURE AGAINST COLLEGE READINESS TESTS OR ADVANCED PLACEMENT TEST RESULTS.

SHE TOLD WPCNR SHE IS WORKING WITH EDUCATORS FROM THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK TO DETERMINE HOW TO DETERMINE THE SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF THE NEW TESTS.

SHE ASSURED THE AUDIENCE IN THE PUBLIC SESSIONS FROM 4:45  TO 7 PM THAT THE ISSUES OF TEACHER EVALUATION (USING ASSESSMENTS OR NOT) WOULD BE NEGOTIATED WITH THE TEACHERS UNTIL ALL SIDES ARE SATISFIED WITH THE SYSTEM.

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