09/23/12State Proposes Revisions to Increase Rigor in School, Teacher Quality
Patch.com (09/23/12)The Connecticut Educator Preparation Advisory Council, a joint initiative of the State Department of Education and the Board of Regents for Higher Education, will develop policy recommendations and propose regulatory revisions to increase teacher and school leader preparation at the behest of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. The council, co-chaired by State Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor and Board of Regents for Higher Education Executive Vice President Michael Meotti, must examine educator training and its alignment with school and district needs and responsiveness to feedback; establish recruitment best practices and standards for candidate acceptance into these programs; and develop metrics for preparation program performance linked in part to graduate performance in the years following entry into the education field. Pryor says, "This council has been convened to involve education leaders and thought partners from classrooms, school and district leadership, and higher education in a dialogue regarding education preparation. Given advances made on evaluation this year as part of our education reforms, the council's work will ensure equal emphasis on this often underemphasized aspect of practitioner effectiveness: preparation. It also will enable the State Department of Education and the Board of Regents to engage in joint planning regarding the future of program accreditation."
