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Feature:
Our Gift to Virginia's New Teachers
Update:
VASCD's Recommendations on Assessment & Accountability
Reminder:
New to Central Office? Read This!
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Our Gift to Virginia's New Teachers
VASCD is offering
every
new teacher in the Commonwealth a
free membership
! We look forward to welcoming these talented colleagues to our learning network.
"VASCD stands alone as the most impactful professional development organization in the Commonwealth. I could not be more excited to introduce new teachers to the organization, and I am confident that being a member will significantly improve the quality of their instruction
," says Joe Douglas, VASCD's President.
Please forward this email to any new teachers you know so that they can join us. Free membership is available to those in their first year of teaching as well as experienced teachers who are working in Virginia for the first time. All that is needed is a simple sign-up, and we will provide member benefits, discounts, and resources (including a free webinar) especially for new teachers through December. To sign up, click
"Become a Member" at
vascd.org and use the promo code
NEWTEACHER16.
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Update
Assessment, Accountability Priorities in
VASCD's Policy Recommendations
VASCD recently released a set of policy recommendations which we have sent to the Virginia Board of Education for their consideration. We are supporting:
- Revision of the Standards of Learning (SOL) to more directly support the Profile of a Graduate and reflect the knowledge and skills most relevant in the current century.
- A balanced assessment system that informs instruction while providing sufficient data for accountability purposes.
- A multi-metric accountability and reporting system that is understandable to all stakeholders, transparent, and relies more on real data than labels.
- School improvement processes and protocols that are contextualized, timely, meaningful and effective.
- Recognition that successful innovation and redesign efforts rely on support for high-quality professional development for Virginia educators.
To read the full 4-page document, click here.
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New to Central Office?
Leadership at the school division level requires a different skill set than a classroom or principalship role, and the transition can be challenging.
Our 2016- 2017 Leadership Series, Making a Difference from Central Office, will benefit all central office leaders, but is specifically designed for those who have made recent moves from building-level to division-wide roles. Sessions will be led by respected Superintendents and Central Office leaders from Virginia school divisions.
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