POLICY BRIEFS
Great Teachers for All Students:
Issues
and Strategies for Washington State (3/2004)
Ensuring
a system that supports well-trained and effective teachers, principals,
educational staff associates, and administrators is the defining work of the
Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB). As an advisory board to state
policymakers, the PESB formulates its recommendations through a deliberative
process that includes research, presentations from experts and educational
professionals, conversations among board members, and dialog with the varied
constituencies that it serves. In October 2003, the PESB undertook all of
those activities within a one-day invitational policy forum, convening a
variety of stakeholders and experts to bring their ideas to bear on three
goals of the board.
The policy forum, GreatTeachers for All Students: Issues and
Strategies for Washington State, was hosted jointly by the PESB
and the National Commission on Teaching and America¨s future (NCTAF) and
included state and local education leaders, policymakers, higher education
and association leadership.
Policy
Forum 2003 Resource Documents
Getting and Keeping the Teachers We
Need:
Paying for What We Value
(1/2003)
Teachers need to be paid more, but they also
need to be paid differently. While the system of teacher development
has changed dramatically in recent years, the system of compensation has
not. Teachers need a compensation structure that more appropriately
provides incentives that are aligned with the changing demands of their
profession.
The Role of Alternative Routes
(1/2003)
Washington is experiencing teacher shortages
in specific teaching areas, such as, special education, math and science,
and in specific geographic regions. The nature of Washington's teacher
shortage requires a strategic approach that includes both recruitment and
retention strategies; and expanding Washington's new alternative route
programs is a key part of this strategy.
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