Re: Fwd: [wa-ed-deform] Public Ed - WA: Bill/ hearing alert

[Bob <BDeBuhr@EXCITE.COM>]

Missed an important one SB 5490 (Johnson) removes the link between passage
of the Certificate of Mastery from graduations.  The Certificae of Mastery
shall not be required.

On Sun, 4 Feb 2001 12:16:12 EST, Assessment Reform Network Mailing List
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>  From: "Marda Kirkwood" <arthurhu@halcyon.com>
>  Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2001 01:04:30 -0600
>  Subject: [wa-ed-deform] Public Ed - WA: Bill/ hearing alert
>
>  The Education Committees are hearing some very important bills this
coming
>  week. The schedule is below.  More detailed information on two of the
bills
>  is provided following the schedule.
>
>  ACTION: Please call on the two bills highlighted (and others that catch
your
>  interest). The hotline number is 1-800-562-6000. They will take messages
on
>  up to 3 bills.  The messages are forwarded to legislators daily.
>
>  Schedule:
>
>  House Ed
>  Monday, 2/5, 1:30 PM
>  ***HB1240  Changing provisions relating to the WASL
>  HB 1380 Changing timelines for science and Soc. Studies WASL
>  HB 1476 Changing academic assessment timelines
>  HB1378 Parental and community involvement grants
>  HB 1646 Including WA Natl. Guard Youth Challenge as an Alt. Ed service
>  provider
>
>  Wednesday, 2/7, 8 AM
>  HB 1449 supplemental contract incentives for certificated staff
>  HB 1400 Cooperating teachers
>  HB 1639 Peer mentor program
>  HB 1607 Alternative certification
>
>  Thursday, 2/8, 1:30 PM
>  ****HB 1562 Adopting recommendations of the A+ Commission
>
>  Senate Ed
>  Monday, 2/5, 1:30 PM
>  SB 5044 Parental involvement in AIDS Ed.
>  SB 5085 Administering glucagon to hypoglycemic students
>  SB 5533 Notification of pesticide application at school
>  SB 5534 Regulating pesticide application at school
>
>  Wednesday, 2/7. 1:30 PM
>  SB 5200 Supplemental contract incentives for certificated staff
>  SB 5574 Years of service for ed. staff associate positions
>  SB 5582 Conditional employment for teachers with lapsed certificate
>  SB 5584 Contracting for services performed by classified staff
>  SB 5641 Limiting disclosure of personal info about school employees
>
>  Thursday, 2/8, 3:30 PM
>  ***SB 5625 Adopting recommendations of the A+ Commission
>
>
>  **HB1240
>  This excellent bill would require that the writing portion of the scored
>  WASL be returned to the school for review by the parent, classroom
teacher,
>  and the student.  This is one of CURE's main agenda items for the
session.
>  While we would like to see it include all of the WASL, this is a good
first
>  step.  Last year, this bill passed the House unanimously.  It died in the
>  Senate Education committee.  Please try to testify on behalf of this
bill.
>  If you can't be there in person, please call the hotline or e-mail your
>  house members.
>
>  ***HB1562/SB5625
>  These are identical, 33-page, companion bills, being heard on the same
day
>  in back-to-back hearings.  They implement the recommendations of the
>  Compliance (A+) Commission.  These are EXTREMELY BAD bills. If the
>  recommendations become law, A+ will have the power to force schools into
the
>  accountability system.  They will be able to remove a school from its
>  district's jurisdiction, fire teachers , administrators, etc., usurp the
>  responsibilities of the duly elected school board ... It goes on and on.
>  The basis for their actions will be a school's (or district's)
performance
>  on the WASL -- a subjective, unreliable, and invalid measure of student
>  performance.  Please take immediate action!
>  Note: For more detailed information on problems with the WASL and the
>  accountability system, please see the Citizens' Minority Report on
>  Accountability on the CURE web site at www.eskimo.com/~cure.
>
>  Marda Kirkwood
>  CURE chair
>
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