Re: motion

[kceh <kceh@AIRMAIL.NET>]

Savor those victories. And schedule a vacation, you've all earned it!
I'm off to add 3 more states to my tacky tourist refrigerator magnet
collection (Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida. Already have one for
Mississippi.) Have a great weekend, a good week, and a good weekend
after that.

Carol

Judi Hirsch wrote:
>
> Great news!!!!
>
> > JUDI-
> >
> > PASSED 6/1/00 BY OEA EXECUTIVE BOARD
> >
> > Whereas standardized tests such as the Stanford 9 do not address the
> > huge economic, social, cultural, and language disparities among the
> > state1s student population, and;
> >
> > Whereas these norm referenced tests are formulated to ensure 50% of
> > test takers score below the 50th percentile, and;
> >
> > Whereas the Stanford 9 is not aligned with the California State
> > Standards nor with the curriculum, and;
> >
> > Whereas these tests do not measure the instructional effectiveness of
> > teachers nor are they useful as diagnostic tools, and;
> >
> > Whereas high stakes tests are being used to enact punitive measures
> > against students, teachers, and districts, and;
> >
> > Whereas the use of multiple measures of assessment is a more valid
> > method of measuring achievement, effectiveness and accountability;
> >
> > Be it therefore resolved that the OEA opposes the use of standardized
> > tests such as the Stanford 9 as the sole measure of accountability, of
> > the allotment of monetary resources, and of awarding teacher bonuses
> > and directs its CTA State Council Delegates to actively support and
> > approve the adoption of a policy statement by CTA which opposes high
> > stakes testing.
> >
> > Moved:
> > Second:
> >
> >
> > Whereas the pressure applied by CTA members successfully forced
> > Governor Gray Davis to propose an increase in educational funding,
> > and;
> >
> > Whereas the members of OEA viewed the May 8 Rally in Sacramento as the
> > beginning, rather than the culmination, of a state-wide movement to
> > provide complete equity in educational funding,
> >
> > Be it therefore resolved that the OEA opposes CTA1s compromise to
> > remove the equal funding initiative from the November ballot and
> > directs its CTA State Council Delegates to oppose any motion to drop
> > the initiative.
> >
> > Moved:
> > Second:
>
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