SED: CTB/McGraw-Hill Awarded HS Equivalency Diploma RFP
March 11, 2013
Commissioner John B. King, Jr. announced that SED intends to execute a contract with CTB/McGraw-Hill to develop a new New […]
SED Launches Test Security Website
February 19, 2013
The State Education Department has issued a press release describing a new test security website – including an electronic “tip line” – as the […]
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING OBLIGATION FOR APPR PLANS
January 8, 2013
(Droid – use menu/browser for full text) Despite clear language in the new evaluation law requiring collective bargaining for many […]
SED Update – AP & GRS
November 30, 2012
(Droid – use menu/browser for full text) $17.3 has been awarded to 17 school districts and local consortia for the […]
Release of the 2013 Grades 3-8 ELA and Math Test Guides
November 20, 2012
The information below was received from Associate Commissioner Ken Wagner on November 20. For each subject and grade, information is […]
SED APPROVES 107 EVALUATION PLANS
September 20, 2012
9/19/12 Press Release is below: (Driod – use menu/browser for full text) State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. announced […]
2011-12 Teacher Growth Scores Sent to Districts
August 16, 2012
(Droid – use menu/browser for full text) Today, August 16, SED announced that 2011-2012 growth report files for teacher growth […]
Recommendation for APPR Confidentiality
June 12, 2012
(Droid – use menu/browser for full text) SAANYS Position: It remains SAANYS’ position that full confidentiality of APPR evaluations, scores […]
Testimony at Senate Ed Hearing on Assessments
June 11, 2012
(Droid – use menu/browser for full text) “Testing is increasingly viewed as a way to measure teacher effectiveness. Even advocates […]
SAANYS issues APPR Resource Materials
May 15, 2012
(Droid – use menu/browser for full text) We have updated our APPR Resource Packet and Sample APPR Agreement as of […]