Sentences with phrase «said peac»

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Cardona said that when PEAC has heard directly from education practitioners at its meetings they often want to focus on what is going well with teacher evaluation.

PEAC member Miguel Cardona, Meriden assistant superintendent for teaching and learning, said he sees stepping back from data management software as a positive.

«I myself tried to participate in PEAC for a long time, but it felt to me like something else was driving that agenda,» said Ingrid Villeda, co-chair of the Latino Caucus.

«I think this is a coup against Warren,» said a source within LAUSD, referring to the UTLA President Warren Fletcher, who at times has appeared caught in the middle of widely disparate factions within the union — reform - friendly teachers like NewTLA on the one hand, and hard - liners like PEAC on the other.

Robert Rader, executive director of the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education, said he needed more data before making key decisions as a member of PEAC.

«We're up against a time limit here,» said Waxenberg, referring to the fact that some of the issues that PEAC can address would require action by the legislature, which adjourns May 4.

CEA President Sheila Cohen and CEA Executive Director Mark Waxenberg, who both serve on PEAC, said mastery tests are not designed for the evaluation of teachers or administrators.

CEA President Cohen was quoted as saying, «Today's PEAC changes will foster a new climate that moves away from the rigidity and moves toward the healthy flexibility that our schools communities sorely need...,» while AFT - CT President Peters added, «With PEAC's approval of new flexibility options, our state's children will be the primary beneficiaries of this course correction.»

«Teachers are very concerned about the direction and process that appears to be evolving on the Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC), and we would like the Board to consider our concerns before adopting evaluation guidelines and piloting them,» said Loftus Levine.

PDECs are responsible for educator evaluation and professional learning, however during a panel presentation to PEAC, EDUCATION CONNECTION Professional Development Specialist Susan Domanico said that PDECs tend to focus on one hat or the other.