2010 Policy Priorities

#1. Effective Teachers and Administrators:
Evaluations Linked to Student Progress

#2. Excellent School Leaders:

Alternative Route to Certification for Principals

#3. Higher Standards for All Students:

Incentives for Advanced Placement Courses

#4. State Prioritization of the Achievement Gap:

Resolution and Appointed Task Force

#5. Parents Empowered to Create School Change:
“Parent Trigger”

#6. Enhanced Parent-Teacher Communication:

Two Parent-Teacher Conferences Yearly

#7. High School Drop-out Prevention:

Expanding Online Courses and Credit Recovery

#8. Tax-Break Incentives for Effective Teachers


#9. Adult Education Reform


#10. Census Count Reform