N.Y. Chancellor Tisch Sends Conflicting Message to School Leaders By Peter DeWitt

N.Y. Chancellor Tisch Sends Conflicting Message to School Leaders

"We have always expected that scores will drop initially. But that's not a sign that our education community is doing something wrong. It's a sign that we're doing something right." Meryll Tisch

During these times of increased accountability, school leaders are looking to state leaders for guidance on what they can do to make sense of all of the changes. Whether it is teacher and administrator evaluation or implementing the Common Core State Standards, educators want to know that they are doing the right thing. By nature of who they are, educators are rule followers.

As with any monumental change, educators need to understand how all of this accountability is helping schools become better because the trust is gone between public schools and many state education departments. We read blogs, articles and look at state resources. New York State, where I am an elementary principal has Engage NY, which is their only guidance on all things Common Core.

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