Find out if there is a Legislative Forum near you this weekend! Here's what to talk
about:
Allowable Growth = small class sizes
Four percent Allowable Growth (which helps keep class sizes small, provides funds for Professional Development and Teacher Salary Supplement) was passed by the Senate last week and is now in the House but hasn't been assigned to a committee yet. The Governor doesn't want Allowable Growth passed until after his Education Proposal has passed. The House does not have a pro-public education majority so urge members in your district to debate and pass Allowable Growth NOW so schools in your district will have the ability to budget for 2013-2014 and 2014-15. Everyone needs to be held accountable for student success - including teachers, students, parents, AND elected officials. For a more detailed explanation of Allowable Growth, read the ISEA Talking Points on Allowable
Four percent Allowable Growth (which helps keep class sizes small, provides funds for Professional Development and Teacher Salary Supplement) was passed by the Senate last week and is now in the House but hasn't been assigned to a committee yet. The Governor doesn't want Allowable Growth passed until after his Education Proposal has passed. The House does not have a pro-public education majority so urge members in your district to debate and pass Allowable Growth NOW so schools in your district will have the ability to budget for 2013-2014 and 2014-15. Everyone needs to be held accountable for student success - including teachers, students, parents, AND elected officials. For a more detailed explanation of Allowable Growth, read the ISEA Talking Points on Allowable
The Governor's Education Proposal-- Are elected officials
listening to educators?
Thanks to the VIVA Report, Reimagining School Leadership for the 21st
Century, Legislators have an opportunity to
hear the 17 solutions proposed by hundreds of Iowa educators who are in
classrooms every day. Iowa's educators have proposed practical solutions that
truly do place students at the center of education reform.
Read this report written
by Iowa educators to better explain the issues to your legislators.
The
Governor's education proposal passed through the House Subcommittee and has been
referred to the Full Committee. The House Education Committee may debate the
bill as early as next week. Be prepared to contact the Chair and members of the House Education
Committee and let us know how they
responded by using the Contact Us form on
isea.org.
