A few weeks ago I mentioned an upcoming project that we were going to be taking part in, organized by the WEA, to gather opinions from the membership on Terry Bergeson's leadership as Superintendent of Public Instruction and particularly on the emphasis that's been placed on the WASL.
At this year's Representative Assembly there will likely be a vote of no confidence taken on Terry Bergeson, and to that end every local in the state is being asked to poll their members. I've developed an on-line survey here to gather your opinions on these vital subjects; please take a few minutes to fill it out. It will be a great help to the Association.
(Please note: The District has no access to these surveys, as I've set up a private MLEA account. Your answers will only be available to the Association, so please be as honest as you want to be! ;-)
Here are some other sources of information that demonstrate the statewide scope of the project:
- From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer a nice overview of the problems many see with the WASL, along with information about the No Confidence vote.
- Also from the PI, good letters to the editor and a look at the ever-increasing costs of the test. One estimate says that administering the WASL could cost $47,000,000 next year. For comparison's sake, that's our district budget for 3 years, or enough to offer full-day kindergarten to another 30% of the kids in the state.
- The NPR station out of Pacific Lutheran University has an MP3 on the vote situation in Edmonds. it's about a 1-minute listen.
- The Everett Herald on the no-confidence vote, as well as The Tacoma News-Tribune.
- A release from the WEA describing the project.
- The Lake Stevens EA communicating with their memebrs.
If you have any questions, please contact Ryan.
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