Amendments to Standing Rules 6/30/2011 WEA

1A - Position of Opposition
1. Position of support
2. Position of opposition
2A - Position of Opposition
3A - Position of Support
Streamlines the general procedures for resolutions at RA.

NEW BUSINESS ITEMS
1. Position of opposition
2. Position of support
3. No interest in taking a position.
4. No position
5. No interest in taking a position.
6. No position

DEBATE of NBI'S Proposed Policy Statement on Teacher Evaluation and Accountability

iii. Indicators of Teacher Contribution to Student Learning and Growth demonstrating a teacher's professional growth.  Such indicators must be authentic, reflect that there are multiple factors that impact a student's learning beyond a teacher's control and may include the following indicators or other chosen by a local or state affiliate: student learning objectives developed jointly by the teacher and principal/evaluator; teacher created assessments, district or school assessments, district or school assessments, student work (papers, portfolios, projects, presentations); teacher defined objectives for individual student growth; and  high quality standardized that provide valid, reliable, timely and meaningful  information regarding student learning and growth. Unless such tests are shown to be scientifically valid and reliable for the purpose of measuring both students learning and a teacher's performance, such tests may not be used to support any employment action against a teacher and may be used only to provide non-evaluative formative feedback.

Amended 6.29.2011

Read above proposed policy statement prior to debate on Saturday morning.

Nominations for NEA Resolutions:

Karen McNamara
Debbie Rose
Tobi Beehler
Ed Padilla
Ricki Malone

Jolene Tripp - NEA Director Candidate - running for re-election spoke briefly to her

Announcements:

Dennis Van Roekel, NEA President - 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 2, 2011

Joe Biden, Vice President of USA - 10:30 a.m. Sunday, July 3, 2011