This site is a class blog space for new Career and Technical Specializations and Heathcare Science teachers enrolled in the New Teacher Institute (NTI) at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
NE1 or NI1 School?
I find out the reason all of the folks from the state, central office, and other schools are doing excessive observations at my school is because we didn't make AYP as a county. It appears as if this is going to get a little rough. My superiors have been thoroughly impressed with my knowledge of my standards and such (I've really done my homework on this) and most of it is due to my training at NTI. I really screwed up today when someone asked "why is our administration trying to implement all these new strategies", I replied, "I think they graduated from NTI this summer, and now they know how things work" to my department head. That wasn't the smartest thing to say, but that's what rolled right off my tongue. Any of you seasoned teachers out there been through this battlefield yet? Any input is appreciated.
Shane, I feel your pain. We are going through something similar with the Georgia Professional Standards Commission and NCATE (another reviewer) in the College of Education at GSU right now. It's NOT fun, and it has been a boatload of paperwork for us. The only input I have to offer is do and say what is expected of you, and you shouldn't have any problems. It's all VERY political if you know what I mean, so just play along.
ReplyDeleteIt's easy to see how so many of our tax dollars are wasted on all of these outside parties checking in on us. It seems simple to me, teach what the state expects in a way that you see as being most effective for the group of kids that you have at any given time. Maybe the reason that AYP isn't met sometimes is because there's not enough room for the critical information because it's all being taken up by all of the big noses.
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