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Delegates to the 2008 WEAC Representative Assembly approved two new resolutions and sent another back to the Resolutions Committee for review and action next year. The new resolutions were:
Learning Interventions
The WEAC supports the Response to Intervention (RtI) framework. The RtI framework requires that students receive research-based instructional intervention, when appropriate, to ensure academic and behavioral success.
The Council believes it is the local district’s responsibility to provide resources to support educators in successfully implementing the RtI framework.
The Council believes it is the local district’s responsibility to educate its staff in research-based instruction/intervention strategies and that such training must be relevant, comprehensive and ongoing.
The Council believes it is the local district’s responsibility to ensure that RtL information not be used in evaluation of the teacher.
PI 34 Support for Initial Educators
The WEAC believes PI 34 provides an effective framework for teacher licensing, but can only be effective if local school districts fully support educators involved in the process. The Council believes it is the responsibility of the local districts to provide timely and appropriate mentors for initial educators. Furthermore, the Council believes it is the responsibility of the local districts to provide support to initial educators in the process of writing, implementation and verification of their professional development plans.
The Council believes that school districts must adhere to the four requirements for school districts as stated by PI 34.
The Council believes that school districts must provide: (1) ongoing orientation developed and delivered collaboratively by all parties involved in the process, (2) ongoing support seminars which reflect the appropriate standards for educators and the mission and goals of school districts, (3) a qualified mentor for each initial educator, and (4) an administrator for each initial educator’s Professional Development Plan team.
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After discussion about a previously existing resolution titled Distance Education and Virtual Schools, delegates approved a motion to send the resolution (which was numbered B-14 in the 2007-08 Resolutions document) back to the Resolutions Committee. The committee will review it during 2008-09.
Complete set of 2008-09 WEAC Resolutions
Return to 2008 WEAC RA page
Posted June 3, 2008