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State to seek NCLB relief at 'first possible moment'
Posted: 9/23/2011 11:29:34 AM
Wisconsin will apply for relief under federal No Child Left Behind mandates “at the first possible moment,” State Superintendent Tony Evers said today.
The White House will roll out a program for states to apply and be granted more freedom under the NCLB law. Evers said new state education accountability policy currently under design will be used to augment and replace NCLB mandates.
“Wisconsin is really well-positioned to move this initiative forward,” Evers said in a conference call with Education Secretary Arne Duncan.
Evers said the state’s Educator Effectiveness Design Team will soon present its findings to use multiple measures to evaluate educators and students. That team could wrap up its work in late October or early November, Evers said.
WEAC is one of the participants on the 30-member Educator Effectiveness Design Team.
While President Obama is seeking congressional action to reform NCLB, Duncan said many of its components are “barriers” to reform. Duncan said states that apply for NCLB waivers must present new models of evaluation.
“We remain absolutely committed to accountability,” Duncan said.
For more from Evers – who plans to meet with Duncan next week on the waiver process – click here.