I strongly support of the proposed Accountability Framework.

이 새로운 책임 프레임워크를 통해 Virginia는 마침내 버지니아 학생, 학부모 및 지역사회에 대한 2015 모든 학생 성공법(Every Student Succeeds Act)에 따른 공개 책임을 이행하게 됩니다. 잘 알려진 바와 같이, Virginia의 현재 통합 인증 및 책임 시스템은 코로나 시대의 학습 손실로 인한 학업 성취도의 급격한 변화를 반영하지 못했습니다.

지원 숙련도 대 성장 가중치

저는 또한 매사추세츠 주와 마찬가지로 성과와 성장에 더 큰 비중을 두는 책임 프레임워크를 강력히 지지합니다. 첫째, 부모가 자녀에게 바라는 목표는 숙련도나 숙달에 도달하는 것이지, 그것을 향해 끝없이 성장하는 것이 아닙니다. 둘째, 메릴랜드의 책임 시스템은 숙달과 성장에 거의 동일한 비중을 두고 있으며, 메릴랜드의 책임 시스템은 코로나 시대의 학업 성취도 변동을 반영하지 못했습니다. 이에 따라 메릴랜드 주에서는 시스템을 개편하고 있습니다.

중학교 고급 코스워크 준비 요소 지원

Lastly, I strongly endorse the Middle School accelerated coursework readiness factor. Civil Rights leader Bob Moses referred to the ability to take Algebra by 8^th grade as a Civil Rights issue. It has been a longstanding goal of the US Department of Education and many organizations.

With Algebra in 8^th grade, kids can take without doubling up: Geometry in 9^th grade; Algebra II in 10^thgrade; Precalculus in 11^th grade; and Calculus in 12^th grade. That math sequence is crucial for kids who are not only interested in STEM, but any quantitative field, such as economics or business.

As noted at the VBOE meetings, Florida has a similar readiness factor they’ve had place for over 10 years that’s working very well there. And Virginia’s readiness factor should take place immediately, considering Virginia schools should have been accelerating 8^th graders into Algebra who are ready for decades now.

Just 3 years ago, numerous Virginia math school leaders fervently supported the Virginia Math Pathways Initiative’s (VMPI) initial proposal that no kids should take Algebra until 9^th grade, which copied San Francisco’s inequitable Algebra for None program.  Virginia school districts should not be rewarded for doing or having done their own local district versions of San Francisco’s Algebra for None or decelerating 8^th graders who are ready for Algebra in 8^th grade into Pre-Algebra instead. (In fact, there’s a comment on the Regulatory Townhall opposing the new Middle School Advanced Coursework from one of the architects of VMPI where he does not want districts to be penalized for decelerating 8^th graders who are ready for Algebra into Pre-Algebra instead.)

But just offering Algebra in 8^th grade is not enough – school districts need to start as early as possible to prepare kids to successfully take Algebra by 8^th grade. The Board of Education adding this readiness factor will provide that incentive. Notably, kids with money are already being prepared – in private schools and via tutors and private math supplement companies, like Kumon and Russian Math.

For excellent public school Algebra readiness efforts, we can already look within Virginia to Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). One of FCPS’ strategic plan’s goals is to have as many kids as possible successfully take Algebra in 8^th grade. FCPS Superintendent Michelle Reid has spoken about how their Algebra readiness efforts start in early elementary. She was recently favorably featured in the Wall Street Journal for such efforts.