The Curriculum and Instruction Advisory Committee advises the Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction on issues relevant to educators. The committee has met 4 times since February and has its last meeting for this school year scheduled for June 6. To date, we have discussed curriculum, instruction, assessment and professional learning, and contributed to the development of a vision statement for the Office of Curriculum and Instruction. We have discussed issues … [Read more...]
Unit A/B Committees for the New Contract
The New Unit A/B contract has many new and existing opportunities for educator voice. This was a huge priority of the bargaining team based on input from members throughout the process. Now we all need to step up to the plate to have our voices heard! If you are interested in participating in one or more of these committees, use this link to nominate yourself. The nomination period is from now until June 2, 2017 at 4 PM. Nominees should complete a bio of no more … [Read more...]
CEA Asks for a fair contract NOW!
Over 100 CEA members came to the Cambridge School Committee meeting on March 7, 2017 to deliver a petition signed by over 750 CEA members asking for a fair Unit A/B Contract soon. Educators have been without a contract since August and the bargaining team has been frustrated with the slow progress. The CEA members were showing their support for all of the hard work their bargaining team has put into the negotiations to date. Here is some of what was said: The … [Read more...]
Curriculum and Instruction Advisory
Cambridge Public Schools and the Cambridge Education Association recognize that educator input is vital to making informed decisions related to curriculum, instruction, assessment and professional development. Educators play an active role in curriculum design and review teams and lead many professional development courses for their colleagues. We are establishing an Educator Advisory Group on Curriculum & Instruction, comprised of representatives from elementary/upper/high, from … [Read more...]
Proposed Changes to DDMs and Student Impact Rating
Commissioner Chester has proposed changes to the Student Impact Rating (of which DDMs are a component) regulations which will significantly increase the weight of student assessment results in the evaluation process. In the current regulations, low student impact (as measured by State Assessments and DDMs) could only change the length of a self directed growth plan. In the proposed regulations, results on assessments could be used to rate an educator overall "Needs Improvement" or … [Read more...]