one nea message, many voices nsaii november 9, 2015 new orleans, la
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One NEA Message, Many Voices
NSAIINovember 9, 2015New Orleans, LA
MESSAGE FRAME
STUDENT SUCCESS
YOU’VE GOT ISSUES.
Discussing Issues
All students, regardless of their zip code, deserve the support,
tools, & time to learn.Good education inspires students’
natural curiosity and builds their desire to learn.
Ensure every student has a caring, qualified, committed teacher.
OPPORTUNITYSTUDENT SUCCESS
QUALITY
• Gaps• Curriculum & Standards• Resources• Safety• Local Decision Making• School Discipline• School Facility (physical plant)• Support Services• Nutrition & Health
Good education inspires students’ natural curiosity and builds
their desire to learn.
STUDENT SUCCESS• Curriculum & Standards• Testing• Safety• Salary & Benefits• School Discipline• Early Childhood Edu• 21st Century Skills• Critical Thinking • Creativity• Problem Solving
Discussing Issues
Discussing Issues
Ensure every student has a caring, qualified, committed teacher.
QUALITY
•Tenure•Salary
•Professional Development•Residency & Training
•Peer Review•Retention•Teacher Prep
Professional Issues• Put students at the center. • “We want what is best for students. That’s why...”
• Use opportunity/equity as your entry point • “The most important thing is to ensure that all students,
regardless of their zip code, have caring and qualified educators, tools, time, resources, and support to learn. That’s why...”
• “All students, regardless of their zip code, deserve a great public school education. That’s why...”
• Be solutions-oriented. • Be values-oriented. The most critical value in this debate is
ensuring opportunity for all students, regardless of their zip code.
NOTES ON LANGUAGEReplace These … With These …
Education Reform Education Improvement/Excellence
Measure what matters; Rigorous, meaningful evaluations
Love of learning;Testing takes time from learning
Invest in classroom priorities Class sizes that enable one on one interaction
Educational equity Committed to the success of every child
Foundation for student learning; Providing basic skills and information
Inspiring natural curiosity, imagination and desire to learn
Inequality Living in the right zip code
Out of school factors;Wrap around services
Community support services like health and nutrition
Training and professional development Ensure every educator has development, resources, and support