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Hello Everyone! Our topic was teacher assessment. PDE has proposed a system of teacher assessment with assessment scores based on the following categories:

Teacher Assessment Document based on the Danielson Frameworks of Education-50 % of score. Value Added-30% of score. Students' Scores on PSSA's-20% of score.

Here is the link for the Danielson frameworks. []

We had many questions about what this type of assessment means for PA music educators. The questions that we developed are below.

PMEA Teacher Assessment

1. Define value added- how what we do adds value to meeting state standards

2. Arts and humanities or all standards? Lobby to ensure this is based on arts and humanities standards. How do we measure this?

3. Assess and evaluate the state arts and humanities standards.

4. Examine other states' teacher assessment systems.

5. Who is writing this legislation?

Carol Free, Suzanne Dickinger, Johanna Steinbacher, Carl Barr, Susan Basalik, Deb Chrisman, Kim Rauch, Ben Cook, and Ray Stedenfeld have started this discussion. I will contact Dave Deitz to get some more information. Let's get some dialogue going now about this important issue!

Thanks!

Sue