Legislative Session 82
Testimony on reduction of graduation requirements:
House Bill 500 was heard in the House Public Education Committee on 03.15.2011. This bill would reduce graduation requirements for Texas students and TIER presented the following testimony in opposition to this bill.
Legislative Session 81
Testimony on Value Added Measure
“We believe this system meets the criteria and components we emphasized in our previous presentation and the principles we outlined in our paper. It also provides balance among the attributes of diagnostics and tools, transparency, and consequences.
Most important, as I indicated in my preface today, it recognizes the need for the enhancement of standards and assessments as a prerequisite for a viable accountability system while also acknowledging the need for an allowance of a reasonable transition period for educators to adapt to the more rigorous standards for the value of a high school diploma.”
To read the full report on Value Added Measure:
PSA-Committee-Summary June 2008 Jim Testimony
PSA-Committee July. 2008 Andrew Testimony
