Board of Ed for December: Accountability and Assistance Advisory Council

Wulfson: the triple A C
working on ESSA state plan and new accountability system
Valerie Annear (East Longmeadow)
established as part of Ed Reform in '93
advice and feedback on development and implementation of accountability system
15 member council
feedback provided to Department "what's best for students"
address implicit bias
encourage voice of all members; strive for general agreement and note specific objections
feedback on ESSA, changes to state accountability regulations, assistance strategies
now discussing redesign of assistance system
and accountability framework
"while we may not agree with some specific indicators within the framework, we do feel our feedback has been incorporated within the framework"