HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2250 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 473
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John H. Rogers
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to enable the working group for educator excellence.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
John H. Rogers | 12th Norfolk | 1/17/2013 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2250 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 473
By Mr. Rogers of Norwood, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 473) of John H. Rogers for legislation to develop a validated common core of professional teaching knowledge. Education. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen
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An Act to enable the working group for educator excellence.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1.
The General Court finds that, in our current education system, the ten
processes that are designed to support educator quality are
frequently disconnected, undermining their collective capacity to
support and sustain educator excellence, and depleting resources
from schools; and,
The General Court further finds that when the components of this
system are organized to align with one another and with a common,
research-based, field-tested core of professional knowledge, the
cumulative result is a more effective, unified and efficient system.
That system will produce high expertise teaching for more students,
resulting in their improved achievement; and,
Therefore, the General Court finds that the passage of this act is
necessary to address the problem of lack of continuity and connection
by promoting adoption of a validated common core of professional
teaching knowledge that is integral to all the levers of influence on
teacher quality and expertise in a coordinated and sustainable
manner.