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.