{"id":1442,"date":"2015-01-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-30T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/inacol-policy-update-thats-a-wrap-on-the-first-month-of-2015-session\/"},"modified":"2022-11-04T17:32:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T21:32:45","slug":"inacol-policy-update-thats-a-wrap-on-the-first-month-of-2015-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/inacol-policy-update-thats-a-wrap-on-the-first-month-of-2015-session\/","title":{"rendered":"iNACOL Policy Update \u2013 That\u2019s a Wrap on the First Month of 2015 Session"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>January 23-29, 2015<\/em><\/p>\n<p>January is coming to a close and the introduction of new bills should start to slow down soon. The work is just beginning, however; we\u2019ll be tracking these bills\u2019 movements as state sessions progress. Keep checking back to see what legislation is gaining traction in the 2015 session.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of this blog is to share policy developments in the field of K-12 online learning, blended learning and competency education \u2013 to highlight recent trends and enablers, to identify barriers, and to provide an issues update. It includes a snapshot of important education policies, regulations, gubernatorial and legislative affairs.<\/p>\n<p>A summary is below; a more detailed version with additional legislative information is available in the members-only\u00a0<a title=\"Forum rules\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inacol.org\/forums\/\">iNACOL Member Forums<\/a>. We track policy priorities and issues related to the field\u2019s needs as outlined annually in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inacol.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/iNACOL-State-Policy-Frameworks-5-Critical-Issues-to-Transform-K12-Education-Nov20141.pdf\">iNACOL State Policy Frameworks<\/a>. This report provides background information and recommendations for issues on the critical policy shifts needed to transform K-12 education.<\/p>\n<h3>STATE POLICY HIGHLIGHTS<\/h3>\n<p>Utah convened for session on January 26, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>There were four bills of interest in Mississippi this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To establish a Council for Education Technology and provide access to individualized instruction through computer-based technology;<\/li>\n<li>To establish the Digital Access Learning and Virtual Instruction Program Act;<\/li>\n<li>To authorize an innovation zones program (a companion bill to a bill introduced last week in the Senate); and<\/li>\n<li>To require all districts in the state to develop and implement wireless technology infrastructure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bills in New York and Indiana address student data privacy, and provide for safeguards while ensuring students and teachers can use data in the classroom to improve student learning.<\/p>\n<h3>FEDERAL POLICY HIGHLIGHTS<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Senate ESEA Reauthorization Hearings:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Supporting Teachers and School Leaders:<\/strong>On Tuesday, January 27, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) held its second hearing for ESEA reauthorization in the 114<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0 The topic of the hearing was \u201cFixing No Child Left Behind: Supporting Teachers and School Leaders.\u201d Witnesses included Dr. Dan Goldhaber, Director of the National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research; Ms. Rochelle Moore, 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0grade teacher at Madrona K-8 Seattle, WA; Dr. Terry Holiday, Commissioner of Education in Kentucky; Dr. Christine Handy-Collins, Principal of Gaithersburg High School in Maryland; and Mr. Saul Hinojosa, who is the Superintendent of Schools in Somerset, Texas. You can\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.help.senate.gov\/hearings\/hearing\/?id=501f2541-5056-a032-5289-c10bc632ec00\">watch a video of the hearing, see a full witness list, and read their testimonies here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Innovation to Better Meet the Needs of Students:<\/strong>The HELP Committee has scheduled a third hearing on ESEA reauthorization for Tuesday, February 3 at 10:00 AM ET. The title of this roundtable hearing is \u201cFixing No Child Left Behind: Innovation to Better Meet the Needs of Students.\u201d Compared to the traditional format, roundtable hearings are physically configured with senators and witnesses seated in a round table set up, and they tend to have longer witness lists and allow more time for Q&amp;A between committee members and witnesses.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.help.senate.gov\/hearings\/hearing\/?id=b7082021-5056-a032-5289-1341f4ce3f01\">Check here for hearing location, a witness list, testimony, and a live video link<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>UPDATES FROM THE FIELD<\/h3>\n<p>In line with the recent announcement of its priorities for reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), CCSSO has recently released a new resource to help guide states interested in pursuing innovative assessment and accountability models while remaining committed to equity, transparency, and high expectations for all students. The resource,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/echo4.bluehornet.com\/ct\/54987612:29000804315:m:1:2587765959:ACB036AC8A77059B39365A334831DA01:r\"><em>Evolving Coherent Systems of Accountability for Next Generation Learning: A Decision Framework<\/em><\/a>, draws on CCSSO\u2019s 2011\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/echo4.bluehornet.com\/ct\/54987613:29000804315:m:1:2587765959:ACB036AC8A77059B39365A334831DA01:r\">accountability principles<\/a>\u00a0and offers state policymakers a series of guiding questions \u2013 including sample options, potential trade-offs, and state examples \u2013 for re-aligning their systems with next-generation learning, including competency-based learning environments.<\/p>\n<p>CCSSO is hosting a webinar on\u00a0<strong>Friday, February 6<sup>th<\/sup>, 2015, from<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>12:00-1:00pm ET<\/strong>, to discuss opportunities for state leadership in assessment and accountability, and to preview the new CCSSO resource. Speakers will include\u00a0<strong>Gene Wilhoit<\/strong>, Executive Director of the Center for Innovation in Education at the University of Kentucky;\u00a0<strong>Paul Leather<\/strong>, Deputy Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Education; and\u00a0<strong>Jennifer Davis Poon<\/strong>, Innovation Lab Network Director for the Council of Chief State School Officers.<\/p>\n<p>Already a member? Access the more detailed legislative highlights through the\u00a0<a title=\"Forum rules\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inacol.org\/forums\/\">iNACOL Membership Forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Not yet a member?\u00a0<a title=\"About Membership\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inacol.org\/about-membership\/\">Join iNACOL<\/a>\u00a0to gain access to this Membership Forum, job postings, announcements, grant opportunities, and the latest information from the field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 23-29, 2015 January is coming to a close and the introduction of new bills should start&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"issue":[61,377,386,392],"location":[],"class_list":["post-1442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","issue-federal-policy","issue-state-policy","issue-increase-access-to-broadband","issue-develop-educator-capacity"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - 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