Practitioner/Policy Panel

Phase 2 – July through December 2010

The policy panel was a feature of the project designed during Phase 1 to insure that practice and policy inform one another. The project has done this by bringing together proficiency practitioners and local and state education leaders for day-long sessions focused on examining evolving proficiency practices, with testimony of teachers and administrators, and discussions on next steps, needed resources, and policy issues. Policy panel members included school superintendents, principals and other district leaders, state education agency officials, school of education deans, nonprofit education advocates and others who are acknowledged leaders in their respective fields and institutions, and who have an interest in improving teacher effectiveness and student outcomes. The project has also been a valuable information and networking resource to both practitioners and policy makers. The project has created opportunities for professional networking and shared understanding of proficiency practices through deliberative sessions of its policy panel.

In Phase 2, panel members convened twice. CEL Associate Director Anneke Markholt was a partner in developing and conducting the meetings. The focus of the first meeting was to verify the attributes of PBE, to hear about the progress of the networks and to form some initial conclusions and recommendations about the continuation of the work of the project beyond Phase 2. The second meeting centered around practitioners delivering powerful testimony, which formed the foundation for developing a set of concise core messages and specific messages tailored for key stakeholder groups to influence policy.

Notes from Practitioner Panel 10.26.10
Notes from Administrator Panel 12.1.10
Notes from Teacher Panel 12.1.10