{"id":192,"date":"2015-03-28T07:00:47","date_gmt":"2015-03-28T11:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/adsa\/?p=192"},"modified":"2015-03-28T07:00:47","modified_gmt":"2015-03-28T11:00:47","slug":"mempsa-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/adsa\/2015\/03\/28\/mempsa-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"MEMPSA Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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MEMSPA Legislative Day<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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MEMSPA is excited to once again be partnering with Karoub Associates for a day focused on connecting educators with their legislators. We recognize the importance of the work you are doing and impact that comes from telling your stories to the decision-makers in our state government.<\/div>\n
We invite you to join us on Wednesday, August 15<\/span><\/span> in Lansing where we will come together to discuss issues and talking points then meet with the senators and representatives from your districts.<\/div>\n
We will make all the arrangements for you. Please let us know that you’ll be joining us by April 1st<\/span><\/span>. If you have any questions, contact Paul Liabenow<\/a>.<\/div>\n
We hope you will take advantage of this powerful opportunity to make your voice heard.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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3rd Grade Reading Testimony<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The House Education Committee, chaired by Rep. Amanda Price (R-Ottawa County) heard testimony on Thursday<\/span><\/span> from Education Trust-Midwest and the Foundation for Excellence in Education with respect to 3rd<\/sup>Grade Reading.<\/p>\n

Both groups spent significant time lamenting that fourth grade NAEP scores in Michigan have lagged behind other states over the last decade, and suggested a litany of strategies utilized in other states to improve literacy, such as educator evaluations, teacher support, mentoring, coaching, improved K-12 data infrastructure, enhanced digital instructional tools, alternate assessments, investment in data systems to track student growth and instruction, expanded teacher training, early literacy screening, parental notification, and home reading strategies or programs that prompt increased parental involvement.\u00a0 States cited by the groups as success stories include Florida, Tennessee, and Massachusetts.<\/p><\/div>\n

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As the Governor has directed significant financial resources to improving 3rd<\/sup> grade literacy in his proposed Fiscal Year 2015-2016 budget, Rep. Price has indicated she intends to take a few weeks of testimony on this issue, and will introduce legislation on the topic in mid-April.\u00a0 Last session, Rep. Price introduced legislation that would have retained third graders, with certain exceptions, who did not achieve a proficient score on the state reading assessment.\u00a0 Companion legislation would have required intensive intervention as well.\u00a0 Neither bill was voted on in the House.<\/p>\n

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Governor Snyder has since indicated his opposition to retention, preferring instead to address the problem with a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) to improve literacy instruction for all students in kindergarten through third grade and to target additional resources to those students in need of extra intervention.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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