ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss Basing Teacher Pay on Student Performance.Business Editors/Education Writers ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE) TOPIC: The Teaching Commission suggests teachers' pay be determined by their students' progress, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an article by The Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. . Currently, education and work experience are the deciding factors in teacher salaries and raises. The commission also recommends a more competitive base salary for teachers and financial incentives for teachers serving in schools that are difficult to staff. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Margaret G. Fortune, a native of Sacramento, is currently Superintendent of Public Schools for St. HOPE public schools. St. HOPE Public Schools is led by former NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= Star and Sacramento native Kevin Johnson Kevin Maurice Johnson (born March 4, 1966 in Sacramento, California) is a retired American basketball point guard who played for the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers and the Phoenix Suns. and operates two charter schools: Sacramento High School Sacramento High School was a high school located in the Oak Park neighborhood of Sacramento. It was the second oldest school west of the Mississippi, having been established in 1856. The school's colors were purple and white and its mascot was a dragon. and PS7 (K-4). Fortune is nationally recognized as an expert in California education issues, including charter schools, teacher recruitment, student achievement in inner city environments and a variety of other disciplines. Fortune is also the chair of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) is an independent agency created in 1970 by the Ryan Act and is the oldest of the autonomous state standards boards in the nation. The mission of the CCTC is to facilitate the credentialing of California's teachers. . Previously, Fortune served as Director of the Project Pipeline Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern Teacher Recruitment Center. Project Pipeline is a comprehensive teacher recruitment, placement and training agency with an established reputation for producing high quality teachers from diverse backgrounds. In 2000, California Governor, Gray Davis used the program as a model to create six new teacher recruitment centers statewide through the California Teacher Recruitment Incentive Program. Prior to directing the Center, in 1999, at the age of 27, Fortune accepted an appointment as Assistant Secretary in the Office of the Secretary for Education. There she became a key architect of the Davis Administration's policy to address California's teacher shortage. Ms. Fortune earned her bachelor's degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. Commonly referred to as UC Berkeley, Berkeley and Cal , and became the first African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. woman to be elected student body president at the university. PR Contact: Mitch Zak, 916-456-0880, mzak@randlecommunications.com Larry Freedman is the current Headmaster for the David Posnack Hebrew Day School, which was voted the "Best" Jewish Day School
A Jewish day school is a modern Jewish educational institution that is designed to provide Jewish children with both a Jewish and a secular education in one in Broward County. He has been involved in the field of education for over 45 years as a teacher, principal, and superintendent of public schools in Michigan. He has been a speaker at several conferences and workshops across the nation and has written many articles about educational programs. He has also been recognized and awarded numerous times on his contributions to education. PR Contact: Sasha Keyne, 954-322-0004, sasha@alantbrown.com Allison Gardenswartz is the owner and director of The Learning Garden, a San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. tutoring center specializing in gifted and remedial learning and test preparation studies. An educator for over 13 years, Allison is an expert in identifying and enhancing the learning abilities of school-age children, the choice between public and private schools, how parents can help their children's educational achievement, and behavior management behavior management Psychology Any nonpharmacologic maneuver–eg contingency reinforcement–that is intended to correct behavioral problems in a child with a mental disorder–eg, ADHD. See Attention-deficit-hyperactivity syndrome. strategies in the home. Allison earned her teaching credential and bachelor's degree in Public Affairs from the George Washington University George Washington University, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; chartered 1821 as Columbian College (one of the first nonsectarian colleges), opened 1822, became a university in 1873, renamed 1904. . She taught in Washington D.C.'s inner-city public high school system. She also worked as a teacher for the Close-up Foundation, a non-profit organization that brings public school students to the nation's capital to learn about U.S. Government organization and practices. As a fully credentialed middle school and high school teacher, Allison taught for several years in the public school system in Atlanta, Georgia. In Georgia, Allison completed graduate coursework specializing in adolescent education and the instruction of reading to middle-schoolers. In 1993, Allison moved to San Diego, where she became the Director of Education for a nationally franchised learning center. Since 1995, Allison has owned and operated the Leaning Garden, where she focuses her time on providing more individualized instruction to her students, and extensive consulting services to parents and other adult learners. 619-296-8185, gardenfam@cox.net Beth Hennessey can speak on psychology of creativity and the motivational orientation of students. A professor of psychology at Wellesley College, she is a former elementary school teacher. She also is the author of numerous book chapters and scholarly journal articles, including a monograph co-authored with Teresa Amabile, "Creativity and Learning: What Research Says to the Teacher" (Washington, DC: National Education Association Professional Library). PR Contact: Arlie Corday, 781-283-3321, acorday@wellesley.edu ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/. |
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