Lori KirkpatrickSep 24, 20192 minReform is Working....Says Who?We hear an awful lot about how the Dallas ISD education Reforms are working. One such Reform is the teacher evaluation system known as...
Lori KirkpatrickJun 25, 20191 minCharter Partnerships - Contracts RevisitedThe DISD Board approved pre-K charter partnerships in February of this year. However, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) is requiring...
Lori KirkpatrickJun 6, 20192 minWhat Does STAAR Really Measure?Recently the Dallas ISD Administration presented to the Board of Trustees a table of accomplishments from the STAAR results and several...
Lori KirkpatrickMar 5, 20193 minDISD Charter Partnership Passes 5-3While the passing of charter partnerships in Dallas ISD is a huge disappointment, the January and February Board meetings and briefings...
Lori KirkpatrickFeb 25, 20191 minDISD Charter PartnershipThis Thursday February 28th at the Dallas ISD Board meeting, there will be a vote on agenda item 7.03: CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION...
Lori KirkpatrickFeb 11, 20192 minPrivate Partnership CharterDallas ISD has scheduled four simultaneous community meetings on February 12, 2019 at 6:30 pm (see below) regarding the proposed policy...
Lori KirkpatrickJan 21, 20191 minUrgent Call to ActionCalling all Dallas public education advocates, we need you to act NOW. The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees will be meeting and voting on...
Lori KirkpatrickJan 16, 20192 minWanted - Fact CheckerDallas Kids First (DKF), a local political action committee says they are dedicated to electing education Reform trustees to the Board of...
Lori KirkpatrickNov 26, 20183 minTEI (aka) The Teacher Exit Initiative.I received this letter on July 27, 2018. Other than creating paragraphs, correcting one typo, and explaining the abbreviation DTR it is...
Lori KirkpatrickOct 15, 20182 minMo Money - to TRE or not to TREMany folks are asking about the pros and cons of the Dallas ISD Tax Ratification Election (TRE) that is on the November 6th ballot. While...
Lori KirkpatrickSep 28, 20182 minThe SolutionThe past couple of days I have blogged about recapture funding, the tax ratification election (TRE), and charter schools – what is the...
Lori KirkpatrickSep 27, 20181 minWhat's So Hard About A Resolution?Dallas ISD is asking the taxpayers for a tax hike in the form of a Tax Ratification Election (TRE). On its website the District claims...
Lori KirkpatrickSep 20, 20181 minTEI Myth of the DayTEI Myth: TEI is needed to identify highly effective teachers. FACT: Master teachers and principals are capable of identifying the most...
Lori KirkpatrickSep 19, 20181 minTEI Myth of the DayTEI Myth: DISD Turnover has been 14% with the TEI. Source: Dallas ISD, TEI: 2017 Overview and Update (November 2017, Presentation to the...
Lori KirkpatrickSep 18, 20181 minTEI Myth of the DayTEI Myth: TEI is a great recruiting tool. FACT: TEI attracts new and inexperienced teachers, and encourages the exit of experienced...
Lori KirkpatrickSep 17, 20181 minTEI Myth of the DayTEI Myth: TEI is a valid tool for evaluating teachers. FACT: The RAND corporation, in a study released in 2018, concluded that a...
Lori KirkpatrickSep 16, 20181 minTEI Myth of the DayTEI Myth: Over 90% of teachers received a salary increase for the 2017-18 school year. FACT: Although technically a true statement,...
Lori KirkpatrickSep 15, 20181 minTEI Myth of the DayThe Teacher Excellence Initiative (TEI) scorecards for Dallas ISD teachers were released to some teachers this week. However, do to a...
Lori KirkpatrickSep 14, 20181 minExamining the Teacher Excellence Initiative and Accelerated Campus Excellence ProgramStay up to date about TEI and ACE: Examining the Teacher Excellence Initiative and Accelerated Campus Excellence Program #TEI #ACE #meritpay
Lori KirkpatrickSep 14, 20181 minTEI Myth of the DayThe Teacher Excellence Initiative (TEI) scorecards come out today for Dallas ISD teachers. On these cards is a summary of the teacher’s...