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Will be listening to Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath and others on a panel in Fort Worth, at event hosted by Fort Worth Chanber of Commerce. #txlege

Sponsors of the FW Chamber event on public education in Texas #txlege:

Program and panelists:

“Most important factor [schools can control] in driving student achievement is the quality of the teacher in the classroom. We must support [great] teachers.” -Mike Morath, TEA
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“We’re seeing mindset shift by some boards. [One that focuses on] achieving student outcomes.
The role of pub edu is to prepare students to be citizens in our Republic.
Role [should not be] focused on process but on edu outcomes. Regardless of how we deliver it.” -Morath #txlege

“We need to relentlessly focus on edu outcomes. We need to rengineer the high school experience to go beyond going to prom, football games, and social experiences. Education [should be rigorous]. TEA is trying to support this new, reengineered approach.” -Morath

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On #txlege session in 2019:

“The current school finance commission is exploring very substantive changes, not just increasing funding equity, but structural [funding incentives] that drive student outcomes. Pathway for teachers to earn 6 figures [based on merit].” -Morath

Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Scribner on new A-F school district rating system: “All the rating system is...is a communication system. [I generally like it]. Everyone doesn’t understand [technical terms], but everyone understands what A-F means.”

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“We [at Fort Worth ISD] are looking at a hybrid model of partnering with charter school operators [to contract out the management of certain campuses]. But only high performing operators. This will drive innovation [inside the district].” -Superintendent Scribner
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