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Jan 28 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Never forget that state superintendent @CTruittNCDPI schemed with #PEPSC Chair Patrick Miller and @edstateboard_nc member Jill Camnitz to prevent @EducationNC from collecting teacher feedback on the merit pay proposal because she wouldn’t have control of the responses. #nced ImageImage
At the same meeting, Truitt’s Chief of Staff Shelby Armentrout said “If teachers come out against it then it’ll be dead on arrival.”

Don’t ever doubt the power of your educator voice. 🗣️🍎 #nced #ncpol

notesfromthechalkboard.com/2022/07/05/ncd…
Speaking of fear of teachers, next month Truitt and the Belk Foundation are holding an event to try to schmooze Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools into volunteering to pilot merit pay. eventbrite.com/e/the-belk-fou…
It’s invite only and at 8:30 AM on a Wednesday, and they would definitely prefer to talk about reforming how teachers are licensed and paid without any actual teachers present at the discussion.
Don’t forget to press G in the elevator to reach the ground floor 😂 Image

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Jan 30
Important update on the February 15 @belkfoundation merit pay for @CharMeckSchools panel discussion:

#nced #ncpol #PathwaysToExodus
Recently it came to my attention that the Belk Foundation planned to host a panel discussion on the Pathways to Excellence merit pay proposal at UNCC next month starring State Superintendent Catherine Truitt, State Board of Education Chair Eric Davis and others. Image
From the event description it seemed likely the goal of this discussion was to sweet talk Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools into piloting the merit pay system, possibly as soon as next school year. Image
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Dec 10, 2022
teaching ≠ incarceration

At this week's #PEPSC Commission meeting, a member of the group tasked with moving NC to a merit pay system of licensing and compensating teachers referred to the career of the traditional classroom teacher as "incarceration."

#nced #ncpol
With all due respect to Dr. Sam Houston (CEO of The North Carolina Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Center) and his distinguished education resume, he hasn't worked as a classroom teacher in 40+ years and it shows.
Dr. Houston's cringeworthy comment effectively illustrates the problem with having no currently practicing traditional classroom teachers at the table when policy that will most directly impact classroom teachers is being developed.
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Nov 30, 2022
With all due respect to Eckel and Vaughan's marketing advice here, lowering the bar so that anyone who can pass some online quizzes can become a teacher is not a "student first model"--it's a recipe for disaster. #nced #ncpol
Research is clear that the most important driver of student learning is having an excellent teachers.
This approach would essentially allow anyone with a pulse to become a teacher. @SREBeducation and the Human Capital Roundtable, who drafted the plan at SBE's behest, would tell you that's fine because the "effectiveness measures" in Pathways will tell us who's doing a good job.
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Nov 30, 2022
Today the NC State Board of Education will hear a recommendation from the #PEPSC Commission to approve a broad framework which would pave the way for switching all North Carolina teachers from an experience-based pay scale to merit pay. #nced #ncpol

simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/Vi…
This highly experimental move would make NC the first state in the country to stop compensating teachers based on their commitment to a career in the classroom and instead determine their pay through standardized test scores, evaluations, surveys, and "to be determined"
What's being presented today is the culmination of a process which began in late 2018 in closed "Human Capital Roundtable" meetings which likely violated state law. Participants were required to follow "Vegas Rules," and steps were taken to hide communication from the public.
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Nov 10, 2022
Update on merit pay for North Carolina teachers:

Today the PEPSC Commission met and, by a vote of 9-7, approved a "Blueprint for Action" which is the first step toward moving all North Carolina teachers from an experience-based pay scale to merit pay. #nced #ncpol
You can see the vote breakdown below.
Like pretty much everything else in this torturous saga, the vote was a complete 💩 show.

Initially it was tied 7-7. Then two members (Sam Houston and Michael Maher) who had left the virtual meeting were called back in to vote, but a third (Anthony Graham) was not.
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Oct 22, 2022
In about 3 weeks the PEPSC Commission is expected to vote on the NC Pathways to Excellence merit pay scheme. If they approve the proposal it will then go to the State Board of Education for consideration.
#nced #ncpol #ncga
There is broad consensus among educators that this plan is a terrible idea.

Not only has educator feedback been ignored, but our state superintendent @CTruittNCDPI has taken steps to prevent independent feedback collection in an effort to control messaging.
Our partners at @NPEaction (founded by @DianeRavitch, executive directed by @carolburris) have put together this handy tool for letting PEPSC Commission members know that this merit pay plan is a bad idea.

p2a.co/UzROT6m #nced
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