1. Inviting Teachers to the Policy Table to Speak for Students
Please submit your slides before the Thursday June 1 meeting.
Next Hangout meeting is Thursday June 6:00PM

2. 3 minutes (people to load up and respond)
Use this time to introduce the presenters

3. Teacher Input on ESSA
Source:
2017 survey from Educators for Higher Standards, published in Education Week (29 March 2017)
Educators who view teacher voice in education policy as very important
Teachers who agreed with the earlier statement regarding state ESSA plans
30 seconds
If numbers do not align; can mention that our goal is to amplify the voice of many teachers to the level that state teachers of the year have the ability

4. Teacher Perspectives on Teacher Voice
Are teachers’ voices heard in the decision- making process?
Source:
“Survey Says Teachers Are Feeling Discounted,” published in Education Week (10 May 2016)
1.5 minutes
2013 survey is from Scholastic and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation;
2016 is from the Center on Education Policy
Ask the participants: Take a moment and think: what conclusion about can you draw from this data?

5. 2 minutes

6. It All Started with a Conversation...
2 minutes

7. Challenge of PA (501 districts and wide variety of demographics)
Overview of how PTAC works
Role of governing board, committees and membership
Requests by stakeholders
Can tailor committees to meet needs of stakeholders
Allows for teachers to set agenda (we choose what we will address)

8. Challenge of PA (501 districts and wide variety of demographics)
Overview of how PTAC works
Role of governing board, committees and membership
Requests by stakeholders
Can tailor committees to meet needs of stakeholders
Allows for teachers to set agenda (we choose what we will address)

9. Membership Database Idea adapted from CT Model Developed by CCIU
Connected to PTACVoice.org
Data on 4 Groups
Governing Board
Committee Chairs
Members (Highly Recognized Teachers)
Policy Makers
Used to form and track committees
2 minutes
Reference Last Year’s NNSTOY Session

10. Building Relationships
Unions
IUs
PDE
Legislators
P-Groups
3 minutes
Unions
Inform
IUs
Get Input
PDE
Legislators
Two Talking Points
What is PTAC?
What are the most pressing issues in education in PA right now
P-Groups

11. Topics on the Table Diverse stakeholders interested in varied issues
Board recognizes importance of being intentional about topics to avoid
Emerging Topics
Testing
SEL
Equity
Limited Engagement
Funding
Evaluation
Bargaining
3 minutes
Make sure to connect to Janet’s message from the previous slides

12. Questions and Discussion Time
What challenges might we, or others putting a similar model into place, encounter?
If you have tried something like this at the district or state level:
What lessons did you learn?
What advice do you have for us?
What topics or issues would prompt stakeholders to seek feedback from a group of teacher leaders in your state?
What questions do you have for the panel?
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13. And Then I Realized What You Do With An Idea...
You Change the World...

14. For Our Students!

15. Connect With Us On the Web: http://www.ptacvoice.org/
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