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Chris Cerf <cdcerf@gmail.com>
Draft letter to Duncan on Race to the Top waivers -for

your review
5 messages
Jaryn Emhof (jaryn@excelined.org) <jaryn@excelined.org>

Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 6:22 PM
To: "Deborah Gist (Deborah.Gist@ride.ri.gov)" <Deborah.Gist@ride.ri.gov>, Chris Cerf <cdcerf@gmail.com>,
"drericjsmith@gmail.com" <drericjsmith@gmail.com>
Cc: "Patricia Levesque (patricia@excelined.org)" <patricia@excelined.org>, "John.Bailey@dutkoworldwide.com"
<John.Bailey@dutkoworldwide.com>, "Mary Laura Bragg (MaryLaura@excelined.org)"
<MaryLaura@excelined.org>
Deb, Chris and Eric,
Per your direction on Friday, attached is a draft letter to Secretary Duncan regarding Race to The Top waivers.
Since you were the ones who spoke with Sec. Duncan, I want to get your feedback on the letter before I share
with the rest of the group. Is it line with your expectations? If so, I will circulate to the rest of the chiefs for their
approval.
Thanks,
Jaryn
r.iiil'l Draft Letter to Duncan re RTTT.DOCX

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Wed, Aug 10,2011 at 1;26 PM
To: "Jaryn Emhof Oaryn@excelined.org)" <jaryn@excelined.org>

Cc: "Deborah Gist (Deborah.Gist@ride.ri.gov)" <Deborah.Gist@ride.ri.gov>, "drericjsmith@gmail.com"
<drericjsmith@gmail.com>, "Patricia Levesque (patricia@excelined.org)" <patricia@excelined.org>,
"John.Bailey@dutkoworldwide.com" <John.Bailey@dutkoworldwide.com>, "Mary Laura Bragg
(MaryLaura@excelined .org)" <MaryLaura@excelined.org>
Letter looks fine, but I'm not so sure we really need to follow up our phone conversation with
correspondence. We made our point quite cordially, and he took it on board. The letter seems like a bit of
overkill. I'll go with the flow, however, if folks feel otherwise.
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Patricia Levesque (patricia@afloridapromise.org)

<patricia@afloridapromise.org>
To: Chris Cerf <cdcerf@gmail.com>
Cc: "Jaryn Emhof (jaryn@excelined.org)" <jaryn@excelined.org>
Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 6:30

AM
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Gmail- Draft letter to Duncan on Race to the Top waivers- for your review
Chris,
We are really taking your, deb and Eric's lead on this. The other chiefs seemed to indicate secty Duncan
wanted a public statement on rttt waivers. So we did a draft.
We don't want to do letter if that is not what was discussed with Arne. Will you pis follow back with deb and
Eric so there is agreement on what we do?
Thanks
Patricia
Sent from my iPhone
(Quoted text hidden)
Thu, Aug 11,2011 at 1:20PM
To: "Patricia Levesque (patricia@afloridapromise.org)" <patricia@afloridapromise.org>

Just to confirm: This is not about waivers generally, but about the narrow question whether winning states
should be let of the hook on the time/substance of their deliverables. Right?
Patricia Levesque (patricia@excelined.org) <patricia@excelined.org>
Fri, Aug 12,2011 at 9:18AM
yes
From: Chris Cerf [mailto:cdcerf@gmail.com]
5ent: Thursday, August 11, 20111:20 PM

To: Patricia Levesque (patricia@afloridapromise.org)
Subject: Re: Draft letter to Duncan on Race to the Top waivers - for your review
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The Honorable Arne Duncan

U.S. Secretary of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202
Dear Secretary Duncan:
On behalf of more than 11 million in our states, the Chiefs for Change support the important reforms
advanced by Race to the Top. This competition challenged states to set ambitious goals, rethink many
existing laws and regulations, and forge new and important partnerships.
By insisting that states set ambitious goals, you ensured that funds were awarded to support states
implementing rigorous standards and strong accountability systems. As the Department works with
states to implement Race to the Top, we want to express our concern about potential changes to state
plans that threaten to weaken its accountability provisions. We understand that implementation plans
and scope of work may require adjustments, such as with the timelines. However, these revisions
must not come at the expense of holding districts and schools accountable for improving the academic
achievement of all students
Race to the Top will serve as an important catalyst for not only state reforms, but also for providing
models that can help inform the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
(ESEA). We look forward to continue working with you and your staff in furthering the education
reform our country needs and our students deserve.
Sincerely,
Chiefs for Change
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Gmail- RE: FW: Two quick things
Chris Cerf <cdcerf@gmall.com>
RE: FW: Two quick things

7 messages
Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 2:48
PM
To: "Borders, Tia" <Tia.Borders@ed.gov>, Chris Cerf <cdcerf@gmail.com>

Tia, I've attached their v-cards. Let me know if you need more information.
Patricia
From: Borders, Tia [mailto:Tia.Borders@ecl.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 20111:47 PM

To: Chris Cerf
Cc: Patricia Levesque (patricia@excelinecl.org)
Subject: RE: FW: Two quick things
It never hurts to try.
From: Chris Cerf (mailto:cdcerf@gmail.com]
To: Borders, Tia

Cc: Patricia Levesque (patricia@excelined.org)
Subject: Re: FW: Two quick things
I'll try. Patricia, can you send. I don't have.

admire your optimism!!!
My guess is that this is too short a clock to work today, but I
On Tue, Jul26, 2011 at 1:05PM, Borders, Tia <Tia.Borders@ed.gov> wrote:

Sure thing - would you mind sending me their contact info?
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From: cdcerf@gmail.com [mailto:cdcerf@gmail.com]

Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 12:59 PM
To: Borders, Tia
Cc: Andrew Smarick
I have an interview then, but if you can round up the others, let's do it!
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
From: "Borders, Tia" <Tia.Borders@ed.gov>

Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:54:55 -0500
To: Chris Cerf<cdcerf@gmail.com>
Cc: Smarick, Andrew<andrew.smarick@doe.state.nj.us>
Thanks for the notification. How about today between 3:30-4:00 pm/EST?
From: Chris Cerf [mailto:cdcerf@gmail.com]

Sent: Tuesday, July 26,201112:19 PM
To: Borders, Tia
Cc: Smarick, Andrew
HiTia,
Thanks so very much for the follow up. Sadly (happily for me!), I go on vacation on the 27th through August
8th.
Because I am on a canoing expedition in in far northern Canada (near Hudson's Bay), I am quite
literally off the grid - no phones, no bberrries, no nuthin' (hallelujiah!) Depending on other folks' timing, my
Deputy Andy Smarick could very ably fill in for me on the 28th if you think it best to proceed before I return.
Best,
Chris
On Tue, Jul26, 2011 at 10:52 AM, Borders, Tia <Tia.Borders@ed.gov> wrote:
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Good Morning Chris,
Arne asked that I contact you regarding setting up a 15-20 minute phone call with Eric and Deb.
Please let me know if Thursday, July 28th between 1:00-1:30 pm, Thursday, July 28th between
3:30-4:00 pm or Friday, July 29th between 1:00-1:30 pm works for them.
Best regards,
Tia
Tia Borders
U.S. Department of Education
Director of Scheduling
202.205.4595
From: Chris Cerf <cdcerf@gmail.com>

To: Private - Duncan, Arne
Sent: Mon Jul25 14:02:17 2011
Subject: Two quick things
Hope your are hanging in. Keep the faith . You are doing amazing work in the middle of some legendary
levels of political craziness.
Wanted to mention two things:
1. We are making our SIG awards public this week. We advised applicants we would strongly favor
"turnaround" submissions- and it worked!. All are "turnaround" or "transformation," and most are the
former. We are also pioneering something that may bubble up to you: We are imposing District-wide
conditions on SIG awards, such as a plan to implement formative assessments or a new teacher eval
system. In other words, if a district wants to get SIG $$ for one of its schools, it needs to agree to spend
some of its OTHER resources on RttT type programs or systems across the board ..
2. I have been charged by Chiefs for Change to set up a meeting with Eric Smith, Deb Gist and you to share
views on how to handle requests from RttT winners to delay implementation. Strong sentiment in the group
that this is problematic. In any event, wanted your ok to try to schedule a call or meeting in mid August.
Many thanks,
Chris
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Gmail - RE: FW: Two quick things
2 attachments
Deborah Gist.vcf
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Eric Smith.vcf
Borders, Tia <Tia.Borders@ed.gov>
Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 2:49 PM
To: "Patricia Levesque (patricia@excelined.org)" <patricia@excelined.org>, Chris Cerf <cdcerf@gmail.com>

Thank you.
From: Patricia Levesque (patricia@excelined.org) [mailto:patricia@excelined.org]

2011 2:48 PM
To: Borders, Tia; Chris Cerf
Sent: Tuesday, July 26,

[Quoted text hidden]
Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 3:08 PM
To: "Patricia Levesque (patricia@excelined .org)" <patricia@excelined.org>, Chris Cerf <cdcerf@gmail.com>

Unfortunately, 3:30pm no longer works for Arne. Will 5:05pm today work for you ? If yes, I'll check to see if
it works for Eric and Deb.

2011 2:48PM
Sent: Tuesday, July 26,

[Quoted text h1dden]
Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 3:35 PM
5:15pm/EST today works for Eric and Deb. Please let me know if that works for you.
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From: Borders, Tia
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 3:09PM

To: 'Patricia Levesque (patricja@excelined.org)'; Chris Cerf
Unfortunately, 3:30pm no longer works for Arne. Will 5:05 pm today work for you? If yes, I'll check to see if

Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 3:44 PM

Here's the conference line info for the ca ll.
888.576.9088
Participant code: 6422925
From: Borders, Tia

To: 'Patricia Levesque (patricia@excelined.org)'; 'Chris Cerf'
5:15pm/EST today works for Eric and Deb. Please let me know if that works for you.
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From: Borders, Tia

To: 'Patricia Levesque (patricia@excelined.org)'; Chris Cerf
Unfortunately, 3:30pm no longer works for Arne. Will 5:05pm today work for you? If yes, I'll check to see if
From: Patricia LevesqJ.Je (patrjcja@excelined.org) [mailto:patricia@excelined.org]


To: "Borders, Tia" <Tia.Borders@ed.gov>
Cc: "Leona, Helene" <helene.leona@doe.state.nj.us>
Magnificent.
Well done!
Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 3:58 PM
Helene, plz put number in calendar. Thx
[Quoted text hidden)

To: "cdcerf@gmail.com" <cdcerf@gmail.com>
Cc: "helene.leona@doe.state.nj.us" <helene.leona@doe.state.nj.us>
Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 4:00 PM
Thanks!
From: Chris Cerf <cdcerf@gmail.com>

To: Borders, Tia
Cc: Leona, Helene <helene.leona@doe.state.nj.us>
Sent: Tue Jul26 14:58:06 2011

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Gmail- FW: Chiefs for Change approval of Children's Defense Fund letter
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FW: Chiefs for Change approval of Children's Defense

Fund letter
2 messages
Patricia Levesque (patricia@excelined.org) <patrlcla@excellned.org>
Frl, Jul15, 2011 at 4:05

PM
To: "Barresi, Janet" <janet.barresi@sde.ok.gov>, "Barresi, Janet Asst Becky Woodie"

<becky.woodie@sde.ok.gov>, "Barresi, Janet Comm Dir Damon Gardenhire" <damon.gardenhire@sde.ok.gov>,
"Barresi, Janet COS Jennifer Carter'' <jennifer.carter@sde.ok.gov>, "Bennett, Tony" <tb@doe.in.gov>, "Bennett,
Tony Asst Debbie Downing" <ddowning@doe.in.gov>, "Bennett, Tony Asst Jennifer Outlaw"
<joutlaw@doe.in.gov>, "Bennett, Tony COS Heather Neal" <hneal@doe.in.gov>, "Bowen, Stephen"
<stephen.bowen@maine.gov>, "Bowen, Stephen" <stephenbowen@myfairpoint.net>, "Cerf, Chris"
<cdcerf@gmail.com>, "Cerf, Chris Asst Helene Leona" <helene.leona@doe.state.nj.us>, "Cerf, Chris Special
Asst Andrew Smarick" <andrew.smarick@doe.state.nj.us>, "Gist, Deborah" <deborah.gist@ride.ri.gov>,
"Huffman, Kevin" <Kevin.S.Huffman@tn.gov>, "Huffman, Kevin COS Emily Barton" <emily.barton@tn.gov>,
"Pastorek, Paul" <pastorekpg@gmail.com>, "Pastorek, Paul Asst Christina Rose" <christina.rose@eadsna.com>, "Robinson, Gerard" <gtr924@aol.com>, "Skandera, Hanna" <hanna.skandera@state.nm.us>,
"Skandera, Hanna COS Cathie Carothers" <cathie.carothers@state.nm.us>, "Skandera, Hanna Policy Leighann
Lenti" <leighann.lenti@state.nm.us>, "Smith, Eric" <drericjsmith@gmail.com>
Cc: Bowen asst Georgette Valliere <georgette.valliere@maine.gov>, Bowen Scheduler Sandra Moreau
<sandra.moreau@maine.gov>, Gist asst Angela Teixeira <angela.teixeira@ride.ri.gov>, Huffman asst Janice
Mann <janice.mann@tn.gov>, "Skandera, Hanna asst Sarah Archuleta" <sarahe.archuleta@state.nm.us>,
"Christy Hovanetz (christyh@excelined.org)" <chovanetz2@meridianstrategiesllc.com>, "Deirdre Finn
(dfinn@excelined.org)" <dfinn@excelined.org>, "Erin Price (Erin@excelined.org)" <Erin@excelined.org>, "Fonda
Anderson (fonda@excelined.org)" <fonda@excelined.org>, "Jaryn Emhof Uaryn@excelined.org)"
<jaryn@excelined.org>, "Joanna Hassell (Joanna@afloridapromise.org)" <Joanna@afloridapromise.org>, "John
Bailey Uohn.bailey@dutkoworldwide.com)" <john.bailey@dutkoworldwide.com>, "Mandy Clark
(mandy@excelined.org)" <mandy@excelined.org>, "Mary Laura Bragg (MaryLaura@excelined.org)"
<Marylaura@excelined.org>, "Matt Ladner (ladner55@gmail.com)" <ladner55@gmail.com>, "Matthew Ladner
(Matthew@Excelined.org)" <Matthew@excelined.org>, "Paula Noor (Pnoor@excelined.org)"
<Pnoor@excelined.org>
Dear Chiefs,
We have received a request for Chiefs for Change to support a letter from the Children's Defense Fund to
Congress re: ESEA. The letter is very short and crisp and falls completely in line with the Chiefs' guiding
principles for ESEA reauthorization .
The Children's Defense Fund is urging congress to make sure all students and all schools are part of the
accountability system.
They would like to send this letter prior to your next bi-weekly call, so we are asking for your inpuUapproval
via email.
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We would recommend that you do sign on to this letter, since the mix of the other supporters (ACLU, Center
for American Progress, NAACP, etc.) provides a very good , different mix of the entities you have aligned with
in the past and we recommend that Chiefs for Change sign on as a group (vs. individual members).
Thank you for your input.
Patricia
From: William Kinder [mailto:wkinder@childrensdefense.org]
Sent: Friday, July 15, 201111:32 AM

To: Jaryn Emhof (jaryn@excelined.org)
Subject: RE: Chiefs for Change contact
Jaryn:
Thanks for your quick response. I've attached the letter. We are on a bit of a tight turn-around, hoping to get
sign-ons by the end of the day next Thursday (7/21 ). The development of this letter grew out of a meeting
hosted by Marian Wright Edelman with a number of education advocates to discuss concerns about the
accountability issue in ESEA reauthorization. Given that a number of leaders in the education reform, civil
rights, and business communities have already commented on accountability, our goal is to bring together a
diverse group of organizations to sign on.
You'll see that the letter is short and to the point, delivering the message that a revised accountability
framework in ESEA reauthorization must include all schools and all students, and that proposals limiting
accountability to the lowest-performing schools are unacceptable. As I mentioned already, we think the letter
is very much consistent with the principles for ESEA reauthorization that Chiefs for Change released in May.
Sign-ens so far include the Children's Defense Fund, ACLU, Center for American Progress, the Education
Trust, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Again,
we are hoping to get sign-ons by next Thursday, July 21 5 t-and would be happy to work with you to get any
other information needed to the chiefs. We'd really love to have the group sign-on.
Don't hesitate to get in touch with me with any questions or thoughts. You can reach me by phone at 202662-3544.
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Best,
Will
From: Jaryn Emhof (jaryn@excelined.org) [mailto:jaryn@excelined.org]

Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 10:59 AM
To: William Kinder
Subject: RE: Chiefs for Change contact
Hello Will,
Thank you for your email. I am happy to present your letter and request to our Chiefs for Change. Would you
send me a copy of the letter, who else will be signing on, your time line and any other information you would like
me to share with the chiefs?
Best,
Jaryn
] CU')'V\1 Ernhof
Communications Director
Foundation for Florida's Future
Foundation for Excellence in Education
850-391-3072 Office
850-528-8629 Cell
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From: William Kinder [mailto:wkinder@childrensdefense.org]
Sent: Friday, July 15, 201110:34 AM

To: Jaryn Emhof (iaryn@excelined.org)
Subject: Chiefs for Change contact
Dear Jaryn:
I'm writing to ask for your guidance in speaking with someone from Chiefs for Change about a sign-on letter
that the Children's Defense Fund is circulating regarding accountability in ESEA reauthorization. This letter
was developed by CDF and a number of educators and advocates with the intent to bring together several
groups that have already commented on the accountability issue in the on-going ESEA negotiations.
We think that the message of the letter is very much consistent with the principles for ESEA reauthorization
that the Chiefs for Change released in May, and we would love to have the group sign-on.
If you are the best person to work through on this, please let me know. If not, is there someone else I can
speak with about our letter?
Best,
Will
Will Kinder
Policy Assistant
Children's Defense Fund

25 E Street, NW
p (202) 662-3544 f (202) 662-3560
e wkinder@childrensdefense.org
www.childrensdefense.org
Step Forward for Children
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To: "Patricia Levesque (patricia@excelined.org)" <patricia@excelined.org>
Fri, Jul15, 2011 at 6:56PM
Great letter. Sign me up.

Chris
DATE
The Honorable Arne Duncan
Secretary
United States Department ofEducation
400 Maryland A venue SW
Washington, DC 20202-1510
The Honorable Tom Harkin
Chairman
Senate Committee on Health, Education,
Labor & Pensions
731 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
The Honorable Michael B. Enzi

Ranking Member
Senate Committee on Health, Education,
Labor & Pensions
379A Senate Russell Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Th.e Honorable John Kline

Chairman
House Committee on Education
and the Workforce
2439 Rayburn House Office Building
The Honorable George Miller

Ranking Member
House Committee on Education
and the Workforce
2205 Rayburn House Office Building
Dear Sirs:
As Congress works to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), we
write to express our concern about potential changes to the law that threaten to weaken its
accountability provisions. A reauthorized ESEA must ensure that all schools are held
accountable for the achievement and progress of all students.
Like you, we believe that ESEA is in serious need of revision to incorporate the lessons learned
from No Child Left Behind, including the need for drastically improved supports and
interventions for states, districts, and schools that fall short of performance targets. However,
these revisions must not come at the expense of holding districts and schools accountable for
improving the academic achievement of all students.
More than 60 percent ofpublic school students in the fourth, eighth, and twelfth grades can
neither read nor do math at grade level. Low-income students, minority students, students with
disabilities, and English-language learners lag even further behind. These struggling students
attend all types of schools, not just the very worst.
Despite this reality, many policymakers seem prepared to craft a law that eliminates federal
accountability for the vast majority of schools in our country. We urge policymakers to ensure
states set high standards for all students, establish aggressive but achievable goals for ensuring
that all students in all schools meet those standards, take prompt meaningful action when those
goals are not met by students overall or any one or more student groups, and continue to collect
and report data on student outcomes for all students and all schools. To do anything less - such
as focusing simply on the bottom five or ten percent of schools, as some have proposed -would
be to turn back the clock on a vital civil rights protection for our most vulnerable children. This
is unacceptable.
We urge you to ensure that all schools are held accountable for the achievement and progress of
all students. Don't let "95-percent-left-behind" be the answer to No Child Left Behind.
Since~ely,
CC:
Members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

Members of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce
Chiefs for Change

DRAFT OP-ED
Word count: 668
The best interests of our children, their ability to do college-level work after high school and be prepared
for the rigors of the 21st century workforce must be job number one in education reform.
As state education leaders, we strongly believe that the creation of consistent education goals- or
education standards- shared by states provides an unprecedented opportunity for our young people,
their parents, and teachers to have a clear understanding about what students need to know in order to
be successful after high school, whether they live in Indiana or New Mexico.
Our states have adopted the Common Core State Standards in English and mathematics. These new
standards were created by state education leaders, school chiefs, and governors from 48 states. In
doing so, states have tapped the expertise of a diverse group of professionals, including teachers,
academics, and researchers. Although 44 states and the District of Columbia have adopted the
standards-provisionally or whole-cloth-we each own them in ways unique to our states.
We are currently working to bring the best minds and resources together to help our teachers decide
how to effectively deliver instruction, ensuring that students master the standards and receive an
academically rigorous and globally competitive education.
In Indiana, 'Essential Maps' are being created for teachers that align the state's current English and math
curriculum to the new standards-connecting what they are used to teaching as they write lesson units
and plans and allowing them to make adjustments while maintaining their flexibility and creativity in the
classroom.
In Warwick, Rhode Island, teachers are rebuilding the math curriculum, and they have already
determined the new "scope and sequence" -which topics should be studied when. Their next step is to
begin writing lesson units and plans, and parts will be implemented in September.
In Hillsborough County, Florida, teachers are bringing the standards into the classroom as part of a pilot
program that will also retrain teachers and utilize new assessments. Professional development around
the standards is also underway in Utah, where this summer, the state will conduct nearly 40 workshops
to prepare teachers to implement the new standards in the fall. And, workshops designed to share
effective ideas and lessons learned from past trainings are already happening in Columbus, Ohio.
These examples illustrate that how our new standards will be a powerful tool that defines what students
need to learn, but do not dictate how teachers should teach. We are all striving to achieve the same
goals that the standards demand: excellent teaching, high-quality professional development, rigorous
curricula, and authentic assessments.
Parents, policymakers, and advocates should be engaged in a frank and robust discussion about how
their states and local educators intend to meet the expectations set by these standards. That discussion
must be respectful of different points of view, but it must also be an informed one. Right now, we're
seeing too much misinformation and mischaracterization of the standards by those who, it appears, do
not know much about them.
To be clear, these new standards are high, rigorous, and state-led. They do not represent a movement
to create a national curriculum controlled by the federal government, and they are not being driven by
special interests.
It's time we all acknowledge this work is the critical next step in the state-led standards movement that
began more than two decades ago. Today's students must be competitive, both nationally and
internationally. Too many are not, and our society is suffering as a result.
We, as state education leaders, will not allow this to continue. Our economy demands innovative
thinking, a collaborative spirit, and higher expectations for our young people. These new standards,
once met, hit the right marks. This is why we are firmly committed to their successful implementation.
These standards are a promise, not a silver bullet. This work is hard, but states have shown they can
come together to create consistent, high standards all students can master for career and college
success- regardless of who they are or where they live.
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PM
To: "Barresi, Janet" <janet.barresi@sde.ok.gov>, "Bennett, Tony" <drtonybennett@gmail.com>, "Bowen,
Stephen" <stephenbowen@myfairpoint.net>, "Cerf, Chris" <cdcerf@gmail.com>, "Gist, Deborah"
<Deborah.Gist@ride.ri.gov>, "Huffman, Kevin" <kevin.s.huffman@tn.gov>, "Pastorek, Paul"
<pastorekpg@gmail.com>, "Robinson, Gerard" <gtr924@aol.com>, "Skandera, Hanna"
<hannaskandera@yahoo.com>, "Smith, Eric" <drericjsmith@gmail.com>, "Bennett, Tony" <tb@doe.in.gov>,
"Bowen, Stehen" <stephen.bowen@maine.gov> , "Cerf, Chris" <chris.cerf@doe.state.nj.us>, "Pastorek, Paul"
<paul.pastorek@la.gov>, "Robinson, Gerard" <gerard.robinson@governor.virginia.gov>, "Skandera, Hanna"
<hanna.skandera@state.nm.us>, "Smith, Eric" <eric.smith@fldoe.org>
Cc: "Fonda Anderson (fonda@excelined.org)" <fonda@excelined.org>, "Deirdre Finn (dfinn@excelined.org)"
<dfinn@excelined .org>, John Bailey <John.Bailey@dutkoworldwide.com>, "Jaryn Emhof Uaryn@excelined.org)"
<jaryn@excelined.org>, "ladnerSS@gmail.com" <ladnerSS@gmail.com>, "Mandy Clark (mandy@excelined.org)"
<mandy@excelined.org>, "Christy Hovanetz (christyh@excelined.org)"
<chovanetz2@meridianstrategiesllc.com>, Barresi asst Ginger Difalco <ginger.difalco@sde.ok.gov>, Bennett asst
Debbie Downing <ddowning@doe.in.gov>, Bennett Scheduler Amy Miller <amiller@doe.in.gov>, Bowen asst
Georgette Valliere <georgette.valliere@maine.gov>, Bowen Scheduler Sandra Moreau
<sandra.moreau@maine.gov>, Cerf asst Helene Leona <Helene.leona@doe.state.nj.us>, Gist asst Angela
Teixeira <angela.teixeira@ride.ri.gov>, Huffman asst Janice Mann <janice.mann@tn.gov>, Pastorek asst
Christine Rose <christina.rose@eads-na.com>, Robinson asst Emily Webb <emily.webb@governor.virginia.gov>,
Robinson Scheduler Lucille Lindamood <lucille.lindamood@governor.virginia.gov>, Skandera Scheduler Cathie
Carothers <cathie.carothers@state.nm.us>, Smith asst Nyla Benjamin <nyla.benjamin@fldoe.org>, Smith
Scheduler Jospeh Morgan <joseph.morgan@fldoe.org>
Chiefs,
We reached out to Carmel Martin, Secty Duncan's point person on ESEA reauthorization regarding the AASA
and NSBA resolution for blanket waiver. We asked if a statement from Chiefs for Change pushing back on
the blanket waiver resolution would be helpful to Secty Duncan.
They do believe a statement would be helpful. The AASAINSBA statement is generating a lot of
attention.
Chiefs for Change's statement would be the only "major'' counter statement to the calls for just flexibility
without any additional reform requirements which would be helpful.
They were ok with both the tone and substance of the draft statement and had no suggested edits.
Attached is a revised statement from the chiefs with edits based upon your comments on the last call. We will
send to your comm. directors also.
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We will plan to send out first thing next week, please let us know if you would like any edits or if you are ok
with having your name attached to this statement.
Thanks,
Patricia
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Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 2:55 PM
To: patricia@excelined.org, janet.barresi@sde.ok.gov, drtonybennett@gmail.com,
stephenbowen@myfairpoint. net, cdcerf@gmail.com, Deborah.Gist@ride. ri. gov, kevin .s. huffman@tn. gov,
pastorekpg@gmail.com, gtr924@aol.com, hannaskandera@yahoo.com, DrEricJSmith@gmail.com,
tb@doe.in.gov, stephen.bowen@maine.gov, chris.cerf@doe.state.nj.us, paul.pastorek@la.gov,
gerard.robinson@governor. virginia.gov, Hanna.Skandera@state. nm. us
Cc: fonda@excelined.org, dfinn@excelined.org, John.Bailey@dutkoworldwide.com, jaryn@excelined.org,
ladner55@gmail.com, mandy@excelined.org, chovanetz2@meridianstrategiesllc.com,
ginger.difalco@sde.ok.gov, ddowning@doe.in.gov, amiller@doe.in.gov, georgette.valliere@maine.gov,
sandra.rnoreau@maine.gov, Helene.leona@doe.state. nj. us, angela. teixeira@ride.ri.gov, janice.mann@tn.gov,
christina. rose@eads-na. com, emily .webb@govemor.virginia.gov, lucille.lindamood@govemor. virginia. gov,
cathie.carothers@state.nm.us, "Benjamin, Nyla" <Nyla.Benjamin@fldoe.org>, "Morgan, Joseph"
<Joseph.Morgan@fldoe.org>
This is excellent! Thanks for the follow up work. We need to move quickly or the best timing will be missed. I
am glad that Arne sees the value in our position.
From: Patricia Levesque (patricia@excelined.org) <patricia@excelined.org>
To: Barresi, Janet <janet.barresi@sde.ok.gov>; Bennett, Tony <drtonybennett@gmail.com>; Bowen,
Stephen <stephenbowen@myfairpoint.net>; Cerf, Chris <cdcerf@gmail.com>; Gist, Deborah
<Deborah.Gist@ride.ri.gov>; Huffman, Kevin <kevin.s.huffman@tn.gov>; Pastorek, Paul
<pastorekpg@gmail.com>; Robinson, Gerard <gtr924@aol.com>; Skandera, Hanna
<hannaskandera@yahoo.com>; Smith, Eric <dreric;jsmith@gmail.com>; Bennett, Tony <tb@doe.in.gov>;
Bowen, Stehen <stephen.bowen@maine.gov>; Cerf, Chris <chris.cerf@doe.state.nj.us>; Pastorek, Paul
<paul.pastorek@la.gov>; Robinson, Gerard <gerard.robinson@governor.virginia.gov>; Skandera, Hanna
<hanna.skandera@state.nm.us>; Smith, Eric
Cc: Fonda Anderson (fonda@excelined.org) <fonda@excelined.org>; Deirdre Finn (dfinn@excelined.org)
<dfinn@excelined.org>; John Bailey <John.Bailey@dutkoworldwide.com>; Jaryn Emhof
(iaryn@excelined.org) <jaryn@excelined.org>; ladnerSS@gmail.com <ladner55@gmail.com>; Mandy Clark
(mandy@excelined.org) <mandy@excelined.org>; Christy Hovanetz (christyh@excelined.org) <chovanetz2@
meridianstrategiesllc.com>; Barresi asst Ginger Difalco <ginger.difalco@sde.ok.gov>; Bennett asst Debbie
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Downing <ddowning@doe.in.gov>; Bennett Scheduler Amy Miller <amiller@doe.in.gov>; Bowen asst

Georgette Valliere <georgette.valliere@maine.gov>; Bowen Scheduler Sandra Moreau
<sandra.moreau@maine.gov>; Cerf asst Helene Leona <Helene.leona@doe.state.nj.us>; Gist asst Angela
Teixeira <angela.teixeira@ride.ri.gov>; Huffman asst Janice Mann <janice.mann@tn.gov>; Pastorek asst
Christine Rose <christina.rose@eads-na.com>; Robinson asst Emily Webb <emily.webb@governor.virginia.
gov>; Robinson Scheduler Lucille Lindamood <lucille.lindamood@governor.virginia.gov>; Skandera
Scheduler cathie carothers <cathie.carothers@state.nm.us>; Benjamin, Nyla; Morgan, Joseph
Sent: Fri Jun 03 14:47:57 2011
Subject: feedback from Secty Duncan's office on statement from chiefs on AASA and NSBA blanket waiver
Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 6:32 PM
To: "Patricia Levesque (patricia@excelined.org)" <patricia@excelined.org>

Thanks. Looks great
Patricia Levesque (patricla@afloridapromise.org)

<patricla@afloridapromlse.org>
Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 10:55
AM

Cc: "Jaryn Emhof Oaryn@excelined.org)" <jaryn@excelined.org>
thanks, chris.
From: Chris Cerf [cdcerf@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 6:32 PM

To: Patricia Levesque (patricia@excelined.org)
Subject: Re: feedback from Secty Duncan's office on statement from chiefs on AASA and NSBA blanket
waiver
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/h/~rriucnxkxk/?&v=pt&s=q&q=from:levesque+to :cerf&s... 3/6/2012
DRAFT
Chiefs for Change Statement on AASA/NSBA Call for Blanket Waivers
As an organization dedicated to putting students first through visionary education reform, Chiefs for
Change opposes the recent petition by the American Association of School Administrators and the
National School Board Association to suspend the accountability provisions of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and the interventions provided to students.
We support the swift reauthorization of ESEA. Chiefs for Change has outlined principles to guide
Congress as it works to improve federal policy. Providing a blanket waiver to all states will bring
negotiations on reauthorization to a standstill, creating uncertainty for states and potentially
threatening the progress that has been made by many states to improve the quality of education for
students across America.
We support more federal flexibility, including the use of targeted waivers, but only when such flexibility
supports education reform and when it is earned based upon state actions that have produced greater
student achievement. Blanket regulatory relief would weaken accountability and more importantly,
deny students critical educational services and options.
Reauthorization provides an opportunity to improve ESEA, renew our commitment to America's children
and transform education for the 21st century without rolling back our expectations for students and the
adults who educate them. State and education leaders should seize the moment to be innovative in
improving the quality of education in America.
DRAFT
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Mary Laura Bragg (Marylaura@excelined.org) <Marylaura@excelined.org>
Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 5:42
PM
To: "Barresi, Janet" <jcb@sde.ok.gov>, "Barresi, Janet Asst Becky Woodie" <becky.woodie@sde.ok.gov>,
"Barresi, Janet Comm Dir Damon Gardenhire" <damon.gardenhire@sde.ok.gov>, "Bennett, Tony"
<tb@doe.in.gov>, "Bennett, Tony Asst Debbie Downing" <ddowning@doe.in.gov>, "Bennett, Tony Asst Jennifer
Outlaw" <joutlaw@doe.in.gov>, "Bennett, Tony COS Heather Neal" <hneal@doe.in.gov>, "Bowen, Stephen"
<stephen.bowen@maine.gov>, "Bowen, Stephen" <stephenbowen@myfairpoint. net>, "Bowen, Stephen
Scheduler Sandra Moreau" <sandra.moreau@maine.gov>, "Cerf, Chris" <cdcerf@gmail.com>, "Cerf, Chris Asst
Helene Leona" <helene.leona@doe.state.nj.us>, "Cerf, Chris Dep Comm Sp Asst Mamie Doyle"
<mamie.doyle@doe.state.nj.us>, "Cerf, Chris Special Asst Andrew Smarick" <andrew.smarick@doe.state.nj.us>,
"Gist, Deborah" <deborah.gist@ride.ri.gov>, "Huffman, Kevin" <Kevin.S.Huffman@tn.gov>, "Huffman, Kevin COS
Emily Barton" <emily.barton@tn .gov>, "Pastorek, Paul" <pastorekpg@gmail.com>, "Pastorek, Paul Asst Christina
Rose" <christina.rose@eads-na.com>, "Robinson, Gerard" <Gerard. Robinson@fldoe.org>, "Robinson, Gerard
Scheduler Nyla Benjamin" <nyla.benjamin@fldoe.org>, "Skandera, Hanna" <hanna.skandera@state.nm.us>,
"Skandera, Hanna COS Christine Stavem" <christine.stavem@state.nm.us>, "Skandera, Hanna Policy Leighann
Lenti" <leighann.lenti@state.nm.us>, "Skandera, Hanna Scheduler Bernadette Tennyson"
<bernadette.tennyson@state.nm.us>, "Smith, Eric" <drericjsmith@gmail.com>, "Tucker, Jessica"
<jessica. tucker@la.gov>
Cc: "Patricia Levesque (patricia@excelined.org)" <patricia@excelined.org>, "Cari Miller (Cari@excelined.org)"
<Cari@excelined.org>, "Christy Hovanetz (christyh@excelined.org)" <chovanetz2@meridianstrategiesllc.com>,
"Deirdre Finn (dfinn@excelined.org)" <dfinn@excelined.org>, "Erin Price (Erin@excelined.org)"
<Erin@excelined.org>, "Fonda Anderson (fonda@excelined.org)" <fonda@excelined.org>, "Jaryn Emhof
Oaryn@excelined.org)" <jaryn@excelined.org>, "Joanna Hassell (Joanna@afloridapromise.org)"
<Joanna@afloridapromise.org>, "Mandy Clark (mandy@excelined.org)" <mandy@excelined.org>, "Mary Laura
Bragg (MaryLaura@excelined.org)" <MaryLaura@excelined.org>, "Matt Ladner (ladner55@gmail.com)"
<ladner55@gmail.com>, "Matthew Ladner (Matthew@Excelined.org)" <Matthew@excelined.org>, "Paula Noor
(Pnoor@excelined. org)" <Pnoor@excelined. org>
Attached please find the agenda and supporting documents for Friday's call at 9:30 Eastern .
Thanks!
Mary Laura
Mary Laura Bragg

Director of State Policy Implementation
850.391 .3077 phone
786-664-1794 fax
www.excelined.org
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Foundation for
Excellence
in Education
Chiefs for Change Conference Call
Friday, December 9, 2011
9:30am-10:30am EST
Agenda
Call-In Info: Number: 850-391-0329/Passcode: 84940
I.
Waiver update- John Bailey
II.
NAEP update- Eric Smith
III. ALEC resolution on Common Core- Tony Bennett

IV. 2012 Funding- Fonda Anderson
V.
PISA for Schools update- Patricia Levesque
VI. Talent Bench Project- Patricia Levesque
www.ExcelinEd.org
P.O. Box 10691 Tallahassee, FL 32302 (850) 391-4090 (786) 664-179.4 fax
e Foundation for Excellence in Education (FEE) is t1 SOt (cl3 organization. A copy of the official registration and hnallCI!Ji niormation for FEE may be obtained from the DiviSJon of Consumer Services by calling toll iree
costs. direct costs. and/or ectivihes in support of education. Registration

endorsement. approval, or recommendation by the state. Registration number is CH23393.
800-43~i352 Within the state of Florida. FEE may usee percentage of your contriaution to support required administtetive
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DISTRICTS ENCOURAGED TO GO THE NEXT STEPS

ON THE PISA FOR SCHOOLS PROJECTS
Florida - Gerard Robinson, Commissioner
Brevard County School District, FL
Hillsborough County Public Schools, FL
Palm Beach County School District, FL
Sarasota County Schools, FL
Duval County Public School, FL
Indiana- Tony Bennett, Superintendent & C4C Chair
Hamilton Southeastern School District, IN
Evansville Community School District, IN
MSD of Warren Township, IN
School City of Hammond, IN
Bartholomew Community School Corporation, IN
Lafayette School Corporation, IN
Maine - Stephen Bowen, Commissioner
Maine School of Science and Math School District, ME
Portland Public Schools, ME
New Jersey - Chris Cerf, Commissioner
Monmouth County Vocational School District, NJ
Jersey City Public Schools, NJ
Morris School District, NJ
Somerset Hills School District, NJ
Montclair Public Schools, NJ
Princeton Regional Schools, NJ
Newark Public Schools, NJ
Oklahoma - Janet Barresi, Superintendent
Tulsa Public Schools, OK
Oklahoma City Public Schools, OK
Ponca City Public Schools, OK
Rhode Island- Deb Gist, Commissioner
Central Falls School District, Rl
Westerly Public Schools, Rl
Chariho Regional School District, Rl
East Greenwich School District, Rl
Pawtucket School Department, Rl
Tennessee- Kevin Huffman, Commissioner
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, TN
Memphis City Schools, TN
St. George's Independent School, TN
Memorandum to Chiefs for Change

From: Townsend McNitt
Re:
Discussion draft for Talent Bench project
Date: December 7, 2011
Preliminary overview of the talent bench project:

The education reform movement needs more leaders prepared to take on the critical task of
reforming our nation's schools through state education agencies. Many members of Chiefs for
Change entered their state departments to find a lack of like-minded leadership personnel or
vacancies in critical positions. Additionally, since the formation of Chiefs of Change, the
Foundation for Excellence in Education is increasingly asked to identify qualified candidates to
fill open state education chief positions. At the Chiefs for Change meeting in October in San
Francisco members discussed the creation of a Talent Bench whereby the staffwould identify
individuals ready to assume senior education leadership roles at the state level, including potential
State Chiefs, Deputy Chiefs, Choice Office and Assessment Directors. This list of qualified
individuals would be available to current Chiefs, incoming Chiefs, and Governors to fill existing
openings and to help fill key education leadership positions after the 2012 elections.
Additionally, Chiefs discussed the Foundation becoming a resource to assist with administering
formal searches for specific high level vacancies needed by Chiefs.
Getting Started:
1. Identify the key positions for which candidates are being sought.
2. Determine the core education reform principles that all candidates must share (ie. annual
testing, rigorous and transparent accountability, high standards for all children, viable
school options).
Developing the List:
Use existing networks- To start this list, gather and categorize relevant names and
recommendations from within this group (Chiefs, Education Excellence). This can be
done via telephone conversation and email and names will be cataloged for key positions.
Partner with like-minded organizations- Success in developing and maintaining a list of

individuals ready to take on key jobs will be greatly enhanced by partnering with like
minded organizations who are willing to share their recommendations. Reach out to key
reform organizations such as Teach for America, New Leaders for New Schools,
Democrats for Education Reform, The Broad Superintendent Academy, Education Trust,
Center for Education Reform, etc. and ask if they would be interested in partnering
together on this important work.
Create an education reform group on a social media site --To encourage people to selfidentify as reformers and give them a place to (virtually) meet other reformers, create an
open group on a social media site, such as Linkedln. Such a group would be open to all
and could serve as the basis for a large, virtual gathering of self-identified reformers.
Townsend Lange McNitt

Strategic Consultant
Townsend McNitt has developed and implemented successful federal public policy and
legislative strategies over fifteen years of service in the U.S. executive and legislative
branches and as a consultant to state and national political campaigns, nonprofit
organizations and schools. As an attorney, legislative advisor and public policy expert,
McNitt has worked on education initiatives as a senior staff member in the U.S.
Congress, the White House and the U.S. Department of Education and has served as an
education policy advisor in the last four U.S. Presidential elections.
McNitt has extensive expertise in national education policy, having participated in the
reauthorization of every significant piece of federal education legislation between 1995
and 2008. A graduate of Gordon College and Notre Dame Law School, she presently
provides strategic advice to state and local education leaders, public policy and nonprofit
organizations and schools. McNitt serves on the Board of Directors of the Henry Ford
Learning Institute and provides educational advice to foster children and community
organizations serving at risk children.
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chris Cerf <cdcerf@gmail.com>
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Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 4:47PM
To: MaryLaura@excelined.org
For all DOE official business, please use the following email:
chris.cerf@doe.state.nLus. Please only send non-DOE related emails
to this account. Thank you.
Mary Laura Bragg (Marylaura@excellned.org) <Marylaura@excelined.org> Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 4:56 PM
Reply-To: "Mary Laura Bragg (MaryLaura@excelined.org)" <MaryLaura@excelined.org>
I'm sorry - I'll change it in the distribution list.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
cdcerf@gmail.com <cdcerf@gmall.com>
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 5:55 PM
Reply-To: cdcerf@gmail.com
To: "Mary Laura Bragg (MaryLaura@excelined.org)" <MaryLaura@excelined.org>
Actually, plz keep using this account. I check it much more frequently. Sorry for the confusion
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Frl, Oct 28, 2011 at 7:55AM
To: "Mary Laura Bragg (MaryLaura@excelined.org)" <MaryLaura@excelined.org>
Cc: "Barresi, Janef' <jcb@sde.ok.gov>, "Barresi, Janet Asst Becky Woodie" <becky.woodie@sde.ok.gov>,
"Barresi, Janet Comm Dir Damon Gardenhire" <damon.gardenhire@sde.ok.gov>, "Barresi, Janet COS Jennifer
Carter'' <jennifer.carter@sde.ok.gov>, "Bennett, Tony" <tb@doe.in.gov>, "Bennett, Tony Asst Debbie Downing"
<ddowning@doe.in .gov>, "Bennett, Tony Asst Jennifer Outlaw" <joutlaw@doe.in.gov>, "Bennett, Tony COS
Heather Neal" <hneal@doe.in.gov>, "Bowen, Stephen" <stephen.bowen@maine.gov>, "Bowen, Stephen"
<stephenbowen@myfairpoint.net>, "Bowen, Stephen Scheduler Sandra Moreau" <sandra.moreau@maine.gov>,
"Cerf, Chris" <cdcerf@gmail.com>, "Cerf, Chris Asst Helene Leona" <helene.leona@doe.state.nj.us>, "Cerf, Chris
Dep Comm Sp Asst Mamie Doyle" <mamie.doyle@doe.state.nj.us>, "Cerf, Chris Special Asst Andrew Smarick"
<andrew.smarick@doe.state.nj.us>, "Gist, Deborah" <deborah.gist@ride.ri.gov>, "Huffman, Kevin"
<Kevin.S.Huffman@tn.gov>, "Huffman, Kevin COS Emily Barton" <emily.barton@tn.gov>, "Pastorek, Paul"
<pastorekpg@gmail.com>, "Pastorek, Paul Asst Christina Rose" <christina.rose@eads-na.com>, "Robinson,
Gerard" <gtr924@aol.com>, "Robinson, Gerard Scheduler Nyla Benjamin" <nyla.benjamin@fldoe.org>,
"Skandera, Hanna" <hanna.skandera@state.nm.us>, "Skandera, Hanna COS Christine Stavern"
<christine.stavern@state.nm.us>, "Skandera, Hanna Policy Leighann Lenti" <leighann.lenti@state.nm.us>,
"Skandera, Hanna Scheduler Bernadette Tennyson" <bemadette.tennyson@state.nm.us>, "Smith, Eric"
<drericjsmith@gmail.com>, 'Tucker, Jessica" <jessica.tucker@la.gov>, "Cari Miller (Cari@excelined.org)"
<Cari@excelined .org>, "Christy Hovanetz (christyh@excelined .org)" <chovanetz2@meridianstrategiesllc.com>,
"Deirdre Finn (dfinn@excelined.org)" <dfinn@excelined.org>, "Erin Price (Erin@excelined.org)"
<Erin@excelined.org>, "Fonda Anderson (fonda@excelined .org)" <fonda@excelined.org>, "Jaryn Emhof
Qaryn@excelined.org)" <jaryn@excelined.org>, "Joanna Hassell (Joanna@afloridapromise.org)"
<Joanna@afloridapromise.org>, "John Bailey Qohn.bailey@dutkoworldwide.com)"
<john.bailey@dutkoworldwide.com>, "Mandy Clark (mandy@excelined.org)" <mandy@excelined.org>, "Matthew
Ladner (Matthew@Excelined.org)" <Matthew@excelined.org>, "Paula Noor (Pnoor@excelined.org)"
<Pnoor@excelined. org>
All,
I'd like to suggest on the call today that we find a way to capitalize on the NYT editorial yesterday that the
Senate bill is too lax on accountability.
Paul
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John Bailey <john.bailey@dutkograyling.com>
Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 9:10AM
To: Paul Pastorek <beaureese24@gmail.com>, MaryLaura@excelined.org

Cc: "Barresi, Janef' <jcb@sde.ok.gov>, "Barresi, Janet Asst Becky Woodie" <becky.woodie@sde.ok.gov>,
Carter" <jennifer.carter@sde.ok.gov>, "Bennett, Tony" <tb@doe.in.gov>, "Bennett, Tony Asst Debbie Downing"
<ddowning@doe.in.gov>, "Bennett, Tony Asst Jennifer Outlaw" <joutlaw@doe.in.gov>, "Bennett, Tony COS
<stephenbowen@myfairpoint.net>, "Bowen, Stephen Scheduler Sandra Moreau" <sandra.moreau@maine.gov>,
"Cerf, Chris" <cdcerf@gmail.com>, "Cerf, Chris Asst Helene Leona" <helene.leona@doe.state.nj.us>, "Cerf, Chris
Dep Comm Sp Asst Mamie Doyle" <mamie.doyle@doe.state.nj.us>, "Cerf, Chris Special Asst Andrew Smarick"
Gerard" <gtr924@aol.com>, "Robinson, Gerard Scheduler Nyla Benjamin" <nyla.benjamin@fldoe.org>,
"Skandera, Hanna" <hanna.skandera@state.nm.us>, "Skandera, Hanna COS Christine Stavern"
<christine.stavern@state.nm.us>, "Skandera, Hanna Policy Leighann Lenti" <leighann.lenti@state.nm.us>,
"Skandera, Hanna Scheduler Bernadette Tennyson" <bemadette.tennyson@state.nm.us>, "Smith, Eric"
<drericjsmith@gmail.com>, "Tucker, Jessica" <jessica.tucker@la.gov>, Cari@excelined.org, "Christy Hovanetz
(christyh@excelined.org)" <chovanetz2@meridianstrategiesllc.com>, dfinn@excelined.org, Erin@excelined.org,
fonda@excelined .org, jaryn@excelined.org, Joanna@afloridapromise.org, mandy@excelined.org, "Matthew
Ladner (Matthew@Excelined.org)" <Matthew@excelined.org>, Pnoor@excelined.org
Here is the editoria l:
EDITORIAL
The Wrong Fix for No Child Left

Behind
Published: October 26, 2011
The revised No Child Left Behind Act that passed out of the Senate education committee last
week goes too far in relaxing state accountability and federal oversight of student achievement.
The business community, civil rights groups and advocates of disabled children are rightly
worried that the rewrite of the law would particularly hurt underprivileged children.
Related in Opinion
More on Education
The bill's main sponsors - Senator Tom Harkin, a Democrat of Iowa, and Senator Mike Enzi, a
Republican of Wyoming- should take the criticism to heart and go back to the drawing board.
The original No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 is far from perfect. The Obama administration
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recognized that in September when it said that it would waive some of the law's requirements
for states that agree to several reforms, like creating new programs to overhaul the worst
schools and comprehensive teacher evaluation systems.
The waiver plan would allow states to be rated on student growth on math and reading tests
instead of simply counting up the percentages of students who reach proficiency on those tests.
It would also require states to set goals for all schools and plan for closing achievement gaps
and end the pass-fail system under which high-performing schools are rated as needing
improvement if one racial or economic subgroup fails to reach the achievement target.
The plan encourages state~ to embrace data-driven systems and teacher-evaluation systems
that take student achievement into account. But it has not been well received in the Senate,
where some lawmakers seem to feel as if it usurps legislative power.
The Harkin- Enzi bill lowers the bar for reform and reduces federal pressure on the states. It
focuses only on the bottom 5 percent of schools, essentially allowing states to do as they please
with the rest. It backs away from requiring states to have clear student achievement targets for
all schools, and does not require most schools to evaluate teachers rigorously.
Lawmakers are right that No Child Left Behind needs to be overhauled. But Congress needs to
do this carefully, without retreating from core provisions that require states to do better by
children in return for federal aid.
Paul Pastorek [mailto:beaureese24@gmail.com]

Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 7:56AM
To: Mary Laura Bragg (MaryLaura@excelined.org)
Cc: Barresi, Janet; Barresi, Janet Asst Becky Woodie; Barresi, Janet Comm Dir Damon Gardenhire; Barresi,
Janet COS Jennifer Carter; Bennett, Tony; Bennett, Tony Asst Debbie Downing; Bennett, Tony Asst Jennifer
Outlaw; Bennett, Tony COS Heather Neal; Bowen, Stephen; Bowen, Stephen; Bowen, Stephen Scheduler
Sandra Moreau; Cerf, Chris; Cerf, Chris Asst Helene Leona; Cerf, Chris Dep Comm Sp Asst Mamie Doyle; Cerf,
Chris Special Asst Andrew Smarick; Gist, Deborah; Huffman, Kevin; Huffman, Kevin COS Emily Barton;
Pastorek, Paul; Pastorek, Paul Asst Christina Rose; Robinson, Gerard; Robinson, Gerard Scheduler Nyla
Benjamin; Skandera, Hanna; Skandera, Hanna COS Christine Stavern; Skandera, Hanna Policy Leighann
Lenti; Skandera, Hanna Scheduler Bernadette Tennyson; Smith, Eric; Tucker, Jessica; Cari Miller
(Cari@excelined.org); Christy Hovanetz (christyh@excelined.org); Deirdre Finn (dfinn@excelined.org); Erin
Price (Erin@excelined.org); Fonda Anderson (fonda@excelined.org); Jaryn Emhof Ciaryn@excelined.org);
Joanna Hassell (Joanna@afloridapromise.org); John Bailey; Mandy Clark (mandy@excelined.org); Matthew
Ladner (Matthew@Excelined.org); Paula Noor (Pnoor@excelined.org)
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Skandera, Hanna, PED <Hanna.Skandera@state.nm.us>

Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 9:23AM
To: "beaureese24@gmail.com" <beaureese24@gmail.com>, "MaryLaura@excelined.org"
<MaryLaura@excelined.org>
Cc: "jcb@sde.ok.gov" <jcb@sde.ok.gov>, "becky.woodie@sde.ok.gov" <becky. woodie@sde.ok.gov>,
"damon.gardenhire@sde.ok.gov" <damon.gardenhire@sde.ok.gov>, "jennifer.carter@sde.ok.gov"
<jennifer.carter@sde.ok.gov>, "tb@doe.in.gov" <tb@doe.in.gov>, "ddowning@doe. in.gov"
<ddowning@doe.in.gov>, "joutlaw@doe.in.gov" <joutlaw@doe.in.gov>, "hneal@doe.in.gov"
<hneal@doe.in.gov>, "stephen.bowen@maine.gov" <stephen.bowen@maine.gov>,
"stephenbowen@myfairpoint. net" <stephenbowen@myfairpoint. net>, "sandra. moreau@maine.gov"
<sandra.moreau@maine.gov>, "cdcerf@gmail.com" <cdcerf@gmail.com>, "helene.leona@doe.state.nj.us"
<helene.leona@doe.state. nj.us>, "mamie.doyle@doe.state. nj. us" <mamie.doyle@doe. state. nj. us>,
"andrew .smarick@doe. state. nj. us" <andrew .smarick@doe.state. nj.us>, "deborah .gist@ride. ri.gov''
<deborah.gist@ride.ri.gov>, "Kevin.S.Huffman@tn.gov" <Kevin.S.Huffman@tn.gov>, "emily.barton@tn.gov"
<emily.barton@tn.gov>, "pastorekpg@gmail.com" <pastorekpg@gmail.com>, "christina.rose@eads-na.com"
<christina.rose@eads-na.com>, "gtr924@aol.com" <gtr924@aol.com>, "nyla. benjamin@fldoe.org"
<nyla.benjamin@fldoe.org>, "christine.stavern@state.nm.us" <christine.stavem@state.nm.us>, "Lenti, Leighann,
PED" <Leighann.Lenti@state.nm.us>, "Tennyson, Bernadette, PED" <bernadette.tennyson@state.nm.us>,
"drericjsmith@gmail.com" <drericjsmith@gmail.com>, "jessica.tucker@la.gov" <jessica. tucker@la.gov>,
"Cari@excelined.org" <Cari@excelined.org>, "chovanetz2@meridianstrategiesllc.com"
<chovanetz2@meridianstrategiesllc.com>, "dfinn@excelined.org" <dfinn@excelined.org>, "Erin@excelined.org"
<Erin@excelined.org>
Agreed
From: Paul Pastorek [mailto:beaureese24@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 05:55AM

To: Mary Laura Bragg (MaryLaura@excelined.org) <MaryLaura@excelined.org>
Cc: Barresi, Janet <jcb@sde.ok.gov>; Barresi, Janet Asst Becky Woodie <becky.woodie@sde.ok.gov>;
Barresi, Janet Comm Dir Damon Gardenhire <damon.gardenhire@scle.ok.gov>; Barresi, Janet COS Jennifer
carter <jennifer.carter@sde.ok.gov>; Bennett, Tony <tb@doe.in.gov>; Bennett, Tony Asst Debbie Downing
<ddowning@doe.in.goy>; Bennett, Tony Asst Jennifer Outlaw <joutlaw@doe.in.goy>; Bennett, Tony COS
Heather Neal <hneal@doe.in.gov>; Bowen, Stephen <stephen.bowen@maine.gov>; Bowen, Stephen
<stephenbowen@myfairpoint.net>; Bowen, Stephen Scheduler Sandra Moreau
<sandra.moreau@maine.gov>; Cerf, Chris <cdcerf@gmail.com>; Cerf, Chris Asst Helene Leona
<helene.leona@doe.state.nj.us>; Cerf, Chris Dep Comm Sp Asst Mamie Doyle
<mamie.doyle@doe.state.nj.us>; Cerf, Chris Special Asst Andrew Smarick <andrew.smarick@doe.state.nj.
~>;Gist, Deborah <deborah.gist@ride.ri.gov>; Huffman, Kevin <Kevin.S.Huffman@tn.gov>; Huffman,
Kevin COS Emily Barton <emily.barton@tn.gov>; Pastorek, Paul <pastorekpg@gmail.com>; Pastorek, Paul
Asst Christina Rose <chrjstina.rose@eads-na.com>; Robinson, Gerard <gtr924@aol.com>; Robinson, Gerard
Scheduler Nyla Benjamin <nyla.benjamin@fldoe.org>; Skandera, Hanna, PED; Skandera, Hanna COS
Christine Stavern <christine.stavern@state.nm.us>; Lenti, Leighann, PED; Tennyson, Bernadette, PED;
Smith, Eric <dreric;jsmith@gmail.com>; Tucker, Jessica <jessica.tucker@la.gov>; carl Miller
(cari@excelined.org) <cari@excelined.org>; Christy Hovanetz (christyh@excelined.org) <chovanetz2@
meridianstrategiesllc.com>; Deirdre Finn (dfinn@excelined.org) <dfinn@excelined.org>; Erin Price
(Erin@excelined.org) <Erin@excelined.org>; Fonda Anderson (fonda@excelineci.org)
<fonda@excelined.org>; Jaryn Emhof (jaryn@excelined.org) <jaryn@excelined.org>; Joanna Hassell
(Joanna@afloridapromise.org) <Joanna@afloridapromise.org>; John Bailey (john.balley@dutkoworldwide.
com) <john.bailey@dutkoworldwide.com>; Mandy Clark (mandy@excelined.org) <mandy@excelined.org>;
Matthew Ladner (Matthew@Excelined.org) <Matthew@excelined.org>; Paula Noor (Pnoor@excelined.org)
< Pnoor@excelineci.org >
Subject: Re: Agenda for Friday's Chiefs for Change call
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Foundation for
Excellence
in Education
Friday, October 28,2011
9:30am-10:30am EST
Agenda
I.
ESEA Waivers/Reauthorization -John Bailey
II.
State Progress/Timeline on Co1,11mon Core - Hanna

Skandera
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Friday, October 28,2011
9:30am-10:30am EST
Agenda
I.
ESEA Waivers/Reauthorization -John Bailey
II.
State Progress/Timeline on Common Core - Hanna

Skandera
www.ExcelinEd.org
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Gmail - working document for ESEA waiver call
working document for ESEA waiver call

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Sun, Aug
21
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To: "Barresi, Janet'' <jcb@sde.ok.gov>, "Barresi, Janet Asst Becky Woodie" <becky.woodie@sde.ok.gov>,
Carter'' <jennifer.carter@sde.ok.gov>, "Bennett, Tony" <tb@doe.in.gov>, "Bennett, Tony Asst Debbie Downing"
<stephenbowen@myfairpoint.net>, "Cerf, Chris" <cdcerf@gmail.com>, "Cerf, Chris Asst Helene Leona"
<helene.leona@doe.state.nj.us>, "Cerf, Chris Dep Comm Sp Asst Mamie Doyle"
Emily Barton" <emily.barton@tn.gov>, "Pastorek, Paul" <pastorekpg@gmail.com>, "Pastorek, Paul Asst Christina
Rose" <christina.rose@eads-na.com>, "Robinson, Gerard" <gtr924@aol.com>, "Robinson, Gerard scheduler
Joseph Morgan" <joseph.morgan@fldoe.org>, "Robinson, Gerard Scheduler Nyla Benjamin"
<nyla.benjamin@fldoe.org>, "Skandera, Hanna" <hanna.skandera@state.nm.us>, "Skandera, Hanna COS
Cathie Carothers" <cathie.carothers@state.nm.us>, "Skandera, Hanna Policy Leighann Lenti"
<leighann.lenti@state.nm.us>, "Skandera, Hanna Scheduler Bernadette Tennyson"
<bernadette.tennyson@state.nm.us>, "Smith, Eric" <drericjsmith@gmail.com>
Cc: "Erlichson, Sari" <bari.erlichson@doe.state.nj.us>, "Kant, Nick" <nick.kant@doe.state.nj.us>, "Emigholz,
Christopher'' <christopher.emigholz@doe.state.nj.us>, "Gantwerk, Barbara"
<barbara. gantwerk@doe.state. nj. us>, "Patricia Levesque (patricia@excelined.org)" <patricia@excelined .org>,
Chris Meyer <Chris.Meyer@la.gov>, "mbrown@doe.in.gov" <mbrown@doe.in.gov>
Attached please find the working draft documents for Monday's call. The spreadsheet is just an example -the authors wanted to make sure you knew that!
If you are not participating In the call, please ignore this message.
Thanks!
2 attachments
6ii1'l C4C
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at a glance lndiana.xlsx
m Indiana 2011 C4C Flexibility for Reform Framework Questionaire.docx

'El 49K
Lenti, Lelghann, PED <Lelghann.Lenti@state.nm.us>
Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 4:08 PM
To: "Mary Laura Bragg (MaryLaura@excelined.org)" <MaryLaura@excelined.org>, "Barresi, Janet"

<jcb@sde.ok.gov>, "Barresi, JanetAsst Becky Woodie" <becky.woodie@sde.ok.gov>, "Barresi, Janet Comm Dir
Damon Gardenhire" <damon.gardenhire@sde.ok.gov>, "Barresi, Janet COS Jennifer Carter''
<jennifer.carter@sde.ok.gov>, "B~nnett, Tony" <tb@doe.in.gov>, "Bennett, Tony Asst Debbie Downing"
<stephenbowen@myfairpoint.net>, "Cerf, Chris" <cdcerf@gmail.com>, "Cerf, Chris Asst Helene Leona"
<helene.leona@doe.state.nj.us>, "Cerf, Chris Dep Comm Sp Asst Mamie Doyle"
Emily Barton" <emily.barton@tn .gov>, "Pastorek, Paul" <pastorekpg@gmail.com>, "Pastorek, Paul Asst Christina
Rose" <christina.rose@eads-na.com>, "Robinson, Gerard" <gtr924@aol.com>, "Robinson, Gerard scheduler
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Joseph Morgan" <joseph.morgan@fldoe.org>, "Robinson, Gerard Scheduler Nyla Benjamin"

<nyla.benjamin@fldoe.org>, "Skandera, Hanna, PED" <Hanna.Skandera@state.nm.us>, "Carothers, Cathie,
PED" <Cathie.Carothers@state.nm.us>, "Tennyson, Bernadette, PED" <bernadette.tennyson@state.nm.us>,
"Smith, Eric" <drericjsmith@gmail.com>
Cc: "Erlichson, Bari" <bari.erlichson@doe.state.nj.us>, "Kant, Nick" <nick.kant@doe.state.nj.us>, "Emigholz,
Christopher'' <christopher.emigholz@doe.state. nj. us>, "Gantwerk, Barbara"
<barbara. gantwerk@doe.state. nj. us>, "Patricia Levesque (patricia@excelined.org)" <patricia@excelined.org>,
Chris Meyer <Chris.Meyer@la.gov>, "mbrown@doe.in.gov" <mbrown@doe.in.gov>, David DeSchryver
<david.deschryver@dutkograyling.com>
Good Afternoon!
Attached is an updated questionnaire that reflects our conversation this morning.
Huge thanks to David for making the edits.
Please send me your responses by COB Wednesday and David and I will work to compile them to share back
with the larger group.
Also, feel free to call (505-412-2285) or email with any questions.
Thanks!
Leighann
Leighann C. Lenti
Director of Policy
New Mexico Public Education Department
505-412-2285 (M)
From: Mary Laura Bragg (MaryLaura@excelined.org) [mailto:MaryLaura@excelined.org]
Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 7:21 AM

To: Barresi, Janet; Barresi, Janet Asst Becky Woodie; Barresi, Janet Comm Dir Damon Gardenhire; Barresi,
Janet COS Jennifer Carter; Bennett, Tony; Bennett, Tony Asst Debbie Downing; Bennett, Tony Asst Jennifer
Outlaw; Bennett, Tony COS Heather Neal; Bowen, Stephen; Bowen, Stephen; Cerf, Chris; Cerf, Chris Asst
Helene Leona; Cerf, Chris Dep Comm Sp Asst Mamie Doyle; Cerf, Chris Special Asst Andrew Smarick; Gist,
Deborah; Huffman, Kevin; Huffman, Kevin COS Emily Barton; Pastorek, Paul; Pastorek, Paul Asst Christina
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Rose; Robinson, Gerard; Robinson, Gerard scheduler Joseph Morgan; Robinson, Gerard Scheduler Nyla
Benjamin; Skandera, Hanna, PED; Carothers, Cathie, PED; Lenti, Leighann, PED; Tennyson, Bernadette, PED;
Smith, Eric
Cc: Erlichson, Bari; Kant, Nick; Emigholz, Christopher; Gantwerk, Barbara; Patricia Levesque
(patrjcja@excelined.org); Chris Meyer; mbrown@doe.in.gov
Subject: working document for ESEA waiver call
Attached please find the working draft documents for Monday's call. The spreadsheet is just an example -the authors wanted to make sure you knew that!
If you are not participating in the call, please ignore this message.
Thanks!
Lenti, Lelghann, PED <Leighann.Lenti@state.nm.us>
Mon, Aug 22,2011 at4:13 PM
To: "Lenti, Leighann, PED" <Leighann.Lenti@state.nm.us>, "Mary Laura Bragg (MaryLaura@excelined.org)"
<MaryLaura@excelined.org>, "Barresi, Janet" <jcb@sde.ok.gov>, "Barresi, Janet Asst Becky Woodie"
"Barresi, Janet COS Jennifer Carter" <jennifer.carter@sde.ok.gov>, "Bennett, Tony" <tb@doe.in.gov>, "Bennett,
Tony Asst Debbie Downing" <ddowning@doe.in.gov>, "Bennett, Tony Asst Jennifer Outlaw"
<joutlaw@doe.in.gov>, "Bennett, Tony COS Heather Neal" <hneal@doe.in.gov>, "Bowen, Stephen"
<stephen.bowen@maine.gov>, "Bowen, Stephen" <stephenbowen@myfairpoint.net>, "Cerf, Chris"
<cdcerf@gmail.com>, "Cerf, Chris Asst Helene Leona" <helene.leona@doe.state.nj.us>, "Cerf, Chris Dep Comm
Sp Asst Mamie Doyle" <mamie.doyle@doe.state.nj.us>, "Cerf, Chris Special Asst Andrew Smarick"
Gerard" <gtr924@aol.com>, "Robinson, Gerard scheduler Joseph Morgan" <joseph.morgan@fldoe.org>,
"Robinson, Gerard Scheduler Nyla Benjamin" <nyla.benjamin@fldoe.org>, "Skandera, Hanna, PED"
<Hanna.Skandera@state.nm.us>, "Carothers, Cathie, PED" <Cathie.Carothers@state.nm.us>, "Tennyson,
Bernadette, PED" <bernadette.tennyson@state.nm.us>, "Smith, Eric" <drericjsmith@gmail.com>
Cc: "Erlichson, Bari" <bari.erlichson@doe.state.nj.us>, "Kant, Nick" <nick.kant@doe.state.nj.us>, "Emigholz,
Christopher" <christopher.emigholz@doe. state. nj.us>, "Gantwerk, Barbara"
<barbara.gantwerk@doe.state. nj.us>, "Patricia Levesque (patricia@excelined.org)" <patricia@excelined.org>,
Chris Meyer <Chris.Meyer@la.gov>, "mbrown@doe.in.gov" <mbrown@doe.in.gov>, David DeSchryver
<david. deschryver@dutkograyling .com>
And the attachment.

Sorry abo ut that!
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From: Lenti, Leighann, PED

Sent: Monday, August 22, 20112:09 PM
To: 'Mary Laura Bragg (MaryLaura@excelined.org)'; Barresi, Janet; Barresi, Janet Asst Becky Woodie;
Barresi, Janet Comm Dir Damon Gardenhire; Barresi, Janet COS Jennifer Carter; Bennett, Tony; Bennett,
Tony Asst Debbie Downing; Bennett, Tony Asst Jennifer Outlaw; Bennett, Tony COS Heather Neal; Bowen,
Stephen; Bowen, Stephen; Cerf, Chris; Cerf, Chris Asst Helene Leona; Cerf, Chris Dep Comm Sp Asst Mamie
Doyle; Cerf, Chris Special Asst Andrew Smarick; Gist, Deborah; Huffman, Kevin; Huffman, Kevin COS Emily
Barton; Pastorek, Paul; Pastorek, Paul Asst Christina Rose; Robinson, Gerard; Robinson, Gerard scheduler
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Joseph Morgan; Robinson, Gerard Scheduler Nyla Benjamin; Skandera, Hanna, PED; Carothers, Cathie, PED;
Tennyson, Bernadette, PED; Smith, Eric
Cc: Erlichson, Bari; Kant, Nick; Emigholz, Christopher; Gantwerk, Barbara; Patricia Levesque
(patricia@excelined.org); Chris Meyer; mbrown@doe.in.gov; 'David DeSchryver'
Subject: RE: working document for ESEA waiver call
mit"~
2011 C4C Flexibility for Reform Framework Questionalre.docx
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C4C prioties at a glance
Draft version 1
Chiefs~
The following table identifies the key priorities for each C4C state. The purpose of the chart Is to represent the importance of each Issue for the state. This is lnrended for Internal
discussion only. The Issues derive from the "Chiefs for Change Flexibility for Reform Framework."
11) Strategic Human capital Management
August2011
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I AdVIsors
Wh~eboard
Memorandum
Re:
C4C Monday August 22 Call. Developing the Flexibility for Reform Framework
From:
David DeSchryver, Whiteboard Advisors
Date:
August 19, 2011

During the Chiefs for Change conference call of Friday, August 19, the attendees agreed
to host a call on Monday, August 22 to further develop the "flexibility for reform framework."
The framework is based on the letter that the Chiefs sent Sec. Duncan on July 28. In it,
the Chiefs outline key reform priorities and discuss needed flexibility from current federal
requirements. The document is the basis of ongoing discussions with the Secretary of Education
regarding the ESEA waivers.
The Chiefs for Change have a remarkable opportunity to emerge as a national leader for
education reform. To capitalize on the opportunity, the Chiefs need to present a clear vision for
the group while also supporting the unique challenges that each chief faces. To do that, we
need to better understand what is and what is not a priority/feasible for each chief.
This document begins to collect that information. It organizes the reform framework
(from the July 28 letter) into six categories. Within each category there are more specific issues.
For each of these issues, we are collecting responses - brief responses- to five questions. The
questions are designed to help us think through these issues priorities relative to the reform
framework and the waiver request. It should provide more clarity on where we agree, where we
don't, and how we can work together.
Accountability:
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Common standards/ assess. & its implementation

o
Is this a priority? 1=1ow priority; 3= high priority; 2=important, but not a top
priority.
What is the state's key policy objective?
cess already adopted. We are a PARCC
managing partner. It is important to us, but not necessarily something we think

of in terms of this waiver.
o
How do you articulate a "high bar'' for this objective? College and career-ready
assessment??
What is unique to your state that other the other C4C chiefs should know?
Nothing.
What is the desired federal flexibility from NCLB to facilitate that policy? We can
substitute PARCC assessments (someday) for our own assessments. Not sure if
there is anything immediate we would ask for.
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Improving the identification of schools/districts for intervention
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Adviso.rs
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Is this a priority? l=low priority; 3= high priority; 2=important, but not a top
priority.
What is the state's key policy objective? This is maybe the highest priority of all
for IN. We want the waiver process to help us raise the bar on our state
accountability system, so that we can reach more schools (and maybe districts
as well for the first time). We'd like ED to tell us we need to reach approximately
the bottom 5% of schools with our state system in order to substitute it for AYP.
How do you articulate a "high bar'' for this objective? Bottom 5% of schools in
return for not having to follow AYP
What is unique to your state that other the other C4C chiefs should know? State
accountability system and making it more aggressive was one of the main bills
that caused our House Dems to walkout for 5 weeks last session. We had to pull
back the bill last year. If ED can hold us to a higher bar, we may finally be able
to make our accountability system stronger as we want to. We can "blame" it
on the feds.
What is the desired federal flexibility from NCLB to facilitate that policy?
(AYP flexibility is suggested). In return for allowing state to sub their own state
accountability systems for AYP, state must address approximately the bottom
5% of schools.
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Implementing aggressive & differentiated Intervention

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priority.
What is the state's key policy objective? Ability to utilize our own accountability
system, which already gives our state board of education broad authority tQ
implement differentiated interventions depending on the needs of the school.
How do you articulate a "high bar'' for this objective? Refer to above element.
States should have broad authority to implement differentiated consequences
for schools as part of their own accountability systems in return for no longer
usingAYP.
(Close coordination with the Schoo/ Improvement Grant (5/G) will be critical).
Ability to utilize our own accountability system, which already gives our state
board of education broad authority to implement differentiated interventions
depending on t he needs of the school. We would be happy t o coordin ate SIG
more closely with our state accountability system in any way the feds request,
as long as it doesn't involve extra/excessive paperwork/bu reaucracy
);>
Providing clear and thorough parental/ community information

o
priority.
Whiteboard
Advisors
o
What is the state's key policy objective?lf feds are willing to require some kind
of parent trigger provision as part of a state's accountability system, we'd be
pleased about that.
How do you articulate a "high bar'' for this objective? Not sure I'd want them to
require anything more than simply that parents and/or community members'
voices be heard as part of a state's accountability system in order for it to be
substituted for AYP. It would get bureaucratic to require too many specifics in
this area.
What is unique to your state that other the other C4C chiefs should know? We
already require community representatives to be part of the teams that
evaluate schools that fall into the early years of our state's accountability
system, so we are
What is the desired federal flexibility from NCLB to facilitate that policy? Require
parent trigger and/or require parent/community involvement in some way as
part of intervention process through the state accountability system
Funding
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District allocation of funding utilizing student based budgeting

o
What is the state's key policy objective?Want to better understand other states'
priority.
objectives in this area in order to help us formulate our own.
o
How do you articulate a "high bar'' for this objective?
(NCLB, Title I ranking and serving requirements limit how districts distribute the
funds).
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rewording fiscal transparency with additional fiscal flexibility/transferability

o
priority.
What is the state's key policy objective? Would also like to better understand
other state's policy objectives in this area in order to help us formulate our own.
);>
Analyzing school level fiscal w/ academic growth to develop ROI measures

o
priority.
W/AI
Whiteboarcl
Advisors
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What is the state's key policy objective? Tony strongly wants to implement
some kind of "fiscal letter grade" for each district in our state. We aren't yet
sure how this might be calculated.
How do you articulate a "high bar'' for this objective? Would love to hear other
states' ideas about this- we want to include use of state and possibly even local
funds in our calculations, so how we might want fed waiver requirement to help
us achieve this isn't clear to me yet.
Human Capital
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Teacher and principal evaluations based, in significant part, on student academic growth
o
priority.
What is the state's key policy objective? End HQT requirements completely and
substitute it with "HET"
How do you articulate a "high bar'' for this objective? State must propose
system of requiring teacher evaluations based in significant part on
student/school growth data. An even higher bar could require this to be tied to
te acher licensure as well.
are already able to do this, so we have no problem with it.
(Current HQT requirements focus on the wrong, or at least insufficient,

indicators). No more requirement to track HQT in any way if a state implements
annual teacher evaluations based in significant part on student/school growth
data.
~
Staffing decisions based on evaluations

o
What is the state's key policy objective? I think we have already achieved our
priority.
policy objectives along these lines.
o
How do you articulate a "high bar'' for t his objective? I think any requirement
along these lines is already a high bar.
What is the desired fede ral flexibility from NCLB to facilitate that policy? This
could be part of the state requirement in return for no longer having to track
HQT in any way.
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Development of strategic human capital management practices based on evaluations &
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strategic PD support
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priority. Not sure
What is the state's key policy objective? Would love to hear other states' ideas
here in order to help spur my thinking.
How do you articulate a "high bar" for this objective?
Options
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Charter schools
o
priority.
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virtual schools
o
priority.
What is the state's key policy objective? Keep our market for virtual charters
and other virtual schools alive and growing.
Genera l assembly is mis-trustful of virtual schools and virtual charters in
particular.
What is the desired federal flexibility from NCLB to facilitate that policy? Not
sure? Maybe somehow requiring states to allow virtual charters and other
virtual schools, but I'm not sure in return for what flexibility ...
}l>
Tax credits
o
priority.
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Choice
Whiteboard
Advisors
o
priority.
What is the
state's key policy objective? Promote the inter-district choice,
private choice, tax credit and charter school, in addition to intra-district choice
options available in the state.
o
already have vouchers, charters, tax credits, a good deal of inter-district choice.
It would be great to find ways to help publicize it all.
What is the desired federal flexibility from NCLB to facilitate that policy? If LEAs
allow intradistrict choice and will promote the multitude of other choice options
in the state (per IDOE's requirements), LEA will no longer have to do 20% setaside. (This is just one crazy idea- what do others think?)
Tutoring/SES
o Is this a priority? l=low priority; 3= high priority; 2=important, but not a top
priority.
state's key policy objective?
What is the
(20% set aside and very structured state approval process may be problematic).
Reports
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Single federal report

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Is this a priority? l=low priority; 3= high priority; 2=important, but not a top priority.
What is the state's key policy objective? Be allowed to merge all federal reports for
LEAs and SEA.
How do you articulate
a "high bar" for this objective? This could be a reward for
meeting all of the other "high bars."

o
What is the desired federal flexibility from NCLB to facilitate that policy? Be allowed
to merge all federal reports for LEAs and SEA.
Development of state longitudinal data systems

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What is the
state's key policy objective?

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C4C Monday August 22 Call. Developing the Flexibility for Reform Framework
From:
David DeSchryver, Whiteboard Advisors
Date:
August 19, 2011

During the Chiefs for Change conference call of Friday, August 19, the attendees agreed
to host a call on Monday, August 22 to further develop the "flexibility for reform framework."
The framework is based on the letter that the Chiefs sent Sec. Duncan on July 28. In it,
the Chiefs outline key reform priorities and discuss needed flexibility from current federal
requirements. The document is the basis of ongoing discussions with the Secretary of Education
regarding the ESEA waivers.
The Chiefs for Change
he~ve
a remarkable opportunity to emerge as a national leader for
education reform. To capitalize on the opportunity, the Chiefs need to present a clear vision for
the group while also supporting the unique challenges that each chief faces. To do that, we
need to better understand what is and what is not a priority/feasible for each chief.
This document begins to collect that information. It organizes the reform framework
(from the July 28 letter) into six categories. Within each category there are more specific issues.
For each of these issues, we are collecting responses - brief responses- to five questions. The
questions are designed to help us think through these issues priorities relative to the reform
framework and the waiver request. It should provide more clarity on where we agree, where we
don't, and how we can work together.
Accou ntabilitv:
)>
Common standards/ assess. & its implementation

o
priority.
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Improving the identification of schools/districts for intervention

o
priority.
(AYP flexibility is a given, but we should also address how to better diagnose,
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classify and intervene in the schools. Building on that thought, let's consider
where we do not wont ony Federal role. Let's not invite Federal intrusion
if it's
not necessary).
Implementing aggressive & differentiated Intervention

priority.
o
(In addition to addressing flexibility from NCLB's 7 year cascade of
consequences - choice, SES, corrective action, alternative governance - we
should propose a more flexible SIG model, beyond just the 4 models identified in
current SIG grant. We should also address the nexus of performance measures
and gain measures. How to reward low performing schools with high gains. It
may be useful to look at the CO growth model on this matter.).
};>
Providing clear and thorough parental/ community information

o
priority.
Funding
};>
District allocation of funding utilizing student based budgeting

o
priority.
(NCLB, Title I ranking and serving requirements limit how districts distribute the
funds).
};>
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o
priority.
W/AI
);>
Whiteboard
Advisors
o
Analyzing school level fiscal w/ academic growth to develop ROI measures

o
priority.
Human Capital
);>
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o
priority.
{Current HQT requirements focus on the wrong, or at least insufficient,

indicators).
);>
Staffing decisions based on evaluations

o
priority.
);>
Development of strategic human capital management practices based on evaluations &

strategic PO support
o
priority.
W/AI
Whiteboard
Advisors
Options
~
Charter schools
o
priority.
virtual schools
o
priority.
Tax credits
o
priority.
Choice
o
priority.
Tutoring/SES
o
priority.
W/AI
Whiteboarcl
Advisors
o
(20% set aside and very structured state approval process may be problematic).
Reports
~
Single federal report

o
Development of state longitudinal data systems

o
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To: "Barresi, Janef' <janet.barresi@sde.ok.gov>, "Barresi, Janet Asst Becky Woodie"
"Barresi, Janet COS Jennifer Carter'' <jennifer.carter@sde.ok.gov>, "Bennett, Tony" <tb@doe.in.gov>, "Bennett,
Tony Asst Amy Miller'' <amiller@doe.in.gov>, "Bennett, Tony Asst Debbie Downing" <ddowning@doe.in.gov>,
"Bennett, Tony COS Heather Neal" <hneal@doe.in.gov>, "Bowen, Stephen" <stephen.bowen@maine.gov>,
"Bowen, Stephen" <stephenbowen@myfairpoint.net>, "Cerf, Chris" <cdcerf@gmail.com>, "Cerf, Chris Asst
Helene Leona" <helene.leona@doe.state.nj.us>, "Cerf, Chris Special Asst Andrew Smarick"
Gerard" <gtr924@aol.com>, "Skandera, Hanna" <hanna.skandera@state.nm.us>, "Skandera, Hanna COS
Cathie Carothers" <cathie.carothers@state.nm.us>, "Skandera, Hanna Policy Leighann Lenti"
<leighann.lenti@state.nm.us>, "Smith, Eric" <drericjsmith@gmail .com>
Cc: "Christy Hovanetz (christyh@excelined.org)" <chovanetz2@meridianstrategiesllc.com>, "Deirdre Finn
(dfinn@excelined.org)" <dfinn@excelined.org>, "Erin Price (Erin@excelined.org)" <Erin@excelined.org>, "Fonda
Anderson (fonda@excelined.org)" <fonda@excelined.org>, "Jaryn Emhof Uaryn@excelined.org)"
<jaryn@excelined.org>, "Joanna Hassell (Joanna@afloridapromise.org)" <Joanna@afloridapromise.org>, "John
Bailey Uohn.bailey@dutkoworldwide.com)" <john.bailey@dutkoworldwide.com>, "Mandy Clark
(mandy@excelined.org)" <mandy@excelined.org>, "Mary Laura Bragg (MaryLaura@excelined.org)"
<MaryLaura@excelined.org>, "Matt Ladner (ladner55@gmail.com)" <ladner55@gmail.com>, "Matthew Ladner
(Matthew@Excelined.org)" <Matthew@excelined.org>, "Paula Noor (Pnoor@excelined.org)"
<Pnoor@excelined. org>
Chiefs,
As discussed on our conference call this morning, a resolution will be introduced at ALEC (August 4th and
5th) against implementation of the Common Core Standards.
Attached is the list of members we received from ALEC today, if you want to reach out to any or all of them
about this issue and urge them to vote no.
I have also attached the draft resolution ("State Sovereignty in Education Acf') for your information.
Thank you,
Mary Laura
Mary Laura Bragg

Director of State Policy Implementation
850.391.3077 phone
786-664-1794 fax
www.excelined.org
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State Sovereignty in Education Act

Section 1. {Legislative Intent}
(A) The Legislature finds the following:
(1) In 2009 and 2010, the State was offered the chance to compete for education
funding through the "Race to the Top" program created by the U.S. Department
of Education ("DOE").
(2) The only way the State could achieve a score in the competition sufficient to
qualify for funding was to agree to "participation in a consortium of States that ...
[i]s working toward jointly developing and adopting a common set ofK-12
standards ... that are supported by evidence that they are internationally
benchmarked and build toward college and career readiness by the time of high
school graduation ...."
(3) The only such "common set ofK-12 standards" existent at that time, or since,
is known as the Common Core Standards Initiative ("CCSI") and was developed
by special interest groups without a grant of authority from any state. The first
official public draft of these standards was released in March 2010.
(4) To meet the deadline imposed by the DOE, the State had only two months to
evaluate the CCSI standards and agree to adopt them. There was little or no
opportunity to solicit input from the Legislature, from schools, from teachers, or
from parents.
(5) Adoption of the CCSI standards would necessitate tremendous expenditure of
money and effort by the State to ensure that curricula, textbooks, teacher training,
digital media, and assessments are aligned with the standards.
(6) The CCSI standards have been criticized by many evaluators as inferior to
standards currently in place in some States. Moreover under the Race to the Top
application process, DOE decreed that States may not supplement the CCSI
standards except to an extremely limited extent.
(7) The CCSI standards have not been field-tested.
(8) Despite these problems, under the point system devised by DOE to tally scores
and award funding, any State that declined to adopt the CCSI standards could not
receive Race to the Top funding.
(9) There is also concern that future Federal education funding may be made
contingent on the State's adoption and implementation of the CCSI standards.
(10)Through this process, DOE has usurped the power of the State to control the
curriculum and the methods of instruction and assessment in its public-education
system, in violation of Federal law prohibiting DOE from directing a State's
curriculum and of Amendment X to the United States Constitution.
(11) It is the intent of the Legislature to protect from Federal encroachment the
State's sovereignty in matters of education policy and to therefore nullify the
State's commitment to the CCSI standards.
Section 2. {Short Title}

This Act shall be known as the "State Sovereignty in Education Act."
Section 3.
The State Board of Education may not adopt, and the State Department of Education may
not implement, the Common Core State Standards developed by the Common Core
Standards Initiative. Any actions taken to adopt or implement the Common Core State
Standards as of the effective date of this section are void ab initio. Neither this nor any
other statewide education standards may be adopted or implemented without the approval
of the Legislature.
State Sovereignty in Education Act (Draft)

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Gmail- Draft letter to Duncan on Race to the Top waivers- for your review

Chris Cerf <cdcerf@gmail.com>

Draft letter to Duncan on Race to the Top waivers -for

Jaryn Emhof (jaryn@excelined.org) <jaryn@excelined.org>

r.iiil'l Draft Letter to Duncan re RTTT.DOCX

Chris Cerf <cdcerf@gmail.com>

Wed, Aug 10,2011 at 1;26 PM

To: "Jaryn Emhof Oaryn@excelined.org)" <jaryn@excelined.org>

Patricia Levesque (patricia@afloridapromise.org)

Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 6:30

Chris Cerf <cdcerf@gmail.com>

Thu, Aug 11,2011 at 1:20PM

To: "Patricia Levesque (patricia@afloridapromise.org)" <patricia@afloridapromise.org>

Patricia Levesque (patricia@excelined.org) <patricia@excelined.org>

Fri, Aug 12,2011 at 9:18AM

To: Chris Cerf <cdcerf@gmail.com>

From: Chris Cerf [mailto:cdcerf@gmail.com]

5ent: Thursday, August 11, 20111:20 PM

https://mail.google.cornlmail/u/O/h/f9rriucnxkxk/?&v=pt&s=q&q=from:levesque+to :cerf&s... 3/6/20 12

Draft Letter to Duncan re RTTT.DOCX

The Honorable Arne Duncan

Dear Secretary Duncan:

Chiefs for Change

https://mail-attachment.googleusercontent.com/attachment/u/0/?view=att~th= 131 b0a3 7dc5 ...

Gmail- RE: FW: Two quick things

Chris Cerf <cdcerf@gmall.com>

RE: FW: Two quick things

Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 2:48

To: "Borders, Tia" <Tia.Borders@ed.gov>, Chris Cerf <cdcerf@gmail.com>

From: Borders, Tia [mailto:Tia.Borders@ecl.gov]

Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 20111:47 PM

It never hurts to try.

From: Chris Cerf (mailto:cdcerf@gmail.com]

Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 20111:38 PM

To: Borders, Tia

Subject: Re: FW: Two quick things

I'll try. Patricia, can you send. I don't have.

My guess is that this is too short a clock to work today, but I

On Tue, Jul26, 2011 at 1:05PM, Borders, Tia <Tia.Borders@ed.gov> wrote:

Gmail- RE: FW: Two quick things

From: cdcerf@gmail.com [mailto:cdcerf@gmail.com]

Subject: Re: FW: Two quick things

From: "Borders, Tia" <Tia.Borders@ed.gov>

From: Chris Cerf [mailto:cdcerf@gmail.com]

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Gmail- RE: FW: Two quick things

Good Morning Chris,

3:30-4:00 pm or Friday, July 29th between 1:00-1:30 pm works for them.

From: Chris Cerf <cdcerf@gmail.com>

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Gmail - RE: FW: Two quick things

Borders, Tia <Tia.Borders@ed.gov>

Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 2:49 PM

To: "Patricia Levesque (patricia@excelined.org)" <patricia@excelined.org>, Chris Cerf <cdcerf@gmail.com>

From: Patricia Levesque (patricia@excelined.org) [mailto:patricia@excelined.org]

Sent: Tuesday, July 26,

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Borders, Tia <Tia.Borders@ed.gov>

Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 3:08 PM

To: "Patricia Levesque (patricia@excelined .org)" <patricia@excelined.org>, Chris Cerf <cdcerf@gmail.com>

From: Patricia Levesque (patricia@excelined.org) [mailto:patricia@excelined.org]

Sent: Tuesday, July 26,

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Borders, Tia <Tia.Borders@ed.gov>