Vision 20/20 Tweets
Learn more about our long-range blueprint for fulfilling the promise of public ed in IL (insert link)
Our vision is that public ed plays a defining role in ensuring equal opportunity. What’s your vision?
We reject the premise that education in IL has failed, but recognize opportunities for improvement.
Quality ed for all IL kids has to include collaboration, compromise and hard work of educators and legislators @ILSenDems/@ILHouseGOP/@ILSenateGOP
Join us in committing to policies proven to link all schools to 21st century learning tools @ILSenDems/@ILHouseGOP /@ILSenateGOP
Attracting, developing and retaining our state’s best educators we can have a great impact on student learning
All kids should have access to resources by improving equity AND adequacy of ed dollars
Ed policy should provide schl dists flexibility & autonomy to best meet needs of the kids they serve.
IL cannot begin to address achievement gap w/o adequately funding education for all kids.
Income status affects the % of kids meeting standards in reading & math. See our vision to fix it here
Greater flexibility in local decisions will allow schl districts to innovate and impact stdt performance. Learn more
Highly-Effective Educators
We believe: High quality teachers and admins have most immediate effect on positive student outcomes
72% of Americans have trust and confidence in public school teachers
We believe: Strong leaders are a key component of a high-quality education
We believe: Educators need continuous professional development and opportunities for collaboration
We believe: Diversity in teachers and ed leaders is needed to serve IL’s diverse student population
We believe: Educators must hold other educators accountable for professional standards
Our vision for effective educators: Create ed licensure reciprocity agreements
Emergence of #CommonCore and consistency of educator experiences paves the way for reciprocity
Our vision for effective educators: Expand alternative licensure programs. Learn more
Our vision for effective educators: Provide teacher student loan forgiveness
Our vision for effective educators: Partnerships with higher ed for consistent admission & programs
Our vision for effective educators: Fully fund mentoring for new educators
Our vision for effective educators: Expand collaboration opportunities during workday
Our vision for effective educators: Enhance ROE/ISC ability to serve as regional PD & innovation centers
21st Century Learning
We believe: Quality education requires high standards and expectations
We believe: All students have the right to be educated in quality facilities that are conducive to learning
We believe: The worth of an education system is measured by students’ equal access to quality education
We believe: Creativity, critical thinking, innovation & social/emotional intelligence must be infused in classroom instruction
We believe: Public education is responsible for preparing students for college and careers & global citizenship
We believe: Educators must be provided an environment conducive to innovation and cutting-edge education
We believe: Schools, non-profits, business & health services working together create healthier, better-educated kids
We believe: Parent, family, community & business engagement is vital to the education process
We believe: High-speed internet is a fundamental infrastructure requirement for 21st Century learning
Our vision for 21st century learning: Align social/emotional standards w/learning standards.
Our vision for 21st century learning: Support student creativity & innovation. Learn more
Our vision for 21st century: Promote individualized learning, goal setting, differentiated instruction
Our vision for 21st century learning: Engage parents, family, community members
Our vision for 21st century learning: Develop balanced state assessments. Learn more
Our vision for 21st century learning: Invest preschool and full day kindergarten. Learn more
Our vision for 21st century learning: Promote partnerships with higher ed. Learn more
Our vision for 21st century learning: Career exploration through grad requirement flexibility. Learn more
Our vision for 21st century learning: High-speed internet connectivity for every schl and community
Our vision for 21st century learning: Incorporate tech in state learning standards
Shared Accountability
We believe: Student learning should be the #1 priority of the ed system
We believe: Educators should be held to highest professional stds and accountable for student learning
We believe: Accountability for learning rests in the local school district
We believe: Unfunded state mandates and regulations limit school effectiveness
Our vision for accountability: Adopt a model focused on cont. improvement and eliminating achievement gap
Our vision for accountability: Distinguish btwn “essential” and “discretionary” mandates/regulations
Our vision for accountability: Allow districts to opt-out of mandates/regulations. Learn more
Equitable & Adequate Funding
Americans consider lack of funding as biggest problem facing public schools in their community
Schools strive for better outcomes through efficiency, but need autonomy and reliable financing to do so
We believe: Distribution of state ed funds should be proportional to % of high-need kids
We believe: Illinois is responsible for equity and adequacy in education funding for all kids
We believe in: Adequacy, Simplicity, Transparency, Equity, and Outcomes-Focused funding principles
We believe: Investing in education is fundamental to job creation, improving state economy, reduces incarceration, etc.
We believe: Autonomy and flexibility to local districts allows them to match resources most effectively
Achievement gaps impact broader economy; 2009 estimate @ $1.3-2.3 trillion equiv impact on GDP
Our vision for ed funding: Adopt an evidence & local-need based funding model. Learn more here
Our vision for ed funding: Enhance state spending, re-prioritize education
Our vision for ed funding: Restructure revenues to match 21st century economy
Our vision for ed funding: Create 2-year funding cycle and year-ahead budgeting
Tweets for Alliance Members/Districts
Our @ILVision2020 is… - insert great thing happening in district, brag!
We share @ILVision2020 for continuous professional development – insert photo of teacher in-service
We share @ILVision2020 for effective educators – insert photo of teacher/admin collaboration
We share @ILVision2020 for equitable and adequate funding, statewide
We share @ILVision2020 for student creativity – insert photo of students working
We share @ILVision2020 for engaging parents – insert link or photo of parent engagement activity, conferences, etc.
We share @ILVision2020 for engaging our community – insert link or photo of community activity or story
We share @ILVision2020 for global citizenship – insert link or photo of related activity
We share @ILVision2020 for healthier kids – insert link or photo of health-related activity (healthier school lunch story, immunization clinics w/community partners, dental clinics, etc.)
We share @ILVision2020 for local business engagement – insert photo or story of business collaboration
We share @ILVision2020 for higher ed partnerships – insert photo or link to higher ed partnership or activity
Be creative!!