MWTK - Northeast Region by

lucypittman — 2025-04-04 17:23:07 UTC

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Exceptional Children Programming

2025-04-09 22:24:03 UTC

Teacher preparation programs need to be more robust.
Collaboration between content specific areas and EC at the state level to ensure alignment between ESSA and IDEA
Working with state general assembly with a focus on Caseloads from just a number to a weighted value that reflects the individual student level of service provision so that we can truly make a difference

2025-04-09 22:25:49 UTC

We should celebrate having created an inclusive environment as well as our diverse programs and activities.

2025-04-09 22:26:21 UTC

Pay…especially in regions like the NE where we can drive shorter distances to Virginia than to schools in our own county and have the ability to make ten or twenty thousand or even more in a salary. The state should fund pay increases based on regions. This shouldn’t be left to counties to fund.

2025-04-09 22:27:37 UTC

The wonderful diversity our multilingual learners bring to our public schools!

Recruitment and retaining teachers. In addition to financial raises we should partner with municipalities to provide housing incentives and other incentives to offset lower wages

2025-04-09 22:28:43 UTC

2025-04-09 22:29:40 UTC

Access to the arts, sciences

Clubs

2025-04-09 22:30:45 UTC

FBLA, Science Olympiad, Robotics, FFA

The continuation of educating our multilingual learners, providing equity for ALL learners. Solution- keep fighting! Advocate for their education & safety. Don’t let our programs end. They are so worthy!

2025-04-09 22:37:12 UTC

The republican controlled General Assembly

2025-04-09 22:45:26 UTC

Money being used for private schools and opportunity scholarships must be returned to public education!

Training and Techical Assistance Centers

2025-04-09 23:01:18 UTC

Each college with educational programs where they are conducting studies in education should have a TTAC associated with it to provide support to area school districts free of charge - funding could be through grants

Education

2025-04-09 23:08:44 UTC

Treat education as an investment not a cost’

2025-04-09 23:08:55 UTC

In rural areas there is often a lack of outside resources for EC students, especially when that child has unique needs. Often the rural school doesn’t have the knowledge, or know how for unique medical and academic needs. Rural schools need a resource lending library, and need access to professional support for circumstances they haven’t experienced before.

Gardens

2025-04-09 23:11:30 UTC

For every public school to have at least two gardens, one that students can experiment in and try out ideas, see what works and what doesn’t and a second garden that grows food that is served in their cafeteria. Could be as simple as herbs or as complex as tropical plants in a greenhouse.

2025-04-09 23:11:32 UTC

Smaller classroom sizes , bring back masters pay , I have two masters and I don’t get any compensation for it .

Also we’re not special education teachers and we have overwhelming students with disabilities, as a regular ed teacher we don’t have the training or support to probably teach them and we have so many behavior issues and no help or supports from admin or special education teachers .

We need support and help and raise our pay and smaller Calderon sizes less assessments

2025-04-09 23:12:23 UTC

Dr Parker is trying so hard to make eccpps great !!!!

2025-04-09 23:12:58 UTC

We need proper teachers with a degree and license. We have all these so called teachers who are falling our students and no degree no knowledge and straight out awful

2025-04-09 23:14:13 UTC

School calendar

2025-04-09 23:15:26 UTC

Allowing each school district more leeway to choose their school calendar.

Dual Language

2025-04-09 23:15:41 UTC

Bilingual education (Spanish/English) begins in preschool and continues throughout high school so that every student graduates fluent in both English and Spanish and is prepared to be a global citizen.

Technology

2025-04-09 23:17:20 UTC

I feel that technology is being used more and more these days in place of literacy- physically writing and reading. Students complain about writing a few sentences because their hands get tired, but not when they are on their computers. When they have poor reading or writing skills, it impacts their performance throughout all subjects. I feel a potential solution could be going old school- writing majority of the time. It helps students understand the content they’re learning about better, it comprehensions, and helps them retain information better.

More teacher representation in Raleigh for curriculum , testing and teaching strategies

2025-04-09 23:26:46 UTC

It starts at the core

2025-04-10 02:01:18 UTC

High quality rigorous Tier 1 core instruction happening in every classroom.

Equality in Instruction

2025-04-10 02:06:14 UTC

As a state we struggle with having equality amongst our programs. There are early interventionists (whom I hold dear to my heart) for literacy but there is not a program designed for mathematics. We are telling our community that it’s okay that you can’t do math, you can read though.

Solution: early mathematics specialists that mirror the literacy framework.

Shout out to the ELS teams- you are doing amazing work!

Our Students

2025-04-10 02:07:30 UTC

We have amazing students who show up for us every day and give us their all (most of the time). They strive to be something in life!

Regional Voice

2025-04-10 02:09:19 UTC

I am willing to become apart of a regional based team that can help deliver high quality, research based PD to the entire region.