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Legislative Update – March 12, 2018

We’re on the lookout for a lost hour. If you find it, will you let us know?

While you’re looking, we’d like to share a few bills that are up this week in the Tennessee General Assembly. Curious where previously mentioned bills are in the process? Stay tuned for a recap to come next week.

House Resolution 192/Senate Resolution 158 (Hawk/Norris) – Helping every district in the state, this resolution is required in order to recognize additional Response to Instruction and Intervention funding for instructors as a continual component of the Basic Education Program (BEP). Tennesseans for Student Success supports this resolution to help ensure all students have access to the best strategies to keep them on track for success.

House Bill 1694/Senate Bill 1629 (Smith/Gresham)  – Everyone involved in the classroom must be accountable for the success of that classroom. That’s one of the reasons Tennesseans for Student Success supports HB 1694/SB 1629. This bill would require teacher preparation programs to offer remediation services for underperforming graduates and will help ensure teacher preparation programs work collaboratively with school districts so that all teachers have the tools they need for success in the classroom.

House Bill 1870/Senate Bill 1901 (Dunn/Gresham) – We believe in public school choice because every option for success should be available for every student in Tennessee. HB 1870 requires districts to include all students, including those attending public charter schools, when applying for reimbursement funds. It also allows public charter schools to participate in special education services in partnership with nearby schools. Tennesseans for Student Success supports this bill so that public charter schools are given available resources to best help all students on their pathway to success.

Our #LearnInThree series continued this weekend with another video featuring Grant Minchew, our Government Relations Director. Take a few minutes and watch as Grant walks us through the state’s yearly assessment. Don’t forget to share it with your networks!

Missing hour or not, thanks for all you do to pack 24 hours of student success into 23 this week!

Press Releases

Tennessee General Assembly Applauded for Suppor...

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NASHVILLE — Tennesseans for Student Success (TSS) released the following statement to applaud members of the Tennessee General Assembly for supporting the needs of all students and voting... more
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Press Releases

Tennesseans for Student Success Launches First ...

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NASHVILLE — Tennesseans for Student Success (TSS) announced a new resource to inform parents and local school districts about the new public charter schools applying to establish schools in... more
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TSS Blog

Charter School Facilities: Three Key Challenges

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Charter schools are public schools operated by independent non-profit organizations under agreements with the state and local school districts On average, public charter schools serve higher... more
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