NYSUT Policy Council Meeting 11/8/04, 2004

Agenda; list of upcoming meetings; memo from Maria Neira re State Education Department's latest middle-level proposal, September 24, 2004; letter from Neira to Chancellor Bennett, expressing concern over latest middle-level proposal, October 28, 2004; related materials; questions on grades 3-8 standards & assessments; list of Policy Council members; flowchart, New York State Education Department Examination Development Process; NYSUT Research and Educational Services report, "Assessments in New York State: List of tests students in New York face as they progress from kindergarten through public higher education," October 2004; presentation sheets, Current Issues and Future Directions for Testing, Assessment and Accountability, by Howard J. Goldsmith, coordinator of operations, NYSED Office of State Assessment; description of State Education Department Mathematics Standards Committee; list of contract expirations, 2002-04; draft document re alternative compensation plans; handwritten notes