PTA - Adamsville Elementary

New National PTA Resolution: Teacher Quality

Aug 15, 2005

The second resolution addressed the issue of teacher quality: the lack of equity in the distribution of quality teachers, the lack of standards in hiring quality teachers and the need to close the achievement gap by providing a fair share of learning opportunities to all students.

The National PTA resolved to:
Support programs and policies that promote equitable distribution of high-quality teachers, thereby encouraging the academic achievement of all students; to Support programs and policies for the recruitment and retention of talented and committed educators, with special emphasis placed on ensuring teacher diversity and addressing the special needs of rural and urban areas; to Support high standards for teacher preparation, licensing, hiring, and professional development for educators, particularly for beginning teachers, to promote the achievement of all students and; to Support a balanced accountability system that uses multiple measures in order to improve academic achievement for all students.


Resolution text: http://www.pta.org/documents/RESOLUTION_Teacher%20Quality.pdf