Tennessee Department of Education Releases Guide to Help Support Students with Characteristics of Dyslexia
June 10, 2017
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Education has released the Dyslexia Resource Guide, which offers assistance to schools for identifying and supporting for students showing characteristics of dyslexia.
This guide provides districts with information related to screening procedures for dyslexia, specific interventions, professional learning resources, and reporting requirements.
Tennessee Department of Education releases Dyslexia Resource Guide.
Tennessee Department of Education Awards Funding to Benefit Over 18,000 Students Through Voluntary Pre-K Programs
May 30, 2017
Preliminary State Allotment for Henry County is $284,811.00
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Education Commissioner Candice McQueen announced today that 18,340 students in 917 classrooms across the state will benefit from the Voluntary Pre-K (VPK) program in the 2017-18 school year.
Nearly 95 percent of districts in Tennessee will receive VPK funding designed to serve 4-year-olds who are at-risk. A list of preliminary funding amounts by district and the number of classrooms that funding supports is located on the department’s website.
Tennessee Department of Education announces that 18,340 student to benefit from Voluntary Pre-K (VPK) program in 2017-18.
Tennessee Department of Education Outlines Path Forward for All Tennessee Students to be Ready for College and Career
January 28, 2017
Nashville, TN – Tennessee officials launched a renewed effort Thursday to focus on students’ readiness for life after high school.
At an event at Cane Ridge High School in Antioch that brought together state leaders, industry partners, educators, and students, the Tennessee Department of Education released the Seamless Pathways: Bridging Tennessee’s Gap Between High School and Postsecondary report, which provides recommendations to ensure Tennessee continues to move toward achieving its statewide goals for postsecondary completion set forth by Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam through the Drive to 55 initiative.
Tennessee to focus on students’ readiness for life after high school.
Portfolios Support Tennessee Department of Education’s Efforts to Provide Personalized Professional Learning for Tennessee Educators
January 26, 2017
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Education released a new report today that explores the use and expansion of student growth portfolio models, which are an alternative form of educator evaluation that measures student growth. The report summarizes findings from analyses of the scores, the impact of portfolios on teacher practice, and its influence on teachers’ perceptions of evaluation.
Generally, the report finds that portfolio scores are well-aligned to other evaluation scores and suggests that portfolios strengthen the department’s work to create a more accurate, personalized evaluation system for all teachers.
Around 50 percent of teachers who used a portfolio received a higher growth score than they would have if they had used a schoolwide growth measure instead.
Personalized Learning Task Force Outlines Next Steps to Help Tailor Teaching for Each Student
December 1, 2016
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Education announced new steps forward in its work to personalize learning for all students today, with a report that outlines key strategies and actions the department will take to support school districts in this area.
The report, which comes from the state’s Personalized Learning Task Force, is the result of 10 months of discussions and research and includes recommendations to guide personalized learning and align the work across the state to the department’s strategic plan, Tennessee Succeeds.
Tennessee Department of Education Task Force focused on blended learning, predictive analytics, micro-credentialing and competency-based education.
Tennessee Students the Fastest Improving in the Nation in Science
October 29, 2016
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam announced that Tennessee students are the fastest improving in the nation in science, according to the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), commonly known as the Nation’s Report Card.
The last time fourth and eighth grade students both took NAEP science was 2009, and the 2015 NAEP results show Tennessee is the only state to grow faster than the nation in both grades with Tennessee students doubling the average national growth.
Tennessee is the Only State to Grow Faster than Nation in Both Grades on NAEP since 2009
Almost 7,500 More College Credits Awarded to Tennessee High School Students
September 29, 2016
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Candice McQueen announced today that nearly 7,500 more postsecondary credits were awarded to Tennessee public school students in 2016 when compared to 2014.
Additionally, more students than ever before in Tennessee are taking Advanced Placement (AP) exams, with 27,699 students taking one or more exam in 2016—up 8.8 percent from last year.
Nearly 7,500 more postsecondary credits were awarded to Tennessee High School Students in 2016 than in 2014.
Tennessee Department of Education Advances Reading Goals Through New Coaching Network
September 28, 2016
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Candice McQueen announced the launch of the Read to be Ready coaching network.
Two-hundred coaches and two-thirds of Tennessee school districts are participating in the new coaching network that is designed to provide intensive support and professional learning opportunities for educators focused on early grades reading.
The new coaching network builds on the work started by 20 Read to be Ready summer programs across the state, which were aimed at improving the reading and writing development of first, second and third grade students who were the furthest behind in reading.
Tennessee Department of Education launches Read to be Ready coaching network
Tennessee Department of Education Highlights Successful Practices that Help Students Catch Up in Early Grades
September 15, 2016
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Education released a report that analyzes the outcomes at schools that implemented a statewide model focused on addressing students’ individual learning needs, called Response to Instruction and Intervention (RTI2).
Most notably, the report identifies what strategies have been used by schools that helped a high percentage of their non-proficient third grade students move to proficiency in English language arts and math between the 2013 and 2015 school years.
Tennessee Department of Education report shows Response to Instruction and Intervention program helps address individual students needs.
Nearly 1,300 More Tennessee Students Eligible for the HOPE Scholarship
August 25, 2016
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Candice McQueen announced that newly released data from ACT show that nearly 1,300 more Tennessee public school students became eligible for the HOPE scholarship in 2016 by achieving composite scores of 21 or higher.
With more Tennessee students than ever before taking the ACT, Tennessee public high school students held steady at a 19.4 average score, whereas nationally scores declined as more students participated.
1,300 more Tennessee public school students became eligible for the HOPE scholarship in 2016
