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Superintendent outlines proposal to fund intermediary 'Center for Education Excellence'
Summary
Kirsten Basler, state superintendent at the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, told the conference committee on House Bill 1013 that the department seeks authority to create and fund an intermediary “center for education excellence” to continue a privately funded pilot.
Kirsten Basler, state superintendent at the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, told the conference committee on House Bill 1013 that the department seeks authority to create and fund an intermediary “center for education excellence” to continue a privately funded pilot that supported competency-based and personalized learning in multiple districts.
The proposal would authorize the state to issue a request for proposals and award a contract to an organization — for example, an REA, North Dakota State University, or another entity — to serve as a backbone organization responsible for professional development, communication and sharing, leadership support, and research/evaluation to sustain the North Dakota Personalized Learning Network.
Why it matters: Basler said the pilot, seeded by a multi-year philanthropic grant from the Bush Foundation and supported by KnowledgeWorks as a backbone partner, produced evidence that a funded intermediary improved districts’ capacity to implement…
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