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Student advisory panel and TNTP present converging priorities: support teachers and prioritize coherence in instruction
Summary
A three‑member student advisory panel urged mentorship, reduced non‑teaching burdens, increased counselor capacity and expanded dual‑enrollment and CTE access; TNTP presented research identifying belonging, consistency and coherence as practices used by schools that accelerate learning.
Three members of the board’s student advisory panel presented specific, student‑driven recommendations to address teacher recruitment/retention and post‑secondary access. Students recommended a statewide mentorship program for new teachers, surveys to identify non‑teaching burdens that could be reallocated (for example to security or support staff), subject‑specific teacher training including ELL and special education, recognition programs, and expanded dual‑enrollment and AP/IB access for smaller and rural schools. They also urged more college and career counselors and outreach (including social‑media tools and podcasts) to raise awareness of financial‑aid and FAFSA processes.
Later in the meeting Crystal Harmon, president of TNTP, summarized findings from the nonprofit’s Opportunity Makers report. TNTP examined 28,000 schools and identified a small set (about 5%) that consistently accelerated students to grade level; the organization found three crosscutting features in those trajectory‑changing schools: building belonging (students known as individuals), consistent daily instruction at grade level, and coherent instructional programs (tier‑one content aligned across classwork, intervention and tutoring). Harmon urged the board to support adoption of high‑quality instructional materials, align incentives and funding toward a coherent statewide strategy, and set multi‑year goals to support acceleration rather than annual cycles alone.
Board members thanked student presenters and TNTP and asked staff to circulate slide decks and to consider how the board can incorporate acceleration metrics (for example the 1.3 years‑per‑year growth metric cited by TNTP) into accountability or support models. No formal policy was adopted at this meeting; staff will include these inputs in December discussions.
