We need a system that is valid and legitimate and serves the different disciplines we represent," Magee said. "Right now New York's teacher evaluation system is one-size-fits-all and broken. Reporters asked Magee if teachers aren't just trying to avoid evaluations. If it's wrong to use these state tests to penalize students - and it is wrong - how is it possibly fair to use them to penalize teachers?" Now our students can't be denied promotion or graduation because of these bungled state tests," Magee said.
They've banned standardized tests for our youngest kids. "Albany is finally starting to respond to our concerns about testing. Magee also told reporters how important it is to stop the use of faulty student test scores to evaluate teachers. "The governor is the head of this state and he's important to us," Magee said, "but we're important to him." Magee repeated that message in interviews with numerous reporters around the state, including an extensive radio interview with Capitol Pressroom's Susan Arbetter.Īrbetter asked Magee about what came out of her conversation with Cuomo. "We are going to seize every opportunity to be the voice he can't ignore and this is a step in that direction," Magee told local leaders. Andrew Cuomo also immediately reached out to Magee during her first days in office, offering congratulations and re-establishing communications with NYSUT. RELATED ARTICLE: Meet NYSUT's new leadership team.
"Our 'no confidence' resolution has delivered an unmistakable message," Magee said. Magee, left, accompanied by, at right, Executive Vice President Andy Pallotta and Vice President Catalino Fortino, delivers NYSUT’s vote of ‘no confidence’ to State Education Commissioner John King Jr., top left, at a meeting at NYSUT headquarters during Magee’s first days as union president.
Magee made King keenly aware of the membership's frustration and anger. with the "no confidence" vote taken by RA delegates.ĭuring a meeting with the commissioner at union headquarters, NYSUT President Karen E. One of the first orders of business? Present State Education Commissioner John King Jr.
NYSUT's new leadership team hit the ground running after the union's Representative Assembly.
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