Critical+Issues+Listing

Please list your critical issues on this page below:

The Testing obsession and the disappearing curriculum Classroom Size Lack of Social Emotional learning Lack of School Choice Purpose of School: Are we producing future workers? Problem solvers? Critical thinkers? Or are we preparing kids for more schooling? Poverty Apathy toward education as important Attendance Discipline Language Barrier Social Media Lack of RTI Distribution of $$ - lack of resources Lack of PD opportunity (and if there are lack of time for PDs) Not upholding special education reform Workload demand gang affiliation ENL student support Social media/bullying Technology Poverty Safety Special Education Tier Intervention Services (Student Achievement) Behavior (Bullying) Funding National and state standardization (testing/learning standards) College and career readiness Privatization/school funding Bullying/student mental health Evaluative models for teachers/administrators/schools

Retention of concepts Useful professional development Parent involvement/ support Set discipline policies Socioeconomic status of students and home life issues Teacher turnover Student settling for mediocrity/ low standards Student ability to cope with daily stressors ATTENDANCE POVERTY Poor leadership Inability to meet the needs of SWD’s Teachers inability to relate to the population they serve socioeconomic issues, behavioral issues, life influences Funding Parent involvement Support of SWDs in instruction Discipline ELL Support Involvement of parents Misuse of data in supporting instruction Poverty Funding Instruction Demographic shift (ELL) Technology Families below poverty level Students with IEPs Low reading and math scores Preparing students for life after high school Attendance Standardized testing tied to funding Individualized education/ differentiating- high expectations low ability Politics and education Unrealistic expectations for urban learning vs. suburban learning Teacher accountability tied to testing- how are we supposed to teach real life skills College/career readiness Not enough resources available for socioemotional concerns Discipline Attendance Safety Support for LGBTQ community Politics Pressure to perform (moving students from one level to the other) Parental Involvement Resilience in teachers (taking things too personal) The lack of staff wanting to try something new; buying into a new direction or having a new outlook on things. Taking risks Growing polarizing gap between economically disadvantaged students

ELL population-receiving proper services/state requirements are unrealistic

Student accountability

Social Media influence and distractions....student-to-student and also Teacher-to-student ratio

Bullying Quality VS Quantity in Special Education Graduations Rates, especially in low SES, Sped students, and ELLs Not enough vocational programs for students who do not want to go to college Problem Behaviors in school Getting children to buy into their own education Getting parents to buy into their kids educations when the student is in Middle and High School Special Education Class Sizes Technology Assessment Testing Student Learning Parental Involvement Curriculum Students with Special needs Class Schedules Creating Instructional systems within Schools