Author: Step Up For Students

  • Come on down! In Florida, the (ed reform) water’s fine

    Doug Tuthill, President at Step Up For Students, has written a response to Michael J. Petrilli’s latest article “Where Education Reform Goes from Here”. Click here to read. Click here to give your opinion and show your support!

  • Webinar available via edWeb.net

    Webinar: Effective Strategies for Paraprofessionals Working with Students with Autism Wednesday, June 27 at 4 p.m. Eastern Time REGISTER Presented by Nina Finkler, M.Ed., LDT/C, BCBA, President of Nina Finkler Autism Services Visit Teaching Students with Autism

  • Is your MAP Growth data complete? Double Check!

    Click the link below to see some resources to help ensure your MAP Growth data is complete. https://community.nwea.org/thread/1798 Tips included: Close your test window Clean up duplicate profiles Find students that are missing reporting attributes Make sure that you also add the new academic year before you leave for summer break!

  • Have you started thinking about how you can improve your school next year?

    Congratulations on completing the 17-18 school year! Have you started thinking about how you can improve your school next year? Improved communication with your parents and students is an important goal, and the TLE is a one-stop shop to document student progress toward mastery and ensure parents and teachers are communicating about the success of…

  • Important MAP Growth info before you begin Spring testing!

    Do you use Chromebooks or the Chrome browser for MAP Growth testing? There have been some recent changes to the Google Chrome browser that have made it unsecured when attempting to use the MAP Growth lock-down browser. NWEA no longer allows the use of the Google Chrome browser for that reason, and as of February…