“It is discouraging that the state education department has decided upon a one-time, ‘invite only’ meeting to discuss the highly-controversial teacher evaluation process. Only 200 tickets are being distributed.

“By limiting the conversation to a small, hand-picked audience, they have limited the chance for all children, parents and educators to be fairly represented. Rather than holding an exclusive meeting, this should be an opportunity to encourage a full public discussion, with all stakeholders including parents, teachers, superintendents and school boards. This is something that our conference already has done. We have listened to the many concerns of local stakeholders and developed a comprehensive plan; yet, we continue on by rushing the implementation of one flawed policy after the other.”