At a meeting at the state's Executive Mansion, the Governor’s Teacher Advisory Committee laid out nine recommendations the governor pledged to study intently. They are:

 

-- Prioritize student learning: The first and most important reason for assessment is to support student growth and achievement. Assessment practices should be structured around this fact. 

 

-- Use multiple measures: North Carolina’s testing system should include multiple measures of mastery to ensure robust evaluation of student learning. 

 

-- Strengthen teacher evaluation: Improve and supplement metrics used to evaluate educator’s impact on student growth. 

 

-- Promote developmentally appropriate testing: Ensure that assessment systems are aligned with what we know about student developmental learning capacity and the environments in which students perform best. 

 

-- Reduce or eliminate redundant, impractical, or weak assessments: Ensure all assessments implemented are necessary, aligned to standards, and relevant to college and career-readiness. 

 

-- Respond to local needs: Allow for additional flexibility around assessment to ensure local priorities and needs are reflected in student learning. 

 

-- Ensure clear communication: Pursue adequate communication and engagement with educators and community regarding standards and assessments before implementing changes. 

 

-- Support capacity for online assessment: Ensure adequate resources and capacity in all schools before mandating online assessment. 

 

-- Improve Read to Achieve requirements: Modify assessment practices around Read to Achieve to promote strong implementation and student success. 

 

 

The committee consists of 24 teachers from various parts of the state and disciplines across the K-12 spectrum. It is charged with tackling substantive issues such as teacher pay, retention, teacher performance measures, testing and technology in the classroom.