I have just left a New Hampshire Board of Education meeting in Concord at the Department of Education.. There was a public hearing on the adoption of the Common Core State Standards Initiative. The Common Core State Standards derived from The National Governors Council and the Association of State School Administrators. There are three subjects being looked at Language Arts, Science and Math of the three portions of the CCSSI this hearing dealt with the Math. There was great discussions and dialog pertaining to the current NH Dept. of Education Standards and what is proposed by the CCSSI. While NH has very good frame work, the CCSSI is more focused with less room for speculation. Several Teachers from around the State , Administrators, and Consultants spoke on the effects and the concept of CCSSI and what it will mean to the Children. I was the last person to speak before the Board, stating that we as Parents must be included in the conversation that without Family Engagement in the education process,
true benefits go unrecognized.
Michael Mooney
President,
NHPTA
