DEAR EDITOR:
I read with interest the article
”
Study: more GUSD teachers under qualified
”
by Lori Stuenkel in the Dec. 8 edition of The Dispatch. I
strongly agree with the main point of the article
– that all students should have the benefit of being taught by a
fully qualified teacher.
DEAR EDITOR:
I read with interest the article “Study: more GUSD teachers under qualified” by Lori Stuenkel in the Dec. 8 edition of The Dispatch. I strongly agree with the main point of the article – that all students should have the benefit of being taught by a fully qualified teacher. The commission has worked diligently with state officials and other state agencies toward achieving that goal.
I would like to make one correction to the article. In the discussion of Professor Futernick’s ranking system and of the vetoed bill to establish a statewide index (AB 833, Steinberg, 2001) the article stated that, “Education officials have supported the index, including the California Federation of Teachers and the California Commission for Teaching Credentialing.”
I would like to note that officially, the Commission took a “watch” position on AB 833. Because the index concerned employment issues rather than teacher preparation, the bill did not fall within the Commission’s scope of work or statutory purview. A “watch” position allowed the Commission to follow this interesting measure without stepping outside of their prescribed jurisdiction.
Thank you for allowing me to set the record straight.
Sam W. Swofford, Ed.D.
Submitted Tuesday, Dec. 16 to ed****@ga****.com
