New Mexico First is a non-partisan non-profit charged with supporting and developing consensus on issues and policy questions confronting the state of NM. They held a community meeting about the ESSA law, in Oct-Nov 2016
The federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is the primary law governing K-12 education in the United States. Passed in December 2015, the new law replaces the previous federal education policy known as No Child Left Behind.
Below said to have attended the meeting:
- Teachers, school, and district administrators
- Parents and families
- Community, tribal and civic leaders
- Business and economic development leaders
- State and local elected officials
- School board members
- Anyone interested in the future success of New Mexico students
And, according to NMF, this is what happened at the meeting:
These meetings provided participants a chance to learn about ESSA and share with the NM Public Education Department (PED) their concerns, priorities and expectations of parents, teachers, educators, and community leaders to ensure that PED sets goals and expectations for our public education system that are reflective of our state. There was a brief opening session to set the context for the meetings, but the bulk of the meetings was comprised of small group discussions among participants who wanted to contribute to the success of New Mexico students.