
If You Can Read this Kirwan Flowchart, Thank a Teacher
Today Natalia and I went to the Kirwan Commission’s Workgroup on High Quality Teachers and Leaders. We went because fellow BMORE Steering Committee member Keysha Goodwin sounded the alarm about 3 weeks ago when she came home from Annapolis and showed us a version of the career pathway ladder that Kirwan wants the state to adopt. Here’s a snapshot: Parts of this are unclear and incomprehensible, but what is clear is alarming. Essentially, all teachers in Maryland beyond year 3