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ISEA Communiqué • isea.org March 2014 5 CONNECTIONS OTHER STATES IOWA 45 states adopt CCSS All of these states now have assessments BEFORE fully implementing their state's Core Curriculum. Race to the Top proposed NCLB waiver proposed Other states agree to tie teacher evaluations to statewide assessments More states agree to tie teacher evaluations to statewide assessments Those states granted Race to the Top $ Those states granted NCLB waiver Iowa does not receive NCLB waiver because teacher evaluations are not tied to student assessments. Iowa Core Curriculum is adopted. Assessment Task Force report due late 2015 General Assembly establishes Assessment Task Force to study Iowa's assessment and to recommend a possible new one. Council on Educator Development report due late 2016 General Assembly establishes the Council on Educator Development to study the current teacher and administrator evaluator systems and make recommendations for improvements. Iowa Core Curriculum should be in the classrooms long before any statewide assessment or evaluatory changes are recommended and/or changed. "iowa is in a unique position to have the time to integrate the common core Standards in ways that are both meaningful and valuable to students. we must encourage school districts to provide the time and resources for this important initiative to work," said iSeA president tammy wawro.