K-12 TV Episode #69

Taping Date: 2/10/09

^{In Segment One, Education Commissioner Alice Seagren talks with guest Tom Boatman, MDE Supervisor in Research and Assessment, regarding the recently announced Minnesota's Growth Model—A tool to calculate proficiency and growth at the individual student level.  Minnesota’s Growth Model is available on the MDE Website at www.education.state.mn.us in the School Report Card section. In Segment Two, Commissioner Seagren interviews Assistant Commissioner Karen Klinzing and Patricia King, Director of School Improvement, regarding Q Comp and the Governor’s proposed initiative called Teaching Transformation Act.}