Call To Action:
In this time of unprecedented need for competent, caring teachers and a structure to support them, a historic coming-together of Tennessee stakeholders has developed a map to meet the need.
The map will assure that all Tennessee teachers demonstrate acceptable levels of knowledge, competence, and personal characteristics to educate our children. It will ensure that programs of teacher education are accountable for their graduates and that these programs will work closely with and be responsive to schools, parents, and communities.
The plan will keep teachers in classrooms by developing schools as effective and pleasant places to practice, and by promoting teaching as an honorable and desirable profession.
Collaboration:
To be successful, the Tennessee TQI plan requires a continuation and amplification of the historic collaboration that resulted in its development. It requires a commitment from educators, schools, universities, agencies, and decision makers to assemble the resources to move the plan forward. Perhaps most of all, it requires a bold and shared vision for changing teaching and learning in Tennessee. With this plan, we believe that Tennessee has a tremendous opportunity to improve its schools, its colleges, its teaching, and its learning.