Assessing Educational Competencies

01/05/2015

We need to share some important information with you. The Mississippi Department of Education needed a company to oversee assessments of special needs students, so they hired a consultant to help them make a selection. This consultant then guided the MDE to select his previous employer after signing an affidavit stating that he has never worked for them. In addition, this out-of-state company's bid was $800,000 higher than a competing offer submitted by AEC in partnership with Morris & McDaniel.

The Clarion Ledger has begun coverage with more detail, which you can read here: http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2015/01/03/consultant-steers-mde-contract-former-employer/21238869/

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07/27/2014

We were recently a part of 2014 Mississippi Association of Federal Education Program Directors Conference in Jackson, MS! We had several presentations plus our booth (a great resource for current information and chocolate!).

05/02/2014

Assessing Educational Competencies was at Pontotoc County School District last week holding a Common Core training session based on Owl Moon. Here is some of the great feedback we got . . .

What I learned:
1. I have learned how to include my English learning students in all subject areas. I now understand the importance of English learning students being with English speaking students.

2. I have enjoyed the games and information in a fun way my kids can enjoy in my classroom. These activities can be used in different subject areas with my students.

3. I have learned how to help my English learning students be better communicators and writers. I love the different activities that were shared with us.

4. This has helped me, and now I know how to help all of my students, not just my English Learning students. I enjoyed how we had to move around and communicate with other teachers outside our grade. I like to hear how other grades would use this information.

We also heard requests for training in: Integrated Writing, Writing for older grades, Behavior Management, Classroom Management, MSTAR and Common Core. The good news is that we have training sessions and professionals in these areas, and we would love to come back to lead more events like this.

We're listening to you, teachers and staff! Send us your feedback and questions anytime via FaceBook, [email protected], or call (662) 295-1195.

04/08/2014

A big congratulations to all who met the MAAECF deadline!!

04/02/2014

Assessing Educational Competencies loves the Greenwood Public School District and their fantastic teachers! We were there this week working on MAAECF submissions.

03/30/2014

Assessing Educational Competencies was a part of this year's PREPS-MAPE conference - see us in action! And a big thank you to Mississippi Association of Partners in Education for hosting!

03/15/2014

Our own Suzanne Brasfield will be presenting on March 20 at the PREPS-MAPE annual conference at the Pearl River Resort. Assessing Educational Competencies will have a booth at the conference on March 19-20, so stop by and visit us!

For more information on the conference, see: Mississippi Association of Partners in Education or http://mapie.org/mapeprepsconference.html

03/05/2014

Assessing Educational Competencies is in the Starkville School District this week where the teachers are hard at work uploading MAAECF finals!

02/28/2014

AEC has a motto ... This is why we believe in the team approach ...

"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much". Helen Keller

So I (Dee) would like to share a story ...

Sitting with at teacher this week ... She shared with me a story about a young man who needed extra help with his studies-if he failed he would be thrown off the only game he knew and could do well ... baseball. He was going through difficult times ... both at school and at home (his mom and dad were divorcing). He came to her reluctantly – hiding because it meant he was recieveing SPED services. Despite all efforts ... he still got thrown off the team.

Turn the page ... he was still coming to get services so he could graduate. Then, one day ... unannounced, he brought a friend. He told his teacher, “If you don’t help him, he will get thrown off the team too.” The teacher could not legally serve this student - HE was not SPED ... but she could tutor him after school and SHE DID. He did not get thrown off the team.

Both boys went on to graduate with Diplomas ...

AEC wants to give a shout out and say thanks ... to all the teachers who go above and beyond the call of DUTY!

For all of you who are doing MAAECF, DLM, IEP’s, ESY’s and the other many tasks you do ... THANK YOU!

02/25/2014

AEC is helping LaShebra, Edna and Darlene of Pearl River County: hard at work finishing up the MAAECF! Go ladies!

02/21/2014

Several of the Assessing Educational Competencies team, enjoying some down time between presentations at the 2014 Mississippi CEC Conference.

02/20/2014

Grenada teachers lined up to scan final evidence for MAAECF 2014.