On November 8, 2016, Jennifer McCormick from Yorktown Community Schools won the seat of new state superintendent of public instruction. As of right now, she is focused on a few things before January. McCormick wants to build her department and prepare for the legislative session. She will also be discussing and determining a replacement for ISTEP. Additionally, she will create a strategy to implement the new federal Every Student Succeeds Act. Her biggest concern is what they are at “with the assessment/accountability piece” within the act. The act is due in March, but if the date gets pushed back, McCormick stated, “that may be a blessing in disguise for Indiana”. We will have to wait until January to see what she will do for our department of education.
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