MO – it stands for Missouri and momentum. We got a little of both yesterday when the Missouri State House voted final approval of Senate Bill 1066 without any new amendments. This means the bill goes on to the Governor who has shown he is in favor of the bill. This will allow ABCTE to recruit, prepare and certify new teachers for Missouri schools.
A lot of work goes into an effort like this since the Ed Schools don’t want the competition and the NEA is still battling against us. Oddly, their fight was to add Praxis to the bill which made no sense since the cut score is so low for Missouri teachers that it really doesn’t help determine anything. But we pressed on and the cooler heads in the legislature agreed.
It is great to see that you can bring common sense solutions to the states and, after a few years, people take action. It takes some great legislators who are mainly concerned with great schools to get it done. Legislators like our bill sponsors Senator Luanne Ridgeway and Representative Scott Muschany.
We continue to move forward in other states and those that need teachers and are tired of excuses, will be the states where we focus our efforts. For now, it is off to Missouri to start recruiting for us!
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- Dave Saba
- Dave has been successful in education because he draws on such a wide base of experience. He is a Naval Academy graduate, Navy helicopter pilot, has a Master's in Management from the University of South Florida. Dave has led complex operations for health care, manufacturing and education organizations through rapid growth. He took a struggling Kaplan Test Prep region and created a lasting high growth team that consistently performs in the top of all Kaplan regions. He took the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence from almost closing to a sustainable business model - a first for a non-profit where fees generated cover all costs. He worked hard to pass legislation in three states and have four state boards adopt the ABCTE teacher preparation program. Along the way, Dave has developed an extensive group of contacts that can be tapped to help your organization achieve success.
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