TREND Winter 2015 | Page 4

Education Policy Overview 10 Getting Ready for the 2016 Tennessee General Assembly Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Growth Scores & Tenure Annual Student Assessments TNReady: Are We Ready? Hold Harmless Year 12 14 16 17 18 Representative Joe Pitts Legislator Interview: 22 24 30 It’s Time to Address Dyslexia ‘Value-Added’ & Education Getting Better at Making Mistakes 28 RTI2: Changing the Trajectory of Student Lives Education Policy Survey