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Troubling news for Georgia today after the U.S. Education Department issued a progress report citing grave concerns about the state's Race to the Top progress. Here is a link to the newly released 17-page report.
What has the U.S. DOE concerned is Georgia's struggles with introducing and implementing a new teacher evaluation, a central piece of the state's $400 million Race to the Top grant.
In a press call Thursday, the US DOE said that while most Race to the Top recipients were progressing satisfactorily, they were concerned with the stumbles in Georgia, the District of Columbia and Maryland.
"Race to the Top has sparked dramatic changes, and in only the second year of the program we're seeing those results reach the classroom," said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. "Most states have made tremendous strides and met aggressive timelines on work that has the potential to transform public education for years to come. Comprehensive education reform isn't easy, and a few states have faced major challenges in implementing their plans. As we reach the halfway point, we need to see every state show results."
The fed's focus on Georgia's stumbles is not a surprise. In July, U.S. Department of Education officials said the $33 million in Georgia's grant dedicated to the new evaluations is "at high risk."
Federal officials feared that Georgia has strayed too far from its original plans to create a teacher/leader evaluation system with four key components: classroom observations, student growth, a reduction in the student achievement gap and student surveys. They also worry that the state is proposing changes before it finds out how well the proposed new evaluations worked. They were tried out in 26 school districts from January to May of last year.
Here is an excerpt from the report:
Georgia experienced significant challenges related to implementation of its educator evaluation system in Year 2 of its Race to the Top grant. The Department is concerned about the overall strategic planning, evaluation, and project management for that system, which include decisions regarding the quality of the tools and measures used during the educator evaluation pilot and the scalability of the supports the State offered to participating LEAs.
For example, during Year 2, the State piloted the educator evaluation system in a portion of schools in its participating LEAs, but did not complete the statistical analyses to determine the degree of correlation between the key components of the system—i.e., student growth percentiles, student surveys, observation protocols—in time to inform the design and roll-out of the evaluation system in subsequent years as originally planned. As a result of these concerns, the Department placed the
educator evaluation projects in the Great Teachers and Leaders section of Georgia's Race to the Top plan on high-risk status.
Across its Race to the Top plan, Georgia has faced difficulty developing and implementing a comprehensive communications plan that illustrates how all of its Race to the Top projects are complementary and cohesive. In addition, strategic planning across Race to the Top projects was a challenge for the State and affected participating LEAs' ability to implement key components of the State's plan, including CCGPS and the educator evaluation system.
Further, Georgia must revise its processes for monitoring and assessing the quality of implementation of Race to the Top projects at both the State and LEA levels. The State must amend its Race to the Top Scope of Work to reflect these challenges and their implications. Georgia also experienced delays in implementation among its Race to the Top projects. For example, Georgia released its benchmark assessment request for proposals (RFP) roughly nine months later than planned because it was determining how best to approach the project without duplicating the work of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC). As a result, Georgia was several months behind in securing a contract to complete the work for the benchmark assessments. The State was also delayed in the implementation of several STEM activities by over one year.
The second annual report on the recipients of $4 billion in competitive grants under the Obama administration's signature education redesign program reveals that the majority of winners are struggling in two areas: implementing teacher- and principal-evaluation systems, and building and upgrading sophisticated data systems that will do everything from inform classroom lessons to identify students at risk of academic failure.
And Education Department officials say they are most worried about three recipients for which second-year performance took a nose dive: the District of Columbia, Georgia, and Maryland.
Georgia and Maryland have both struggled with implementing their teacher-evaluation systems, while the District of Columbia's sluggish pace on school turnarounds means it has only worked with one persistently low-achieving school with its grant funds so far.
"This is really hard work, and there will always be bumps in the road," said U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan in a call with reporters.
Georgia and the District of Columbia are perhaps in the biggest trouble right now, as department officials say they are encouraged with the new state leadership in Maryland.
Part of Georgia's $400 million Race to the Top grant is on "high-risk status"—an official designation that can lead to losing grant funding—for weaknesses in implementing its teacher-evaluation system. Their second-year performance, in particular, concerned the department.
For their part, Georgia officials said they're working to straighten things out with federal officials. State education department spokesman Jon Rogers said Georgia has made "quality progress" in four of the five conditions federal officials placed on its grant—which included things like improving the overall management of the teacher-evaluation system. The final condition, which is using feedback and data to improve Georgia's educator-evaluation systems, will come after teacher and leader evaluations are done this school year, Mr. Rogers said.
–From Maureen Downey, for the AJC Get Schooled blog
February 1st, 2013
9:32 am
This is where the money is spent in education, one useless program after another. Why don't we just fully fund education to eliminate shortened school year and furlough days and just let the teachers teach?
February 1st, 2013
9:33 am
should have been "the shortened school year"
February 1st, 2013
9:38 am
I despised GTEP for not giving me any useful feedback other than "You're satisfactory" and I now despise TKES for what seems to be an impossible goal of exemplary, trying to justify the growth model between completely unrelated courses or waiting 3 years between tests, and surveys that so far (this is just anecdotal evidence) students are not taking seriously. I crave feedback and evaluation – it is the only way I can perfect my craft, but to insist that students are widgets or customers (and that seems to be what TKES does) is doing a huge disservice to the students.
February 1st, 2013
9:41 am
I could really care less whether or not the administrator who has no knowledge of what I teach is impressed with what I do.
February 1st, 2013
9:59 am
Teacher evaluation panels should consist of a principal, a parent and an outside expert approved by both parents and the district, and there should be extensive use of video in the process so that termination (or bonus) decisions can be documented.
If you just do this much, you get better and fairer evaluations from day one. The current system relies too heavily on the discretion of principals and admins and is corrupted by the pettiness and egos of those folks far too often. Parents, have you met some of the APS bureaucrats who are making these crucial decisions about who's a good teacher and who's not? Trust me, you do not want to delegate these decisions solely to them.
February 1st, 2013
10:03 am
"I could really care less whether or not the administrator who has no knowledge of what I teach is impressed with what I do."
February 1st, 2013
10:05 am
Isn't Jon Rogers the brother of Chip Rogers? That says a lot…
February 1st, 2013
10:06 am
Administration is drowning just trying to keep up with the number of evaluations and the online TKES site is quite possibly the most user-unfriendly I have ever come across. I think the state DOE jumped into this with their eyes closed (and their noses plugged) and now maybe they understand how us "little people" feel when this gigantic new evaluation AND common core have been dumped on teachers. No fun, huh? Waste of time, money and resources, huh?
February 1st, 2013
10:13 am
Once again, students and taxpayers lose and educrats win.
February 1st, 2013
10:13 am
most waste of taxpayer money on all these "evaluation" grants & programs — it just never ends in DC–all this money gets squandered on useless consultants and new "models" that get shelved in 2-3 years and the process starts again.
February 1st, 2013
10:17 am
educators in ga. have no desire to be evaluated—most think they are somehow above it all. sad to say when there is a lot of incompetence out there. with the nepotism, favoritism, and in many places racism factors in play—-i believe the only fair evaluations must come from outside. i do not see ga. educators successfully evaluating themselves or their friends. it hasn't happened yet in my lifetime.
February 1st, 2013
10:21 am
Why are administrators doing the evaluations? They have no idea what teachers do…same with parents. I think other teachers need to come in to evaluate teachers. Other teachers understand what is real teaching, versus whatever buzzword garbage the administrators are currently concerned with that week. Our observations by our administrators for TKES are a joke. Very biased, and they don't really understand what's going on in classrooms. And I'm not complaining based on my results – I'm judged as one of the "exemplary" ones. However, others that are also just as good as me are giving proficient or lower because of biased administrators.
It's a joke, it doesn't work. Have teachers do the reviewing, or get rid of all this junk altogether and actually pay teachers. Better teachers will appear if you offer decent pay. Oh, and allow for a way to fire teachers, like any other job…don't make hoops to jump through when someone has proven to be worthless. Granted, for that, you would need a way to easily remove worthless administrators as well. I think the percentage of worthless administrators is higher than the percentage of worthless teachers.
February 1st, 2013
10:29 am
@Red herring – quite the contrary. We crave the feedback (as I just said). The problem is the old system didn't do anything to help any teacher and the new system is going to the other extreme. It seems to be put together by bureaucrats who don't have any idea what they are doing. Several districts around the country are using what is known as PAR – Peer Assistance and Review – to help new teachers and experienced teachers who are struggling become better teachers. Top teachers in the district are actually out of the classroom for 2 or 3 years depending on the district focusing strictly on helping their peers become the best teachers possible. We have not been evaluating ourselves or our friends – even under GTEP. All I ask for is a fair system of evaluation that can truly show what I am capable of and where I need additional support.
February 1st, 2013
10:29 am
Has any parent out there actually tried to teach his/her child how to read? How to subtract? Being able to do something yourself does NOT necessarily mean you know to TEACH someone else how to do it. What can parents say about a teacher that is meaningful from an educational standpoint? "I like her?" "She goes to my church?" "I didn't like the way she told the students that the Civil War was about slavery!"?
I will be the first (and oftentimes am) to acknowledge that Schools/Colleges of Education are too frequently where students end up after they FAIL in an academic major. ("Gee, I didn't know I would have to pass Statistics to be a Psychology major — guess I'll major in Education instead.") There certainly ARE incompetent teachers out there. There are also burned-out teachers and over-burdened teachers. But to think that parents are equipped to evaluate professionals is ludicrous. Would you place parents on the licensing/evaluation board for physicians? The ugly truth is really very simple: We will have good, talented, professional teachers when the Schools of Education cease to be dumping grounds for students who can't succeed anywhere else.
February 1st, 2013
10:34 am
I have no problem with evaluations, I welcome them. I work hard every day to ensuer my students are learning. However, they are not knowledgeable in my field, therefore they have no idea what they're evaluating. They often ask questions about my lesson and what was being taught. They love what they see, but are clueless about the content. I would much rather have my coordinator evaluate my teaching. They can provide meaningful feedback. Regardless, my days are numbered in this career.
February 1st, 2013
10:40 am
Unintended consequences: the state DOE and powers-that-be saw that Race to the Top Money and said "Yay!" as they cut Georgia's education budget beyond reason. But they didn't ask the front lines if we even have the infrastructure to meet the requirements. Case in point: at Dunwoody High School, teachers have had to commit valuable instruction time for pre- and post-evaluations, teacher evaluations, etc. without supporting technology, internet access, sufficient computer workstations for each student, etc. Many teachers had to just give up because of the impossibility of the available technology.
You can't fix stupid.
February 1st, 2013
10:41 am
This just another social experment designed to, somehow, bring minority test scores up to par with white ones.
Even though Govt. officials have long since known no experiment of any kind will succeed in this area, they must keep them comming. Otherwise, civil right "leaders" would be all over them crying RACISM RACISM RACISM!!!!
February 1st, 2013
10:41 am
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February 1st, 2013
10:41 am
The system is not user friendly at all for teachers or admin as someone suggested. Education is becoming one big fiasco in this country with too many hands in the pot with many interest outside of educating children.
February 1st, 2013
10:44 am
To USG Professional: Yes, I am a parent "out there" who has taught my daughter to read AND subtract. I work at least 50-60 hours a week, then come home and spend all evening helping my 1st grader in hopes of enabling her to excel at what she is not getting in the classroom. Not saying the teacher is incompetent, but busy with the number of students in the classroom…so yes, I feel I could fairly evaluate the teacher. Have to say, I think you need a new profession as it sounds as if you are one of the "burned-out" teachers.
February 1st, 2013
10:48 am
@USG Professional…You are right on about this but first teaching must be attractive financially and organizationally. We know it is not. I have told my nephews and daughters to not even consider Education as a major because it is stressful beyond belief (especially if you are talented and care). It is a calling but the ones called will not come into this chaos.
February 1st, 2013
10:52 am
Why would anyone want to be a teacher anyway? (I am in my 32nd year of teaching in public school in GA.) We get very little respect in the community. Everyone SAYS they respect us and support us, but at crunch time the support vanishes. We are required to have more education than any profession other than those in the medical field or lawyers. Our pay is no where near those professions. Worst of all, our society does not value education. The majority of my students (and I teach in a properous community with excellent schools) are, at best, indifferent to getting a high level education. The level of apathy toward education in our society is soaring. Parents do not do their part, students come to us unprepared to learn, and we are most often seen as the enemy when we try to discipline unruly students. The apathy, and its resulting frustration on the part of teachers, is the worst thing with which I deal on a daily basis. It starts at home and most AMERICAN parents are not doing what needs to be done before their children ever get to school.
Sorry for rambling. I fear I am approaching burnout.
February 1st, 2013
10:54 am
This is why we need a Governor (loosely used terrn) who is interested in the development of our state and our education system , but instead his priorities lie in taking payoffs, building stadiums, and asphalt. Teachers need good pay raises and our School's need SRO's. Keep our children safe
Welcome to GA 48th in education. And proudly NUMBER! in political corruption.
Bye Nate (shady dealer.)…2014.
February 1st, 2013
10:57 am
@ Concerned Parent. When your daughter is older, you will not be able to walk into a Calculus class, AP Economics class or a British Lit class and evaluate the teacher's content delivery. I am not sure you can do a fair job at it in the first grade.
Yes we go to school for our content area and to study pedagogy (and it is an art).
Unfortunately most parents think we are camp counselors, high end baby sitters and maybe some are but most I know are not.
February 1st, 2013
10:57 am
How are you evaluated in your job? When I worked in private industry, before I was a teacher, my boss set down with me and told me what he or she thought were my strengths and what were my weaknesses. A decision was made as to whether or not I would receive a pay raise that year. Why do we think that a review for a public educator should take 40+ hours of work per year, when in the private sector you might spend 2 hours preparing for the review and 20 minutes talking with the employee. We need to have better priorities. Demand excellence from your elected representatives.
February 1st, 2013
11:01 am
February 1st, 2013
11:05 am
The Democrats ran this state for 200 years and Republicans took over in 2003.
This state has not improved one iota in the education and schooling of its public education students, under both parties.
Pehaps its the parents, or the lack of parenting that contributes to this generational problem.
Instead of looting the taxpayers for more money, the teachers unions need to be busted and the top-heany administration needs to disbanded.
February 1st, 2013
11:12 am
I have mixed reactions to this. I recognize a need to improve the educational process; however,an underlying premise of reform that students and parents are consumers and education is a product disturbs me. There is a good reason why we have teachers and students: teachers know more, students know less. If teachers need to know more, then we need to see that they get proper training. It is not a democratic system and should never be evaluated as such, nor is a classroom a micro-market governed by rules of the market place. Besides, the schools do an outstanding job of satisfying goals the public truly expects of them and is willing to pay for: we turn out some of the greatest football players in the nation.
February 1st, 2013
11:13 am
Hey MD,
Are you diggin into the rumor that Atkinson has resigned? Some folks in DCSS believe that an announcement is forthcoming at 1pm today
February 1st, 2013
11:15 am
A Concerned Parent,
Congrats on being one of the few who can.
February 1st, 2013
11:16 am
Could someone please explain to me why, on Yahoo, there is a banner of "Sates with the Best and Worst School Systems," with a link to an article from Jan 16, 2013 regarding the research publication, also put out by Education Week, that is saying the exact opposite. This is the 17th annual status of education in all 50 states, in which GA is ranked #7. The article Staes: "Georgia is one of a minority of states that evaluate teachers annually, and is also among the minority in tying teacher evaluations to student performance." Sounds to me like we're getting two completely different stories on the same subject. So, which one is right??
February 1st, 2013
11:17 am
A Concerned Parent,
I retract the previous statement. We don't have "Unions" in this state. Please go back North and complain about their unions.
February 1st, 2013
11:17 am
Just let us teach…."Why don't we just fully fund education to eliminate shortened school year and furlough days and just let the teachers teach?"
Because those 'alleged' education directors have no clue as to what real EDUCATION IS!!!
February 1st, 2013
11:20 am
@ Concerned Parent; You state "Instead of looting the taxpayers for more money, the teachers unions need to be busted" as a cause of the state of education in Georgia but how come the states that are unionized are the states that continually perform better, in general, than the states that where unions are illegal i.e. Georgia?
February 1st, 2013
11:23 am
Could we please have someone show our elected officials a presentation using really small words and pretty pictures showing that no company or business would want to move to Georgia if they cannot get a smarter work force who can do the required job. A new dome is not going to pick up the lost revenue. I pity the "legacy" that the politicians are leaving us.
February 1st, 2013
11:23 am
Such ridiculousness…. The economy improves and guess whats going to happen. Teachers leave the profession in Drones! Watch, my prediction, they wont be able to find anyone who wants the thankless job of teaching. So so sad!! Its all about teachers being bad. I work hard every day in the classroom and out of the classroom. Im done. This is my last year!
February 1st, 2013
11:25 am
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February 1st, 2013
11:28 am
@Business like – I can say that I have been on both sides of evaluation in the private sector…. and my boss's boss read every evaluation in his district. I can vouch for putting in a lot of time to write effective performance evaluations (and I was rewarded for having the best/most thorough in the district on a couple of occasions). I want to know why I, as an educator, cannot have that kind of feedback. One walkthrough this semester got me dinged on a standard that, sure, in the 10 minutes the AP was in the classroom, I wasn't doing, but it was in my plans and happened shortly after she left. How is that fair? Should I stop everything I am doing and put on some song and dance show when they are in the room – and in the process disrupt a well-planned out lesson?
February 1st, 2013
11:29 am
Fiasco would be an improvement. This is a race to the bottom. Republicans niether know nor care about urban education, Democrats the same. Teacher must organize. Join MACE
February 1st, 2013
11:31 am
I have an extremely bright 3 yr old grandson (I taught for a number of years also). I fear putting him into any of the public school systems in this state ( i have worked with almost all of them over the past 20 years) all the teaching nodays is dumbed down to the loest common denominator and all about scores, nothing to do with learning, thinking. I will gladly give up retirement money to put him and granddaughter in a private school where they would get a real education. That being said, and a thesis for my Master's. Despite the continual cries for more money (APS spens more money per pupil than any other state system -Where are the results?), the only thing that will ever make a difference, is when parents make education important to their kids.
February 1st, 2013
11:32 am
A decent teacher evaluation program in GA??? Forget it. It will not happen because the "system" prefers to keep the incompetent teachers in the classroom. When my children attended public school there were many, many times I would find problems with homework assignments, memos sent home, etc. When I discussed this with the teachers, I always received the same answer – we are only allowed to teach the material assigned to us. What a freaking cop out. My response: Mr./Mrs. Teacher how about reviewing the material before you teach it???
February 1st, 2013
11:33 am
From Pres. Obama on down, leading Democrats school their kids in private schools far, far from the influence of unionized teachers or the economic underclass.
Among that privileged class, teacher "evaluations" take the form of … transferring your kids to a different school when you're unhappy with the help!
The National Education Association's political donations (along with GAE's here in Georgia) help ensure that the status quo will be maintained and reform kept on the back burner.
February 1st, 2013
11:37 am
Teacher Evaluations? Sure. They should be broken down into two parts
How well does the teacher know the subject matter that he/she is teaching.
How well does the teacher present the subject matter to the students.
Nothing else should matter. Not Student performance (that would be evaluating STUDENTS). Not student opinions. Not parent opinions. If the teacher knows the material and is able to present it well, then they are a good teacher. Whether the student learns is controlled by other factors beyond the teacher's control.
February 1st, 2013
11:40 am
Eliminate the federal DOE and all of the strings attached to taking the dollars for education. Too much is wasted on the pet projects of the revolving door directors and administrators.
February 1st, 2013
11:41 am
Maureen Downey
February 1st, 2013
11:21 am
@Skinner, I asked her about that yesterday as we are also aware of the speculation, fueled by frequent meetings behind closed doors of the school board.
She said, "I can't comment on that."
Made me wonder as I expected a clear denial that any such discussion was under way.
Thanks MD. I know you'll stay on it. There's plenty of us here, with ALOT invested in DCSS. We don't mind doiing the hard work of restructuring and rebuilding, but there's got to be a light at the end of the tunnel to motivate us enough to continue the fight for these kids.
February 1st, 2013
11:43 am
Teaching is like fishing. You can't micromanage how someone fishes. You can, but it sure will not be any fun. I woke up this morning thinking, "I wish there was a government schools environment where I could teach and not have to turn in lesson plans – you know? Like in private schools?" Government schools teachers are required to make detailed lesson plans, often imitating a formula, telling what they are doing every minute of the day for each day. No one reads them. They take a lot of time to make. They are a major distraction to me and counterintuitive to the way I like to work, to speak plainly. And I do good work and get excellent results, but for the most part – literally – this is ignored. I'm not saying that to make a point, it is just how it is based on my personal experience of management emphasis on formula methods, management ignoring real accomplishment, and a separate issue, highly paid managers making life unpleasant for productive workers and choosing people out like a hit list, to do hit jobs. Competent teachers do not need overt supervision and management. The managers should be managing the students and student / family issues, which can be real and need accommodation. Currently, teachers are treated like the enemy in their own work environments and managers are directed away from their duties managing students, not teachers. I realise their may be some lame teachers, but my experience is working with capable and dedicated teachers and everybody being on the hot wire and having the endure a formula environment "lesson plans" "how to teach" "introduction / opening / lesson / closing." It's like we're waiters in a restaurant or something.
I'd like to teach somewhere where you do not have to turn in lesson plans. Once administrator even suggested the publishing company providing the source materials should provide lesson plans to go with the source materials, and this would meet the need and relieve teachers of a time-consuming formula activity that for me is distracting to doing meaningful work. I think in macro overview, not in planned minute-to-minute efficiency scheduling. One teacher told me, with great relief, that when they left the government schools and went to work in private school, there were no more turning in of lesson plans, none of it.
February 1st, 2013
11:46 am
Good riddance! The Feds are trying to force Georgia to implement portions of teacher evaluations that are known to be unreliable and are a waste of money. Our state superintendent knows this and has alerted them to the problem. Yet they insist on full implementation of their plan. Test-based evaluations and student-survey-based evaluations are a waste of taxpayers' money.
February 1st, 2013
11:47 am
Baffling how anyone would think that a teacher is not responsible for a students actual performance. Only in the academic world…wow.
I think coaches should take that same tactic. "the score doesn't matter, I should just be evaluated on how well I know the sport, and how good I am at talking to the players"……hilarious, and idiotic, all rolled up into one.
February 1st, 2013
11:48 am
Not sure why any Georgia residents are surprised by this. Typical Georgia. Last in most all things this state is involved in. And this is what happens when a state is ruled by one party. Especially when that party does not believe in government, rules, regulations, standards, math and science. Couple that with a party who hates state employees and is head strong on reducing as many of them as possible all the while not giving raises in 7 years does make for quality teachers in the classroom as a whole. When you look at all this, are you really surprised that Georgia remains one of the most backwards screwed up places in the union? Oh I forgot, citizens here still want to susceed even though this state remains one of the largest takers of federal money. I don't think that worked out for this state too well in the past….they lost and will continue to lose until they join the 21st century, and that means education is important more so than political cronies and lining your pockets while in office. Thanks Governor Deal. You're doing a fine job it looks like.


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10 year-end bounce candidates
Ignoring fundamentals, here are some stocks that could bounce due to tax selling and window dressing.
At this time of year, we often see artificial selling pressures that may result in buying opportunities almost regardless of stock fundamentals or market conditions.
These selling pressures come from two sources: tax-loss selling and portfolio window dressing. The extreme volatility this year has produced a particularly interesting crop of year-end bounce candidates.
To select these 10 candidates, we focused on the worst performers in the S&P 500 during 2011, adjusted somewhat so that the result was only one stock from each industry group.
Alpha Natural Resources (ANR) produces coal for electric power generation and steel production. Its perceived economic sensitivity hurt as recession fears reared up over the course of the year.
The pressure on the stock was increased by an earnings warning and by concerns about the integration of a large acquisition. After 2011's year-long decline, the stock looks undervalued with attractive cash-flow characteristics.
American International Group (AIG) was at the epicenter of the financial market meltdown and was bailed out by the government. But unlike many other financial institutions, it has yet to pay back its federal borrowings.
After a big year-year bounce last year, the stock peaked at 60 in January and has been dropping ever since.
Bank of America (BAC) has seen almost nothing but negative headlines since it bought Countrywide and Merrill Lynch in 2008. Nonetheless, it still has a powerful retail banking footprint.
The sentiment has been so negative that even a big investment from Warren Buffett hasn't helped the stock. But sentiment can change rapidly and even a slight lifting of the gloom could cause the stock to pop.
Computer Sciences (CSC) would have had a good year except for five trading days. And it hasn't helped that the SEC has an ongoing investigation into its Nordic and Australian units.
Despite all this, the company's strength in providing solutions to complex technology problems positions it well for the future.
And with the stock trading at its lowest level since 1995, it appears ripe for a rebound. It could also attract the attention of private equity investors.
First Solar (FSLR) is another stock that began the year well and then went into a prolonged slide as investors turned negative on the whole solar sector.
However, with decent results and a largely debt-free balance sheet, FSLR could rebound sharply when the sector comes back into favor.
Janus Capital Group (JNS) is an investment management company with a focus on equity mutual funds.
Its specialty is growth stock funds, which are particularly vulnerable to market volatility. When equity markets firm up, the stock should perform well.
MEMC Electronic Materials (WFR) is a leading maker of silicon wafers. The cyclical nature of the business, along with a growing exposure to solar, kept investors on the edge in 2011. The company has taken on more debt in recent years, adding to shareholder nervousness.
But with the stock approaching a 9-year low, it looks as though most of the fickle shareholders have already abandoned ship, so any upturn could be sharp.
Monster Worldwide (MWW), the global online employment search firm, started 2011 by rallying to a multi-year high, only to descend on disappointing revenues and bookings.
Monster definitely felt the effects of subdued business confidence, but its brand is strong and management appears attuned to tweaking the operating model to leverage developing technologies.
Netflix (NFLX) had one of the most dramatic falls from grace for an iconic stock in recent memory. Following a rise to $305 in July, the stock collapsed to a low of $69.
However, management realized the error of its ways and took remedial action. While the brand was certainly tarnished, the company still has a strong business franchise.
United States Steel (X) saw a sharp drop-off in demand for steel products during the last recession.
As a result, investors got very nervous as fears of a new recession picked up steam earlier this year. If those fears recede, the stock should rebound smartly.
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Start Page: 20Although the DEPA Scoring System is a validated system, it involved a small number of patients and a relatively short follow-up period.1 Key Insights On The University Of Texas System The University of Texas Classification of Diabetic Foot Wounds is becoming an increasingly popular system and has been validated in locations other than its original source.6 This straightforward system grades wounds first with numbers 0 to 3 referring to depth: 0 (pre- or post-ulcer with epithelialization), 1 (superficial and not involving tendon, bone or capsule), 2 (ulcer penetrates through to tendon or capsule) and 3 (penetrating to bone or joint). A second classification tier, A to D, refers to other burdens on the wound. A indicates non-infected/non-ischemic, B indicates infection, C indicates ischemia and D indicates infection plus ischemia. Clinicians may also utilize a complementary system called the Foot Risk Classification System, which was also developed at the University of Texas.7 This system allows the clinician to place the wound in an algorithm, based on its classification, that will maximize healing potential. This system allows the clinician to treat the wound based on a proven protocol that was successful for treatment of ulcers. When explaining the University of Texas (UT) wound classification system to a visitor, one UT trainee said the system was akin to using a roadmap when you are trying to get to a destination. Without the roadmap, you do not know which road to take. You have stops and starts, take wrong turns and if you do get to your destination, in this case "healing," it is by pure luck rather than by intention. Diabetic wound healing is a complicated process that requires a definite plan based on scientific fact. A validated classification system can be the roadmap to get you there. Dr. Satterfield is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Dr. Steinberg (pictured) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Plastic Surgery at the Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C.
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Throughout their professional careers, Kathy A. Seabrook and Bryant Winterholer have participated in standards development activities both in the U.S. and abroad and have worked extensively with the Occupational Safety and Health Assessment Series (OHSAS) 18001 and OHSAS 18002 standards. In this interview, Seabrook and Winterholer provide background on OHSAS 18001 and OHSAS 18002 and explain how SH&E professionals can best incorporate these standards into their current safety practices.
What are OHSAS 18001 and 18002 and how are they implemented into SH&E practices?
Seabrook: OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems outlines the requirements to establish an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system for an organization by providing a framework for identifying, assessing and managing workplace safety and health risks.
The OHSAS 18002 Project Group is working to revise OHSAS 18002:2000/2002 to align it with OHSAS 18001:2007 and plans to publish it in 2008. This updated version of OHSAS 18002:2000/2002 Occupational health and safety management systems—Guidelines for the implementation of OHSAS 18001" is intended to be used as additional guidance, not as an auditor's guide for OHSAS 18001:2007.
OHSMS 18001:2007 is used as a guidance document in the development of OHSMS as well as a standard with which to certify or register an organization's adherence to its requirements. BS OHSAS 18001:2007 is now aligned with ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management Systems to facilitate an integrated approach to SH&E management within organizations.
In your own personal work experience, how have OHSAS 18001 and 18002 impacted SH&E practices worldwide and SH&E management systems?
Seabrook: BSI originally developed OHSAS 18001:1999 to provide the business and registrar community with requirements for an auditable OHSMS process. Prior to OHSAS 18001:1999, each registrar developed their own OHSMS requirements, which were then used for third-party registration/certification. BSI brought together the registrar community to develop consistent OHSMS requirements, which business and the registrars could use.
Today, some consider OHSAS to be the "default global OHSMS standard." Many countries and companies across industry sectors use OHSAS 18001 or their own national OHSMS standards (e.g., Korea and Japan) to third-party certify/register their OHSMS.
Until recently, OHSAS 18001 registration/certification activity has been seen mainly outside the U.S. The global business community's focus on workplace safety and health is shifting, with increasing importance of corporate social responsibility and government regulation around transparency (business risk identification) for stakeholders. With this shift, many multinational companies (non-U.S. and some U.S.) are moving toward OHSAS 18001:2007 as a way to demonstrate and/or third-party verify their management system process and commitment to workplace safety and health. This has a follow-on effect for their supply chain. Recent concerns about product integrity and safety in the U.S. and Europe, as well as safe and healthy working conditions, have companies increasing their focus on supply chain management and requiring suppliers to verify their SH&E management processes. This trend is also increasing the number of companies using OHSAS 18001 as a framework for their OHSMS and for third-party certification and registration. This is being seen in the pre-bid process within the construction industry.
For companies that wish to continue their OHSAS 18001:1999 registration/certification, the deadline for implementing OHSAS 18801:2007 is June 2009. Contact your current registrar for specific requirements for this transition process.
Seabrook: ANSI Z10:2005 is a very good management system standard, comparable to OHSAS 18001:2007. If an organization has implemented the ANSI Z10:2005 standard, it will have a robust process to effectively manage workplace risk. The main reason to move forward with OHSAS 18001:2007 is if an organization wants third-party certification/registration to that standard or more alignment/integration with the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System standard. The ANSI Z10 and OHSAS 18001 accomplish the same end.
If a company wishes to register/third-party certify against OHSAS 18001, the registrar will conduct a pre-assessment and indicate the areas of the existing management system, which do not meet OHSAS 18001 implementation requirements.
In addition to better alignment with ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001:2007 has also been expanded by incorporation of the term "interested parties." Organizations must encourage participation and communication with a wider range of "interested parties." This includes, but is not limited to, temporary workers, voluntary workers, contractors, visitors, employees, trespassers, suppliers (such as delivery drivers), neighbors and others, depending on the nature of their activities.
Are any revisions planned for OHSAS 18001 and OHSAS 18002 or will new standards be added to the OHSAS series?
Seabrook: Currently, there are no publicly announced plans to add new standards to the OHSAS series once the updated OHSAS 18002 is published. The OHSAS Project Group has been reviewing the need for auditor and auditing guidance and is waiting for the final revision of ISO 19011, which is expected to address OHSMS auditing. They are also looking to develop a document on OHSMS terminology.
Winterholer: Safety management systems are not new, especially to the chemical industry. OSHA's Process Safety Management (PSM) and EPA's Risk Management Program (RMP) are both management systems legislated with the intention to have those companies with high-risk processes or chemicals implement systems to manage these risks. I have been involved from the beginning in both PSM and RMP and have become a strong advocate of these types of programs, having recognized through experience what they can do to help reduce facilities' injury rates. Those facilities for which I have been responsible that were subject to either RMP, PSM or both have had no difficulty in achieving either ISO 14001 or OHSAS 18001.
A properly implemented program is intended to help a company manage its safety program. We are all familiar with companies that spend more time responding to injuries and incidents than preventing them in the first place. The purpose of an Occupational Safety and Health Management System (OSHMS) such as OHSAS 18001 is to provide guidance for companies to focus their efforts in identifying and correcting those unsafe situations, which are more apt to occur with a significant loss potential, before they occur.
The most important aspects of OHSAS 18001 are:
1. The employer must make a commitment that the safety and health of the worker is as important as any other aspect of the company and convey this to all managers and employees. This includes committing resources (time and money) to identify and correct risks found.
2. Identify and prioritize risks using sound risk analysis techniques. When properly executed, you concentrate your efforts and available resources on those risks that have greater potential and/or potential loss, thus getting more "bang for the buck." After all, why spend effort on confined space entry and training if you have no confined spaces but many flammable solvents?
3. Involve all employees in the process. After all, who knows more about process and underlying problems than the people who are exposed to them everyday? More than once, employees have indicated that supervision was unaware of fixes that would have taken time and money to engineer.
4. Communicate. Keep employees apprised of progress made and actions taken. If a project cannot be initiated or completed for whatever reason, let the employees know and tell them what actions are being taken as an interim fix until resources can be obtained.
By concentrating efforts where they are most needed, the company reduces or even eliminates the worst risks that result in harm to employees and the resulting loss of their service and associated medical and compensation costs.
Have you encountered any challenges in working with OHSAS 18001 and 18002?
Winterholer: In my experiences with other companies, especially when involved in the NSF Demonstration Project, one of the biggest challenges I observed was convincing a company's management that the purpose of implementing a management system was not to achieve some marketing advantage or to get the regulators off your tail. Many executives/owners/vice presidents only looked at these programs as marketing ploys; if they served no marketing advantage, there was no need to proceed. All too often it seemed that the only reason a company was interested in the ISO14001 or OHSA18001 certification was so they could hang up a sign or fly a flag to show they were ISO/OHSAS-certified. In reality, a well-run OHSMS program mimicking OHSAS 18001 can do much to improve the bottom line by reducing injuries, even if you do not pursue formal certification.
Another major challenge is working with auditors. Auditors come with their own experiences and their own interpretations of what an OHSMS should include. If you disagree with an auditor, do not be afraid to state your differences. I have not yet found an auditor who refused to listen to our interpretations.
Occasionally, incidents do slip by the risk management process or beat the odds. This raises questions as to the adequacy of your risk assessment process, but you must accept that a meteor could hit your building or that everyone overlooked the high-pressure hose line in Building A. Use these incidents as a tool for improvement, not to destroy what is in place.
How do you predict OHSAS 18001 and OHSAS 18002 will influence the development of new or other safety and health management system standards?
Seabrook: The ISO Technical Management Board's results from its September 2007 survey of ISO member countries indicated that "it is unlikely that a globally relevant standard on OHSMS could be produced at this time and would be reviewed every few years." It is in this void that OHSAS 18001:2007 will increasingly be recognized as the default global OHSMS standard and be embraced by the global business community. In addition, OHSAS 18001 continues to influence nationally developed standards development (e.g., Korea and the U.S.) as a reference and guide for an OHSMS.
Kathy A. Seabrook
Kathy A. Seabrook, CSP, CMIOSH (UK) has been involved in the development and implementation of management systems for over 25 years. A past member of the ANSI Z10 standards committee, Seabrook currently serves on the BSI OSHAS 18002 Project Group and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (British). She works with companies to develop OHSMS with global application, conducts global SH&E management workshops and seminars and has contributed to the body of knowledge on global SH&E management systems in several books and publications.
She served two terms on ASSE's Board of Directors, chaired a taskforce to identify ASSE's Strategic international initiatives, was the first Chair and a founding member of ASSE's UK Section and International Practice Specialty, is a member of ASSE's national faculty and serves on the ASSE Business of Safety Committee.
Seabrook holds a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from James Madison University.
Bryant Winterholer
Bryant Winterholer, PE, CSP has 38 years of experience in the SH&E profession and has worked in the heavy machine, foundry, shipbuilding and chemical industries.
His involvement in environmental management systems (EMS) began with participation in NSF's EMS project from 1993 to 1996. He then served as ASSE's representative to the U.S. Technical Advisory Group to ISO/TC207, the U.S. body responsible for working on the ISO14000 standards
For the past 22 years, Winterholer has worked as an SH&E manager for a coatings and adhesives company. He is responsible for four adhesive facilities located in New York and Illinois, all of which are ISO 9000-, ISO 14001- and OHSAS 18001-certified.


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Alison Lebwohl is with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. She says the big change is centered around what's called the Fed Med card. Lebwohl says commercial drivers do not have to worry about if they need the card or not because those regulations haven't changed. She says the big change is that states need a copy of the card. "If you operate in interstate, and you are required to carry that document, the DMV is now required to have a copy of that on record."
Lebwohl says there are over 300,000 commercial drivers in Wisconsin, and so far, over 200,000 have met the requirement. She says there are many that let their Fed-Med card expire. The DOT is trying to reach about 20,000 drivers that need to beat the January 30th deadline "So, if you anticipate operating in interstate commerce, go ahead, certify "Tier One" and keep a copy of your card on record with us. We'll let you know when it's about to expire. We have an online app so you can monitor it, make it easier for you to stay on the road, and that will make sure that you can go where you need to go in the future and be in compliance with federal regulations." Trucking companies can also use the website to keep track of their employee's documents to make sure they are driving legally.
The DOT's website has tools to let truckers upload a copy of their Fed-Med card. "If you're a Tier One driver who needs to needs to give us a copy of your Fed-Med card, you can upload it right there, and for folks who are uploading their Fed-Med card, we'll key that in behind the scenes. It will be up there within ten days, and you can hop back on any line and check both whether it's been keyed in and the expiration date as well."
Lebwohl's advice for truck drivers that may be put to work outside of Wisconsin to go ahead and register as a Tier One commercial driver and get the Fed-Med card on file, because that gives drivers the ability to be ready for any trip they may have an opportunity to take.


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Anemia Drugs Change Black Box Warning
Nov. 8, 2007 -- The FDA today approved revisions to a "black box" warning and other safety-related label changes for the anemia drugs Procrit, Aranesp, and Epogen.
Those drugs are erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs). They boost production of red blood cells.
The revisions expand labeling changes made in March 2007, which emphasize using the lowest possible dose of the drugs to avoid the need for a blood transfusion.
Highlights in the revised warning include:
- Risks for certain cancer patients
- Risks for patients with chronic kidney failure
- A statement that ESAs haven't been shown to improve symptoms of anemia, fatigue, and quality of life in cancer patients.
"FDA strongly recommends that prescribers talk to their patients about the risks that ESAs might cause cancers to grow more quickly or shorten survival before they prescribe these drugs or continue ESA therapy. These risks should be weighed against the potential for red cell blood transfusion and their associated risks," the FDA's Richard Pazdur, MD, said in a news conference.
Pazdur directs the FDA's Office of Oncology Drug Products.
Procrit, Aranesp, and Epogen
ESAs are approved for treating certain cases of anemia, including in some cancer patients and people with chronic kidney failure.
Epogen and Procrit are also approved for use in certain anemia patients who are scheduled to undergo major surgery to reduce blood transfusions during or shortly after surgery and for the treatment of anemia caused by zidovudine (AZT) therapy in people with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
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For cancer patients, the new boxed warnings emphasize that ESAs caused tumor growth and shortened survival in patients with advanced breast, head and neck, lymphoid, and non-small-cell lung cancer when they received a dose that attempted to achieve a hemoglobin level of 12 grams per deciliter (g/dL) or greater.
The boxed warnings also emphasize that no clinical data are available to determine whether there is a similar risk of shortened survival or increased tumor growth for cancer patients who receive an ESA dose that attempts to achieve a hemoglobin level of less than 12 g/dL. This is the hemoglobin level commonly achieved in clinical practice.
Health care providers determine whether a patient is anemic and decide on ESA dosing by measuring how much of the protein known as hemoglobin is present in a patient's red blood cells.
An earlier boxed warning, approved in March, described the results of six studies demonstrating that survival was shorter and tumors progressed faster when ESAs were used to achieve hemoglobin levels of 12 g/dL or greater in cancer patients.
Today's new boxed warning also clarifies that ESAs should only be used in patients with cancer when treating anemia specifically caused by chemotherapy and not for other causes of anemia.
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