curriculum and instruction council

Curriculum and Instruction Council

September 23, 2010

Welcome and Introductions

SED UpdatesThe Year of Getting to Get Ready

SED UpdatesLOTE

The plans to address the two issues (not approved so be patient):1. Earning the one high school credit by two years

and a test

2. Assessments that have been eliminated can be replaced by a local exam

QUESTION: Regional Collaboration?

SED UpdatesLOTE

The plans to address the two issues (not approved so be patient):3. Note: There are no proposed substantive

changes to Commissioners Regulation 100.4(d) which provides for grade 8 acceleration for diploma credit. Students will still have the opportunity to complete an accelerated Checkpoint A LOTE course and pass a locally developed examination in order to earn their first unit of credit in LOTE.

SED UpdatesAccountability

• Performance targets and safe harbor adjustments, loss of 34 points

• High school completion might have been reported differently, but that has been scuttled for now

SED UpdatesCommon Core State Standards

1. Final adoption in January

2. “State” Curriculum 2010-2011

3. Interim assessments 2012-2013

4. PARCC assessments 2014-2015

5. Don’t write, revise, map, etc. until then

6. For now, familiarize

SED UpdatesAnnual Professional Performance Review (APPR)

1. WAIT! Draft regulations in April

2. 4-8 teachers and principals implementation 2011-2012

3. Public reporting 4. All other teachers and principals implementation

in 2012-2013 (training evaluators, improvement plans, value-added, too)

SED UpdatesAnnual Professional Performance Review (APPR)

WAIT! Don’t do anything yet. Get ready but don’t do anything yet. Guidance will be specific.

Familiarize with Danielson; all three rubric tracks are based on her work

SED UpdatesAssessment News

The new 3-hr Regents ELA examination is a go for January, 2011. It will consist of:• 25 multiple choice questions,• two short constructed-response items, and• one essay (critical lens).

SED UpdatesNAEP, TIMMS, PIRLS

• Districts have been notified about NAEP

• TIMMS window in the spring

SED UpdatesDignity For All Students Act (DASA)

• Not just bullying; all discrimination

• July 2012 implementation

• Don’t worry about any policy at this time; keep up anti-bullying efforts

SED UpdatesOnline Learning

• Yes, credit recovery

• Initial credit very possible, too

• Q and A rather than regulations

Legislative Updates

Replaces ITIP

Good lessons; right lessons

Cohort A begins 10/28

Cohort B begins 1/19

Enrollment of 76

Two cohorts merging to one

with repeat sessions for

flexibility

CI&A Website

IT&D Updates

CNY NYSASCD

• “21st Century Learner” workshop by Giselle Martin Kniep

• First meeting will be announced soon

BIG EVENTSBeyond Textbooks

• October 7, 2010

• “Follows” BCIC Meeting

• What next for textbooks???

BIG EVENTSA K-12 Look at Response to Intervention

• November 15, 2010

• RIC Data Warehouse/ISS collaboration

• John McCook Keynote

• More that 10 breakout sessions

• All over campus

BIG EVENTSAPPR Prep: Exploring the Danielson Framework

• January 13, 2011

• “Follows” BCIC Meeting

• Candi McKay from the Danielson Group

BIG EVENTSAssessment 101

• Late January/Early February

• Data Warehouse/ISS Collaboration

• Assessment Literacy

• Using assessments to inform instruction

• Using student achievement data in evaluations

• Just what is value-added and how does it work?

BIG EVENTSLC21: Learning Commons in the 21st Century

• District instructional leader plus lead LMS/teacher librarian

• PD scheduled throughout the year (paid for by member items)

• Vision of your LC for the future

BIG EVENTS21st Century Skills Implementation

• Building Awareness

• Assessing Current State

• Narrowing to a Manageable Handful

• Planning

• Two Tracks

BIG EVENTSProfessional Learning Communities at Work Institute

• August 11-13, 2011

• Convention Center

• School Improvement Project

• 30% Discount

• Limited number of discounted slots

AssessmentProfessional Learning Communities at Work Institute

• August 11-13, 2011

• Convention Center

• School Improvement Project

• 30% Discount

• Limited number of discounted slots

• National Summit• Cyber Summit• NYP21• Implementation sessions

Changing the Odds for Student Success:

What Matters Most

• Copies distributed• Browse; what’s in it?• Interested in a close read?

Suggestions for process?

What’s On Our Minds?• Gather data about what

is on our minds as instructional leaders Use these data to identify focus topics and groups for meetings during the year

BCIC Next Year• Next year’s calendar laid out• Some extended days

• Beyond Textbooks• Allison Zmuda• Assessment Day

• More collaboration opportunities (with interest group work)

• Less paper (use archive)