going local with standards and accountability
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Going Local with Standards and Accountability. Patty Dineen & Gail Eagan ACSA Annual Conference November 3, 2006. Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District. Sonoma County 1 hour north of San Francisco Sonoma State University K-12 15 schools 5 Title I schools 7,000 students - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Going Local with Going Local with Standards and Standards and AccountabilityAccountability
Patty Dineen & Gail EaganPatty Dineen & Gail EaganACSA Annual Conference ACSA Annual Conference
November 3, 2006November 3, 2006
Cotati-RohnertCotati-Rohnert Park Park Unified School DistrictUnified School District
Sonoma CountySonoma County 1 hour north of San Francisco1 hour north of San Francisco Sonoma State UniversitySonoma State University
K-12K-12 15 schools15 schools 5 Title I schools5 Title I schools
7,000 students7,000 students 62% White, 25% Hispanic, 13% Other62% White, 25% Hispanic, 13% Other 16% English Learner16% English Learner 22% Free and Reduced22% Free and Reduced
John Reed John Reed ElementaryElementary SchoolSchool
430 students K-5430 students K-5 59% Hispanic, 30% White, 11% Other59% Hispanic, 30% White, 11% Other 47% English Learners47% English Learners 61% Free and Reduced61% Free and Reduced
Title I SchoolTitle I School PI in 2003-2005PI in 2003-2005
John Reed John Reed ElementaryElementary SchoolSchool
API increasesAPI increases::
Met AYP past two yearsMet AYP past two years School-wideSchool-wide All Significant SubgroupsAll Significant Subgroups
20022002 20032003 20042004 20052005 20062006
607607 674674 696696 713713 720720
We are all We are all uniqueunique and and diverse!diverse!
Ms. Ms. Kelly’s Kelly’s 22ndnd Grade Grade
Local Accountability Local Accountability SystemSystem
California Content Standards California Content Standards
NCLBNCLB
John Reed as Program John Reed as Program Improvement Improvement
Local Accountability Local Accountability SystemSystem
District Vision and Board GoalsDistrict Vision and Board Goals
Equity Equity
Edusoft and WestEdEdusoft and WestEd
Administer Fall, Winter and
Spring Benchmark
Assessments
Use Edusoft to score and
analyze the Benchmark
Assessment results
Use Benchmark Assessment
results to identify
instructional strategies to address the
needs of students
Identify Essential
Standards and
Benchmark Periods
Evaluate the validity and reliability of
the Benchmark Assessments
Cotati-Rohnert Park Local
Accountability System
Language Arts and Math Language Arts and Math Essential StandardsEssential Standards
K-12 teamK-12 team Administrators and TeachersAdministrators and Teachers
Essential StandardsEssential Standards Align with blue printsAlign with blue prints Have: Endurance, Leverage, Have: Endurance, Leverage,
and Readinessand Readiness
Language Arts and Math Language Arts and Math Essential StandardsEssential Standards
Student-friendly languageStudent-friendly language
Benchmark PeriodsBenchmark Periods 3 per year3 per year
Benchmark AssessmentsBenchmark Assessments
PurposePurpose
Developing AssessmentsDeveloping Assessments validvalid reliablereliable balancedbalanced
Benchmark AssessmentsBenchmark Assessments
PilotsPilots
Continuous monitoring and reviewContinuous monitoring and review
Standards-basedStandards-based InstructionInstruction
Analyzed Local Benchmark DataAnalyzed Local Benchmark Data
Provided time to design standards Provided time to design standards based lessonsbased lessons
Data bank of shared lessonsData bank of shared lessons
Administer Fall, Winter and
Spring Benchmark
Assessments
Use Edusoft to score and
analyze the Benchmark
Assessment results
Use Benchmark Assessment
results to identify
instructional strategies to address the
needs of students
Identify Essential
Standards and
Benchmark Periods
Evaluate the validity and reliability of
the Benchmark Assessments
Cotati-Rohnert Park Local
Accountability System
ChallengesChallenges
InclusionInclusion Inviting vs. involving all staffInviting vs. involving all staff
Math and English Language ArtsMath and English Language Arts RetroactiveRetroactive
History/Social ScienceHistory/Social Science ProactiveProactive
ChallengesChallenges
Test Writing vs. AssemblingTest Writing vs. Assembling
Multiple ChoiceMultiple Choice Short answerShort answer Essay/writing sampleEssay/writing sample
Clerical TimeClerical Time
ChallengesChallenges
UnionUnion
ChangeChange
TimeTime
BenefitsBenefits
Changing Instructional PracticeChanging Instructional Practice
Common professional discourse Common professional discourse across the districtacross the district
Focused Professional Focused Professional DevelopmentDevelopment
BenefitsBenefits
Higher expectationsHigher expectations StudentsStudents TeachersTeachers
Improved student achievementImproved student achievement
Next StepsNext Steps
Springboard Schools Leadership Springboard Schools Leadership NetworkNetwork
Standards Based Report CardStandards Based Report Card
Continuous Cycle Continuous Cycle
Next StepsNext Steps
Instructional PracticeInstructional Practice
Terminating ineffective effortsTerminating ineffective efforts
For More InformationFor More Information
WestEdWestEd http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/serv/83http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/serv/83
EdusoftEdusoft www.edusoft.comwww.edusoft.com
Springboard SchoolsSpringboard Schools www.springboardschools.orgwww.springboardschools.org
For More InformationFor More Information Mike SchmokerMike Schmoker
““Results”Results” Doug ReevesDoug Reeves
““Making Standards Work”Making Standards Work” Jim CollinsJim Collins
““Good to Great”Good to Great” Robert MarzanoRobert Marzano
““What Works in Schools”What Works in Schools”
For More InformationFor More Information
Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School DistrictCotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District www.crpusd.orgwww.crpusd.org
Gail EaganGail Eagan [email protected][email protected]
Patty DineenPatty Dineen [email protected][email protected]