Statewide System of Support

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Why were the Roundtables created?

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What do the different Roundtables do?

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Roundtables help us increase achievement and graduation rate by:

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Roundtable Membership

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Targeted Support 2010-11

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Current Support to Districts

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Current Support to Schools

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State Board of Education Regional Map

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Analyzes impact of current initiatives underway in each district in the regionAnalyzes trends and common needs across each regionFacilitates and coordinates technical assistance provided for the districts and schools identified as having the greatest need for supportMonitors progress to achieving priority objectives

Regional Lead and Regional Roundtable

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Regional Roundtable Membership and/or Support

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NC’s Aligned Plan

NC Race to the Top Priorities• Great Teachers and Leaders– Implementing the statewide teacher and

principal evaluation systems

– Providing programs to strengthen staffing in low-performing schools and schools with limited offerings

– Expanding recruitment in specific areas of need

– Identifying, developing, and supporting effective leaders

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NC Race to the Top Priorities• Standards and Assessments – Transitioning to new standards

– Monitoring curriculum

– Utilizing benchmark and diagnostic assessment systems

• Systems to Support Instruction– Increasing the use of data for decision making and

continuous improvement process

• Turning around low-performing Schools– Building local capacity

– Customizing approaches to local settings and needs

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Newer ACRE work streams connecting directly with teachers, leaders, parents and students

Ongoing central work to revise standards, assessment and accountability

Newer work to deliver new standards, assessments and teaching tools

Newer work to build LEA capacity to implement online tools

Standards Assessment Accountability

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Instructional Technology and Infrastructure InitiativesCreating tools and providing consulting-services that help enable a move to instructional and assessment models that take full advantage of

online technologies and technologies yet to be developed. Included are the creation of the State School Technology Plan, One-to-One pilot support, and planning and consulting to help LEAs build infrastructure, allocate resources and plan logistics to move to online assessment.

A revised model that includes measures of post-secondary readiness, robust, fair growth measures, revised reporting functions and motivates behavior that improves student outcomes.

Diverse communication strategies that memorably inform all stakeholders (esp. students, parents, teachers, principals) and build understanding and investment in ACRE. Communication strategies include website, webinar series, listserves, internal newsletter and LEA concierge service.

Tools and training, blending online and face-to-face learning experiences to help educators increase effectiveness and transition to new standards and assessments. Included are the creation of instructional toolkits, NC Falcon formative assessment training modules, new standards roll-out, using data to make decisions and Response to Instruction.

Learner Management System (LMS)Single, user-friendly online platform to house and deliver new tools, particularly the

delivery of formative and summative assessments, provision of data analysis tools, delivery of professional development and instructional resources to teachers and

establishment of online learning communities.

Professional Development

College and career-ready standards. A new set of academic standards benchmarked against the best national and international expectations. The goal is to set fewer, clearer and higher standards that , when achieved, ensure a student is ready for post-secondary education and work. Standards include Common Core in ELA and Math and NC Essential Standards in all other subjects. Curricular support resources will be developed to support the transition.

A comprehensive assessment system with a focus on using assessments to improve instruction and assess learning and instructional effectiveness. Plan includes updated EOG and EOCs, a tool to build common benchmark assessments and a variety of formative assessment tools including progress monitoring tools, writing assessments, in-class formative assessment training, portfolio assessments and data tools to improve instruction.

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Building District Capacity throughAligned Professional Learning and

Support

Instructional Leadership:

1.Teacher Standards2.Principal Standards3.Central Office Standards4.Designing SIPs 5.Instructional Coaching 6.Teacher Leadership

Strategic Leadership:

1.Technology Infrastructure2.Systemic Data monitoring and accountability3.Pre K-12-Literacy 4.Common Core/NCSCOS

The result: ACRE, RttT, Common Core, NC Evaluation System and SBE Goals Will Be Aligned!

UpcomingSpring 2011 Regional Institutes

• Region 1 – April 4, 2011 – NC TeleCenter in Williamston, NC• Region 2 – April 1, 2011 - James Sprunt Community College,• Kenansville, NC• Region 3 – April 5, 2011 – Nash Community College, Rocky Mount,

NC• Region 4 –April 13, 2011 - UNC-P Regional Center, Pembroke, NC• Region 5 – April13, 2011 – Alamance Burlington County Schools• Central Office, Burlington, NC• Region 6 – April 7, 2011 – UNC-C, Charlotte, NC • Region 7 – April 11, 2011 - Broyhill Center, Caldwell County, Lenoir,• NC• Region 8 - April 6, 2011 – WRESA – Enka, NC

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Regional Lead TeamRegional Lead Coordinator: Maria Pitre-Martin

Region 1: Tamara Berman-Ishee

Region 2: Sherry Broome Region 3: Rob Hines Region 4: Priscilla Maynor

Region 5: Elissa Brown Region 6: Carolyn Means Region 7 & 8: Bobby Ashley

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Questions & Answers

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