race to the top (rttt): standards and assessments rttt state initiatives update march 28, 2011

Race to the Top (RttT):Standards and Assessments

RttT State Initiatives Update

March 28, 2011

Webinar Overview

1. Reiterate General RttT Requirements & Process for LEAs/Charters (“Local”)

2. Clarify State Plan, Implications for LEAs/Charters

• Common Core & Essential Standards

• Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)

• Instructional Improvement System (IIS)

• Communications – information sources & materials

3. Address Questions

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General RttT Requirements

1. For 2011-12 submission to DPI…Local DSWs must include plans (i.e., a completed row on the spreadsheet) for implementing all RttT Required Activities

2. Local RttT detailed budgets (in BUD) must match Local DSWs (talk to your Finance Officer!)

3. Complete local DSWs must be submitted to DPI by August 3, 2011 (same process as last fall…but much more time to develop plans)

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General RttT RequirementsSubmission of Local DSW to DPI…

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www.ncpublicschools.org/rttt/district/ www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/rttt/state/plan/state-dsw.pdf

2010-11 (Nov. 8, 2010) 2011-12 (Aug. 3, 2011)

RttT Guidance Documents

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State DSW

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Aligned with…

SBE Goal

1 and 2Nov 2010 - Feb 2011: Develop and PublishUnpacking of the New Standard.

Angela Quick, Cindy Bennett, Curriculum Staff

*Completion and Publication by due date; *Ongoing Field Feedback*Evaluation Team Reports

N/A

1 and 2

Nov 2010 - Mar 2011: Develop and PublishContent Specific Formative Assessment (including examples of Assessment Tasks andItems)



N/A

1 and 2Nov 2010 - April 2011: Develop and PublishCrosswalk Documents (per course or grade level)



N/A

1 and 2Nov 2010 - April 2011:Develop and Publish Glossary of Terms (per course or grade level)



N/A

1 and 2

Jun 2011 - August 2011: Develop and PublishGraphic Organizer (per course or gradelevel)



N/A

(B)(3) Standards and

Assessment

Objective 1: Develop and disseminate instructional resources to help educators develop a deep understanding of the new standards in an effort to increase student

outcomes.

NC Race to the Top (RttT) State Detailed Scope of Work (DSW)B3 Transition to New Standards and Assessments

NC RttT Initiative (Section)

Required RttT Activity("For all LEAs/Charters, the State will…")

Plan/Timeline for Implementation Key PersonnelPerformance

Measure (Target)

Budget

2011-12 Submission Process/Timeline

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DPI Finance Informational Webinars (2)

•Requirements for submission of budget and detailed plans

DPI Informational Webinars focused on RttT State Initiatives

•LEAs & Charters combined

•Review Requirements for Local RttT Plans

•Provide LEAs/Charters with greater detail regarding State Plan (by Initiative)

Regional Support & Planning Meetings

•LEAs & Charters combined

•Review Webinar Info

•Review/Approval process

•Support Updated local DSWs

•Support Implementation

All Local Plans submitted to DPI

All Plans reviewed by DPI

DPI staff follow up with LEAs/Charters

to resolve any outstanding issues

All Plans Final

(posted to RttT

Website)

Sept. 1Feb 10, 2011 March & April June 1-27 August 3 - 11 August 12-22

Based on feedback…Process similar, planning window extended

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Standards & Assessments:The Call for Change

ACRE: 2008

June 2010 December 2010

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/profdev

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Professional Development: Access and Support

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Key Instructional Tool Dates and Activities

June 3, 2011

April 1, 2011

June 24, 2011

Content-specific professional development offerings available

August 2011-August 2014

Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)

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What is SBAC? What impact will it have on students?

What do schools and educators need to do to prepare?

What is the SBAC time line?

31 States working together to develop an assessment system aligned to the Common Core Standards in ELA and Math.

Will include: •Computer-adaptive summative assessments with performance tasks in ELA and Math for 3-8 and high school •Flexible tools for teaching (formative assessment tools, data display and analysis tools, diagnostics, checks for misconceptions)

• Equity of expectations• Comparability of results• More authentic tasks and more accurate

measurement (particularly of growth)

What impact will it have on teachers?

• Focused instruction• Better-aligned teaching resources

(instructional and assessment)• More resources and shared language

across state-lines

Start Professional Development on the Common Core

Start teaching the Common Core in 2012-13

(schools will be held accountable for Common Core)

Prepare for online delivery of assessments

See Next….

Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)

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Development of Assessments

2014-15

The Instructional ImprovementSystem (IIS) will be…..

An online resource

An integrated repository of shared tools and applications

A tool to help educators improve instruction

A device to integrate data from multiple sources, including NC WISE

Instructional Improvement

System

NC EDUCATION CLOUD

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2011-12 Expectations for IIS

• LEAs will be asked to participate in surveys, interviews and focus groups to further refine the vision for the IIS. Participants will include LEA staff, school staff, students, and parents. No expenses will be incurred for participating.

• LEAs will be asked to provide feedback on the vision and the implementation plan for the IIS. No expenses will be incurred for participating.

• Data use resource documents will be developed and distributed to LEAs and discussed via webinars. LEA will need to pay for the cost of phoning into the webinar.

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Contact the IIS Staff

Dr. Sarah McManus, Learning Systems [email protected]

Eric Moore, IIS [email protected]

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Communications

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For more information:http://www.ncpublicschools.org/rttt/webinars-events/webinars/

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/rttt/

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/readysetgo/

Please send any questions and feedback to [email protected]

Communications

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Coming summer and fall 2011:

•Calendar – Important dates, tips, reminders, and other information to help prepare in 2011-12 for the implementation of the new standards and assessments in 2012-13.

•Communication Toolkits – Tools to help you distribute information in your districts, schools, and communities about the exciting work related to Race to the Top.

Questions?

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Webinar Summary

1. Reiterated General RttT Requirements & Process for LEAs/Charters (“Local”)

2. Clarified State Plan, Implications for LEAs/Charters

• Common Core & Essential Standards

• Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)

• Instructional Improvement System (IIS)

• Communications – information sources & materials

3. Addressed Questions

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