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The Department is providing districts increased, intensive support in preparation for the 14-15 school year. These calls bring together functions across districts to make sure that all planning decisions are made with one, shared view of what is necessary to be ready for the next school year.
Who: Superintendents along with senior staff (academics, technology, finance)
This call will:1. Review curriculum packages and guidebooks2. Describe Teacher Leader registration and launch process3. Explain field test support plan4. Explain Compass mid-year report
Welcome
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• Curriculum Packages and Guidebooks
• Teacher Leader Launch and Registration
• Spring Field Test
• Compass Mid-Year Report
• Calendar & Next Steps
Preparing for the 14-15 School Year
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Focus Area – Curriculum and Assessment
MILESTONE DECISIONS FOR CONSIDERATION
Choose high quality curricula and train teachers to use these curricula
• Use Department ELA and math curriculum recommendations4 to build your plan for K-12 math and K-12 ELA curricula.
• If deviating from the Department’s recommendation, use the Department’s instructional resource reviews5 to choose which curriculum resources to adopt.
• Based on this plan, determine which materials will need to be purchased and which materials should be discarded. Materials include textbooks, text sets, consumables, interventions, and assessments.
• Use Department recommended 14-15 ELA and math professional development5
support to determine which school based and district staff will participate in which of these trainings.
• Determine what additional trainings need to be accessed in addition to Department offerings.
• For other content areas, determine if any curriculum adjustments are necessary.
Use benchmark assessments at scheduled points in the year to assess student progress
Plan for state assessments
Ensure schools are technologically equipped to support curriculum, academics, and assessments
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Resources
Date Resources Released
January • District planning guide • Updated use of funds guidance• 14-15 assessment schedule • Instructional resource reviews (begin, ongoing through the spring)• Technology footprint & related support services
March • Curriculum and Assessment Guidance• 1 ELA and 1 math guidebook (grades 6-8) • K-12 ELA text sets (for purchasing) • PARCC ELA and Math assessment guides • Recommended School Model structures and training guide • Full PD Summer Calendar
April • High School ELA and math guidebooks• End of year Compass resources
May • 1 ELA and math guidebooks (3-5) (K-2 math and ELA guidebooks release June 1) • ELA interactive framework • 14-15 new EAGLE vision • SLT guidance (including new 14-15 samples) • LEAP, iLEAP, End-of-Course exams, ACT, EXPLORE, & PLAN results (late May)
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Specific to curriculum and assessment, the DOE has released:
- Curriculum, assessment, and professional development guidance - Curricular reviews - 6-8 ELA and math Guidebooks (Each district will receive three printed copies of
every Guidebook, each participant at the Teacher Leader Summit will receive one guidebook of their choice)
All materials can be found here: http://www.louisianabelieves.com/academics/2014-2015-curricular-package
Districts should aim to decide on their curriculum, assessment, and professional development, begin purchasing materials, and communicate their decisions to schools by May.
Curriculum and Assessment Resources
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District Decision Key Next Steps
K-12 DOE released Unit Plans
K-3 Core Knowledge Skills Strand
• Determine to purchase or print Core Knowledge • Determine which units to use • Determine which texts need to be purchased • Order sufficient texts and determine how schools
will use online texts • Create a communication plan to share decision
with schools • Determine professional development support you
will use from DOE • Create a plan for how Teacher Leaders will
redeliver DOE training • Determine and secure additional professional
development
ELA Curriculum and Assessment
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District Decision Key Next Steps
Eureka Math • Determine to purchase printed versions or print
materials • Create a communication plan to share decision
with schools • Determine professional development support you
will use from DOE • Create a plan for how Teacher Leaders will redeliver
DOE training • Determine and secure additional professional
development
Math Curriculum and Assessment
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District Decision Key Next Steps
Use a tier 2 or 3 program of choice
• Read the curriculum review and identify strengths/gaps
• Purchase the text books • Purchase all additional novels required for text
books• Determine if the program offers PD• Determine how to supplement the curriculum • Determine which units/tasks to use to supplement • Order sufficient texts for units • Create a communication plan to share decision
with schools • Create a PD calendar and determine DOE PD to
participate in
Curriculum and Assessment
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District Decision Key Next Steps
Currently Undecided
• Identify additional information needed• Possible solutions:
• Set up time with a writer of the program/vendor to learn more
• Set up time with a district who used the program
• Visit the district/classrooms of teachers using the program
• Work with network support team to learn more about resources shared
ELA Curriculum and Assessment
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It is critical that schools, teachers, and students start the school year comfortable with their curriculum. To support this, districts can:
• Make curriculum decisions early and communicate by May with schools and principals.
• Create a plan for professional development that ensures (1) all DOE delivered training is redelivered to all math and ELA teachers in the districts, (2) set up additional PD where appropriate, (3) ensure effective collaboration structures are in place.
• Get the tools in the hands of teachers immediately following testing. Have teachers use a unit or the math tasks with students in May. This will: - Make better use of post testing time - Give teachers space to practice with their tools and better prepare them for the summer
training - Ensure students continue rich instructional practice to prepare them for their upcoming school
year
Curriculum and Assessment Resources
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• Curriculum Packages and Guidebooks
• Teacher Leader Launch and Registration
• Spring Field Test
• Compass Mid-Year Report
• Calendar & Next Steps
Preparing for the 14-15 School Year
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Teacher Leaders – Build a Cohort
Districts should build a strong, diverse, teacher leader cohort.
Considerations: • Every school has an expert • Math and ELA content knowledge expertise • Appropriate balance of principals, teachers, and district staff • For what specific support do districts need Teacher Leaders
Logistics: • District guidelines and allotments sent in newsletter February 25• Districts will need to identify one district point person to receive logistical
information and emails • Cohorts returned to LDOE March 25• All LDOE PD will only be available to Teacher Leaders
Later this spring we will use time on this call to highlight strong district plans for Teacher Leader training and redelivery.
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All LDOE organized PD is only available for a district’s Teacher Leader cohort. A complete PD calendar will be published later this month.In order to provide significantly more training for educators the LDOE will cover the following costs for all associated PD (including the June Teacher Leader event).
PD Costs
LDOE Pays For Districts Pay For
• Hosting and space for all events • Paying of high quality providers (e.g.
Eureka Math) • All logistics associated with the
event (no entry fee charged to districts)
• Full webinar access for set number of district seats with ongoing access to videos and online tools
• All travel and hotel costs • Food costs* • Substitute costs (although very few
sessions are held during the school year/day)
• Teacher reimbursements where required
*Some meals will be provided during the Teacher Leader Summit.
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• Curriculum Packages and Guidebooks
• Teacher Leader Launch and Registration
• Spring Field Test
• Compass Mid-Year Report
• Calendar & Next Steps
Preparing for the 14-15 School Year
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Focus Area – Curriculum and Assessment
MILESTONE DECISIONS FOR CONSIDERATION
Choose high quality curricula and train teachers to use these curricula
Use benchmark assessments at scheduled points in the year to assess student progress
Plan for state assessments
Establish assessment calendar that includes state assessments. Ensure principals and teachers are familiar with contents of
Department’s assessment guides7.
Familiarize students and teachers with the assessment features using tools released by the Department.
Ensure schools are technologically equipped to support curriculum, academics, and assessments
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Sample Items and Tutorials
The Department has shared two tools that will allow parents, teachers, students and district staff to learn the testing platform for the field test.
Tutorial: This tutorial guides users through all of the features of the online system. The tutorial can be accessed an unlimited number of times.
Sample items: These are previously released PARCC items that have now been loaded onto the technology platform. These can be accessed an unlimited number of times.
Please ensure you check the technology specifications for use of these assessments. Google Chrome and Safari are the most compatible browsers. Certain versions of Internet Explorer are not compatible.
Please send any feedback to [email protected].
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Field Test Resources
The most important field test resources are:
• LDOE field test website• The Field Test Support Resources • Field Test Preparation Checklist for computer testing and paper testing• Test Coordinator Manual• Live Q&A Sessions: Mondays beginning March 10 at 1:00pm
Click here to enter the conference Or call 888-278-0296 Access Code: 1542513
• Accessibility and accommodations guides
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Field Test Support
The Department is committed to ensuring districts have support during the field test. Beginning the week of March 24, the Department will use the hotline below to answer all field test related questions.
March 17 – April 111-800-233-2950Hours of Support: 6:30 AM – 4:30 PM
After hours: [email protected]
Additional support is available through your Network Data Specialists.
Technology Updates
Infrastructure Trial – Test Forms
• Due to an issue with content permissions, PARCC updated the Infrastructure Trial forms to use the tutorial content. This content will still test both your infrastructure readiness while providing students with a “real” test experience.
• The Infrastructure Trial Readiness Guide has also been updated to reflect these changes and can be found at http://parcc.pearson.com/Manuals .
Technology Troubleshooting FAQs
• PARCC has gathered and released a list of frequently asked questions covering network configurations, proctor caching, java requirements, browser configurations, TestNav 8 and PearsonAccess. FAQs can be accessed at http://parcc.pearson.com/TechInformation or on the Technology support page in Pearson Access
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Technology Updates
PearsonAccess Outages Schedule to be Posted
• As Pearson makes final changes to ensure the test platform is ready for the Field test, Pearson will need to bring down the Pearson Access site. The outage times and dates will be released on March 14th and can be accessed at the Technology support page in Pearson Access or http://parcc.pearson.com/TechInformation
Known Limitations
• Pearson has worked with PARCC to establish a list of known limitations for the Field Test technology platform. The Known Limitations List will be posted on Thursday, March 13th at http://parcc.pearson.com/TechInformation and on the Technology support page in Pearson Access
TestNav App for iPad and Chrome
• A mandatory update to the TestNav app for iOS and Chromebook devices will be available for download through their respective app stores on March 17, 2014. For additional details, please see the document TestNav Update for Apple iOS and Google Chromebook which can be found on the support page of Pearson Access or http://parcc.pearson.com/TechInformation
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• Curriculum Packages and Guidebooks
• Teacher Leader Launch and Registration
• Spring Field Test
• Compass Mid-Year Report
• Calendar & Next Steps
Preparing for the 14-15 School Year
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Using the Compass Dashboard to Assess Progress this Year
The Compass dashboard has been updated. It now includes student outcomes and teacher observation data to help leaders assess educator expectations.
The dashboard also includes SLT ratings, when available, and 2012-2013 value-added ratings. It will include final evaluation ratings when they are available.
Teacher Proficiency Student Outcomes
LEAPercentage of Observations
Proficient
Observations Proficient
Percentile RankPercentage Proficient
Proficiency Percentile
RankGrowth in Proficiency
Growth in Proficiency
Percentile Rank
School 1 71.43% 27 55.36% 19 3.48% 93School 2 84.47% 32 82.16% 97 2.04% 79School 3 98.00% 92 58.30% 28 -0.50% 24
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Using the Compass Dashboard to Assess Progress for this Year
LEA Teacher Percentile Rank
Highest Student Percentile Rank
School 1 27 93
School 3 91 28
Comparing student outcomes to educator feedback: What can we learn about educator expectations?
Teacher Proficiency Student Outcomes
LEAPercentage of Observations
Proficient
Observations Proficient
Percentile RankPercentage Proficient
Proficiency Percentile
RankGrowth in Proficiency
Growth in Proficiency
Percentile Rank
School 1 71.43% 27 55.36% 19 3.48% 93School 2 84.47% 32 82.16% 97 2.04% 79School 3 98.00% 92 58.30% 28 -0.50% 24
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Compass: Reports Timeline
Spring 2014• Compass dashboard
updated and available in CIS to school, district, and network leaders.
• Webinars for district leaders.
• De-identified dashboard with all districts/schools published monthly in Superintendents’ Newsletter.
Summer 2014• Compass reports
to include an expectations index, reported only to Superintendents this summer.
Fall 2014• Compass Final
Report published, and will include data on and discussion of educator expectations.
• Expectations index added to Compass dashboard.
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• Curriculum Packages and Guidebooks
• Teacher Leader Launch and Registration
• Spring Field Test
• Compass Mid-Year Report
• Calendar & Next Steps
Preparing for the 14-15 School Year
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Resources
Date Resources Released
January • District planning guide • Updated use of funds guidance• 14-15 assessment schedule • Instructional resource reviews (begin, ongoing through the spring)• Technology footprint & related support services
March • Curriculum and Assessment Guidance• 1 ELA and 1 math guidebook (grades 6-8) • K-12 ELA text sets (for purchasing) • PARCC ELA and Math assessment guides • Recommended School Model structures and training guide • Full PD Summer Calendar
April • High School ELA and math guidebooks• End of year Compass resources
May • 1 ELA and math guidebooks (3-5) (K-2 math and ELA guidebooks release June 1) • ELA interactive framework • 14-15 new EAGLE vision • SLT guidance (including new 14-15 samples) • LEAP, iLEAP, End-of-Course exams, ACT, EXPLORE, & PLAN results (late May)
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District Planning Calls
Date Topics
February 5 -Preview of Curriculum Guidebooks-Technology Footprint-Field test basics
February 19 -Math curriculum and training plan-ELA curriculum and training plan-Field test updates
March 12 -Curriculum Guidebook Review-Final field test prep-Compass mid year review
April 2 -Assessment guides-Field test update-Compass final evaluation information
May 7 -Unified Application-Field test update-Teacher Leader Conference preparation
June 11 -Streamlined district reporting-Field test wrap up-Summer support
District Next Steps
Upcoming Resources-High school curriculum guidebooks -Assessment guides-Full professional development summer calendars
Next Steps -Choose your curriculum and assessments for the 14-15 school year -Build your district’s cohort for upcoming teacher leader events-Ensure students, families and teachers access the sample items and tutorials-Prepare for the field test
Our next call will be April 2 at 1 pm. For questions: [email protected]
Available resources: This presentation, along with all other materials, is available in the district toolbox here: http://www.louisianabelieves.com/resources/classroom-support-toolbox/district-support-toolbox
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