Curriculum and Instruction Council

March, 2011

Welcome and Introductions

SED Updates

CCSS

“Familiarize but not align”

-SED

CCSS

CCLS

CCLS

2010-2011:

Getting to know the NYS P-12 CCLS

CCLS• Expectations still based on 2005

• Become familiar with the CCLS

• If ready, gap analysis and plan for realignment

CCLS

2011-2012:

Understanding the NYS P-12 CCLS and making instructional shifts

CCLS• Expectations still based on the 2005

• Through NT and local work, training and resources for the NYS P-12 CCLS delivered

• Align local curriculum

• Plan instructional shifts in the classroom

• Parts of Curriculum Models in spring

CCLS

2012-2013:

NYS P-12 CCLS for English Language Arts & Literacy and NYS P-12 CCLS for

Mathematics: Part of Classroom Instruction

CCLS• Expectations are based CCLS

• Curricula and instruction now aligned

• P-12 Curriculum Models will be made available; Districts will determine, based on review of these materials and an analysis of their current programs, whether they will choose to use these models in 2013-2014.

CCLS

2013-2014:

NYS P-12 English Language Arts & Literacy and NYS P-12 Mathematics Curriculum and Instructional Services

CCLS• Expectations are based on CCLS

• All instruction aligned

• Curriculum Models will be available for classroom use.

Graduation

Regional Forums

• Regents Forum rescheduled for March 15th

Accountability

Already Impacting us:

• Elimination of the 34 points

• Time adjusted 3-8 cuts

• Equating between years

• Graduation goals/targets

Accountability

Add to that

• College readiness alignment:

–Grade 8, then

–Grades 3-7

Accountability

And some more:

• One day rule for HS

• Un-graded students

• Incarcerated youth

Accountability

New AMOS

• Reset to lower starting point

• Still need to get to 200 by 2013-2014

Accountability

HS changes (all & groups)

• 4yr cohort rate

• 4yr cohort progress

• 5yr cohort rate

• 5yr cohort progress

APPR and 3012-c

Prepping for changes

• Rescheduling of APPR Work Session for March 28th

Network TeamsFor 2011-2012 1. Providing training on implementation of the

Common Core Standards for ELA and math;

2. Providing training on implementation of new performance evaluations for teachers and principals in ELA and math; and

3. Providing training for School-Based Inquiry Teams

Network TeamsAdvisory BoardFayetteville-Manlius, Cortland, Jamesville-DeWitt, Cazenovia, West Genesee, and McGraw

– Advertise in March

– Interview in April

– Appoint in May

– Start July

AssessmentBeing considered:• Science and Social Studies 6-8

• ELA 9 & 10 NEXT YEAR???

• Splitting or changing Socials Studies 9 & 10

• Arts

• Economics

• Multi-media/computer technology

Legislative Updates

IT&D

• Differentiated Instruction: Grades 7-12 (March 22 and 23)

• Responsive Classroom: Responding to Misbehavior (March 25)

• Responsive Classroom I Spring Institute (March 29-31 and April 27-28)

• Co-Teaching (April 7)

CI&A: Upcoming

• Westside

• Tully-McGraw

• Liverpool-Baldwinsville

• North Syracuse

Scoring

ASCD Collection:2010 Supplement

… and more (coming soon)!

• March- Current initiatives sustaining (grid) and surfacing ideas

• April-Share current thinking and survey

• May- Survey results• June- Draft schedule

and formats

Planning For 2011-2012

• Sustaining- what are you keeping an eye towards?

• Content

• Format

• This will inform development of survey

Surfacing Ideas

• What works

• Other ways: on-line, hybrid, afternoon-evening, summer

Format

Content• Summer Curriculum work- incorporate common

learning standards• Project Based learning• Continue follow-up with Century 21 skills• Mentoring/Why Didn’t I Learn…• Instruction for All• Leading the Learning• Diverse Learners• Responsive Classroom• What else???

• In small groups: frame and share thoughts

• Graffiti Sheets--- take marker and add thoughts--- strengths, considerations, ideas…..

• Continue to collect and compile grid with sustaining initiatives

• Using thoughts surfaced today, develop survey

Thank you- Next steps

What’s On Our Minds

Changing the Odds for Student Success