• Model Schools– An Evolution not a Revolution

• August 2010– Administrative Staff Development– Created District Transition Team

• September 2010– Sue Gendron & Tim Ott (ICLE)– In-depth session with District Team

““Either you deal with what is the Either you deal with what is the reality, or you can be sure reality is reality, or you can be sure reality is

going to deal with you.going to deal with you.””

Alex Haley

• October 2010• Selected a Principal/Ass’t. Principal

committee– “Fired Up”– Informative Session – “Our Favorite Thing

s”• District Administrator Meeting– Overview – “The Feature Presentation”– November 2010 – District-wide

introduction to CCSS

• Gap Analysis (representative sample, n = 10)– School visits– Surveys

• Teachers• Students• Principals

• Identified strengths & weaknesses• Created overall district plan– Focused on 4 areas

• Created overall district plan– Focused on 4 areas– Technology–Accountability/Assessment–Curriculum & Instruction– Leadership

• Targeted 10 schools from gap analysis– Used district plan–Wrote goals for grade span

• Transition information compiled based on state initiative– Professional goals developed– 4-year implementation timeline

developed

– Dr. Bill Daggett – teachers’ first day back 2011– Literacy Initiative (middle schools)– CEUs (grades K-12)– Common Core Leaders– “Are You Smarter Than a 21st Century Learner?”– Summer reading for administrators

• The Global Achievement Gap• Focus• Readicide• Igniting a Passion for Reading

Grade Span

2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015

K-2 ELA onlyELA and

MathELA and

MathELA and

Math

3-5 None ELA onlyELA and

MathELA and

Math

6-8 None None ELA onlyELA and

Math

9-12 None None ELA onlyELA and

Math

““Stop thinking in terms of Stop thinking in terms of limitations and start limitations and start thinking in terms of thinking in terms of

possibility.possibility.””

Terry Josephson

• English/Language Arts –Spring 2012– Carol Jago – Introduction to Text

Complexity– Formed a CCSS Leader Team – The

Common Core Ninjas• The “Why?”• David Coleman• Unpacked Standards• Text Complexity• Textbook Selection/Caravan• Reading Lists• PARCC Model Content Framework• Supplemental Materials

English Language Arts (ELA)– Summer 2012 – Lesson

Development– Fall 2012 – Implementation of

Model Lessons– Fall 2012 – Textbook training– Fall 2012 – Video Model Lessons

to share with teachers (online)– Spring 2013 – Launch Party– Spring 2013 – Continue

developing model lessons

• Mathematics– Formed teacher committees for the

following courses:• 6th grade • 7th grade• 8th grade • Algebra I• Geometry• Algebra II

• Mathematics– Spring of 2012• Introduction to the CCSS as it compares to the MMFR• Review of the 8 Mathematical Practices • Unit Development

• Mathematics– 2012-2013 – 8 sessions (4/semester) –

Each session will focus on one of the 8 mathematical practices.

– 2013-2014 – Professional development focused on simple content shifts

– 2014-2015 – Monthly planning sessions

Mrs. Jennifer WeeksAssistant SuperintendentDeSoto County Schools

5 East South StreetHernando, MS 38632

(662)449-7100jennifer.weeks@desotocountyschools.org