SUSD Department of Educational ServicesFoothill PTAOctober 2, 2014

Agenda

• Curriculum & Instruction• Assessments• SUSD Strategic Plan• Local Control Accountability Plan• Parent Engagement

Curriculum & Instruction• Mathematics - CCSS• English Language Arts – CCSS• Reading and Writing Workshop

• Science – NGSS

• Social Studies• Visual and Performing Arts, PE, Technology (SEF)

• Technology and Blended Learning

Key Shifts in English Language Arts• Regular practice with complex texts and their

academic language• Reading, writing, and speaking grounded in

evidence from texts, both literary and informational• Building knowledge through content-rich

nonfiction

Key Shifts in Mathematics

• Greater focus on fewer topics• Coherence: linking topics and thinking across

grades• Rigor: pursue conceptual understanding,

procedural skills and fluency, and application with equal intensity

Next Generation Science Standards• Practices describe behaviors that scientists engage in as they

investigate and build models and theories about the natural world and the key set of engineering practices that engineers use as they design and build models and systems.

• Crosscutting concepts• application across all domains of science (ie., Patterns, similarity,

and diversity; Cause and effect)• Disciplinary Core Ideas:• Broad importance across multiple sciences• Provide a key tool for understanding • Relate interests and life experiences of students• Be teachable and learnable over multiple grades at increasing

levels of depth

Professional Development• SLCT Days (Early Release Wednesdays) • Release Days & Saratoga Symposium• Purpose: Teacher Collaboration and PD to design and

implement best practices to support all of our students• Areas of Focus:• Social Emotional Literacy• CCSS Math, ELA • Writing• NGSS• Safety• STEM• Assessment

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2014–15CAASPP System

Smarter Balanced – English–language Arts (ELA)– Mathematics

• Summative assessments • Interim assessments• Formative assessment processes

(Digital Library)

California Standardized Test (CST) California Modified Assessment (CMA) California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA)

• Science

Grade two diagnostics• ELA and mathematics

Assessments• Local Assessments:• District Writing Assessment• Developmental Reading Assessment• MARS Math Performance Assessment

• CST Science Assessment • 5th & 8th grade• Paper-pencil

• Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment • 3rd – 8th grade• Math and Language Arts• Computer Adaptive and Performance Tasks• April-May

• Physical Education Testing• CELDT (CA English Language Development Test)

CCSS Progress Updates

• Common Core aligned (ELA and Math)• Additional Subjects and Successful Learning

Behaviors• Parent and student friendly language• Comprehensive information about student

performance and growth• Parent information• Parent survey for input

SUSD Local Control Accountability Plan &

Strategic Plan

SUSD Strategic Plan

Community:Engage the community to build ongoing, permanent relationships so that a common vision is shared and implemented.

Professional Development:Engage in learning opportunities to grow professionally so that it affects continuous improvement and refinement of learning, teaching, and processes

SUSD Strategic Plan

Innovation:

A new way of doing things that is transformational, original, and creative so it inspires others to learn.

Academics:

Support differentiated instruction where students need it; teachers inspire change in curriculum and methods of delivery.

Student Well-Being:

Foster a positive physical, social, and emotional learning environment to allow students to thrive, flourish, and learn.

Program Decisions

What are our expectations for students?What programs and services are achieving desired results?

What are our achievement goals and what must we do to improve the conditions of learning, increase engagement, and improve school climate?

What can we accomplish in three years?How will we measure our progress?

Based on the resources available, what actions and activities will we implement next year?

LCAP – A New Way of Thinking

SUSD Local Control Accountability Plan

SUSD Technology Learning Plan

Single Plans for Student Achievement

SUSD Strategic Plan

Local Education Agency Plan (LEAP)

School Accountability Report Cards (SARC)

Consolidated Application (Titles 1, 2, and 3)

Three Priority Categories for Planning Purposes• The LCAP template groups the eight state priorities into three

categories for planning purposes:

Conditions of Learning

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Pupil Outcomes Engagement

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Eight Priority Areas

• Student Achievement• Student Engagement• School Climate• Basic Services• Implementation of Common Core State

Standards• Course Access• Parental Involvement• Other Student Outcomes

SUSD LCAP GoalsGoal 1: All staff will participate in Professional Development in ELA and Math Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards to focus on instructional shifts, depth of knowledge, and differentiated instruction.

Goal 2: All students will have access to ELA and Math Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards instruction and materials.

Goal 3: SUSD staff will identify, develop, and use formative, interim, and summative assessments to measure students’ performance on Math and ELA Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.

Goal 4: Increase proficiency levels for all English Learners.

SUSD LCAP GoalsGoal 5: The District and school sites will maintain effective communication, which includes a process to include input from all stakeholders, and offer opportunities for stakeholder engagement.

Goal 6:All students will be educated in a safe environment that integrates social emotional literacy and provides opportunities for engagement of students and stakeholders at all levels.

Goal 7: Cultivate innovative and empowered learners through personalized learning, 21st Century Learning Skills (creativity, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking), and the infusion of technology.

LCAP Development in SUSD• Consultation with community groups

• Analyze student performance and select appropriate interventions

• Align existing plans

• Develop LCAP

• SCCOE technical assistance

• Board updates

LCAP Development in SUSD• Consultation with community groups

• Analyze student performance and select appropriate interventions

• Align existing plans

• Develop LCAP

• SCCOE technical assistance

• Board updates

SUSD LCAP & Community Survey

2014 – 15 Saratoga Local Control Accountability Plan:http://www.saratogausd.org/index.php/lcap

2014-15 LCAP Community Survey:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SaratogaLCAP

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