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CCRS Implementation Team Meeting #3

The Journey Continues!February, 2013

Our VisionEvery Child a Graduate – Every Graduate Prepared

forCollege/Work/Adulthood in the 21st Century

Prepared Graduate DefinedPossesses the knowledge and skills needed to enroll and succeed in credit‐bearing, first‐year courses at a two‐ or four‐year college, trade school, technical school, without the need for remediation.

Possesses the ability to apply core academic skills to real‐world situations through collaboration with peers in problem solving, precision, and punctuality in delivery of a product, and has a desire to be a life‐long learner.

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School Year Grades K-2 Grades 3-7 Grades 8-12

End-of-Course Assessments

College- and Career- Ready Assessments

2012-13 Formative/Interim/Benchmark Assessments(LEA Determined)

ARMT+ (Grades 3-8) English 9English 10Algebra IGeometry(AHSGE Grades 11-12)

EXPLORE (Grade 8)PLAN (Grade 10)

2013-14 Formative/Interim/Benchmark Assessments(LEA Determined)

New Above assessments plusEnglish 11Algebra IIBiologyChemistryU. S. History(AHSGE Grades 12)

EXPLORE (Grade 8)PLAN (Grade 10)ACT Plus Writing (Grade 11)

2014-15 Formative/Interim/Benchmark Assessments(LEA Determined)

New Above assessments plusEnglish 12Pre-CalculusPhysics

EXPLORE (Grade 8) PLAN (Grade 10)ACT Plus Writing (Grade 11) WorkKeys (Grade 12)

2015-16 Formative/Interim/Benchmark Assessments(LEA Determined)

New Above assessments EXPLORE (Grade 8)PLAN (Grade 10)ACT Plus Writing (Grade 11) WorkKeys (Grade 12)

Alabama College- and Career-Ready Assessment SystemTimeline for Implementation

NOTE: State-provided formative/interim/benchmark assessments aligned to college- and career-ready standards will be available August 2012 for Grades K-12.

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Resources for Formative Assessment

Insert Quality Core link

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How are students doing DURING the year?

Increased emphasis on “formative assessment”

• Global Scholar – Over 600,000 tests administered to date in 84% of the districts

• QualityCore – Over 330  teachers trained in January

• Other?

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ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA

This one approach to the Alabama High School Diploma removes the need for endorsements or the Alabama Occupational Diploma. The focus will be on the coursework taken that necessitates a clearly articulated and individualized four-year high school plan built for each student based on the results from the EXPLORE academic and career interest assessment and middle school coursework.

812‐11‐12 Draft

Equivalent Course Approval Process

• Courses may be submitted by LEAs or initiated from SDE

• An “Equivalent Course Committee” will review for standards and rigor – 4 times a year

• Approval will be granted ultimately by    Dr. Bice

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What’s Next with CCRS PD!

• Summer Teaching Academies will be offered throughout the state in June and July

• Goal is to go deeper into the standards and to develop lessons and units of study for all grade levels and courses

• Three days in Summer, 2013, with twofollow up days in 2013‐14 school year

Absolutes During the TransitionTeach to the standards for each of the required subjects (Alabama College‐ and 

Career‐Ready Standards ‐ Courses of Study)

Through a clearly articulated and locally aligned K‐12 curriculum (Sample curricula found on ALEX and Alabama Insight)

Supported by aligned resources, support, and professional development (Sample lesson plans and supporting resources found on ALEX, differentiated support through ALSDE Regional Support Teams and ALSDE Initiatives, etc.)

Monitored regularly through formative, interim/benchmark assessments to inform the effectiveness of the instruction and continued learning needs of individuals and groups of students (GlobalScholar, QualityCore Benchmarks, and other locally determined assessments)

With a goal that each student graduates from high school with the knowledge and skills to succeed in post‐high school education and the workforce without the need for remediation as evidenced by multiple measures achieved through multiple pathways to meet the graduation requirements set for students in Alabama.  (Alabama High School Graduation Requirements/Diploma)

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A New Year brings…Opportunity to reflect:• A time to look back• A time to look at• A time to look forward

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Looking back…Survey says!• More time for our team to plan• Less new information right now• Examples of what other districts are doing

• Differentiated professional learning• SDE Update

Outcomes for the Day

Participants will:• Develop/refine their CCRS professional learning plans for their districts

• Network and share ideas and plans for CCRS professional learning

Overview of the Day

• Agenda• CCRS PD Guide• CCRS Planning Template• Session Feedback

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College and Career Ready

Students

CIP

Professional Learning

EducateAlabamaLeadAlabama

PLPsRTI

Formative Assessment

Looking at…

What are the SDE’s Roles and Responsibilities?

1. Provide districts the information, professional learning, and resources to support transition to new standards and assessment.

2. Ensure alignment of policies and structures to support transition

3. Stay focused and ON MESSAGE!  

What are the District’s Roles and Responsibilities?

1. Provide administrators and teachers the information, professional learning, and resources to support transition to new standards and assessment.

2. Ensure alignment of policies and structures to support transition

3. Stay focused and ON MESSAGE!  

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What are other districts doing?

ALABAMA COLLEGE‐ & CAREER‐READY STANDARDS & SUPPORT WEBSITE

www.alex.state.al.us/ccrs

Email Cindy Freeman, cfreeman@alsde.edu, if

you would like to add your local resources here.

www.alex.state.al.us/ccrs

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Looking forward…

Consider CCRS PD in Four Phases: 1. Awareness2. Implementation3. Follow‐up/Support/Coaching4. Evaluation

Four Phases and Resources forNEW GOAL of

College and Career Readiness

•CCRS Team Professional Learning•Alabama Insight Tool•Global Scholar•Summer Teaching Academies

•Regional Planning Team•Regional Support Staff (RSS)•Differentiated Support•District and school coaches

• CCRS website

• CCRS Self Assessment

Evaluation and 

AccountabilityAwareness

ImplementationFollow up/ Support

Reminders about PD

Focused on CCRS understanding andpracticeTeachers work in community (PLCs)Leadership provides time for collaborationPlan for support and coachingResults in implementationOutcomes based

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Remember these Resources for School Based Professional 

Learning

Looking back…

Survey says!• More time for our team to plan• Less new information right now• Examples of what other districts are doing

• Differentiated professional learning• SDE Update

Differentiated for your team –How?

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Next Steps• As a team, determine where you are currently in relation to the four phases – How might you do that?

• Then move to that section of the Guide and review

• Then use the Planning Tool (Appendix) to begin planning for targeted audiences. Provide draft of plan to ______________ or email to cfreeman@alsde.edu.

Guiding Questions for Team Planning

• What phase offers the most appropriate PD for your teachers and leaders?

• How will you organize PD to differentiate for all teachers and leaders?

• How will you turn training around to district teachers and leaders (what, when, where, who…)?

• Will PD facilitate full implementation of CCRS?• How will you assess the effectiveness of the PD? • Next steps? • How will you monitor implementation of the CCRS?

Survey Monkey

Link posted on http://alex.state.al.us/ccrs.Go to CCRS Implementation Team Resources.

Look under QM#3 – Opening Session Resources

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/D6DH6MK

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http://alex.state.al.us/ccrs

334.353.1191

Send questions or comments to Cindy Freeman

CCRS Rollout Coordinator

cfreeman@alsde.edu

334.353.1191