credit for proficiency taskforce update
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Credit for Proficiency Taskforce Update. Presented to: Implementation Advisory Task Force May 22, 2008. Task Force Membership. Business and Industry Alternative Programs and Private School Teachers Standards and Practices Oregon Education Association Non-profit organization. Teachers - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Oregon Department of Education, May 2008
Credit for Proficiency Taskforce Update
Presented to: Implementation Advisory Task ForceMay 22, 2008
Teachers High School &
District Administrators
Educational Service Districts
Community Colleges Oregon University
System & Private Universities
Business and Industry Alternative Programs
and Private School Teachers Standards
and Practices Oregon Education
Association Non-profit organization
Task Force Membership
Oregon Department of Education, May 2008
State Board of Education Issue 2001-2002 How can a proficiency-based system co-exist
with a time-based system? How should we utilize time if students are
engaged in learning at their own rate and level of learning?
How do we create value for a proficiency-based system?
What policies would help empower schools to implement a personalized, proficiency-based system?
Perspective of National Thought Leaders
Context for Task Force Work
Oregon Department of Education, May 2008
Status of Current Work Existing Policy “Credit Option” Oregon
Administrative Rule (OAR) 2004 Pilot Sites ODE and Business Education
Compact Partnership
Context for Task Force Work
Oregon Department of Education, May 2008
Assumptions to Guide Task Force Work
A Proficiency-based system: Is essential to learning Promotes best practices in teaching and
learning Is based on standards and defined levels of
performance Views proficiency as the constant and
time/clock hours as the variable Connects to a student’s Education Plan Provides a variety of methods, pathways and
assessment options to demonstrate learning Should evolve developmentally to ensure
growth and sustainability over time.Oregon Department of Education, May 2008
Credit for Proficiency Defined Units or part units of required and
elective graduation credit Demonstrated defined knowledge and
skills (standards) Meet or exceed defined levels of
performance May be demonstrated:
inside traditional classroom, outside the classroom, prior learning, examination, or any combination.
Draft Recommendations
Oregon Department of Education, May 2008
Oregon Department of Education, May 2008
Increase learning options for students
Provide flexibility to districts and schools to meet diverse needs of students
Empower and encourage local decision-making to prepare students for next steps
Purposes of Credit for Proficiency
Oregon Department of Education, May 2008
Oregon school districts shall provide the opportunity for each and every student to earn required and elective credit for graduation based on proficiency in lieu of, or in addition to, traditional clock hours.
Each school district shall have local policy, procedures and processes in place by 2013-14 documenting district implementation of credit for proficiency options.
Draft Task Force Recommended Policy
Oregon Department of Education, May 2008
1. Standards-basedState or other recognized standards
2. Proficiency Defined levels of performance3. Sufficiency
Defined quantity and quality of evidence
Draft Task Force Recommended Policy
Oregon Department of Education, May 2008
System Supports
Professional Development
Research Needs
Task Force Recommended Implementation Supports
Oregon Department of Education, May 2008
Final Agreement on Recommendations Resources necessary to build capacity
& implement Cost of resources – Local and State Additional work – Proficiency and
Sufficiency Revision of Oregon Administrative
Rules
Next Steps
Oregon Department of Education, May 2008
Discussion Question:
What questions or concerns do
you have with the proposed: policy statement and required elements?
Oregon Department of Education, May 2008
Task Force Website
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1681