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UCONN Executive Leadership

Planning for Aligned StrategicAction

Jonathan P. Costa, Sr.

September 20th, 2012

Planning Message

Mission

Focus

Coherence

LessonsLearned

Alignyour

actionswith

your longterm

goals.

Goals for

Learning

Assessment& Data

ProfessionalSupport

Professional

Evaluation

Curriculum &Communicati

on

Teaching & Instruction

Resource Deployment

LeadershipFocus

AlignedSystemsActions

EnsuringCoherence and

Focus

© JPC Sr. 2012

The Evolution of Educational Reform

© EC 2012

FocusLearning Goals

Assessment Protocols

Accountability

Teacher Prep

Curriculum

Testing Tools

Student Abilities

Instructional Focus

Inputs/Outputs

Universal Access

Locally Determined

Rank and Sort

No News is Good News

Get A Degree

Table of Contents

Pencil & Paper

Grouped & Labeled

Teacher Dependent

Ready for K59.9 to leave

Universal Proficiency

State by State

Tests for ALL

Label Failing Schools

Certifications & BEST

State Standards & Frameworks

Pencil & Paper WithPerformance Tasks

Integrated (N=40)

Standards Aligned

Need for Pre-SchoolSkill Demonstrations

Universal Measures

46 State Consortia (Math, LA, Science)

Smarter Balance (IPI) for All

Ranking Every District, School and Teacher

Certifications, TEAM,

and SEED

Multi-State Unified Standards

Digital With Performance Tasks

Integrated &

Scrutinized (N=20)

Common Core AlignedAnd Digitally Supported

Pre-K and Full-K StandardsDemonstrations & Tests

Areas of Before 1986 NCLB 2001 PA12-116 2012

Common CoreState Standards- Organized by the

Governors Association (not the USDOE)

- 46 States have adopted the CCSS (Language Arts and Math)

- They are the official state standards in Connecticut and have been since July 2010.

© JPC Sr. 2012

SMARTER BALANCEAssessment Consortia

- Starting in 2014-2015 these adaptive online assessments will change the game for 36 participating states.

- 2015-2016 use of tablets will also be required for portions of the math assessment.

- They are INTENDED to impact instruction. Teaching to the test is not a bad thing... if it’s a good test.

© JPC Sr. 2012

Illustration of Core Requirements of Teacher Evaluation

Student Growth and Development

(45%)

Whole-school Student Learning

Indicators or Student Feedback

(5%)

Observations of Performance and

Practice (40%)

Peer or Parent Feedback (10%)

Practice Rating (50%)

Outcome Rating (50%)

All of these factors are combined to reach your final annualrating (as described in the Connecticut guidelines).

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Deep Breaths

Just do the right things the right way (mission, focus, coherence).

MissionTo prepare

EVERY student for learning, life,

and workin the 21st century.

© Corwin Press - 2011

MissionLong View

The future of

learning and work

is digital.© Corwin Press - 2011

Yes, It’s Happened Before Our Eyes


In Less Than A Generation…• From isolation to

communication as the norm.

• From going out of your way to communicate to going out of your way not to.


How Would You Answer?

What happens to

learning when

everyone can get

anything from

anywhere?


Goals for Learning• Common Core State Standards• 21st century skill identification

(academic/civic & social)• Non-tested curriculum with

CCSS/21CS integration• Balance between mandated and local

values

Assessment & Data• K-3 reading performance• Student data sets for use in TEM• SBAC aligned strategies,

instructional implementation and daily analysis for improved practice

• 21st century skill and performance task assessments

• Real world digital skill and attribute assessment

Professional Support• Reading instruction• Elimination of CEU requirements• Professional Development Committee• Individual and small group coaching sessions

(preponderance of 18 hours focused on priorities) and instructional practices

• Evaluation and support training by 7/1/14• Providing professional learning opportunities • Rethinking the expectations of professional learning –

impact on TEM – alignment with TEAM

Professional Evaluation• K-3 reading instruction test (every year)• New Teacher/Administrator Evaluation Model

implementation (SBOE Guidelines)• Rate every teacher every year• Tenure and termination process changes.• Validator practices• Alignment of teaching practice with 21 CS• Beyond CT Framework of reference- strengths and

weaknesses - ensuring that TEM values what it measures and measures what it values.

Curriculum & Communication

• CCSS Integration and alignment for ELA and math

• Posting of choice options on website• 21st century skill integration• Non-tested curriculum renewal with

CCSS/21CS integration and readiness

Teaching & Instruction• CCSS instructional shifts• Text/content dependency practices• SBAC alignment and integration• 21st century skills practice• Information literacy integration• Instructional practices for a digital

learning environment• Independent and collaborative

practices and support

Resource Deployment• Unified chart of accounts• Charter school funding process (29-31)

• MBR and small district guidelines• Allocation of time and schedules to align

with priorities and needs• Alignment of resource allocations with

digital learning processes

Leadership Focus• DPI/SPI/IPI rankings• DIP/SIP planning• Evaluation, tenure and support

processes• Governance Councils (if needed)• Mission and community-wide

expectations• Coherence and systems approaches• Planning for digital transitions

Blue = Digital LearningRed = 12-116 (CSDE) Green = NEASC

The Pareto

PrincipleThe law of the

VitalFew


Goals forLearning

The commitment you

have made to a small and

focused number of essential skills

and learning outcomes.© Corwin Press -

2011

21st Centu

ry Skills

Communicate

Effectively

Adaptable &

Creative

Higher-Order

Thinking

PersonalResponsib

ility

Information

Literacy

Independent &

Collaborative

Rememberthe Mission…is aboutmore thanjustSchool.


© JPC Sr. 2012

Life

School/TestsWork

Skills andKnowledge

Common Core &

21st Century

Skills

FocusWhat are

the keyleverage points

that will drivemission

sustainability?


FocusWhat are the

keyskill sets

that are the most

important that you do

the least well?© Corwin Press - 2011

FocusWhat are

the keyskill setsthat are

the most important

that you do the

least well?© Corwin Press - 2011

Teaching &

Instruction

The alignment of instructional

practice with the articulated goals

for learning.


EssentialQuestion


Who

ownsthe

learning?

One Size CannotPossibly Fit All


In a world where we can customize everything from hamburgers to jeans, can we really expect one instructional approach or resource to work for every learner?

EssentialEngagem

ent


Measuringhigher-orderengagement

is the indicator

of success.

The Engagement & Learning EquationDegree of Student Controltimes

Order of Conceptual Difficulty

plusContent Fluency

equals

Instructional Value© Corwin Press - 2011

Go Beyond

Danielson


What additional

descriptors could you

add to 3a, 3b, &

3c?

Self Directed

Curious

Creative

Focused

Interested

Insightful

Students are…

Assessment & Data

How well the accountability systems

align with the stated goals for learning and

inform continuous improvement of

teaching and performance.


12-116/CT ReformShifting the focus to student

performance.

NEASCEnsure a focus on

21st Century Skills.

Many school mandates, but just...

...one Mission.

Ensuring all students are challenged and successful by acquiring the skills knowledge needed for 21st century success.

Pursued through one pathway and one plan.

CCSS & 21st Century

Skills/Content Goals

Universal & Common

Assessments

Rigorous and Aligned

Instruction with High Engagement

ProgressMonitoring

CCSS/SBACRigorous content and

adaptive online assessment.

Process Focus Content Focus Process & Content

© JPC Sr. 2012

Goals for Learning

Priority Common Core State Standards and 21st

Century Skills

Assessment & Data

Supporting Data Driven Instruction

Professional SupportConnecting the Dots – Align

Professional Evaluation Connecting the Dots – Align

Curriculum & Communication

Connecting the Dots – Align

Teaching & Instruction

Rigor and Higher Order Engagement.

Resource DeploymentConnecting the Dots – Align

Leadership Focus

Connecting the Dots – Align everything with the three

themes you see above.

Connect the Dots

Planning ResourcesCommon Core State Standardshttp://www.corestandards.org/

Connecticut SEED (Educator Evaluation)http://www.connecticutseed.org

NEASC Standardshttp://cpss.neasc.org/selfstudy_onsite_visit/selfstudy_materials_for_2012_schools/

Public Act 12-116http://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/act/pa/pdf/2012PA-00116-R00SB-00458-PA.pdf

Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortiumhttp://www.smarterbalanced.org/smarter-balanced-assessments/

Good to Great – Jim Collins

The Goal – Eliyahu M. Goldratt

Change P, P, & P – Hall & Hord

To view these slides and access these links: www.slideshare.net/jpcostasr

http://www.corestandards.org/

http://www.connecticutseed.org/

http://cpss.neasc.org/selfstudy_onsite_visit/selfstudy_materials_for_2012_schools/

http://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/act/pa/pdf/2012PA-00116-R00SB-00458-PA.pdf

http://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/act/pa/pdf/2012PA-00116-R00SB-00458-PA.pdf

http://www.smarterbalanced.org/smarter-balanced-assessments/



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