your session title presented by: paula j. leftwich, ph.d. polk county public schools bartow, florida...
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YOUR SESSION TITLE
Presented by: Paula J. Leftwich, Ph.D.
Polk County Public Schools
Bartow, Florida
Marking the PathShowing the Way
Who are we?
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Size of Rhode Island 177 sites 94,857 students (PK-12)
8th largest in Florida 31st largest in U.S. (out of over 14,000
districts) Over 13,500 full time employees Approximately 6500 teachers
Polk’s largest employer
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67.71 percent of students (more than 2/3) are eligible for free or reduced price school meals (state average is about 40%) Varies from 13%-98% Implications for transiency
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Polk County SchoolsRace/Ethnicity Over Time1986-87 through 2010-11
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Asian%
Multi%
Hispanic%
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AAE 6/11
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“CEO of your school” administrator mindset
“Independent Contractor” teacher culture
Lack of unified focus and intent
Rising levels of student need
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New Superintendent New Associate Supt/Learning
NCLB Title 1 SINI Reporting
DINI Status
Bill Daggett Conference
CURRICULUM MAPPING
Shifting Tide
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• Reviewed programs and chose a model
• LFS/Max Thompson/Marzano
• Identified large teams for each subject area and level
• Provided mass PD
A Sample Tale
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• Teachers began to co-plan
• Schools began to interact
• Students experienced more consistency
• Curriculum coordinators gained focus and unity
• Title I, Title II, and PD
Successes
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• Needed smaller development team
• Gap-Filling PD
• New hires• Changing assignments
• More “messaging”
Needs for Rework
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• Established K-12 Curriculum and Instruction Department
• Consolidated Elementary and Secondary Content Oversight
• One End
• Three Means
• Consistency• Intensity• Fidelity
Needs for Rework
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• Increased Collaboration
• Title I (Federal Programs)• Title II (Prof. Dev’t.)• Title III (ESOL)• IDEA (ESE)• Elem, MS, HS Sr. Directors• Assessment, Accountability and Evaluation
(RT3, IDEAS)• Grants• Others (HR, IST, Purch, St Svcs, etc.
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• COMMON CORE STANDARDS
• Structure is in place
• In-house Moodle-based platform• Shift began this spring
• C&I Study Group
• Small teams inserting CCS references in existing K-12 maps
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• “Cross-Walking” vs. “Refreshing”
• Adding CCS-related unit and lesson resources
• Enriching acquisition and extension lesson “warehouse”
• Identifying “anchor” assignments
• Developing common assessments for units and key lessons
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• Administrator spring overviews
• Coach introduction in spring
• FDOE TTT summer sessions
• K-1 focus in 2011-2012
• 2-3 focus in 2012-2013
• Full K-3 implementation 13-14
• 11 K-ers CCS FCAT in Grade 3
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• 4-12 transition for ELA, Math and Science using lessons learned from shift to maps
• Slow, supported transition
• Sense of purpose and urgency
• School-based monitoring for use
• Broad administrator accountability
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Small Group Conversations
1. What is curriculum mapping and why is it important in school improvement efforts?
3. What makes a high quality map and how do teachers use it?
2. What critical issues must be considered before instituting a curriculum mapping effort?
4. How can curriculum maps be used to improve collaboration, decision-making, and instructional practice?
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1.What is curriculum mapping and why is it important in school improvement efforts?
Reporting Out.....
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2.What critical issues must be considered before instituting a curriculum mapping effort?
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3.What makes a high quality map and how do teachers use it?
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4.In what ways can curriculum map data be used to improve collaboration, decision-making, and instructional practice?
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How can we help one another with this major task?
What’s next?
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The transition to Common Core Standards provides a much-needed opportunity to leverage ongoing efforts to raise the level of teaching and learning. For our district, this is part of an overdue, overall cultural shift for public education.
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