| LEA NAME -- SOUTH CENTRAL LOCAL SCHOOLS |
Monitoring Month--> |
Jan-2012 |
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| IRN #: 047738 |
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| RttT Region -- NORTHWEST |
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| RttT ACTION |
PERSON(S) RESPONSIBILITY |
TARGET DATES |
RESOURCES NEEDED |
PROGRESS REPORT |
GOALS & TIMELINES - ON TRACK? |
OFF TRACK RESPONSE |
POTENTIAL OBSTACLES & RISKS |
ODE SUPPORT REQUIRED |
| Application A: Transformation Team and Transparent Communication |
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| Ensure oversight of local RttT efforts through regular meetings |
Entire Transformation Team |
3rd Thurs of Month, 7:15-7:45 |
Meeting room (K8 library), agenda (developed by Supt) |
Meeting every month, with agenda/minutes kept in district office |
yes |
consider posting agenda on district website |
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| Comprehensive communication plan to express purpose/efforts of RttT district initiatives |
B. Chaffee |
3rd Monday of month (BOE mtgs) |
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provided staff with brochure of RttT initiatives; monthly report as part of supt report at each monthly BOE mtg |
yes |
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| Distribute surveys of district and community to ascertain effectiveness of communication plan. |
Entire Transformation Team |
4/1/2012 |
SurveyMonkey |
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| Application B: Standards and Assessments |
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| Staff become familiar with new standars in ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies. Begin this action with core staff in year 1, followed by all staff in years 2-4. |
K. McClendon, M. Seasly, S. Hohler |
Summer 2011 |
ODE crosswalk |
Core teachers had 5 paid days to compare/ revised curriculum maps (summer 2011) to new OACS |
yes. Principals developing consistent classroom walk-through tool to help validate use of curriculum maps |
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| Core staff will become trained "standards specialists." |
K. McClendon, M. Seasly, S. Hohler |
Summer 2012 |
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| Use curriculum models and cross-walk documents to analyze current curriculum for needed changes. |
K. McClendon, M. Seasly, S. Hohler |
Summer 2011 |
ODE crosswalk |
Core teachers had 5 paid days to compare/ revised curriculum maps (summer 2011) to new OACS; teachers continue to receive RttT Newsletter and ODE materials that are relevant to revised OACS |
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| Organized regular meeting schedule for "standards specialits" and continue PD opportunities for the new standards and new state assessments. |
K. McClendon, M. Seasly, S. Hohler |
2012-13 school year |
Monthly meeting schedule & room location |
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| Participate in training and pilot opportunities on formative assessment and performance-based assessments |
K. McClendon |
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| Application C: Using Data to Improve Instruction |
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| District will determine appropriate Instructional Improvement System (IIS) tool that meets USDOE definition. |
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| Assess the use of the IIS at the classroom level and continue to deepen the focus on data-based instruction. |
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| District will ensure that buildings and teachers are actively engaged in BLT and TBT process, and submitting regular reports to DLT. |
L. Palm, D. Blanchard, B. Chaffee |
2011-12 school year |
BLT, TBT training (provided by SST2) |
3 BLTs are functioning (meeting regularly with appropriate meeting formats); Math TBTs organized district-wide |
finally. |
next step will be science and ELA TBTs (target date of 2012-13 school year) |
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| Participate in teacher-student data linkage process to ensure accuracy of value-added data. |
B. Chaffee, D. Blanchard |
2011-12 school year |
BFK training |
K. McClendon, B. Chaffee, M. Walcher attended 2-day VA training (BFK) Sept-11; provided overview to K8 staff Sept-11 |
established VA transition team (D. Blanchard, K. McClendon, B. Hamons) |
D. Blanchard signed up to attend BFK principal training on VA |
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| Participate in professional development on the use of formative assessments. |
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| If available, establish partnerships with institutions of higher education to implement and/or evaluate innovative educational models. |
B. Chaffee, K. McClendon |
2011-12 school year |
SST2, OSU |
received $250K 3-yr grant for Math Coach Program, sponsored by OSU (J. Grose, M. Teglovic) |
coaches attend monthly PD and have established coaching partners. Provided report to BOE at Nov-11 mtg and report to DLT at Nov-11 mtg. |
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| Application D: Great Teachers and Leaders |
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| D-1: Measure Student Growth |
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| Examine current practices related to the use of value-added data, including PD around value-added data. |
K. McClendon, A. Walcher |
2011-12 school year |
BFK, Norwalk City Schools |
Applicable teachers attended 2 full-day PD on VA, provided by SST2 and BFK trainers |
yes. |
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| Utilize the teacher-student linkage tools to ensure accuracy and quality of value-added data. |
B. Chaffee, D. Blanchard |
Spring 2012 |
BFK training |
D. Blanchard signed up to attend BFK principal training on VA |
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| Distribute and utilize value-added reports for principals and teachers with tested grades. |
B. Chaffee, D. Blanchard |
Fall 2011 |
VA reports |
Distributed all VA reports to applicable teachers. |
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| Determine, and eventually implement, how student growth will be measured for non-state tested subject teachers. |
B. Chaffee, B. Oney, K. McClendon |
Spring 2012 |
New York State DOE, ODE |
mtg scheduled for Jan-12 to review NYDOE data |
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| Application D: Great Teachers and Leaders |
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| D-2: Evaluation Systems |
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| Conduct gap analysis using ODE's tool to determine the degree of alignment of current teacher and principal evaluation systems to state and federal criteria. |
B. Chaffee, B. Oney, M. Walcher, K. McClendon |
8/1/2010 |
ODE gap analysis |
completed and will share results with district project team |
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| Create a district project team of teachers and administrators to review gap analysis results, explore evaluation models and revise evaluation systems that include annual evaluations, the use of student growth measures as one of multiple factors and other state/federal criteria. |
B. Chaffee, B. Oney, K. McClendon, R. Krichbaum, A. Walcher |
12/1/2011 |
New York State DOE, ODE |
Team identified & mtg scheduled for Jan-12 to review NYDOE data |
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| Develop comprehensive model for teacher and principal evaluation, including timelines, activities and personnel, with the goal of full implementation by 2013-14. |
B. Chaffee, B. Oney, K. McClendon, R. Krichbaum, A. Walcher |
2013-2014 school year |
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| Participate in iObservation, a division of Learning Sciences International |
D. Blanchard |
2011-12 school year |
SST2, iObservation |
team determined, after participating in 2010-11 training, that iObservation will not be used |
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| Review current process for removing ineffective teachers and principals and develop plan to remove persistently low performing teachers and principals. |
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| Develop a plan for highly effective teachers to receive additional compensation if they take on additional responsibilities (such as Lead Teacher). |
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| Application D: Great Teachers and Leaders |
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| D-3: Equitable Distribution of Effective Teachers and Principals |
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| Conduct a needs assessment to determine areas of need in hard-to-staff subjects using ODE's Teacher and Principal Distribution Data Analysis tool. |
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| Participate in professional development regarding needs and/or patterns in data and on innovative strategies for recruitment, placement and retention. |
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| Application D: Great Teachers and Leaders |
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| D-4: Effective Support of Teachers and Principals |
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| Attend information sessions and utilize state guidelines to establish conditions necessary for full implementation of the Teacher Residency Program for all new teachers in 2011-12. |
B. Chaffee, M. Teglovic |
2011 |
Attended sessions in Toledo on program. |
100% of new teachers are participating in Teacher Residency program |
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| Assess current PD to determine if it meets state professional development standards |
B. Chaffee, K. McClendon |
Fall 2011 |
ODE PD standards |
PD meets standards, except for follow-up tool |
principals developing follow-up survey for each PD |
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| Application E: Turning Around the Lowest-Achieving Schools |
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not applicable to our system |
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