CCRS Implementation Team Meeting February, 2014 Welcome back! “Do we have any new team members that may not have participated in these sessions last year?” As a reminder, this is the vehicle for sharing resources, information, and practices that would support you as you support your teachers in implementing the CCRS. Though it is a second year of implementation of CCRS math standards, we continue to learn improved ways of creating learning experiences for our students that are relevant and meaningful. This next year is going to be an opportunity for ALL teachers to learn together in the implementation of the ELA CCRS and Literacy standards across all content areas. So, today and the other three times your team will participate in these sessions, we hope you will walk away with renewed enthusiasm to not only influence your own practice, but to share what you learn with all of your colleagues in your district.

Words from Dr. Bice So, here is our video message from Dr. Bice. Play from DVD. Afterwards, allow a few minutes for them to discuss what they heard. You may want to mention that the video is posted on SDE home page under “Video Archives” Also, his presentation to the Legislative Budget Committee that he mentions is found in that same location. Dr. Bice gets really choked up at the end of that presentation because of his passion and deep care for our children and young people.

2013 Alabama Cohort Graduation Rate 2011 2012 2013   72% 75% 80% 3% 78% 4% 82% 3% 90% 3% 3% 7% 8% 6% 4% 6% 5% 3% 7% 6% 3% 1% 1% 0% We all should celebrate this amazing improvement in grad rate. We have exceeded our data goals.

Our Vision Every Child a Graduate – Every Graduate Prepared for College/Work/Adulthood in the 21st Century One of the things that Dr. Bice continues to remind us of is that there are two important parts to this vision. We are continuing to get better at providing opportunity for all of our students to graduate. But, we must remember the second part of the vision – every graduate prepared. This is our challenge – opportunities and expectations that every student has a pathway to be successful in life beyond high school.

Absolutes   Teach 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 Planning/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) As we continue to morph and adjust to put the framework in place to support the vision, there are some Absolutes. These absolutes really should guide our message, our professional learning plans, our reflection on implementation. Many of you are using these absolutes to review everything you are doing and ensure that you stay focused. We, too, use them as our guide to keep us from straying from the message – the goal – the vision.

CCRS Implementation Team Meetings Quarterly meetings in 11 regions of the state 2012-2013 134 districts participated Average attendance was 1868 2013-2014 135 districts participated Average attendance through first two meetings is 2260 So, our structure for providing information and resources to you as you plan PD to support your teachers and administrators has been these CCRS Implementation Team meetings. As you may remember, we committed to you that we would not ask for several teams if you would give us a CCRS IT. We hope it has been a beneficial experience for you. We just wanted you to know that you are part of a bigger picture. These meetings occur in 11 regions – some regions have three and four sessions to accommodate the numbers of participants. Last year, we averaged 1868 participants over the four meetings. So far, this year, we are averaging 2260 participants. We are very excited about that, but recognize this is just a small fraction of the teachers and administrators in your schools.

What are the SDE’s Roles and Responsibilities? Provide districts the information, professional learning, and resources to support transition to new standards and assessment. Ensure alignment of policies and structures to support transition. Stay focused and ON MESSAGE! So, we have to consider how do we make sure the information gets to all of you and then to the thousands of teachers who are not here. We (all of us) have a big job ahead of us – so, let’s think about our roles and responsibilities in order to achieve that. Here are the SDE’s responsibilities – notice our focus on the district. These are our guide as we try to serve you. Read slide – We do this through these meetings, the CCRS website, summer academies, Quality Core resources, etc. Alignment includes our assessment system that supports the standards, changed policies regarding reading coach allocations, new diploma to support pathways for college and career readiness We hope you see that the SDE is singing from the same song book. We are intentional about our messaging.

What are the District’s Roles and Responsibilities? Provide administrators and teachers the information, professional learning, and resources to support transition to new standards and assessment. Ensure alignment of policies and structures to support transition. Stay focused and ON MESSAGE! So, the SDE’s responsibility is to the district. So, what are the district’s responsibilities? Emphasize that if they don’t have a plan for using the information, professional learning, and resources with their schools, it may not get to the teachers – the ones who directly impact children. You might say that you know they have a lot on their plates and may be protecting teachers from being overwhelmed – totally understandable – but find a way to keep teachers informed.

CCRS WEBSITE UPDATE!! www.alsde.edu Click on “College and Career Ready Standards” New “Search” capability CCRS Showcase Lessons developed by Alabama teachers Alabama’s CCRS Transition and Professional Development Plan As you know, this is our site for housing all of the resources, professional development materials, etc. for you to use as part of your CCRS PD plan. UP TO YOU – if you have time to actually go to the site.

2014-2015 CCRS Implementation Team Regional Meetings Invitation to Attend…. 2014-2015 CCRS Implementation Team Regional Meetings September 23-25, 2014 November 4-6, 2014 February 10-12, 2015 April 14-16, 2015 Please hold these dates for next year’s meetings. We will get specific dates to you for your region by the next session.

CCRS - Social Studies UPDATE Professional Development/Resources Breakout session at CCRS IT meetings 3 and 4 Insight Tool – projected March/April Regional sessions – Summer 2014 MEGA – Summer 2014 Share how they will need to make sure they have someone in the SS session today. The SS standards will be unpacked like the ELA and Math. Should be available by April

Outcomes for the Day Participants will: Evaluate their progress in implementing the district’s CCRS professional learning plan Network and share ideas and plans for CCRS professional learning Deepen understanding and application of CCRS for math, ELA, and literacy So, here are our outcomes

Overview of the Day Agenda Session Feedback Review Agenda & Packet (Talk through agenda/locations) Remind them of the session for supporting leadership. This is optional for administrators. You can stay in your content session with teachers or join this session that will focus on resources for supporting principals, teacher leaders, etc. Tell them that feedback from surveys and focus groups helped to guide the planning for today. You said to us that you wanted to continue emphasis on lesson and unit development – practical application of what you learn. Tell them that they also told us they needed time for their district team to plan how they will use the information they learn to support teachers and administrators. Encourage participants to complete the Survey Monkey for this session. QR codes are located throughout the training facility and the link to the survey is on the CCRS website.

TOOLS to SUPPORT CCRS IMPLEMENTATION You may want to use these tools during your team time to reflect on your professional development plan, results you are seeing, adjustments needed, etc.

Next Steps As a team, consider the district responsibilities mentioned earlier and discuss any implications for your team. Review your progress in implementing your CCRS Professional Learning Plan. You may want to use the PD Planning Guide and/or the District Implementation Progress Rubric to guide your reflection. Organize for the day’s sessions. This morning you will have about 40 minutes to plan with your district teams and another planning time this afternoon. Read slide.

CCRS Rollout Coordinator Cindy Freeman CCRS Rollout Coordinator 334-353.1191 cfreeman@alsde.edu