The Statewide System of Support The Ten Roundtables: Supporting all school districts September 2009

Why is assistance called a Statewide System of Support? Each State shall establish a statewide system of intensive and sustained support and improvement for local educational agencies and schools receiving funds under this part, in order to increase the opportunity for all students served by those agencies and schools to meet the State's academic content standards and student academic achievement standards. ESEA Section 1117 2 September 2009

Eight Regional Roundtables Statewide System of Support Facilitated by District and School Transformation Strategic Roundtable Agency Eight Regional Roundtables 3

Why were the Roundtables created? To increase student achievement and increase the graduation rate by providing: An internal communication network to prioritize and target DPI resources A network to roll out initiatives to help districts and schools strengthen instructional delivery A point of contact at regional level for LEA’s to share needs 1/7/2010

All Districts and Schools Agency Roundtable Region 8 Region 7 Region 6 Region 5 Region 4 Region 3 Region 2 Region 1 Strategic Roundtable All Districts and Schools 1/7/2010

All Districts and Schools Target Resources Assess and Serve Prioritize All Districts and Schools 1/7/2010

What do the different Roundtables do? Strategic Review data Set priorities Agency Target services Roll out initiatives Regional Point of contact Delivery of service 1/7/2010

Roundtable Membership Senior leadership Strategic Directors Regional Leads Agency Regional Lead Regional representatives from departments of NC DPI Regional 8

Function of Roundtables Statewide System of Support Strategic Roundtable Agency Roundtable Regional Roundtable Monitors statewide achievement data Targets met (Equity) Growth Proficiency Capacity/Achievement Matrix Selects transformation districts and schools Establishes plan for Corrective Action/Low Performing /Turnaround services Monitors progress toward the priority objectives Discusses cross division collaboration necessary to deploy resources to achieve priority objectives Analyzes current initiatives being provided to the region by the agency Identifies gaps and redundancies Targets available resources to identified needs Monitors progress to achieving priority objectives Analyzes impact of current initiatives underway in each district in the region Analyzes trends and common needs across each region Facilitates and coordinates technical assistance provided for the districts and schools identified as having the greatest need for support 9 September 2009 September 2009 9

State Board of Education Regional Map

What do Regional Leads do?

Regional Lead and Regional Roundtable Analyze impact of current initiatives underway in each district in the region Analyze trends and common needs across each region Facilitate and coordinate technical assistance provided for the districts and schools identified as having the greatest need for support Monitor progress to achieving priority objectives

Regional Roundtable Membership and/or Support District and School Transformation Educator Recruitment and Development Exceptional Children Program Monitoring Office of Early Learning Curriculum and Instruction Digital Teaching & Learning Career and Technical Education Regional Education Service Agency or Consortium Accountability

Determine key aspects of rollout Strategic: Sets priorities Strategic initiatives based on SBE Goals or RttT priority LEA Needs Agency: Determine key aspects of rollout Strategic rollout Region 1: Facilitates rollout Region 8: Facilitates rollout LEA Needs Region 2: Facilitates rollout Region 7: Facilitates rollout Region 3: Facilitates rollout Region 4: Facilitates rollout Region 5: Facilitates rollout Region 6: Facilitates rollout

Enhanced Communication with DPI Regional Staff What can you expect from the Regional Lead and Regional Roundtable members? Facilitation of Professional Development Institutes as needed with priority given to Title I Sanctioned Schools/Corrective Action Districts Enhanced Communication with DPI Regional Staff

Timely Customer-Service Alignment of Services to Needs What can you expect from the Regional Lead and Regional Roundtable members? Timely Customer-Service Alignment of Services to Needs Listing of Resources (including DPI Services and External Provider Services)

Regional Lead Team Regional Lead Coordinator: Michael Hickman Region 1: Tamara Berman-Ishee Region 2: Sherry Broome Region 3 & 4: James Coon Region 5: Fran Harris Burke Region 6: Terry Cline Region 7 & 8: Jan King