Career & College: Ready, Set, Go! NC’s Race to the Top (RttT) Initiative State Initiatives Update: Professional Development & Strategic Staffing May 3, 2011

2 Webinar Overview 1.Reiterate General RttT Requirements & Process for LEAs/Charters (“Local”) 2.Clarify State Plan & Implications for Local Plans Professional Development Initiative Strategic Staffing 3.Address Questions Key Take Away = Know how to move forward with your local RttT plan!

3 General RttT Requirements 1.For submission to DPI…Local DSWs must include plans (i.e., a completed row on the spreadsheet) for implementing all RttT Required Activities 2.Local RttT detailed budgets (in BUD) must match Local DSWs (talk to your Finance Officer!) 3.Complete local DSWs must be submitted to DPI by August 3, 2011 (same process as last fall…but much more time to develop plans)

4 General RttT Requirements RttT “Guidance” Documents  outline State Objectives  pre- Nov State Detailed Scope of Work (DSW)  outline State Objectives (A2, B3, D5, E2, P2))  post- Nov (Nov. 8, 2010) (Aug. 3, 2011) Local RttT DSWs outline plan for RttT Dollars Local RttT DSWs outline plan for all RttT activities Submission of Local DSW to DPI…

5 RttT Guidance Documents

6 State DSW

DSW Submission Timeline DPI Finance Informational Webinars (2) Requirements for submission of budget and detailed plans DPI Informational Webinars focused on RttT State Initiatives LEAs & Charters Review Requirements for Local RttT Plans Provide LEAs/Charters with greater detail regarding State Plan (by Initiative) Regional Support & Planning Meetings LEAs & Charters Review Informational Webinar Info Review Approval process Support Updated local DSWs Support Implementation All Local Plans submitted to DPI All Plans reviewed by DPI DPI staff follow up with LEAs/Charters to resolve any outstanding issues All Plans Final (posted to RttT Website) Sept. 1Feb 10, 2011March & April June 1-27 August August Based on feedback…Similar process, but extended planning window

8 Great Teachers and Leaders Professional Development and Strategic Staffing Initiatives  To prepare and develop high quality educators  To staff highly effective educators in rural and hard to staff schools  To build, sustain and support leadership LEA teams

LEA PD Lead LEA PD Lead LEA PD Lead LEA PD Lead LEA PD Lead LEA PD Lead LEA PD Lead LEA PD Lead LEA PD Lead LEA PD Lead LEA PD Lead LEA PD Lead RttT Professional Development Lead Kenan Fellows Regional Lead RESA Director Integrated Technology Coach Curriculum Contact Regional Education Facilitator Chats Blogs Wikis Forums

July Aug Sept Oct Dec Nov Jan Feb Mar April May June RESA Session Summer Institute RESA Session RESA Session RESA Session RESA Session Formative Support Formative Support Formative Support Formative Support Formative Support Formative Support Annual Professional Development Cycle

2011 Common Core State Standards and NC Essential Standards Summer Institutes for LEA/School PD Leadership Teams

Professional Development: Initial Access and Support Spring 2011 Menu of Content Modules NCDPI MODULES Online support to increase teacher understanding and implementation of standards 1: The Call for Change: An Overview of the Common Core and Essential Standards 2: Understanding the Standards 3: Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy (RBT ) 2: Understanding the Standards CC and Essential Standards Tools Training Implementation Guide Presentational Resources Crosswalk Unpacking Standards Instructional Tools targeted to aid in the transition and to complement the professional development. 4: Developing Local Curricula 5: NC FALCON6: NC Teacher Standards Course

NCDPI Key Instructional Tool Deliverables and Release Dates Common Core State Standards and NC Essential Standards Crosswalks and Unpacking ToolsModule 1 Accessible for LEA useModules Accessible for LEA use June 3, 2011 April 1, 2011 June 24, 2011 Content-specific professional development offerings available June 15, August 2014

Local PD Leadership Team Trainings OCTOBER - DECEMBER DSW Meetings – NCDPI RttT Leadership Team Teacher Effectiveness Workgroup Meetings Local PD Leadership Team Trainings JULY - SEPTEMBER Local PD Leadership Team Trainings JANUARY - MARCH Teacher Effectiveness Feedback Workgroup Meetings Local PD Leadership Team Trainings APRIL - JUNE DSW Meetings – NCDPI RttT Leadership Team Teacher Effectiveness Workgroup Meetings Tentative Outline of RESA Partnership Schedule Contract includes: Materials/Supplies Printing/Duplication Costs Travel/Mileage Expenses Administrative Costs Registration/CEU Certificates Food/Meals NCDPI will provide trainers and determine content of all meetings and trainings *All LEAs and charter schools receiving RttT funding should be included in sessions, regardless of membership.

Level 1: Reaction to Learning Experience Level 1: Reaction to Learning Experience Level 2: Demonstration of Learning Level 2: Demonstration of Learning Level 4: Evolved Practices and Behaviors on Site Level 4: Evolved Practices and Behaviors on Site Level 5: New Leader and Student Outcomes Level 5: New Leader and Student Outcomes Level 3: Organizational Support (Behaviors, Practices, Policies) Level 3: Organizational Support (Behaviors, Practices, Policies) The Work Guskey’s Framework: Five Levels Adapted from Guskey, 2000, pp

PD Assessment Planning Prior to Participation End of each PD Session End of PD Training 90 Day Follow-up Annual follow-up Organizational Climate Survey Level 2: Learning Level 3: Organization Support Level 4: Implementation Level 5A: Impact on Learning Conditions Level 5B: Impact on Student Performance Level 1: Reactions Satisfaction Survey Knowledge Survey Implementation Survey Levels of Use Survey Action Plan Survey Case Studies TO BE DETERMINED TO BE DETERMINED

Strategic Staffing: Leadership Academies Northeast Leadership Academy (NELA) Piedmont Leadership Academy Sandhills Leadership Academy Principal Preparation Halifax, Northampton, Bertie, Hertford, Warren, Weldon City, Roanoke Rapids Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Martin, Nash-Rocky Mount, Vance, & Washington Principal Preparation Columbus, Montgomery, Cumberland, Hoke, Richmond, Anson, Lee, Robeson, Scotland, Moore, Harnett, Whiteville Sandhills Regional Education Consortium, UNC Pembroke, Fayetteville State Principal Preparation Asheboro, Winston-Salem Forsyth, Guilford, Alamance Burlington Piedmont Triad Education Consortium (PTEC), UNC Greensboro

Distinguished Leadership in Practice (DLP)  Recognized 33 of the original 40 DLP Cohort 1 participating principals for full completion of the program.  Reviewed applications for DLP 2 in four geographic locations: Northeast, Southeast, Central and West. Accepted 225 principals from all 8 regions of the state.  Held DLP Component 1 sessions for DLP 2 participants in each of the 4 locations. [April, 2011]

NCDPI Tentative Professional Development Schedule Initial Support for PD Leader Teams Follow Up Sessions from Summer Institutes Utilization of support from Regional PD Leaders RESA Teacher Effectiveness Feedback Group Sessions RESA PD Leader Team Trainings RESA DSW Meetings with NCDPI RttT Leadership Team DPI Consultant Trainings IHE Trainings (CC and ES) Mid Year LEA/Charter School Diagnostic Needs Assessments RESA PD Leader Team Trainings RESA Teacher Effectiveness Feedback Group Sessions RESA PD Leader Team Trainings DPI Consultant Trainings Year End LEA/Charter School Diagnostic Needs Assessments RESA Teacher Effectiveness Feedback Group Sessions RESA DSW Meetings with NCDPI RttT Leadership Team Customized feedback/support sessions for PD Leader Teams IHE Trainings (CC and ES) Summer Institutes (selected locations) JUN- JULY AUGUST 2011 SEPT-NOVDEC-JANFEB-MARAPR-JUNE This is the yearly cycle schedule; content will change

21 Professional Development Contacts Dr. Lynne Johnson Director of Educator Recruitment and Development Yvette Stewart RttT Project Coordinator for Professional Development Dr. Eliz Colbert Professional Development Lead Consultant PD Lead contact information:

22 Questions? Do you know what other RttT-related support DPI will offer between now and August? Are you clear what the State will be doing in related to: Professional Development Strategic Staffing Do you understand what you need to do to submit a complete local DSW by August 2011 that DPI can approve? Do you know what you need to in order to move forward with your plan?

23 Webinar Summary 1.Reiterated General RttT Requirements & Process for LEAs/Charters (“Local”) 2.Clarified State Plan & Implications for Local Plans Professional Development Strategic Staffing 3.Addressed Questions Key Take Away = Know how to move forward with your local RttT plan!