New Mexico’s Common Core State Standards RFP Process NGSS Annual Meeting February 18, 2014 Karina Vanderbilt Policy Program Manager

CCSS Implementation Timeline October RFP released January 2013 Provider selected Year I (Jan-June) Year II Year III Formation of CCSS Implementation Team & Planning CCSS Implementation K-3 CCSS Implementation K-12

New Mexico Common Core Professional Development Program Solution Tree and Knowledge Delivery Systems Virtual and in-person Optional to schools and districts Year I January June 2013 $775,000 contract 2,554 educators trained Year II June June 2014 $1.5 million contract 1,195 educators being trained

Year I Structure: “Pick and Choose” Designing Coalition * 180-person, representative of all grade levels and geographic regions of the state * 4-day intensive workshop with Lisa Carter on March 4-7- Total Instructional Alignment * Continuing work with five Common Core Mentors; 2 days/month GOAL: to create state-wide processes and materials for implementation of the CCSS and assessments with rigor and relevance for ALL students (including SWD, ELL and GT) Common Core Mentors *Strategically located throughout NM * Five mentors on-site two days /month in schools, districts or regional cooperatives /centers as determined by PED and Guiding Coalition (total of 56 days per contract) *Provide approximately 40 hours of virtual coaching between on-site visits GOAL: to work with Designing Coalition in the development of lessons, units, and formative assessments for all K-12 students aligned to UBD and the CCSS In-Person PD * 2-day CCSS in ELA workshop (150 participants) - March 14 & 15, 2013 * 2-day CCSS in Math workshop (150 participants) -March 14 & 15, 2013 * 2-day Drilling Deeper with CCSS Institute (750 participants) - June 24 & 25, 2013 * 4-day Intensive workshop for Designing Coalition & Mentors (180 participants) - March 4-7, 2013 * On-site coaching by five Regional CCSS mentors (56 in-person days) Virtual PD * Online course in CCSS in Math (45+ hours) * Online course in CCSS in ELA (45+ hours) * 5-part webinar series for Leaders * 2-part webinar on CCSS with ELLs * 2-part webinar on CCSS with SWD * 2-part webinar on CCSS in Secondary Math * Webinar on Differentiating for GT * Webinar on Integrating Rigor & Relevance into Instruction *Virtual Coaching by Regional CCSS Mentors Guiding Coalition 50 representatives of taskforces & working groups Meetings in February, March, June Provides guidance on implementation of the PD program & alignment to other NM initiatives

Year II Structure: Team Approach Common Core PD Teams participate in all aspects of the program Districts each have their own PD Team, micro districts are joined together to form a PD Team (620 educators total) 72 districts participating (81% of all districts) 38 charters participating (40% of all charters)

Year II Structure PD consists of: – Leadership Summit for Common Core Leads at each district – Secondary Summit for secondary teachers – 4 two day mentoring sessions in their region by CCSS experts – EL Support Program for selected districts with regional trainings, a summit workshop, and online course – Webinars – Online courses for all CCSS PD Team Members – Online courses for whole schools to participate in

RFP Considerations Limited funding Accessibility of professional development for rural districts Support for special student populations

RFP Considerations Continuous support model Leadership training Program evaluation

Recommendations Project Management Deeper, more focused Emphasis on regional mentoring with classroom observations Leadership training for administrators Develop pilot showcase schools Use online courses for schools who want to do a whole faculty approach Connecting across initiatives

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