Curriculum and Instruction Council September 23, 2010

Welcome and Introductions

SED Updates The Year of Getting to Get Ready

SED Updates LOTE The plans to address the two issues (not approved so be patient): 1.Earning the one high school credit by two years and a test 2.Assessments that have been eliminated can be replaced by a local exam QUESTION: Regional Collaboration?

SED Updates LOTE The plans to address the two issues (not approved so be patient): 3.Note: There are no proposed substantive changes to Commissioners Regulation 100.4(d) which provides for grade 8 acceleration for diploma credit. Students will still have the opportunity to complete an accelerated Checkpoint A LOTE course and pass a locally developed examination in order to earn their first unit of credit in LOTE.

SED Updates Accountability Performance targets and safe harbor adjustments, loss of 34 points High school completion might have been reported differently, but that has been scuttled for now

SED Updates Common Core State Standards 1.Final adoption in January 2.“State” Curriculum Interim assessments PARCC assessments Don’t write, revise, map, etc. until then 6.For now, familiarize

SED Updates Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) 1.WAIT! Draft regulations in April teachers and principals implementation Public reporting 4.All other teachers and principals implementation in (training evaluators, improvement plans, value-added, too)

SED Updates Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) WAIT! Don’t do anything yet. Get ready but don’t do anything yet. Guidance will be specific. Familiarize with Danielson; all three rubric tracks are based on her work

SED Updates Assessment News The new 3-hr Regents ELA examination is a go for January, It will consist of: 25 multiple choice questions, two short constructed-response items, and one essay (critical lens).

SED Updates NAEP, TIMMS, PIRLS Districts have been notified about NAEP TIMMS window in the spring

SED Updates Dignity For All Students Act (DASA) Not just bullying; all discrimination July 2012 implementation Don’t worry about any policy at this time; keep up anti-bullying efforts

SED Updates Online Learning Yes, credit recovery Initial credit very possible, too Q and A rather than regulations

Legislative Updates

Replaces ITIP Good lessons; right lessons Cohort A begins 10/28 Cohort B begins 1/19

Enrollment of 76 Two cohorts merging to one with repeat sessions for flexibility

CI&A Website

IT&D Updates

CNY NYSASCD “21 st Century Learner” workshop by Giselle Martin Kniep First meeting will be announced soon

BIG EVENTS Beyond Textbooks October 7, 2010 “Follows” BCIC Meeting What next for textbooks???

BIG EVENTS A K-12 Look at Response to Intervention November 15, 2010 RIC Data Warehouse/ISS collaboration John McCook Keynote More that 10 breakout sessions All over campus

BIG EVENTS APPR Prep: Exploring the Danielson Framework January 13, 2011 “Follows” BCIC Meeting Candi McKay from the Danielson Group

BIG EVENTS Assessment 101 Late January/Early February Data Warehouse/ISS Collaboration Assessment Literacy Using assessments to inform instruction Using student achievement data in evaluations Just what is value-added and how does it work?

BIG EVENTS LC21: Learning Commons in the 21 st Century District instructional leader plus lead LMS/teacher librarian PD scheduled throughout the year (paid for by member items) Vision of your LC for the future

BIG EVENTS 21 st Century Skills Implementation Building Awareness Assessing Current State Narrowing to a Manageable Handful Planning Two Tracks

BIG EVENTS Professional Learning Communities at Work Institute August 11-13, 2011 Convention Center School Improvement Project 30% Discount Limited number of discounted slots

Assessment Professional Learning Communities at Work Institute August 11-13, 2011 Convention Center School Improvement Project 30% Discount Limited number of discounted slots

National Summit Cyber Summit NYP21 Implementation sessions

Changing the Odds for Student Success: What Matters Most Copies distributed Browse; what’s in it? Interested in a close read? Suggestions for process?

What’s On Our Minds? Gather data about what is on our minds as instructional leaders Use these data to identify focus topics and groups for meetings during the year

BCIC Next Year Next year’s calendar laid out Some extended days Beyond Textbooks Allison Zmuda Assessment Day More collaboration opportunities (with interest group work) Less paper (use archive)