Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Connie Luper NRMPS Board of Education January 17 th, 2013

Transformation means that… …every child has access to a quality and comprehensive education. …we will meet State and National Standards for student achievement. …we will reduce student achievement gaps. …we have created a competitive instructional model. …we are providing a progressive curriculum for our students. …NRMPS WILL prepare ALL students for THEIR futures.

Instructional Model New Curriculum New Instructional Model New Assessments New Support Structure New State Accountability Model IT’S POSSIBLE! All students will be college and career ready upon graduation.

Instructional Model Rigor and Relevance – Higher level instructional activities with embedded real world applications Increased implementation of speaking, listening, and writing in all content areas Paideia trained teachers at all schools Differentiation and Small Group Instructional focus at elementary level District Priority 1.0: The NRMPS will be a high performing, technology rich school district with leading-edge learning experiences that promote engagement, creativity, critical thinking, and achievement

Instructional Model Human Resource Support Structure

Instructional Process Professional Learning Communities Teachers collaborate within PLC’s –Vertical –Horizontal –Interdisciplinary Common objectives and formative assessments are developed within school- level teams (ClassScape) Instruction is guided by student performance data District Priority 1.0: The NRMPS will be a high performing, technology rich school district with leading-edge learning experiences that promote engagement, creativity, critical thinking, and achievement

Instructional Model Implementation Successes and Challenges Successes Rigor and Relevance – Higher level instructional activities with embedded real world applications Increased implementation of speaking, listening, and writing in all content areas Paideia trained teachers at all schools Differentiation and Small Group Instructional focus at elementary level. Challenges Accumulating needed resources (digital) Changing the culture of teaching Communicating to administrators, teachers, parents and various stakeholders an image of the 21 st Century Classroom Moving from traditional teaching to becoming facilitators of learning District Priority 1.0: The NRMPS will be a high performing, technology rich school district with leading- edge learning experiences that promote engagement, creativity, critical thinking, and achievement

Common Core Implementation Common Core Focus on Math and English / Language Arts Essential Standards for all other curricular areas Common Career Technical Core (CCTC) high quality standards for CTE in each of the 16 career clusters District Priority 1.0: The NRMPS will be a high performing, technology rich school district with leading-edge learning experiences that promote engagement, creativity, critical thinking, and achievement

Common Core Implementation Rationale for Common Standards Equity – Student expectations are the same regardless of where they live College and Career Readiness – Students need to be more than proficient Comparability – State results will be comparable through common assessments Sharing of Resources – The ability to share instructional materials across state lines Student Mobility – Between systems and states District Priority 1.0: The NRMPS will be a high performing, technology rich school district with leading-edge learning experiences that promote engagement, creativity, critical thinking, and achievement

Common Core Implementation “ Shifts” Literacy Increased focus on informational text / nonfiction Increased focus on evidence-based text Complex Texts Math Greater focus on mathematical practices Coherence – Link major topics across grade levels Rigor – Require conceptual understanding, procedural skills, and application to real world District Priority 1.0: The NRMPS will be a high performing, technology rich school district with leading-edge learning experiences that promote engagement, creativity, critical thinking, and achievement

Common Core Implementation Successes and Challenges Successes Linking instruction to real life / relevant experiences Problem-solving through collaborative learning and interactive communication From their first day in pre- k until graduation, students are becoming college and career ready Challenges Aligning current resources to our new curriculum Exploring a wealth of new resources available in addition to current resources Complete buy-in by all stakeholders District Priority 1.0: The NRMPS will be a high performing, technology rich school district with leading-edge learning experiences that promote engagement, creativity, critical thinking, and achievement

Academic Intervention to Support Students All Elementary Schools have embedded intervention and enrichment blocks into their master schedules. Saturday Literacy Academy Summer Learning Program Extended Learning Time for Priority Schools APEX 5 th Block Tar River Academy Exploratory Wheel Co-Teaching Model for Students with Disabilities CTE Middle Grade – Exploring Career Decisions District Priority 1.0: The NRMPS will be a high performing, technology rich school district with leading-edge learning experiences that promote engagement, creativity, critical thinking, and achievement

Academic Intervention Redesign of District Benchmarks Measurement Inc. / ClassScape All items aligned with system pacing guides, common core standards, and essential standards HS – 2 benchmark assessments per semester (3-8) – 3 benchmark assessments per year Constructed Responses grades (5-8) Teachers continue to use ClassScape to create formative assessments District Priority 1.0: The NRMPS will be a high performing, technology rich school district with leading-edge learning experiences that promote engagement, creativity, critical thinking, and achievement

Academic Intervention Exceptional Children 2,258 students are served –Preschool – 149 –Elementary – 971 –Middle – 583 –High – 555 Largest Growth – Preschool December 2010December 2011December

Academic Enrichment K-8 Build to Express LEGOS Various Academic Club Opportunities Robotics Program Quiz Bowl A.I.M. Battle of the Books Emphasis on the Arts (Strings) CTE Academies Career Technical Student Organization competitions Career and College Promise Nash Community College course opportunities District Priority 1.0: The NRMPS will be a high performing, technology rich school district with leading-edge learning experiences that promote engagement, creativity, critical thinking, and achievement

Questions & Discussion

Professional Development District Priority 2.0: Recruit, retain, and develop high quality 21 st century professionals in order to provide a rigorous and relevant instructional process for ALL students Ed Specialists and Coaches have attended Central Carolina Regional Education Service Alliance (RESA) sessions to deepen and expand on Summer Institute content. Representatives have also attended: Tom Hierk unit and curriculum planning in all areas, including fine arts New principals use of teacher evaluation rubric Teacher Effectiveness and MSLs Fidelity Support EVAAS Support

Model Schools Update 97 Total Attendees 2011 Leadership Academy 2012 Model Schools Conference 2012 Leadership Academy Principals Assistant Principals Teachers Central Office Elementary16845Superintendent, Asst. Superintendent C & I, Executive Directors, Ed. Specialists, CTE, EC, PD, Technology, Title I Middle340 High220 District Priority 2.0: Recruit, retain, and develop high quality 21 st century professionals in order to provide a rigorous and relevant instructional process for ALL students

Model Schools Conference Follow-Up Survey December 2012 Survey was sent to school-based personnel that attended one of the following: 2011 Leadership Academy – Texas Model Schools Conference – Florida 2012 Leadership Academy – Tennessee Survey was sent to school-based personnel that attended one of the following: 2011 Leadership Academy – Texas Model Schools Conference – Florida 2012 Leadership Academy – Tennessee District Priority 2.0: Recruit, retain, and develop high quality 21 st century professionals in order to provide a rigorous and relevant instructional process for ALL students

Education Working Group Discussion of PD plans for the academic year Worked through a “PD Pipeline” process to determine needs for district professional development Group discussion and consensus that the topic for collaborative professional development would be Professional Learning Communities Next meeting January 22, Teacher Resource Center for groups to work on the information and activities for their portion of the professional development on professional learning communities.

Six Sigma What is it? Systematic and analytical method to study and expose ineffective methodologies Improving processes in order to reduce waste an increase efficiency Proven step-by-step procedure District Priority 1.0: The NRMPS will be a high performing, technology rich school district with leading-edge learning experiences that promote engagement, creativity, critical thinking, and achievement

DESTINATION INNOVATION / /

STRANDS Destination Innovation : One Vision, One Voice is seeking future focused, innovative sessions that will push our collective thinking about teaching and learning in the 21 st Century. The conference strands below embody our vision and mission to prepare all students for bright and prosperous futures by deliberately and intentionally providing rigorous and relevant instruction in every classroom, every day. Strand 1: High Quality Instruction Strand 2: High Quality Professionals Strand 3: Safe and Orderly Schools Strand 4: Innovative Technology Integration

Keynote Speaker Raymond J. McNulty is the Chief Learning Officer at Penn Foster, a world leader in distance learning, and a Senior Fellow to the International Center for Leadership in Education, having previously served as President. District Priority 2.0: Recruit, retain, and develop high quality 21 st century professionals in order to provide a rigorous and relevant instructional process for ALL students

Questions & Discussion

Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools Teacher Assessment June 2012 District Priority 4.0: Use cutting edge technology to enhance instruction and promote innovation

Survey completed by 523 teachers Majority of teachers taught elementary school grades Over 60% of the teachers have taught in Nash-Rocky Mount Schools for less than 15 years

During the AY, the majority of Nash-Rocky Mount teachers received some technology-related PD District Priority 4.0: Use cutting edge technology to enhance instruction and promote innovation

Teachers reported that they were primarily skilled at using technology and media in ways that are associated with adaptation and other lower levels of the technology integration continuum. This means they are skilled at identifying digital resources and media to embed into lesson plans and assignments, using multimedia presentations, using digital resources to develop assessments, and using technology and digital media to allow students to clarify their conceptual understanding of topics related the state standards-based curriculum. However, teachers do not feel they have the ability to engage in activities using technology that are known to inspire higher order thinking, mastery of technology and exploration of real world problems or issues among their students. District Priority 4.0: Use cutting edge technology to enhance instruction and promote innovation

In the three months prior to the survey, Nash-Rocky Mount teachers used technology in the classroom at least once per week to present subject-related concepts, develop curricula or assignments, adapt instructional activities to individual student needs, to assess student performance, and to collaborate and share lessons with other teachers within the school district. District Priority 4.0: Use cutting edge technology to enhance instruction and promote innovation

Professional Development Calendar

Questions & Discussion

Accountability EOG and EOC assessments have been redesigned to reflect the Common Core and Essential Standards Science EOGs and all EOCs will be administered on-line Scale scores and proficiency levels will be delayed until October 2013 NCDPI historically sees a drop in proficiency in the first year of a new assessment 2014 – 2015 Smarter Balance Assessments (National Assessment) All CTE post-assessments are online WorkKeys certifications and ACT results added to the new state accountability model District Priority 1.0: The NRMPS will be a high performing, technology rich school district with leading-edge learning experiences that promote engagement, creativity, critical thinking, and achievement

End of Grade 3-8 Math End of Grade 3-8 ELA End of Grade 5 & 8 Science ▲ EOG 3-8 Math Δ End of Grade 3-8 Math Δ End of Grade 3-8 ELA Δ End of Grade 5 & 8 Science EVAAS Growth School-wide Elementary and Middle School Accountability Status Indicators “this year” Growth Indicators “combined individual student’s growth” Progress Indicators “trend of change ( ) over time for subgroups ”

High School Accountability ▲ End of Course ACT Graduation Rates Math Course Rigor WorkKeys Graduation Project Δ End of Course Δ ACT Δ Graduation Rates Δ Math Course Rigor Δ WorkKeys EVAAS Growth School-wide Growth Indicators “combined individual student’s growth” Progress Indicators “trend of change ( ) over time for subgroups ” Status Indicators “this year” Δ End of Grade 3-8 Math EOG 3-8 Math

Educator Effectiveness

Standards 6 and 8 are populated by student growth using a value-added model (EVAAS) Value-added analysis is a statistical technique that uses student achievement data over time to measure the learning gains students make Value-added models measure the impact schools and teachers have on student learning isolated from other contributing factors such as family characteristics and socioeconomic background Educator Effectiveness

Teacher Effectiveness MSL / Common Exams (Measure of Student Learning ) Science English Language Arts MathSocial Studies Occupational Course of Study Grades 4, 6, 7 Grades 6, 7, 8 Earth/Environmental Science English IPre-calculusWorld HistoryEnglish I, III, and IV PhysicsEnglish IIIAdvanced Functions and Modeling Civic and Economics Financial Management ChemistryEnglish IVCommon Core Math II (Geometry) US HistoryIntroductory Math Physical Science Common Core Math III (Algebra II) Applied Science District Priority 2.0: Recruit, retain, and develop high quality 21 st century professionals in order to provide a rigorous and relevant instructional process for ALL students

Excellent Public Schools Act North Carolina Senate Bill 795 requires all public schools to be assigned, annually, a letter grade A,B,C,D or F. Currently, the indicators include performance only (EOG for Elementary and Middle and EOC, ACT, WorkKeys, Graduation Rate and FRC Math participation for High) but a growth component will likely be included to more closely relate to the NC Ready Accountability Model. Scores will be based on receiving a point for every percent of students that meet the expectation of each indicator and the grades will reflect as follows A: B:80-89 C:70-79 D:60-69 F:<60

School Monitoring Visits Questions: Describe the format of your PLC’s and how you are using those to guide instruction. On a scale of 1 to 5,(1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest), rate your school’s status on Common Core Implementation and preparation for the new assessments. Please describe.

IT’S POSSIBLE Students will leave NRMPS with the knowledge and skills to be: Successful Citizens, Workers, and Leaders Critical Thinkers and Creative Problem- Solvers Globally Competitive Career and College Ready