Webcast April 22, Felicia Cumings Smith Associate Commissioner

Webcast Topics:  Agency Updates  Standards Update  K-3 Program Reviews  Professional Growth & Effectiveness Systems  CIITS/EDS Update 2 Send questions to

Agency Updates  KDE News  Let’s TALK: Conversations on Effective Teaching  Transforming Education in Kentucky (TEK) Fund Launch  Teacher Engagement  Hope Street Group Partnership  Center for Teaching Quality  Leadership Networks 3 Send questions to

 AdvanceKentucky announced a new cohort of 10 schools involved in the AP Teaching Training and Incentive Program for school year. The Board also heard the first reading of:  704 KAR 3:303 that would incorporate the Next Generation Science Standards in the Kentucky Core Academic Standards  704 KAR 3:035, to move toward a comprehensive system of professional learning 4 KBE/Legislative Update

5 Standards Update Next Generation Science Standards  Intro video at: generation-science-standards generation-science-standards  Science Networks Launch September 2013  First NGSS aligned KPREP spring 2015

6 Standards Update Social Studies Standards  Writing/Revision Team Retreat June 2013 (write to College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards)  1 st Draft available August 2013; comment period Aug-Sept 2013  Targeted completion October 2013  Social Studies Networks Launch January 2014  First C3 aligned KPREP spring 2015

Early Learning/ School Readiness Kindergarten Screener Update  Pilot Districts KDE lessons learned  Early Childhood Profile Community Early Childhood Councils  K Screener Statewide Implementation expectations professional learning/preparation 7

K-3 Program Review Expectations  All data entered into ASSIST by June 1  : school year data will be baseline data  : continue work to improve the K-3 program; info will be used to set accountability goal  : K-3 PR added into overall PRs accountability score 8

K-3 Program Review Reporting for Accountability: What if a PreK-2 school feeds into a 3-5 school (or schools)? Option 1: Generate a separate accountability score for each school building Option 2: Assign the same accountability score to all buildings (e.g., PreK-2 and the feeder 3-5 school buildings) 9

K-3 Program Review Seeking YOUR feedback: What additional options should be considered? What role should local decision-making play in determining accountability in districts with multiple configurations? Send feedback to: by May

Principal Professional Growth & Effectiveness System (PPGES) Update  Principal involvement in pilot  Focus group from field test  KLA/Battelle  Training via PD360 11

Accessing PGES Electronic Platform  PGES = EDS now available in CIITS Observations Student Voice Surveys  13,052 Student Voice Survey results 12 Professional Growth & Effectiveness System

Professional Learning Opportunities  Current Overview Series on the KDE Website  LIVE Interactive Lync Sessions in April & May – archived and continuously available  Online Forums  KET Peer Observer module available July 1  Ongoing consulting support through the Coops  Fall Summits 13 Professional Growth & Effectiveness System

Staying Informed - PGES News Briefs and Webcasts April 23th 3:00 EDT Access Archived webcast on PGES News Page 14 Professional Growth & Effectiveness System

15 CIITS Update  The Educator Development Suite (EDS) is available for all school districts  Training Opportunities: additional support resources have been added  Updated roles and permissions support document Reminder: District MOU for Instructional Material statewide sharing. These forms can be returned via fax at (502) or sent to the

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18 CIITS District Highlight Pulaski County Public Schools Curriculum specialists and teacher leaders have provided training for the entire district and more teacher leaders are being identified (started with E/LA and Mathematics and expanding across all grade levels and content areas). The district has a very strong leadership team that communicates well together and technology use is heavily emphasized (technology infrastructure is comprehensive across the district and the Superintendent makes this a priority). District curriculum is very organized and they require consistent naming conventions district wide (this makes it easier to find and share across the district). They have a district technology training center and the ATC promotes district collaboration. The district has created a new teacher training program that is helping to build capacity across the district (focusing on mentoring and collaboration as critical processes assisting in support).

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