Scaling Integration: A Vision for Collaboration across the SLV BOCES Curtis Garcia

Overview of Centennial as an Integration District  Small, rural school in the SLV  Pk-12 enrollment of 248  90+% Hispanic  80+% Free/Reduced lunch

Year One- Laying the Foundation  Began integration work in Fall  Piloted principal evaluation tool  6 teachers trained in LDC  2 teachers trained in MDC Grant Outcome 1: Educator Effectiveness Grant Outcome 2: Teacher Supports and Formative Assessment Tools Grant Outcome 3: Integration

Year One Challenges/Lessons Learned  Shift from content to concepts  Building capacity  Enhancing collaboration  Making the work sustainable  Providing support  Alignment to other work and initiatives

Year Two: Building Capacity to Scale  Grant Outcome 1: Educator Effectiveness  Teacher Rubric Pilot  Teacher Student Data Link  Student/Teacher Perception Surveys  Systems Building

Year Two: Building Capacity to Scale  Grant Outcome 2: Teacher Supports and Formative Assessment Tools  Continue use of LDC and MDC  Embed formative assessment tools within district curriculum and unit plans  Colorado Sample Curriculum Project  Support Systems

Year Two: Building Capacity to Scale  Grant Outcome 3: Integration  Monitoring progress on Instructional tools  Identify areas of need  Targeted professional development and supports  Build Collaboration

Year Two: Building Capacity to Scale  Grant Outcome 4  RTT III  RTT District Initiative

RTT III  The purpose of the Race to the top of the Valley collaborative is to enhance the quality of education for all children in the San Luis Valley by developing high quality curriculum aligned to Colorado standards and by utilizing professional learning communities to support teachers and administrators to improve overall classroom instruction. LDCMDC Common Assessments Model Curriculum

RTT District  Tying to curriculum work already being done in districts  Brining Integration to Elementary Grades (Read Act)  Building infrastructure  Leadership  Oversight  Technology  Direct link to Post- secondary readiness efforts

Next Steps  What are districts in SLV BOCES already doing?  Identifying points of collaboration w/ integration and pilot districts  Identifying teacher leaders  Enhancing Collaboration  Making the work sustainable  Sharing experiences  Scaling up  Inter-BOCES collaboration

Contact Curtis L Garcia Principal/Integration Project Manager Centennial School District R-1 PO Box 350 San Luis, CO O: C: