2. Embedded Professional Development The CRCs have accumulated a total of 604 Hours of Embedded PD which has been provided for teachers and administrators during the 2009-2010 school year.

3. Embedded Professional Development Topics Differentiation strategies Open-Response strategies Effective lesson planning strategies Curriculum development Rubric development and implementation Written Expression strategies Math problem-solving strategies

4. Gifted and Talented (G/T) Services Providing Primary Talent Pool activities Proctoring the assessments for G/T determination Overseeing the development and implementation of the Gifted Student Service Plans (GSSPs) Providing progress reports for the G/T students

5. Data Analysis KCCT results ThinkLink results GRADE / G-MADE results T-Pro results Common Assessments

6. Various Other Services Provided by CRCs Assisting in various grant applications Providing guidance with interventions for students Overseeing student service projects Facilitating Professional Learning Community (PLC) meetings Maintaining school-wide “Data Walls” Mentoring / conferencing with individual students

7. Increase in Think-Link Results There has been an improvement from September 2008 / December 2008 when compared to September 2009 / December 2009 38% of all categories improved from September 2008 / December 2008 53% of all categories improved from September 2009 / December 2009

8. Quotes Regarding the Importance of the CRCs “Evelyn Mayer and Louise Collins are an asset to NCHS not only in all that they do for our school but also in their attitudes towards work and their desire to create an environment where students, teachers, and administrators all have the ability to be the best that they can be.” “The CRCs are a invaluable resource to Horizon Academy as a vital piece of the puzzle that helps ensure that all students are engaged in receiving a quality education now to better accomplish learning for life. “ “Our staff told the principal that the last Professional Learning Communities meeting for test analysis and planning interventions was the best they have ever had.” “The direction of curriculum resource teachers in every school has made a tremendous impact on every student and staff member at BMS. Marci Haydon has had a dramatic positive impact on teaching and learning at OKHMS. She has been able to take ideas to improve instruction and put them into action. Marci is highly regarded by all staff. She is sincere, knowledgeable, and focused on student learning. I think OKHMS has made some great strides in improving teaching and learning and much of that credit goes to the work and follow through from our CRC Marci Haydon. We struggle with class size and I am one of the first to speak up about the need for more classroom teachers, but if getting an extra teacher meant I had lose Marci, I would deal with the class size.

9. 9 Commendations received from the CRC Initiative The 2009-2010 SACS Quality Assurance Review (QAR) Team commends Nelson County High School for: “Teacher and administrator interviews as well as observations and review of documents consistently indicated that the Curriculum Resource Coordinators contribute significantly to teacher effectiveness, the professional learning of teachers and administrators, and improvement of student achievement. The QAR Team wishes to commend the school for providing ongoing, job embedded, professional learning focused on building capacity to deliver high quality, research aligned instructional practice.”

10. The Value of our Nelson County Curriculum Resource Consultants Questions?