1. Regional Support Staff January 25, 2016 Region 2 & 3

4. WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! REGION 2  Sheila Bolling – Special Education REGION 3  Jornea Erwin – Technology in Motion  Regina Sankey – Special Education  Tim Cobb – Alabama Reading Initiative

5. OUTCOMES Participants will… Investigate local data with Scott Mohon Be guided through the Mid- Year Process for Focus and Priority Schools with Melissa and Karen Discuss the impact on our work in accordance with the ESSA with Melissa and Karen Share and analyze constructed responses as we look for ways to work together

6. NORMS

7. DATA INVESTIGATIONS w/ Scott Mohon

8. RSC Website https://getitpd.wikispaces.com/Regional+Support Google “getitpd,” and it’s the first hit.

9. Mid-Year and End-of-Year Reviews https://getitpd.wikispaces.com/MidYear+Review

10. Failing Schools’ List  Will be released soon.  Bottom 6% on Aspire.  https://www.alsde.edu/dept/data/Pa ges/aaa-all.aspx https://www.alsde.edu/dept/data/Pa ges/aaa-all.aspx

11. ESSA Every Student Succeeds Act “Well-Rounded” Child and Education This bipartisan measure reauthorizes the 50-year-old Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the nation’s national education law and longstanding commitment to equal opportunity for all students.

12. President Obama "With this bill, we reaffirm that fundamentally American ideal—that every child, regardless of race, income, background, the zip code where they live, deserves the chance to make of their lives what they will."

16. Support and Improvement

18. PLC WORK Constructed Responses

19. Characteristics of a PLC Shared vision and values that lead to a collective commitment in our practice Actively seek solutions and be open to new ideas Cooperate to achieve common goals Encouragement of experimentation as an opportunity to learn Questioning of the status quo in a way that fuels improvement and professional learning Reflection to ensure continuous improvement is based on outcomes rather than intentions

20. Idea’s for group conversations: What is our common goal for looking at constructed responses with teachers and coaches? What processes do we utilize? What evidence do we have that our processes are effective? Triumphs and challenges. How is our work similar in this process and how is it different (ARI, AMSTI, ASIM, TIMs, etc.)? What are our students strengths in regard to the standards? What are our students learning needs as a whole? How do we uncover the differentiation needs and how do we meet those needs? Anything else that emerges in your conversations.

21. REFLECTION Common goals? Our processes? for looking at constructed responses with teachers and coaches? Effectiveness? Triumphs and challenges. Similarities and Differences in our work (ARI, AMSTI, ASIM, TIMs, etc.)? Student’s strengths in regard to the standards? Student’s learning needs as a whole? How do we uncover the differentiation needs and how do we meet those needs? Any other organic conversation beneficial to our learning.