1. Curriculum Council January 26, 2015

2. Bright Spot
Please be prepared to share something that has been a bright spot for you over the past week. It can be personal or professional.

3. Leadership Academy 2016 July 13th - 15th at Toftrees
Proposals for are due March 18th.
This year’s focus is Moving an IDEA to Implementation.

4. CIU10 Updates

5. Professional Development
Data Quality Networking Meeting
next meeting: February 18, 2016
Growing Thinkers One Mind at a Time: Accountable Talk
Echoes and Reflections, Act 70: Holocaust, Genocide and other Human Rights Violations
In addition- creating an Eduplanet21 course for Act 70: Holocaust, Genocide and other Human Rights Violations
should be available around April
Engineering byDesign/Hands-On STEM
The information in Wednesday’s meeting is important to principals. These meetings are not just for PIMS administrators and data entry folks. PVAAS affects everyone, including principals.

6. Professional Development
Effective Math Instruction for Elementary Teams
2-day training: March 21 & May 9
Effective Math Instruction for Secondary Teams
2-day training: March 30 & May 10
2016 PDE Literacy Conference
June 21-23, 2016; Hershey Lodge

7. Professional Development
Rates for us to come to you:
$600 per day
$350 for half a day
Some can be combined with Special Education, which can provide 2 trainers for one cost
More cost effective with large groups
Can differentiate more
Will be coordinating the Clearfield County-Wide inservice on October 10, 2016
The information in Wednesday’s meeting is important to principals. These meetings are not just for PIMS administrators and data entry folks. PVAAS affects everyone, including principals.

8. 2016 Advanced Placement Summer Institute
Courses Secured:
AP English Literature & Composition - Instructor: Cheryl Petersohn
AP World History - Instructor: Kit Wainer
AP Spanish Language and Culture - Instructor: Jay Duhl
AP Biology - Instructor: Bill Wesley
AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based - Instructor: Dr. Ann Tilak
AP Computer Science Principles - Instructor: Joe Greenawalt
Scholarships are available!
The deadline for the scholarships are February 1st, 2016.
More information regarding scholarships:
Registration will open by the end of February on our E-LRNR system.

9. Student Opportunities Updates
National History Day
PA Academic Competition
PA STEM
K’Nex Challenge
Math 24 Challenge
Reading Competition
High School Computer Fair
Middle School Computer Fair

10. ESSA- 3 Corners
Formative Assessment- to gauge your thinking

11. Accountability
Shifts the responsibility for the design and implementation of the accountability system to the state level.
Specific goals are identified by states but must address proficiency on tests, English language proficiency, and graduation rates.
Must address closing the achievement and graduation gaps for federally-defined subgroups.
Must include an additional indicator that addresses a metric beyond standardized tests (i.e., school climate, postsecondary readiness, student engagement, etc.).
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12. Standards and Assessment
Assessments must be aligned to “challenging” academic standards.
States must continue to assess students in English Language Arts and Math in grades 3-8 and in high school.
Science must be assessed at least once during grades 3-5, 6-9, and
Participation rate requirement of 95 percent remains.
English language learners must be assessed in English language proficiency.
Only 1 percent of special education students can be given alternate assessments.
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13. School Intervention & Improvement
The fixed, limited options for aiding low-performing schools under NCLB have ended.
Under ESSA, states must define the accountability system.
Intervention required for the lowest-performing 5 percent.
Schools on the “lists” whatever the “lists” will be called, will be identified by the fall of 2016
States now define the interventions to help low-performing schools as part of their accountability systems.
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14. Educator Evaluation
ESSA removes federal oversight of how educators are evaluated.
Provides Pennsylvania with flexibility in designing a system without need for a federal waiver.
State-level requirements tying educator evaluation to student performance on standardized assessments still remain in Pennsylvania (Act 82).
Opportunities for discussions with lawmakers and other stakeholders about modifications to the existing Act 82 of 2012.
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15. ESSA Title I Funding & Modifications
States must describe how they will intervene in schools that are "low performing”.
Pilot Programs / Other Provisions
Pilot programs use Title I funding to develop innovative systems to assess student achievement toward state academic standards.
establish a new allocation system
parents be consulted

16. ESSA Teacher Quality & Evaluation
with teacher training and evaluations, setting the goals of the program as increasing student achievement, improving teacher and school leader effectiveness, increasing the number of teachers and school leaders who are effective in improving student academic achievement, and providing low-income and minority students greater access to effective teachers and school leaders. (see EdWeek pg 11)
National Teacher Training Activities
new national initiatives - Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program, a Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation initiative, an American History and Civics Education program

17. ESSA
Other Provisions
English Learners — redefines the goals of the program to increase expectations and standards.
Student Support & Academic Enrichment Grants
Preschool Development Grants — coordinate existing preschool programs to provide better access to early childhood education for low-income and disadvantaged children with the goal of preparing these children to be ready for kindergarten.

18. ESSA Sheraton Square - Pittsburgh February 7-10, 2016
Title I Improving School Performance Conference
Sheraton Square - Pittsburgh
February 7-10, 2016
Update on ESSA

19. PDE/PAIUCC Updates

20. SPP Draft
Calling out the Growth of students with disabilities will be added
On-track measure – Grades 3 ELA and Grade 7 Math
Measures represent the % of students meeting the indicators of success on a locally selected assessment in Grade 3 reading and Grade 7 Mathematics
LEAs will determine whether to administer and submit data or default or PSSA data
On-track – Attendance Rate
This performance measure represents student attendance rate
This calculations represents the number of aggregate days of student attendance divided by the aggregate days school was in session for those students.

21. SPP On track – ELA On track – Closing the Achievement Gap
Are the students on-track to English Language of Proficiency
Calculations are based on percent of student on-track to attainment of English Language Proficiency as calculated by WIDA at school and district level.
On track – Closing the Achievement Gap
Performance currently includes ELLs, Special Ed, and Low income now will include: Latino, Native Americans, and African Americans
College and Career Measure – Industry Standards
National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)
National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) and Industry Certifications earned.
AP/IB College Course Offerings

22. Senate Bill 880 Update Waiting for Governor Wolf to sign
Delays Keystone Exam proficiency requirement until the school year.
Directs PDE to implement alternative methods for students to demonstrate proficiency for graduation in addition to the Keystone Exams, PBA, and other alternative assessments in PA. Code 4.24.
Improve and expedite the evaluation of PBAs.
Ensure that no student is prohibited from participation in Vo-Tech [CTC] education or elective courses or programs as a result of supplemental instruction

23. SPP Post-secondary enrollment/joining the Military Graduation Rate
Career Standards Benchmark
Send Jean an if you know of someone who would be able to add value to this process

24. PVAAS Updates

25. Request from PDE PVAAS
Provide updates for the PVAAS team (please see the list)

26. Projections to Advanced Placement and AP
PVAAS student projections to Advanced Placement (AP) can help address questions like:
Are students who are already on the path to success on the AP exams being considered for rigorous coursework?
Are there students with a high likelihood of success on the AP exams who are not considering a path of advanced placement coursework?
Projections to SAT, PSAT and ACT
PVAAS student projections to ACT, PSAT, and SAT can help address questions like:
Are students who are already on the path to success on these assessments in fact participating in these assessments?
Are there students with a high likelihood of success who do not consider themselves college candidates?
Are there students who are underprepared for the college readiness benchmarks?

27. Roster Verification Spring 2016 Roster Verification
LEA Preview Phase by School – May 2-13
Teacher verification – May 14-27
School Admin Verification – May 28-June10
LEA Verification – June 11-24
§ Are you ready to roster:
Audience: New LEA staff who provide support and assistance for PVAAS Roster Verification.
One session: Thursday, 2/18/2016, 8:30 – 11:30 AM
Link to Join:

28. PDE Reports
February 2nd – PDE will submit names to USDoE for Green Ribbon Schools
Intent is to inspire schools, districts and higher ed – to reduce environmental impacts, improve health practices, green practices, STEM and Civil Practices.
Committee established to review the Driver’s Ed
PDE is changing the participation rate
In the past – PDE used the following manner – if 100 booklets were turned in and 98 of those booklets had student answers – than 98% of the students participated.
PDE was sighted 3 years in a row for not counting all students.
PDE is now using PIMS

29. New Policy at PDE
Received a call from a district –have students who have IEPs. They administer Algebra 1A for one year and Algebra 1 B the second year. They asked if it would be possible for students to take Module 1 of the Keystone at the end of year 1 and Module 2 at the end of year 2.
It is an approved accommodation, but it must be in the IEP as an accommodation. This will be in the accommodations handbook – it can for any of the Keystones.
Still looking into a one year course
Waiting for it to be in writing

30. Chapter 339
Pennsylvania requires all school districts to have a K-12 School Counseling Plan as part of Chapter 339.
Groups of districts should work together to coordinate an effective professional development program to plan and create K-12 School Counseling Plans. PDE-funded consultants are available to groups of school districts in PA on a limited basis.
Would you like us to contact Mike Thompson or Betty Holmboeto explore services that might be available to help our group of districts.

31. Chapter 339 Connecting Chapter 339 to CTCs Instruction
Career Readiness

32. CTC Discussion
What are your current plans with tying CTC curriculum to Basic Ed curriculum?
What do you need for this to occur?
How can we support you?

33. Additional Discussion
Lexia Lunch and Learn

34. Other Needs, Questions, or/and Discussion Items