1. Curriculum Council January 28, 2015

2. CIU10 Updates

3. CSIS Updates Galaxy - There is still enough funding to support five-15 day residencies. Please let me know if you are interested. Galaxy Coaching Survey Reminder Everfi - Amber Osuba would like to present to you information about the FREE Curricula - Digital Citizenship and the Science of Hockey. Everfi has entered a partnership with the NHL to provide these courses. For more information on the partnership: Everfi http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=729871

4. CSIS Updates Coaching survey reminder CSIS Director Search

5. Professional Development Updates Math Networking – February 9 th. Topics will focus on: Concrete, Representational, Abstract Math; multiplication strategies; Number Talks; building mathematical vocabulary; and opportunities for best practice collaboration. Cost: $20 for lunch and materials. Free for STEM Consortium Members. Math Networking Math Design Collaborative for High School Teachers- Workshop is scheduled for February 18, & 19, & March 20, 2015. Registration open until February 4, 2015. No cost for the first 24 participants! Register soon! Math Design Collaborative for High School Teachers Engineering byDesign for Middle School and High School Science/Technology Education/STEM Teachers – June 11 th https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peEPVLtKudM&feature=youtu.b e&list=UUdRupgxpdrpkRjI05HbYEJg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peEPVLtKudM&feature=youtu.b e&list=UUdRupgxpdrpkRjI05HbYEJg

6. Professional Development Updates AP Institute AP Institute - August 3 – 6, 2015 Scholarship applications are due February 15 th, with savings of $975 per person. http://professionals.collegeboard.com/k- 12/awards/ap-grantshttp://professionals.collegeboard.com/k- 12/awards/ap-grants Courses to be offered: Spanish Language and Culture (Maria Vazquez-Mauricio, Instructor) Statistics (Kenneth Pendleton, Instructor) Physics 1: Algebra-Based (Patricia Zober, Instructor) U.S. History (Ed Austin, Instructor) 5 th Course Added: Environmental Science (Tim Anderson, Instructor) Registration will open February 2 nd !

7. Professional Development Updates Nearpod– The IU continues to offer Consortium pricing = $50/teacher/year –OR- $100/teacher/3years. Interested districts may contact me at kgray@ciu10.org for purchasing information. Training will be April 16 th. Even if you are only using the free version of Nearpod, you can benefit from the training. Nearpodkgray@ciu10.org PSSA Admin Training Session on March 10 in the Clinton Room. The sessions are 1) 9 AM - 11 AM and 2) 1 PM - 3 PM 2015 Spring Keystone Exam Admin Training Sessions: April 28, 2015. Sessions: AM: 9 - 12 and PM: 1-4. Registration is coming soon! TESA Training - Coming this Fall Reading Apprenticeship

8. Professional Development Feb. – PVAAS April – Preparing for Audits, Safe Schools May – Database Primer, Child Accounting Contact Kim Moyer for more information.Kim Moyer 14/15 Data Quality Network Topics

9. Student Opportunities K’Nex Design Challenge– We have 11 teams registered– 10 from Clearfield County! There is no cost, except the cost of the kit. Challenge date is set for April 9, 2015. LHUCC has offered to host the event at their campus. K’Nex Design Challenge Elementary Reading Competition – Saturday, March 21, 2015. The deadline to have the forms to Deb Wakefield is February 27, 2015. Elementary Reading Competition Computer Fair - There are currently only 7 entries with Bald Eagle and CPI participating. Please encourage students to participate. The next computer fair meeting is being held on January 23rd, 2015. The scheduled competition date is March 5th, 2015 with a makeup date of March 12th, 2015.

10. Student Opportunities PA Governor’s School for Engineering and Technology PA State Academic Competition– more information to follow CIU 10 STEM Camp Kid Wind Challenge hosted by Centers for Science and the Schools at Penn State– May 2, 2015. http://csats.psu.edu/projects/pa-kidwind-wind- challenge-2015 http://csats.psu.edu/projects/pa-kidwind-wind- challenge-2015

11. Upcoming Conferences CIU Professional Development Offerings Continuing Professional Education Courses PDE Data Summit – March 22-25 PDE Data Summit PAFPC – May 3-6 PAFPC

12. Upcoming Conferences 2 nd Annual Region 6 Leadership Institute at Toftrees – July 8- 10, 2015 – Please put this event on your summer calendar. Plans are already underway for a great institute! Planners of the Institute are asking for districts to help us in “Celebrating Achievements”. We would like districts to share what is going well for them with other local districts.Celebrating Achievements

13. From LHU Pre-service teachers LHU has noticed a decrease in districts willing to participate for 7 th and 8 th grade teachers. Do you have any insight into why this is happening? They would appreciate any feedback.

14. From LHU Code Studio workshop Date: 05/23/15, 9:00 am-4:00 pm Location: Lock Haven University 401 North Fairview Street Room J101 East Campus Lock Haven, PA 17745

15. Online Learning How many of your schools run their own online program? Are the courses managed by teachers or an outside agency/company? How many students are enrolled FT?

16. Needs Assessment Is there anything that you would like to add or change in regards to the typical Curriculum Council agenda? Professional Development Survey

17. PDE/PAIUCC Updates

18. Educator Effectiveness

19. Comprehensive Planning *Webcasts on CP Resource Page http://compplanning.wiki.caiu.org/home http://compplanning.wiki.caiu.org/home *To join the Listserv, go to http://mailinglist.caiu.org Click PA Planning Click on Subscribe or Unsubscribe

20. PVAAS

21. O Follow-up to Fall 2014 Sessions O PEERS O Spring 2015 Roster Verification O Info to IU PVAAS Contact(s) Main Topics PVAAS

22. Follow-up to Fall 2014 PD Sessions

23. PEERS PEERS It will include 82-1, 82-2, and 82-3 only. PVAAS

24. Spring 2015 Roster Verification PVAAS

25. O Copy Rosters for a Teacher: O Able to copy over a teacher’s entire roster to another subject area O Update All Percentages: O Able to update all percentages in a data column at once for a better starting point O % student teacher enrollment O % full/partial instruction O Claiming Report: O Overclaiming and Underclaiming for a student is available in one report showing how the student is claimed in all subjects and grades Spring 2015– RV system enhancements! PVAAS

26. O NEW collection for the pre-population of PVAAS rosters: O PIMS Staff - Student – Subtest Collection O NOT using PIMS Course/HQT for PVAAS RV pre-population O LEAs determine alignment of local courses to State assessments as this is handled uniquely across LEAs O Student-Staff-Subtest collection is open now! O Submission deadline: March 25, 2015 at 11:59 pm. Be sure to submit before the deadline! O Run Cognos Reports!!! O PVAAS RV will mirror Staff -Student-Subtest Collection PIMS Collection for Roster Verification PVAAS

27. LEA Preview Phase, by School April 27- May 3, 2015 (1 week) Teacher Verification Phase May 4-17, 2015 (2 weeks) School Administrator Verification Phase May 18-31, 2015 (2 weeks) LEA Verification Phase June 1-14, 2015 (2 weeks) Roster Verification 2015 Phases

28. O Part 1 of the updated VLM has been available since November 2014 O Part 2 of the updated VLM will be released by the end of February 2015! O Email will be sent statewide to notify LEAs Roster Verification Virtual Learning Module (VLM) Sections in Part 1 Welcome (including sections by role) What is Roster Verification? Roster Verification overview Instructional Responsibility Sections in Part 2 Teacher actions School Administrator actions LEA/District Admin actions Resources/Supports https://pvaas.sas.com/learningModules.html

29. O PVAAS Account Management: Preparing for Roster Verification O Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 3:00-4:00 pm O Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 9:00-10:00 am O Thursday, January 29, 2015, 3:00-4:00 pm O PVAAS Roster Verification Training O Thursday, February 5, 2015, 12:30-3:30 pm O Wednesday, February 11, 2015, 8:30-11:30 am O Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 12:30-3:30 pm O Monday, February 23, 2015, 8:30-11:30 am O Sessions will be archived/recorded! Find more information on the sessions and how to join in the PVAAS Professional Development Opportunities Booklet or the Roster Verification Training & Resources document, both available on on the PVAAS login page! Roster Verification Webinars

30. O No formal presentation will be shared; simply time set aside for questions Roster Verification Q&A Sessions Virtual office Hours Tuesday Afternoons, 2:30-4:00 p.m. April 28 through June 9, 2015 Go to http://www.joinwebinar.com and enter webinar ID 483-783-506 to join! Thursday Mornings, 7:30- 9:00 a.m. April 30 through June 11, 2015 Go to http://www.joinwebinar.com and enter webinar ID 340-846-666 to join! Information on how to join is included in the PVAAS Professional Development Opportunities Booklet or the Roster Verification Training & Resources document, both available on the PVAAS login page!

31. O Guide to Implementation: RV & Account Management O RV Quick Start Guide O RV FAQ O Sample Scenarios document O RV Checklist – All Roles Available on the PVAAS Login page! SY14-15 Roster Verification Resources PVAAS

32. O Information about your LEAs roster verification transactions during SY2013-14 O Macro view of use of RV System by LEA O Review for areas where your LEAs may benefit from additional support & conversations O If you want to look at last year’s roster verification information, please email Bethann (bmcain@ciu10.org). SY 3-14 Roster Verification Transaction data

33. Other Feedback/Questions/Needs? pdepvaas@iu13.org

34. Project-Based Assessment Have any of you started using PBAs? If so, what questions do you have? How are you finding time? Who will be serving as your test administrator and tutor?

35. Project-Based Assessment They are still in need of evaluators. However, at this point, there is no compensation for evaluating completed PBAs. New projects to be released August 1 st – looking for folks to vet the new projects, please let me know if you are interested in helping with ELA, Science, or Math.

36. 2014-15 Meeting Schedule Mar. 25, 2015 Feb. 17, 2015May 6, 2015 Note the February Curriculum Council meeting date change! It was changed from Wednesday, February 25 th to February 17 th.

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