1. 1 NH PACE Tier 2 Leadership PLC Session 1 September 28, 2015

2. NH DOE Goal for Tier 2 PACE Districts: Mariane Gfroerer, NH DOE  To build assessment literacy - including the power of performance assessments, integration with instruction and curriculum, and components of task design and review – for Tier 2 PACE districts. 2

3. Agenda:  Welcome from CCE and NH DOE  Introductions and Connections  Building a PLC culture for PACE Tier 2 leaders  Sharing intersections of the PACE work with ongoing district initiatives  Overview of the PACE Tier 2 year  Questions, comments, challenges, early wins  Agenda and preparation for October 20 th Tier 2 District meeting  Sharing who will be attending from your district, questions and comments  Debrief and next steps 3

4. Objectives for this session:  To provide an overview of the year and the work and answer any questions  To connect and give input on your needs and cross- district collaboration interests 4

5. Guiding Question for our Leadership PLC:  How do we collaborate as leaders in a PLC that helps each district maximize PACE learning? 5

6. Introductions and Connections:  What does your district hope to get out of PACE? (10 minutes) 6

7. Definition of Collaboration Collaborate means to work jointly with others, especially in an intellectual endeavor

8. PLC Logic Model Building strong professional learning communities – focused on improving instruction, curriculum, and assessment – will result in increased teacher collaboration and an increase in the use of effective instructional practices in classrooms, leading to improved student achievement. Building vibrant Professional Learning Communities (PLC) Increased school collaboration focused on improving instruction & student learning Changes in School and Classroom Practices Improved Student Outcomes

9. Cultural Shifts in a PLC: 9 A Shift inFundamental Purpose: From a focus on teachingTo a focus on learning From emphasis on what was taught To a fixation on what students learned From coverage of contentTo demonstration of proficiency From providing individual teachers with curriculum documents such as state standards and curriculum guides To engaging collaborative team in building shared knowledge regarding essential curriculum “Learning by Doing” by Solution Tree

10. Change Process:

11. Professional collaboration is successful when:  There is substantive, intellectual discourse focused on improving instruction  There are defined norms and protocols  There is a culture of publicly sharing our work  It results in publicly questioning assumptions, and trying on new lenses to solve problems  It allows for differences in a respectful manner

12. What Does Professional Collaboration Look Like?  Looking at student and teacher work  Text-based discussions  Rounds or lab classrooms (peer observation)  Interdisciplinary teaching teams  Creating common assessments & rubrics  Refining curriculum  Data-based inquiry groups  Lesson study  Instructional leadership teams

13. Sharing intersections of the PACE work with ongoing district initiatives 13

14. NH DOE Goal for Tier 2 PACE Districts:  To build assessment literacy - including the power of performance assessments, integration with instruction and curriculum, and components of task design and review – for Tier 2 PACE districts. 14

15. Overview of the PACE Tier 2 year Cross-district Professional Development Institute Five-day QPA Institute over the course of the school year beginning in fall 2015 for a PACE team. Participants will learn the performance assessment process, create strong performance assessment tasks, and gain skills to lead assessment system development in their schools. (The institute will be held on-site at participating districts to be determined in consultation with districts.) Blended Learning Modules These online modules work in tandem with QPA Institute days to provide a dynamic and complete learning experience. The modules are designed to provide customized learning experiences for educators in between the in-person QPA Institute days, while enabling Tier 2 districts to use the modules with faculties in participating schools. The scope and sequence is based on individual district need. Coaching For each Tier 2 district, a CCE coach will provide up to eighteen coaching days to reinforce and apply learning from the QPA Institute throughout the district. Leadership PLC A forum for district and school leaders, facilitated by the CCE coaching team, to discuss the leadership role in building an assessment-literate district. (One-hour virtual meeting, scheduled periodically every 1-2 months) 15

16. Expectations for Participating Districts:  The district Tier 2 leads will be expected to participate in monthly one-hour Leadership PLC virtual sessions (by phone or web platform) with CCE to share practice about the leaders’ role, coordinate the Tier 2 work, review district feedback, and make any needed mid-course corrections.  The district creates a plan, with CCE assistance, for building assessment literacy for all teachers in designated schools by the end of the school year and ensuring that the appropriate people participate in the support activities.  The district team that attends the institute, listed in your PACE application to NHDOE, must be consistent and include at least one central office administrator and participating school leaders.  Each classroom teacher in all participating schools will engage in creating at least one performance task to be potentially field-tested in their classrooms in the spring. 16

17. Cross-District Calendar: Leadership PLCMonday, 9/28, 10-11 a.m. Cross-district Professional Development InstituteTuesday 10/20, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Cross-district Professional Development InstituteThursday 11/19, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. (alt 11/20) Leadership PLCThursday 12/10, 3-4 p.m. Leadership PLCThursday 1/21, 3-4 p.m. Cross-district Professional Development InstituteWednesday 2/3, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Leadership PLCThursday 3/3, 3-4 p.m. Cross-district Professional Development InstituteWednesday 3/30, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Leadership PLCThursday 4/14, 3-4 p.m. Cross-district Professional Development InstituteThursday 5/5, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. (alt 5/20 or 25) Leadership PLCThursday 5/26, 3-4 p.m. 17

18. Coaching Practices with all Participating Districts:  Leadership Check-Ins : We will collaborate regularly with leadership to develop and implement a district/school plan with timeline and activities for building assessment literacy for all staff in participating schools.  PACE District/School Team Check-Ins & Planning: We will work with districts to complete a year-at-a-glance calendar to help with backward planning and goal setting.  Communicate Regularly: We will communicate regularly with district leaders to ensure they are on the path to achieve the PACE outcomes and that the QPA institute and coaching is meeting the district’s needs, and work with them to make any needed mid-course adjustments. 18

19. Questions, comments, challenges, early wins: 19

20. Agenda and preparation for October 20 th Tier 2 District meeting:  8:00 Check in & gathering (light breakfast)  8:30 Opening Connections and Welcome  8:45 Performance Assessment Carousel  10:30 Looking at Assessment Work Protocol  11:45 Bringing back the work  12:00 Lunch  12:45 NH’s Vision and the Role of Tier 2 PACE: Paul Leather Q & A  1:15 Differentiated Strand: Cognitive Rigor in Our Instruction and Assessment  2:45 Reflection  3:00 Meeting Close 20

21. Sharing who will be attending from your district on 10/20, questions, comments 21

22. Debrief and Next Steps  Did we accomplish our goals?  What did we do well?  What could we do better next PLC? 22

23. Contact Information Center for Collaborative Education Dan French, Executive Director Email: dfrench@ccebos.org Christina Brown, Senior Director for Instruction and Assessment Email: cbrown@ccebos.org Phone: (617) 421-0134 www.cce.org @cceboston www.facebook.com/centerforcollaborativeed 23