Race to the Top: August 6th, 2011 Update

EP Race to the Top: NEW NEWS!! Revised Friday, August 5, 2011

Support System I: Curriculum and the Common Core
Great video to explain the Common Core key points

Must be Implemented 2013-2014:
GSEs - Assessment Standards              --->     Common Core (CC) - Instructional Standards

CC Literacy Standards

                Balance Literature and Informational Text 50/50
                Require students to read across contents (technically and critically using
                                primary and secondary sources)
                Focus on text complexity – setting clear expectations each year
                Text dependency – infer meaning from text (not based on opinion)

                Shift from Personal Narrative and Reflection
                Elimination of Poetry writing as a standard

Mathematics – major changes
                Earlier introduction of fractions
                Focus on:
                                Fluency – accuracy and speed (+, - ,*, &, /)
                                Understanding – knowing what to do and why
                                Application – modeling for life/careers

Science and Social Studies continue with GSEs and CC


Common Core Maps – created by Gates Foundation

Science 2015:
Next Generation Science Standards
New standards coming as well in the spring of 2012

All staff will be trained in “Study of the Standards” – Dana Center
Planned training for Tuesday, September 6, 2011 and Friday, September 16, 2011 (full days – half of staff each day) – schedule will be posted soon; also located in the PD Portal

East Providence plan to create K-12 curricula aligned to the Common Core:

Support System II: Instructional Management System (IMS)

Data system to store/warehouse test scores, student information, curricula/ assessments, and teacher evaluations
Formative, Interim, and Summative Assessments (all provided – being created 2011-2012)
NECAP - Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for Colleges and Careers (PARCC)


Testing begins in 2014-2015
Gr. 3-11 (every year Reading, Writing, and Mathematics)
Gr. 5-11 online

PARCC assessment - 2 times annually (75% of the way through the year [March] and at the end [end of May/June]; additionally there will be two optional testing opportunities – beginning of the year and midyear )

This site is new!! www.parcconline.org

NECAP will continue in May for Science 5, 8, & 11 – until Next Generation test is developed

Support System III: Educator Evaluation

This RIDE location is really loaded with information!!
www.ride.ri.gov/EducatorQuality/EducatorEvaluation/

This is the Evaluation Instrument for teachers and principals for the 2011-2012 school year. www.ride.ri.gov/EducatorQuality/EducatorEvaluation/Docs/RhodeIslandModelEducatorEvaluationSystemWorkingDraft_01_7_11.pdf

The new evalution system is based on Charlotte Danielson’s work.
www.danielsongroup.org/articleEvaluation.htm

Evaluation process

Gradual Implementation
Contacts per year à 5 for the 1st year (9 beginning in 2012-2013)

Beginning of year conference
Mid-year conference
End of year conference

1 formal evaluation – 50 min.
1 informal evaluation – 10-15 min.

Self assessment – to be administered at the September 6 & 16 PD days
Develop 1 professional growth goal

Evaluation Areas
Professional Practice (PP) – effective instruction
Exemplary, Satisfactory, Emerging, Unsatisfactory
Professional Responsibilities (PR) –
Exceeds expectations, meets, or does not meet

Student Learning

                                Growth measures:  1-low, 2-typical, and 3-high

The student growth model is explained    www.ride.ri.gov/assessment/RIGM.aspx

 

Evaluation Schedule à Annually for the first two years
Minimally effective (ME) each year
Effective (E) and highly effective (HE) will have another schedule
Ineffective (IE)

This will be in place for fall 2011!

East Providence has hired two full-time (Kim Laliberte and Sandy Forand) and three part-time (John Gendron, Teresa Medeiros, and Kathy Caffrey) Master Mentor Evaluators (MME) for 2011-2012 to assist with training and evaluating teaching staff.

Guidance, Secondary librarians, Special Education, Psychologists, Social Workers, LEAs, OT, PT, and Speech will not be evaluated with the new system until 2012.

Teacher Quality Determination
51%        Student Growth model and Goal Setting
49%        Teacher evaluation + Professional Responsibilities and Practices (PD, collaboration, family
communication, and leadership)

College and University Preparation Data
% of highly effective, effective, and minimally effective

Support System IV: Induction and Mentoring

Still in development phase – RI is aligning to New Teacher Project

 

East Providence will release Crystal Monteiro to serve as an Induction Coach to all East Bay districts. Tabitha Watjen will be released part-time to serve secondary East Providence teachers. They have both received intensive training from the New Teacher Project and are ready to help new teachers.

Support System V: Turn around schools
East Providence does not have any “failing schools” (five+ years not meeting AYP)
EPHS have not met AYP 3 years

By 2015:
A.  90% of Rhode Island students entering the fourth grade (EP 64%) and eighth grade (EP 65%) will be proficient in reading
B.  90% of students entering fourth grade (EP 59%) and 75% of students entering eighth grade (EP 53%) will be proficient in mathematics
C.   The achievement gap will be cut in half (Black, Hispanic, Poor, and IEP)
D.  85% of students will graduate from high school (EP 74%)
E.   77% of students will enroll in postsecondary education within two years of graduating from high school (EP 69%)
F.   90% of students who enroll in postsecondary education will complete their first year (EP 78%)

 


Race to the Top: April 18th , 2011 Update

 

 



Educator Evaluation Program Update
The new educator evaluation system draft is located on the RIDE website.

The Overview of the RI Model (PDF)
Growth Model Pamphlet (PDF)
Gradual Implementation Handout (PDF)
Facts on the evaluation system (PDF)

East Providence will be a gradual implementation district. That means
all teachers will be evaluated once formally (1 period - 50 minutes)
and once informally (10-15 minutes) next year. Additionally, teachers
will write one professional goal and one student learning goal.

Administrators, MMEs, and department heads will be well trained in the
new model.

We are looking for volunteers to be on the district evaluation team.
If you are interested, please contact either Sandy Forand or Kim
Laliberte.

Support System I: Curriculum and the Common Core

Implemented 2013-2014:
GLEs/GSEs -Common Core (ELA – Reading, Writing, and Mathematics)
Assessment Standards - Instructional Standards

ELA Standards – similar to GLEs

Mathematics – different from GLEs

Science and Social Studies continue with GSEs and CC
http://www.ride.ri.gov/Instruction/CommonCore.aspx

Common Core Maps – created by Gates Foundation
http://commoncore.org/maps/index.php

2015:
Next Generation Science Standards

All staff need to be trained in “Study of the Standards” – Dana Center
Planned training for Tuesday, September 6, 2011 and Friday, September 16, 2011 (full days – half of staff each day)

East Providence plan to create K-12 curricula aligned to the Common Core
-ELA 2011-2012
-Social Studies 2012-2013
-Mathematics need to align to CC

Support System II: Instructional Management System (IMS)

Data system to store/warehouse test scores, student information, curricula/ assessments, and teacher evaluations

Formative, Interim, and Summative Assessments (all provided)

NECAP - Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for Colleges and Careers (PARCC)

http://www.ride.ri.gov/Assessment/PARCC.aspx

Testing begins in 2014-2015

Gr. 3-11 (every year Reading, Writing, and Mathematics) 
Gr. 5-11 online
Through course assessments (4 times annually – think quarterly)
Grade 7 is the first group

NECAP will continue in May for Science 5, 8, & 11
RIDE to begin collecting teacher-course-student data

Support System III: Educator Evaluation

Staff needs to be trained in the new evaluation system beginning in March 2011
http://www.ride.ri.gov/EducatorQuality/EducatorEvaluation/

http://www.ride.ri.gov/EducatorQuality/EducatorEvaluation/Docs/RhodeIslandModelEducatorEvaluationSystemWorkingDraft_01_7_11.pdf

Evaluators will have intensive training for five days March-July 2011
Chief Evaluator
Complementary Evaluator

Teachers will be trained in September 2011 (1/2 day sessions)

Based on Charlotte Danielson’s work.
http://www.danielsongroup.org/articleEvaluation.htm

Evaluation process

Contacts per year - 9

Conferences

Beginning of year conference

Mid-year conference

End of year conference


Evaluations:

1 formal evaluation – 50 min.

5 informal evaluations – 10 min. x 5 = 50 min.


Self assessment

Develop 3 professional growth goals


Evaluation Areas:

Professional Practice (PP) – effective instruction

Exemplary, Satisfactory, Emerging, Unsatisfactory

Professional Responsibilities (PR) –

Exceeds expectations, meets, or does not meet

Student Learning

Growth measures: 1-low, 2-typical, and 3-high


Evaluation Schedule - Annual for the first two years

Minimally effective (ME) each year

Effective (E) and highly effective (HE) will have another schedule

Ineffective (IE)

This will be in place for fall 2011!

Master Mentor Evaluator (MME)

One (1) Humanities
ELA, ELL, Social Studies, Reading, and World Languages
One (1) STEM
Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, CTC, Library, and Business
One (1) ART
Art and music
One (1) PE
Physical Education and Health
One (1) Support Specialist
Guidance, Special Education, Psychologists, Social Workers, LEAs, OT, PT, Speech

Teacher Quality Determination
51%                Student Growth model and Goal Setting
49%        Teacher evaluation + Professional Responsibilities and Practices (PD, collaboration, family communication, and leadership)

College and University Preparation Data
% of highly effective, effective, and minimally effective

Support System IV: Induction and Mentoring

Still in development phase – RI is aligning to New Teacher Project
http://www.tntp.org/index.php/clients/

New teachers receive 11 days of required embedded mentoring

New hires will apply for a probationary certification

Professional certificates will be earned after the mentoring program is completed

Mentors will be full release “coaches” for 2-4 years

The best teachers will be recruited through superintendents’ nominations – there will be an application, interview, and informational session

Based on new hires, EP may have 1 FTE Coach (coaches may be regionalized)
       
Mentoring will take place for at least 90 minutes weekly

Through embedded in class observations student data will be utilized to plan and improve instruction – not evaluative

Coaches will receive extensive training (summer 2011) that will provide consistency and continuity across all districts

Support System V: Turn around schools

East Providence does not have any “failing schools” (five+ years not meeting AYP)
MMS and EPHS have not met AYP 2 and 3 years consecutively

By 2015:
A.  90% of Rhode Island students entering the fourth grade (EP 64%) and eighth grade (EP 65%) will be proficient in reading
B.  90% of students entering fourth grade (EP 59%) and 75% of students entering eighth grade (EP 53%) will be proficient in mathematics
C.   The achievement gap will be cut in half (Black, Hispanic, Poor, and IEP)
D.  85% of students will graduate from high school (EP 74%)
E.   77% of students will enroll in postsecondary education within two years of graduating from high school (EP 69%)
F.   90% of students who enroll in postsecondary education will complete their first year (EP 78%)

Questions and Answers