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Staff and Curriculum Development Network June 2, 2011

Staff and Curriculum Development Network June 2, 2011. Background & Purpose. State Contract Increases the capacity of NYSED to serve, support, and expand CTE across the state BOCES LEAs Highest Needs are Highest Priority All services will be mutually agreed upon

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Staff and Curriculum Development Network June 2, 2011

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  1. Staff and Curriculum Development Network June 2, 2011

  2. Background & Purpose State Contract • Increases the capacity of NYSED to serve, support, and expand CTE across the state • BOCES • LEAs • Highest Needs are Highest Priority • All services will be mutually agreed upon -- Eric Suhr, NYSED CTE State Director

  3. Background & Purpose State Contract • Federally Funded (Carl Perkins) • Targeted funds for state support • 3 years – began in January 2011 • 2 year contract extension possible with successful performance and available funding

  4. Background & Purpose Contractor: Successful Practices Network Patrick Carrese, CEO • Not-for-profit membership organization organized in 2003 by Bill and Bonnie Daggett • National Professional Learning Community designed to share data, experiences, technical assistance, research, and successful practices focused on rigor, relevance and relationships for allstudents.

  5. Contractor: Successful Practices Network Notable Work • Schools, school districts, regional providers and individual educators in 41 states are members of SPN • Gates Foundation: Five-year initiative with 10 SEAs and 75 high schools to identify, analyze, enrich, and disseminate the nation’s most successful school wide practices and policies for achieving a rigorous and relevant curriculum for all students, with a particular focus on classroom instruction and effective learning • Comprehensive Initiatives in Florida, Texas, Michigan, Hawaii, Iowa and Nevada to share research-based best practices and provide technical assistance • Researched-based student, faculty, leadership and community surveys that measure rigor, relevance, relationships and key indicators of school leadership • Interactive Web site featuring webinars, podcasts, online professional development courses, high rigorous and relevant lessons plans and case studies of successful schools and CTE programs

  6. CTE Technical Assistance Staffing • Director Dr. Edward Shafer • Assistant Director Tim Ott • 4 Center Specialists • Dr. Constance Spohn • Dale Eggebraaten • Jerry Pedinotti • Stephen Russell • 5 Regional Staff • 1.5 FTE (NYC) – Marsha Iverson and Ted Gershon • .5 FTE (LI ) – Ellen Palazzo • 1 FTE (Southern tier , Yonkers) -- Keith E. Babuszczak • 1 FTE (Western) – Charlie Crumb • 1 FTE (Central) -- Carol Ann Zygo

  7. Work Plan • Improve CTE data collection to create an accurate picture of career and technical education program performance • Assist schools in the integration of the new national common core academic standards with CTE. • Expand CTE program approvals. • Use best practices in CTE for high school improvement. • Expand CTE programs and student leadership participation • Build relationships and networks to strengthen CTE.

  8. 1. Improve CTE Data Collection • Collaboration - Regional Information Centers (RIC), - SED, - Large city Directors of Technology • Establish calendar for LEA data collection and reporting of CTE • Conduct webinars informing staff on CTE data requirements and to increase participation in data collection. • Website - answer questions and provide online forms for convenient CTE data collection • Improve CTE data collection on New York City schools. • Assist SED staff with on-site grant monitoring and implementation of SED initiatives

  9. 2. Integrate Common Core State Standards with CTE • Complete a curriculum matrix crosswalk; - CTE program areas and the Common Core State Standards - ELA and Math • Website to provide curriculum matrix data and core academic standards related to each program area available to every CTE teacher in NYS. • Conduct webinars on the CTE curriculum matrix by CTE subject area. • Conduct professional development - CTE curriculum matrix - CTE in implementing Common Core Standards.

  10. 3. Expand CTE program approvals. • Identify targeted schools and districts undersubscribed in approved CTE programs. • Site visits to identify districts and explore potential for program approvals. • Work with NYC DOE to assess potential for increasing CTE program approvals. • Develop model applications that can be used with program approvals. • Develop enhanced website component to support schools seeking CTE program approval and selection of certification tests

  11. 4. Use best practices in CTE for High school Improvement. • Best practices in CTE aligned to SED’s school accountability model - support the school improvement initiatives - persistently low performing high schools. • Develop self-paced professional development tutorials • Face-to-face and online professional development to support CTE teachers in persistently low performing high schools. • Evaluations of Perkins Act fund recipients - determine the effectiveness of the funding - impact on student achievement. • Assist SED with research and data needs on CTE-related topics

  12. 5. Expand CTE programs and Student Leadership participation • Establish communication systems and websites to promote CTE and support student leadership organizations. • Professional development on student leadership for persistently low performing high schools to create and/or expand student leadership chapter formation and participation. • Seek business partners to support student leadership organizations and foundations to support and expand student leadership NYS. • Identify and disseminate model CTE programs and best practices.

  13. 6. Build Relationships and Networks to Strengthen CTE Engage With: • Leadership of administrator and teacher professional organizations • Leadership of career and professional organizations in business and industry • Institutions of higher education and business/industry associations • Directors of CTE in the Big 5 Cities • CTE Leaders in the BOCES and LEAs • Leaders of regional technical assistance centers • District Superintendents

  14. Our Website

  15. Our Contact Information Dr. Edward Shafer, Director • 315-269-7095 • Ed@SPNET.us Tim Ott, Assistant Director • 518-723-2138 • tim@SPNet.US Ted Gershon , 518-860-0578, Ted@SPNet.us (NYC) Marsha Iverson, 516-606-7016, Marsha@SPNet.us (NYC) Ellen Palazzo , 516-313-4894, Ellen@SPNet.us (Long Island) Charlie Crumb, 518-860-2381 charlie@spnet.us (Western) Carol Zygo carol@spnet.us (Central/East) July 1, 2011 Keith Bubuszczakkeith@spnet.us (South and Lower Hudson) July 1, 2011

  16. Our Contact Information Dr. Edward Shafer, Director • 315-269-7095 • Ed@SPNET.us Tim Ott, Assistant Director • 518-723-2138 • tim@SPNet.US Ted Gershon , 518-860-0578, Ted@SPNet.us (NYC) Marsha Iverson, 516-606-7016, Marsha@SPNet.us (NYC) Ellen Palazzo , 516-313-4894, Ellen@SPNet.us (Long Island) Charlie Crumb, 518-860-2381 charlie@spnet.us (Western) Carol Zygo carol@spnet.us (Central/East) July 1, 2011 Keith Bubuszczakkeith@spnet.us (South and Lower Hudson) July 1, 2011

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