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Welcome Skills Iowa Webinar

Welcome Skills Iowa Webinar. February 15, 2012. Agenda. Introductions Review of Principal Leadership Actions Implementing Skills Iowa at Colfax-Mingo Using Skills Iowa as a Second Assessment Using Benchmark Reports A Skills Iowa Poll Legislative Update Starboard Market, Clear Lake .

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Welcome Skills Iowa Webinar

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  1. Welcome Skills Iowa Webinar February 15, 2012

  2. Agenda • Introductions • Review of Principal Leadership Actions • Implementing Skills Iowa at Colfax-Mingo • Using Skills Iowa as a Second Assessment • Using Benchmark Reports • A Skills Iowa Poll • Legislative Update • Starboard Market, Clear Lake

  3. Review of Principal Leadership Actions • Use of Skills Iowa and other improvement initiatives aren’t voluntary. Commitment follows competence. • Regular, structured collaborative time is provided for learning teams. • Principals participate in learning teams and are updated when they can’t attend. They show commitment to the process, not lip service. • Principals model the use of data.

  4. Becky MaherMiddle School PrincipalColfax-Mingo bmaher@mail.colfax-mingo.k12.ia.us 641.363.4282

  5. Jen SigristDirector of Teaching and LearningVan Meter jjennifer.sigrist@vmbulldogs.com (515) 996-2221 x 143

  6. Using Skills Iowa as Second Assessment Jen Sigrist Director of Teaching and Learning Van Meter School

  7. What’s the purpose 2nd Assessment • A school or school district shall use additional assessments to measure progress on locally determined content standards in at least reading, mathematics, and science. Iowa Code 281—IAC 12.8(1)(f) (1)

  8. Second Assessments • Skills Iowa Benchmark assessments in reading and math grades 3-11 (algebra 2) • Locally created science assessments

  9. Reporting to the state • Annual Progress Report (APR) • Annual goals still made on Iowa Assessments

  10. Getting Teachers to think Formatively • Assessment Center and Skills Tutor • Teacher created assessments in Skills Iowa • Other teacher created assessments

  11. Benchmark Reports Assessment Comparison Report

  12. A Skills Iowa Poll We want to know what works for you!

  13. Legislative Update Margaret Buckton

  14. Statehouse Update • Education Reform • Governor’s Bill in House Education • Senate Version out this week • Critical contents • Core Curriculum: fine arts, music, applied arts, character ed, entrepreneurial ed (not repealing anything currently in the Core • Assessments: End of course, Smarter Balance (national effort aligned to the Common Core,) ACT as 11th grade federal compliance assessment, growth/gain scores related to Iowa Waiver for NCLB/ESEA requirements. Missing link is formative assessment. • Other significant issues related to licensure and elevating the content knowledge and requirements to get into teaching, alternative certification paths (administrators and teachers) and annual evaluation with details TBD at a later date by task forces appointed by the DE director. • Next steps: Waiver application is due to the feds Feb. 21 • Governor wants the whole plan, as a system. Legislators in both parties have concerns.

  15. Statehouse Funding Update The Governor did not include a 2014 AG rate recommendation in his budget and prefers to wait until 2013 Session. The two Senate bills concerning allowable growth at four percent were approved by the Senate, Feb. 7, 2012 and now in the House HF 2445, which changes the timing of setting allowable growth, was approved by the House Feb. 13 and is now in the Senate Education Committee. • SF 2114 Sets a 4% AG for FY 2014 for the state cost per pupil • SF 2115 Sets a 4% AG for FY 2014 for categorical per pupil supplements • HF 2445 Requires AG rate to be set in odd numbered years for the upcoming budget year (with only a few months’ notice prior to start of the fiscal year) and the subsequent year. • HF 2217 and HF 2218 are House versions of 4%, both in the House Education Committee.

  16. Starboard Market, Clear Lake The Starboard Market is located in downtown Clear Lake and is a friendly, delightful place for a quick lunch of soup, salad, or sandwich.  They are known for their Cheesy Cornbread Soup and many other home-made favorites.  They have a board from which you may order and they have a wide variety of sandwiches.  If you are in Clear Lake, check out the Starboard Market.

  17. Thanks for Joining Us! Susie Olesen susie@skillsiowa.org 641-745-5284 515-251-5970 x 6 Margaret Buckton Margaret.buckton@isfis.net 515-201-3755 x 1 Sean Gibson Sean.gibson@isfis.net 515-249-9654 x 2

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