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Alabama CCRS Implementation Progress Report

This report summarizes the achievements and future plans of the Alabama College- and Career-Ready Standards implementation team meeting in February 2013. It covers the vision of preparing every graduate for college, work, and adulthood, progress on formative assessments, the high school diploma approach, course approval processes, professional development opportunities, and roles and responsibilities of the State Department of Education and districts. The report also highlights looking back at past accomplishments, looking at current professional learning initiatives, and looking forward to future phases of CCRS professional development.

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Alabama CCRS Implementation Progress Report

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  1. CCRS Implementation Team Meeting #3 The Journey Continues! February, 2013

  2. Our Vision Every Child a Graduate – Every Graduate Prepared for College/Work/Adulthood in the 21st Century

  3. Prepared Graduate Defined Possesses the ability to apply core academic skills to real- world situations through collaboration with peers in problem solving, precision, and punctuality in delivery of a product, and has a desire to be a life-long learner. Possesses the knowledge and skills needed to enroll and succeed in credit-bearing, first-year courses at a two- or four-year college, trade school, technical school, without the need for remediation.

  4. Alabama College- and Career-Ready Assessment System Timeline for Implementation NOTE: State-provided formative/interim/benchmark assessments aligned to college- and career-ready standards will be available August 2012 for Grades K-12.

  5. Resources for Formative Assessment Insert Quality Core link

  6. How are students doing DURING the year? Increased emphasis on “formative assessment” • Global Scholar – Over 600,000 tests administered to date in 84% of the districts • QualityCore – Over 330 teachers trained in January • Other?

  7. ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA This one approach to the Alabama High School Diploma removes the need for endorsements or the Alabama Occupational Diploma. The focus will be on the coursework taken that necessitates a clearly articulated and individualized four-year high school plan built for each student based on the results from the EXPLORE academic and career interest assessment and middle school coursework. 12-11-12 Draft

  8. Equivalent Course Approval Process • Courses may be submitted by LEAs or initiated from SDE • An “Equivalent Course Committee” will review for standards and rigor – 4 times a year • Approval will be granted ultimately by Dr. Bice

  9. What’s Next with CCRS PD! • Summer Teaching Academies will be offered throughout the state in June and July • Goal is to go deeper into the standards and to develop lessons and units of study for all grade levels and courses • Three days in Summer, 2013, with two follow up days in 2013-14 school year

  10. Absolutes During the Transition Teach to the standards for each of the required subjects (Alabama College- and Career-Ready Standards - Courses of Study) Through a clearly articulated and locally aligned K-12 curriculum (Sample curricula found on ALEX and Alabama Insight) Supported by aligned resources, support, and professional development (Sample lesson plans and supporting resources found on ALEX, differentiated support through ALSDE Regional Support Teams and ALSDE Initiatives, etc.) Monitored regularly through formative, interim/benchmark assessments to inform the effectiveness of the instruction and continued learning needs of individuals and groups of students (GlobalScholar, QualityCore Benchmarks, and other locally determined assessments) With a goal that each student graduates from high school with the knowledge and skills to succeed in post-high school education and the workforce without the need for remediation as evidenced by multiple measures achieved through multiple pathways to meet the graduation requirements set for students in Alabama. (Alabama High School Graduation Requirements/Diploma)

  11. A New Year brings… Opportunity to reflect: • A time to look back • A time to look at • A time to look forward

  12. Looking back… Survey says! • More time for our team to plan • Less new information right now • Examples of what other districts are doing • Differentiated professional learning • SDE Update

  13. Outcomes for the Day Participants will: • Develop/refine their CCRS professional learning plans for their districts • Network and share ideas and plans for CCRS professional learning

  14. Overview of the Day • Agenda • CCRS PD Guide • CCRS Planning Template • Session Feedback

  15. Looking at… CIP Formative Assessment Professional Learning College and Career Ready Students EducateAlabama LeadAlabama PLPs RTI

  16. What are the SDE’s Roles and Responsibilities? • Provide districts the information, professional learning, and resources to support transition to new standards and assessment. • Ensure alignment of policies and structures to support transition • Stay focused and ON MESSAGE!

  17. What are the District’s Roles and Responsibilities? • Provide administrators and teachers the information, professional learning, and resources to support transition to new standards and assessment. • Ensure alignment of policies and structures to support transition • Stay focused and ON MESSAGE!

  18. What are other districts doing?

  19. ALABAMA COLLEGE- & CAREER-READY STANDARDS & SUPPORT WEBSITE www.alex.state.al.us/ccrs

  20. Email Cindy Freeman, cfreeman@alsde.edu, if you would like to add your local resources here. www.alex.state.al.us/ccrs

  21. Looking forward… Consider CCRS PD in Four Phases: • Awareness • Implementation • Follow-up/Support/Coaching • Evaluation

  22. Four Phases and Resources forNEW GOAL ofCollege and Career Readiness

  23. Reminders about PD • Focused on CCRS understanding and practice • Teachers work in community (PLCs) • Leadership provides time for collaboration • Plan for support and coaching • Results in implementation • Outcomes based

  24. Remember these Resources for School Based Professional Learning www.alex.state.al.us/ccrs

  25. Looking back… Survey says! • More time for our team to plan • Less new information right now • Examples of what other districts are doing • Differentiated professional learning • SDE Update

  26. Differentiated for your team – How?

  27. Next Steps • As a team, determine where you are currently in relation to the four phases – How might you do that? • Then move to that section of the Guide and review • Then use the Planning Tool (Appendix) to begin planning for targeted audiences. Provide draft of plan to ______________ or email to cfreeman@alsde.edu.

  28. Guiding Questions for Team Planning • What phase offers the most appropriate PD for your teachers and leaders? • How will you organize PD to differentiate for all teachers and leaders? • How will you turn training around to district teachers and leaders (what, when, where, who…)? • Will PD facilitate full implementation of CCRS? • How will you assess the effectiveness of the PD? • Next steps? • How will you monitor implementation of the CCRS?

  29. Survey Monkey https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/D6DH6MK Link posted on http://alex.state.al.us/ccrs. Go to CCRS Implementation Team Resources. Look under QM#3 – Opening Session Resources

  30. Send questions or comments to Cindy Freeman CCRS Rollout Coordinator cfreeman@alsde.edu 334.353.1191 http://alex.state.al.us/ccrs 334.353.1191

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