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Comprehensive Secondary School Reform Plan: Review Update

Comprehensive Secondary School Reform Plan: Review Update. Dr. Gerald Scarborough Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction September 17, 2007. OVERVIEW AND AGENDA. Agenda Topics 8 of 14 BOE Parameters Baseline Data Facts, Data, and Information Non-evaluative.

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Comprehensive Secondary School Reform Plan: Review Update

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  1. Comprehensive Secondary School Reform Plan: Review Update Dr. Gerald Scarborough Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction September 17, 2007

  2. OVERVIEW AND AGENDA • Agenda Topics • 8 of 14 BOE Parameters • Baseline Data • Facts, Data, and Information • Non-evaluative

  3. Section One Link One Seven High School Concepts of Comprehensive Secondary School Reform: Modified 8.31.07 Link Two Seven Concepts

  4. Seven High School Concepts of Comprehensive Secondary School Reform: Modified 8.31.07 • Purposes of Modifications: • To provide history, examples, and/or rationale • To enhance stakeholder communication • To support framework for survey and focus group questions

  5. Section Two Link One Connections to BOE Parameters and Seven Concepts of CSSRP Link Two Board of Education Parameters

  6. Connections to BOE Parameters and theSeven Concepts of CSSRP • Purpose of Connections: • To align the seven concepts to the BOE parameters • To enhance stakeholder communication • To support framework for survey and focus group questions

  7. Section Three Link One Living in a Contemporary World

  8. BOE Parameter Two Components of the Ninth Grade Transition Course Living in a Contemporary World

  9. Instructional Breakdown of LICW • Professional Development • Instructional Breakdown • Teacher Content Area and Expertise

  10. Section Four Link One Fourth Math Credit

  11. BOE Parameter Three Components of the Fourth Math Credit

  12. HCPS Mathematics Courses Applied Geometry Consumer Mathematics Foundations of College Mathematics AP Statistics Statistics (proposed) Algebra IB Algebra IA HSA Integrated Geometry Integrated Algebra II Trigonometry Precalculus AP Calculus Harford Community College Transitional Studies AP Computer Science

  13. Revised Curricula Applied Geometry Consumer Mathematics Foundations of College Mathematics AP Statistics Statistics (proposed) Algebra IB Algebra IA HSA Integrated Geometry Integrated Algebra II Trigonometry Precalculus AP Calculus Harford Community College Transitional Studies AP Computer Science

  14. Additional Course Offerings Applied Geometry Consumer Mathematics Foundations of College Mathematics AP Statistics Statistics (proposed) Algebra IB Algebra IA HSA Integrated Geometry Integrated Algebra II Trigonometry Precalculus AP Calculus Harford Community College Transitional Studies AP Computer Science

  15. Minimum Requirement Pathway Applied Geometry Consumer Mathematics Foundations of College Mathematics AP Statistics Statistics (proposed) Algebra IB Algebra IA HSA Integrated Geometry Integrated Algebra II Trigonometry Precalculus AP Calculus Harford Community College Transitional Studies AP Computer Science

  16. Minimum Requirement for College-bound Students Applied Geometry Consumer Mathematics Foundations of College Mathematics AP Statistics Statistics (proposed) Algebra IB Algebra IA HSA Integrated Geometry Integrated Algebra II Trigonometry Precalculus AP Calculus Harford Community College Transitional Studies AP Computer Science

  17. Pathway for students who begin Algebra in Middle School Applied Geometry Consumer Mathematics Foundations of College Mathematics AP Statistics Statistics (proposed) Algebra IB Algebra IA HSA Integrated Geometry Integrated Algebra II Trigonometry Precalculus AP Calculus Harford Community College Transitional Studies AP Computer Science

  18. Pathway for students who complete Algebra in Middle School Applied Geometry Consumer Mathematics Foundations of College Mathematics AP Statistics Statistics (proposed) Algebra IB Algebra IA HSA Integrated Geometry Integrated Algebra II Trigonometry Precalculus AP Calculus Harford Community College Transitional Studies AP Computer Science

  19. Pathway for students who complete Geometry in Middle School Applied Geometry Consumer Mathematics Foundations of College Mathematics AP Statistics Statistics (proposed) Algebra IB Algebra IA HSA Integrated Geometry Integrated Algebra II Trigonometry Precalculus AP Calculus Harford Community College Transitional Studies AP Computer Science

  20. Section Five Link One Curriculum and Pacing Guides

  21. BOE Parameter Four A curriculum guide that indicates the class length and format for each course offered

  22. PACING GUIDE A written schedule displaying the alignment of concepts, topics, and/or skills related to a particular curriculum to be addressed over a defined period of time

  23. CURRICULUM GUIDES • Curriculum guides/models contain: • Standards • Indicators • Sample lesson plans • Sample units • Teachers utilize the curriculum materials to create lessons

  24. CURRICULUM GUIDES During the 2005-06 school year • Curriculum supervisors established pacing guidelines for all high school courses • Pacing guides were included with all curriculum models and shared with all high school teachers

  25. Section Six Link One Professional Development and Professional Learning Communities

  26. BOE Parameter One Professional Development Components and Activities, as well as Professional Learning Communities

  27. CENTRAL INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAM—CENTRAL ILT • November 4, 2005 • Teachers attended countywide and school-based activities • Spring 2006 • Thinking Inside the Block was utilized as a reference • June 2006 • All high school teachers were provided the opportunity to utilize two professional development days to enhance lesson and unit plans

  28. School Improvement Elements Operational Objectives • Implement a schedule • Establish PLCs • Meet or exceed AYP • Identify intervention and remediation • Explore advocacy strategies • Increase student participation in additional learning opportunities

  29. Professional Development Components and Activities • Professional Learning Communities • Job-embedded Staff Development • Walkthroughs • Data Collection • Additional Activities

  30. On-Going Support • Instructional Facilitator • Teacher Mentor • Observation/evaluation Process

  31. STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES • High school teacher mentors and instructional facilitators provide support for high school teachers • Funding supports a teacher visitation program for teachers new to HCPS

  32. STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES • Teacher mentors work with new teachers to plan and implement lessons • Principals, assistant principals, and instructional facilitators complete classroom observations and teacher evaluations

  33. Section Seven Link One Baseline Information Link Two Teacher Planning/Duty Time

  34. Baseline Information Comparing the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 School Years

  35. Baseline Information • Length of instructional periods for 2005-06 • 44; 45; 55; 60; 62; 83; 85; and 88 minutes • A variance of 44 minutes • Length of instructional periods for 2006-07 • 80; 82; 83; 85; and 86 minutes • A variance of 6 minutes • Number of periods per day for 2005-06 • 4; 5; 6; and 7 • Number of periods per day for 2006-07 • 4

  36. Baseline Information • Number of instructional minutes per course 2005-06 • 7470; 7650; 7920; 8100; 8130; 8388; 8525 • A variance of 1055 minutes • Number of instructional minutes per course 2006-07 • 7740; 7470; 7380; 7200 • A variance of 540 minutes

  37. BOE Parameter Four Teacher Planning/Duty Time

  38. Potential Planning Time • Number of potential planning minutes in 2005-06 varied from 86 to 45 minutes • A variance of 43 minutes • Number of potential planning minutes in 2006-07 varied from 86 to 82 minutes • A variance of 4 minutes • Planning is directly impacted by duty assignments

  39. Section Eight Link One Results for Algebra HSA Link Two Results for Government HSA Link Three Results for English HSA Link Four Results for Biology HSA

  40. BOE Parameter Four No Child Left Behind Requirements/ High School Assessment Results

  41. High School Assessment Results Increase from 2005-06 to 2006-07 = 9.3%

  42. High School Assessment Results Increase from 2005-06 to 2006-07 = 4.3%

  43. High School Assessment Results

  44. Section Nine Link One Students enrolled in Intervention Classes Link Two Class descriptions for Intervention

  45. BOE Parameter Four Intervention Classes

  46. Student Enrollment • All comprehensive high schools offer mathematics and reading intervention to students who qualify • Cognitive Tutor • Strategic Reading • Teachers remediate students before/after school

  47. Sections Ten and Eleven Link One Link Two

  48. Senior Student Exit Surveys CONNECTIONS TO CSSRP

  49. Senior Student Exit Survey • Administered to seniors in Harford County Public Schools • Conducted March 2005, 2006, and 2007 • Aligned with BOE Goals

  50. CSSRP Concept Three Organize schools into smaller learning communities to provide opportunities for students to spend their school day with a core group of students and adults

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