Webcast January 28, 2013

1. Webcast January 28, 2013 Felicia Cumings Smith Associate Commissioner

2. Webcast Topics: • Agency Updates • Standards Update • Assessment and Teaching & Learning • Professional Growth & Effectiveness System / Winter Summits • CIITS Update • Special Education Update Send questions to robin.chandler@education.ky.gov

3. Agency Updates • Superintendents’ Webcast • MET Findings on Educator Effectiveness and Potential Coop Support • Implementing KCAS • KBE Legislative Update Send questions to robin.chandler@education.ky.gov

4. Science Standards Update & Timeline • Jan 2013: Final Review/Comment period for the Next Generation Science Standards • April 2013: Completed Set of Next Generation Science Standards available; Present the NGSS to KBE at April Board Meeting for a first look • June 2013: Present NGSS to KBE for second look and approval for adoption • July 2013: Dissemination and Professional Learning around NGSS begins statewide • 2014-15 Academic Year: Full transition and implementation

5. Social Studies Standards Update & Timeline • Jan 2013: Kentucky Revision/Writing Team formed • Feb 2013: Initial Convening of Team • National Framework will drive the revision/writing process • Feb-July 2013: Team works on revision/writing • July 2013: First DRAFT completed • Aug 2013: Presented for first look to KBE at Board Meeting • Aug/Sept 2013: Review/Comment Period • Oct 2013: Final Standards Presented to KBE • 2014-15 Academic Year: Full transition and implementation

6. Arts Standards Update & Timeline • The National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS) is preparing for a review of new standards in dance, drama, music, visual arts and new media • Jan 2013: Kentucky is forming a Review Team – Cooperative Directors were asked to nominate arts teachers from each region • Feb 2013: Final Selections of the KY Team will be shared with NCCAS (final team will reflect the various forms and grade levels) • Mar 2013: NCCAS will conduct a ‘closed’ review with only those selected teams from various states More information will be shared as it becomes available

7. Assessment • Release of EXPLORE/PLAN State Data • End-of-course Constructed Response CIITS Resource Reminder • LDC & MDC materials are loaded into CIITS. • LDC materials are labeled as “LDC modules” • MDC materials are labeled “formative assessment lesson”

8. Professional Growth & Effectiveness System • Winter Summits • 174 districts • Six Regional Sites • PGES Webcast • February 20th 3:00 • Student Voice Survey • Opportunity available for all teachers in the Field Test schools • Statewide Pilot Preparations • Early Bird Special – Principal Observations • Certified Evaluation Plan Committees meeting • Online Interactive PGES Training via Lync More Information – KDE website – PGES in search box

9. CIITS V 14.3 Highlights • IMS • Federated Search – New Functionality • Provide a bridge or connection from Schoolnet to EQUELLA repositories where third-party materials are stored (Federated Search) • Mobile Device Support – New Functionality iPad Assessments • Assessment Admin – Enhancement • Approval Submission for Items, Passages, and Rubrics • Test Assignments • Custom Created By and Descriptions in Item Central • Performance Based Assessments

10. CIITS V 14.3 Highlights • EDS Field Test • Observations • Scheduling observations: Enhancement • Pre-observation forms: Enhancement • Deleting In Progress/Draft observations: NEW FUNCTIONALITY • Removing Observer-Teacher assignments in caseloads: Enhancement • Observation Notifications: NEW FUNCTIONALITY • Teacher self-reflection: NEW FUNCTIONALITY • Professionalism review: NEW FUNCTIONALITY

11. CIITS V 14.3 Highlights • EDS Continued • Student Perception Survey link: Enhancement • Roster verification Reporting: NEW FUNCTIONALITY • EDS PD Planner Coming! • Districts sharing their activities with other districts: NEW FUNCTIONALITY • Notification when school-based activity registration finishes: Enhancement

12. New Terms of Use February 1st

13. RTTT Measures Now Available

14. State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) The five-year grant (2012-2017) from the U.S. Dept. of Education will result in: • increased academic achievement and readiness for college/career for students with disabilities (SWD) • increased student communication capacity • decreased achievement gaps for SWD • enhanced regional PD delivery system with more capacity to serve districts and schools

15. KY SPDG Goals • Better prepare all students with disabilities to reach proficiency and graduate from high school ready for college and careers through increased academic (reading and math) achievement and closing existing achievement gaps • Better prepare students with low incidence disabilities to reach proficiency and graduate from high school ready for college and careers through increased and enhanced academic achievement, communication capacity, and transition opportunities For more information, contact: Sammie.Lambert@education.ky.gov

16. Comprehensive Improvement Planning and Students with Disabilities As you plan for students with disabilities (SWD) as part of your district’s comprehensive improvement planning process, keep in mind that: • Special education is aservice, not aplace • SWD are regular education students who receive special education services • The DoSE and special educators are critical partners as you develop specific and intentional plans for closing gaps for SWD

17. Comprehensive Improvement Planning and Students with Disabilities DoSE and special educators play a critical role in district improvement planning by: • Sharing successful processes around improvement planning for SWD. • Reviewing and analyzing district data for SWD. • Identifying root causes for the district’s performance through use of the investigative questions from the ASSIST Special Education Guidance Document. • Suggesting activitiesfrom the ASSIST Special Education Guidance Document to close gaps for SWD.

18. Comprehensive Improvement Planning and Students with Disabilities Follow the link below for more information and resources around comprehensive improvement planning for schools and districts: http://education.ky.gov/school/csip/Pages/default.aspx If you have questions or need support around planning for SWD, please contact your Regional Director of Special Education at your educational cooperative, or email Johnny.Collett@education.ky.gov

19. Questions? E-mail robin.chandler@education.ky.gov