Significant Disabilities State Leadership Team October 26, 2011

1. Significant Disabilities State Leadership Team October 26, 2011

2. Agenda • Welcome & Introductions • Iowa Alternate Assessment 2011-2012 • Our Purpose…Checking In.. • Where Are We Going? • What Are We Doing? • How Will We Know When We Get There? • How Will We Get There?

3. Re-Introductions “Elbow Partner” • Introduce yourselves to each other and then introduce yourself to the team • Name, organization, role

4. Iowa Alternate Assessment • Update • Access • Reports

5. Checking-In…

6. Vision & Purpose of GroupThrough your collective expertise… Create a… • Statewide System of Integrated Support • Learning and PD that supports teachers in delivering aligned instruction of the Iowa Core that leads to • Eliminating the Achievement Gap • Meaningful Adult Outcomes • Action Plan

7. Building the Action Plan

8. Where Are We Going? • Governor's Blueprint • Iowa Core • RTI Structure • Where do Students with Significant Disabilities Fit? • GSEG Dynamic Learning Maps Assessment Consortium(DLM) • Next Generation Alternate Assessment • Common Core Essential Elements • Marty’s Charge • It’s Time to Go to Work Where are We Going?

10. Iowa Core One Curriculum for “All” Students

11. The Need….

12. Instruction Begins.. • With Aligned Grade Level Iowa Core at reduced complexity • ELA/Math CCEE’s And is… Expanded.. • To meet the individual learning needs of student Literacy Mathematics 21st Century Skills Social Studies Science

18. Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) • http://dynamiclearningmaps.org/ • http://dynamiclearningmaps.org/assessment/whatisadlm.html

19. ELA Common Core Essential ElementsGrade 6

20. Math Common Core Essential ElementsGrade 4

21. It’s Time to Go to WorkDr. Martin Ikeda

22. Support early intervention and more uniform measurement • Implement Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports • Get buildings ready to engage in Response to Intervention • Help teachers write goals aligned to grade level performance • Help teachers interpret progress data • Support instruction: what do teachers do when students are not making progress?

23. Delivering the Promise • 100% of IEP goals will be grade referenced and frequently monitored • Instruction will be evidence-based and changed base on response- to- instruction

24. Delivering the Promise • 100% of schools will • Have a culture of accommodations and inclusion • Use data to target resources

25. Delivering the Promise • 100% of Students will • Be taught content they were not exposed to at home but need to know • Feel connected at school • Have the choice of post-secondary or career

26. Delivering the Promise • 100% of Educators will… • Know and understand their job • Feel supported in their work • Be part of a team

27. College and Career Ready • Promoting High Expectations • Leave school with a job or ready for life after high school

28. “Elbow Partner” Discuss with your partner: • Biggest “AH-HA” that you’ve learned • Something you still wonder about or question

29. What are We Doing? What are We Doing?

30. Current Collaborative Efforts • Updates from Team Members

31. State PD Survey

32. PD Survey Themes • In your small group, review assigned question & responses • Identify 3 Common Themes • Share out

33. Last Spring…The Need to ….Work Slow to Go FastPaul Kiburz

34. And Now…The Need to Pick Up Our Pace • http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=animals+faster+than+a+turtle&qpvt=animals+faster+than+a+turtle&FORM=VDRE# • Turtle Power

35. Working Lunch

36. Statewide System of Integrated Support Current SystemRevisit- Where Do We Fit In?

37. Small Group Review Document • Share out thoughts and any revisions required

38. How Will We Know When We Get There?Measures of Success • Teachers will write goals aligned to grade level performance • Teachers will interpret progress data 3. Teachers will know what to do when students are not making progress How Will We Know When We Get There?

39. Small Group • Using the Themes from the State PD Survey, Delivering the Promise & Collective Experience • What data and/or other measurements of success should our targeted PD and learnings include?

40. How Will We Get There? How Will We Get There?

42. Identify Solutions • Using Themes from the State PD Survey & Collective Experience • Identify • Supports/Materials • Range of Required Topics • Modes of Support

44. Identify Resources • Using Themes from the State PD survey & Collective Experience • Identify • Where Can We Gather these Resources?

46. Create Communication Plan March Meeting • Determine • Goal • Targeted Audience • Subject/Action • TimeLine • Mechanism to Disseminate • Person(s) Responsible

47. Build the Professional Development Plan March Meeting • Components • Supports/Materials • Range of Required Topics • Modes of Support • Implementation • Timeline • Evidence • Indicators • Measurements of Success

48. Questions….

49. Next Steps • Between Now and Then • How can the DE support you? • Other items? • March Agenda • Build Communication Plan

50. Talking Points to Take Away March 2011 October 2011 1. Working on IAA- no more changes for this year Time table the same 2. Collaborating and communicating quite well 3. We are a statewide group of stakeholders willing to assure SWSD are included in aligned instruction and assessment leading to meaningful adult lives by 2020 4. Discussion on PD addressing Iowa Core 1. Expectations & related learnings of the IAA Process is on the DE Website 2. We are a statewide group of stakeholders willing to assure SWSD are included in aligned instruction and assessment leading to meaningful adult lives by 2020 3. Give the credit to the field 4. Build networks 5. More localized supports of the IAA process