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Informational Webinars for Districts and Charter Schools Sept. 20-21, 2010

Career & College: Ready, Set, Go! NC’s Race to the Top Plan. Informational Webinars for Districts and Charter Schools Sept. 20-21, 2010. A Coherent Plan for Statewide Impact. Turnaround of Lowest- Achieving Schools. Quality Standards and Assessments. Data Systems to

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Informational Webinars for Districts and Charter Schools Sept. 20-21, 2010

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  1. Career & College: Ready, Set, Go! NC’s Race to the Top Plan Informational Webinarsfor Districts and Charter SchoolsSept. 20-21, 2010

  2. A Coherent Plan for Statewide Impact Turnaround of Lowest- Achieving Schools Quality Standards and Assessments Data Systems to Improve Instruction Great Teachers & Principals

  3. Race to the Top: NC’s Process Great Teachers & Principals • September Webinars - Basic Information • October Regional Meetings - Technical Assistance for LEA/charter school teams • November 8 - Scope of Work Applications Due to NCDPI from LEAs/charter schools • Funds Distributed as soon as funding received from US Department of Education (estimated 9/30) and LEA/charter Detailed Scope of Work plan approved by NCDPI

  4. Race to the Top: NC’s Process Great Teachers & Principals Supporting LEA/charter completion of the Detailed Scope of Work: • Detailed Scope of Work template – as much pre-populated, pre-formatted, and pre-formulated as possible! • Instructions - a step-by-step guide for completing • Guidance documents – providing LEA/charter teams with user-friendly summaries of: • What the State will do • What LEAs/charters are required to do • What LEAs/charters may opt to do

  5. A Great Teacher for Every StudentA Great Leader for Every School Great Teachers & Principals • Performance incentives for lowest-achieving schools • Research-supported university preparation programs • Research- and data-based recruitment and licensure programs: • Teach for America expansion • NC Teacher Corps • Regional Leadership Academies • Strategic staffing initiatives • Expansion of virtual and blended teaching • Statewide professional development system • Successful innovations in identifying, developing, and supporting effective leaders • Statewide teacher and principal evaluation systems

  6. Guidance - Great Teachers and Leaders Great Teachers & Principals • What the State will do • What school districts/charters are required to do • What school districts/charters may opt to do

  7. Quality Standards and Assessments Statewide Standards and Assessments • Common Core Standards adoption • Governing member of the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium • Alignment of standards across PK-20 • Experience in - and a plan for - successful implementation of comprehensive, balanced assessment system

  8. Guidance - Standards and Assessments Great Teachers & Principals • What the State will do • What school districts/charters are required to do • What school districts/charters may opt to do

  9. Turnaround of Lowest- Achieving Schools Turnaround of Lowest-Achieving Schools • A great teacher for every student, a great leader for every school, a great school for every community • A focus on local capacity-building • Customized approaches to local setting and needs

  10. Turnaround of Lowest-Achieving Schools Turnaround of Lowest- Achieving Schools • Evidence of prior success in rural and urban settings • 34 schools moved out of low-achieving • 85% of schools in 5 low-achieving districts raised student achievement • Other innovative public and charter school models

  11. Turnaround Criteria Turnaround of Lowest- Achieving Schools • Lowest 5% of schools in each grade span group: elementary, middle and high school • High schools with a graduation rate below 60% • School districts with an aggregate performance composite below 65%

  12. Turnaround of Lowest- Achieving Schools Quality Standards and Assessments Data Systems to Improve Instruction Great Teachers & Principals Building Capacity in Rural Schools By ensuring… • Effective teachers and principals • Statewide technology infrastructure and resources • Virtual learning opportunities for students • Engaged communities

  13. Turnaround of Lowest- Achieving Schools Quality Standards and Assessments Data Systems to Improve Instruction Great Teachers & Principals Innovative, Transformational Schools:An Array of Choices • Early College high schools • Redesigned schools • Charter schools • NC School of Science and Mathematics • District-level magnet schools • STEM-themed high schools

  14. Turnaround of Lowest- Achieving Schools Quality Standards and Assessments Data Systems to Improve Instruction Great Teachers & Principals Expanding STEM Opportunities • Rigorous standards • STEM teacher initiatives • Virtual and blended STEM courses • Networking of STEM-themed high schools • Strong support from NC businesses and foundations

  15. Guidance - Turnaround Initiatives Great Teachers & Principals • What the State will do • What school districts/charters are required to do • What school districts/charters may opt to do

  16. Data Systems to Improve Instruction Data-Driven Decisions at All Levels Statewide Information Systems Centrally-provided, Statewide Technology Infrastructure Instructional Improvement System State Longitudinal Data System Statewide Student Information System

  17. Turnaround of Lowest- Achieving Schools Quality Standards and Assessments Data Systems to Improve Instruction Great Teachers & Principals Enhancing All Initiatives Through Technology • Technology to enhance all reform areas • Building upon technology-enabled education initiatives • NC Education Cloud • Next generation technology infrastructure • Service delivery platform for content, services and applications

  18. Guidance - Data-Driven Decisions Great Teachers & Principals • What the State will do • What school districts/charters are required to do • What school districts/charters may opt to do

  19. NC’s RttT Funding Great Teachers & Principals • Funding details • LEA and charter school eligibility • Financial guidelines

  20. Detailed Scope of Work Great Teachers & Principals • • Detailed Scope of Work template • • Due to DPI: Nov. 8, 2010 • • Review Process: feedback/approval • Due to US Dept of Ed: Nov. 22, 2010

  21. Next Steps Great Teachers & Principals • LEA/charter school RttT Team assembles Detailed Scope of Work plan • Submit plan with signature page to NCDPI by Nov. 8, 2010 • Watch email and web for updated information: - www.ncpublicschools.org/superintendents - www.ncpublicschools.org/acre - New RttT page coming soon! • Contact regional lead for questions

  22. A Coherent Plan for Statewide Impact Quality Standards and Assessment Turnaround of Lowest-Achieving Schools • Build District & SchoolTransformationCapacity • Adopt Common Core Standards Great Teachers & Principals • ImproveTeacher and PrincipalEvaluation Processes • Initiate Statewide Professional Development • SupportSTEM Thematic SchoolsNetwork • Transition to New Standardsand Assessments • InstituteRegional LeadershipAcademies • Deliver Virtual &BlendedClasses • Expand Teacher Recruitment andLicensure Programs • Initiate Strategic Staffing • Enhance Statewide Longitudinal Data System • Develop Statewide InstructionalImprovement System Data Systems to Improve Instruction

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