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Going Local with Standards and Accountability

Going Local with Standards and Accountability. Patty Dineen & Gail Eagan ACSA Annual Conference November 3, 2006. Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District. Sonoma County 1 hour north of San Francisco Sonoma State University K-12 15 schools 5 Title I schools 7,000 students

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Going Local with Standards and Accountability

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  1. Going Local with Standards and Accountability Patty Dineen & Gail Eagan ACSA Annual Conference November 3, 2006

  2. Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District • Sonoma County • 1 hour north of San Francisco • Sonoma State University • K-12 • 15 schools • 5 Title I schools • 7,000 students • 62% White, 25% Hispanic, 13% Other • 16% English Learner • 22% Free and Reduced

  3. John Reed Elementary School • 430 students K-5 • 59% Hispanic, 30% White, 11% Other • 47% English Learners • 61% Free and Reduced • Title I School • PI in 2003-2005

  4. John Reed Elementary School • API increases: • Met AYP past two years • School-wide • All Significant Subgroups

  5. We are all unique and diverse! Ms. Kelly’s 2nd Grade

  6. Local Accountability System • California Content Standards • NCLB • John Reed as Program Improvement

  7. Local Accountability System • District Vision and Board Goals • Equity • Edusoft and WestEd

  8. Cotati-Rohnert Park Local Accountability System

  9. Language Arts and Math Essential Standards • K-12 team • Administrators and Teachers • Essential Standards • Align with blue prints • Have: Endurance, Leverage, and Readiness

  10. Language Arts and Math Essential Standards • Student-friendly language • Benchmark Periods • 3 per year

  11. Benchmark Assessments • Purpose • Developing Assessments • valid • reliable • balanced

  12. Benchmark Assessments • Pilots • Continuous monitoring and review

  13. Standards-based Instruction • Analyzed Local Benchmark Data • Provided time to design standards based lessons • Data bank of shared lessons

  14. Cotati-Rohnert Park Local Accountability System

  15. Challenges • Inclusion • Inviting vs. involving all staff • Math and English Language Arts • Retroactive • History/Social Science • Proactive

  16. Challenges • Test Writing vs. Assembling • Multiple Choice • Short answer • Essay/writing sample • Clerical Time

  17. Challenges • Union • Change • Time

  18. Benefits • Changing Instructional Practice • Common professional discourse across the district • Focused Professional Development

  19. Benefits • Higher expectations • Students • Teachers • Improved student achievement

  20. Next Steps • Springboard Schools Leadership Network • Standards Based Report Card • Continuous Cycle

  21. Next Steps • Instructional Practice • Terminating ineffective efforts

  22. For More Information • WestEd • http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/serv/83 • Edusoft • www.edusoft.com • Springboard Schools • www.springboardschools.org

  23. For More Information • Mike Schmoker • “Results” • Doug Reeves • “Making Standards Work” • Jim Collins • “Good to Great” • Robert Marzano • “What Works in Schools”

  24. For More Information • Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District • www.crpusd.org • Gail Eagan • gail_eagan@crpusd.org • Patty Dineen • patty_dineen@crpusd.org

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