Accountability 2011-2012

1. Accountability 2011-2012 Presented by: Department of Teaching & Learning Office of Accountability • Midland ISD New Teacher InserviceAugust 8, 2011

2. Midland ISD will educate the future by maximizing the potential of every student. MISD Vision Statement

3. Acronyms AA LEP OFSDP NCLB TAKS CIP EOC At-Risk AEIS SAT STAAR SSI FERPA GT ESL BIP PEIMS IDEA EcoDis LAT SpEd TPRI

4. Expectations Professional Learning Communities • TEKS – Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills and Personal Interaction Relational Skills • What do we want students to learn? • How will we know if they have learned? • Monitoring through Assessment and Observation • What will we do if they don’t learn? • Interventions and Individualized Learning • Differentiation and Extended Learning Opportunities • What will we do if they already know it?

5. District Focus • Limited English Proficient Students • African American Students • Special Education Students • Economically Disadvantaged Students All Students!!!

6. Expectations for your Principal • Walk-Throughs • Student Data • High Expectations • Students • Teachers • Campus communication • Community • Parents • Instructional Programs “Fidelity” • Preparedness on data • Student success • Same expectations from district held for classroom teachers • “Know Thy Students”

7. What IS Accountability?

8. Accountability Overview • State • 35 Indicators • TAKS (25), Completion Rate (5), Dropout Rate (5) • Grades 3 – 11 • Additional Indicators for 2010-2011 • Commended Performance • ELL Progress Indicators • Federal • 29 Indicators • TAKS Performance, TAKS Participation, Graduation Rate, Attendance Rate • Grades 3-8 and 10

9. Accountability Overview • Performance Based Monitoring Assessment System (PBMAS) • 94 Indicators + • Bilingual/ESL; NCLB; CTE; Special Education • TAKS, Graduation Rate, Completion Rate, Diploma Type, TELPAS, Female/Male Course Ratios in CTE, Disciplinary placements….. • State Performance Plan (SPP) • 23 Indicators • Special Education Program

10. Other Rating Programs in Education • Other State Performance Measurement Tools • Data Integrity (Assessment, Attendance, etc) • Performance Based Monitoring • Annual Measurement Objective Assessment (AMAO’s) – LEP • Financial Integrity Rating System • Daily Ratings • Student success in the classroom • Interaction in parent/teacher conferences • Student experiences in building and playgrounds • Media Reporting

11. Other Rating Programs in Education • Public Perceptions/Ratings • General misunderstanding of complex rating system • Dilution • “One Bad Teacher” Syndrome • Personal Agendas • Private and charter schools • “When I was in school…” • ALL children means ALL children

12. I’m a classroom teacher… What does this have to do with me?

14. Impact on You as Classroom Teacher • Campus Improvement Plan • Impact of ratings • on you • toward each and every child • Understanding and Developing Relationships with children daily • Knowing focus group students for intervention and relationship building • Involvement in Local Teacher group to impact legislation

15. Impact on You as Classroom Teacher • Truthful and fact-based information • Positive communication about district and campus • Educating parents and inviting parent involvement • Importance of Early Childhood Education • Classroom mantra of the best from every student in academics and behavior If you don’t know…ASK.

16. Impact on You as Classroom Teacher • Maintaining same expectations for yourself as you do your children • Be an individual in your classroom but focused on “team” • Students out of class lose teaching minutes • High expectations • Students will rise to your level of expectation – don’t label “those kids” • Teaching begins the 1st day of school

17. Data Sources for Teachers • C-Scope • Curriculum Framework • SCHOOLNET • Instructional Management System • Assessment • Curriculum / Lesson Planning / Materials • Standardized Tests Views • Intervention Grouping Capabilities • Renaissance Learning • Scholastic (Read 180 and System 44) • GradeSpeedGradebook

18. Actual Accountability Information

19. Accountability Overview

20. Where are we as a District? • State System • Academically Acceptable • Federal System • Did Not Meet (Annual Yearly Progress) • Only 50% of districts in the state met AYP this year • Only 66% of schools in the state met AYP this year

21. Overall District View by Subject

22. District 3 yr Data View

23. District 3 yr Data View

24. District 3 yr Data View

25. State Accountability • Secondary Schools

26. State Accountability • Elementary Schools

27. Accountability – Good News • State • Exemplary Campus: • Early College High School • 8 Recognized Campuses • District completion rate (9-12) continues to increase • EcoDis increased from 67.7% to 85.1% in 3 yrs

28. Other Good News • AVID – successful for six years in district • A+ Online Credit Recovery Programs • Successful Fine Arts & Athletics • Increase in 3 of 5 tested subjects • Balanced Literacy Collaborative • Partnership with Chamber • Partnerships with area colleges • Paradigm shift to improve concentrated academic areas • Climate shift within district to that of increased expectations • Looking at students individually • Continual technology upgrades

29. Advent of STAAR

30. Standards

32. Distinguished Grad Plan Passing Standards Recommended Grad Plan • “Satisfactory” : • Algebra II • English III • Cumulative score requirement • “College-readiness”: • Algebra II • English III • Cumulative score requirement Pass course + (EOC counts as 15% of grade)

33. High School* Student Testing Requirements *based upon individual graduation plan

34. Grades 3-8 Student Testing Requirements

35. What are Passing Standards Will not be determined until Fall/Winter 2012

36. What are Cumulative Score Requirements? Will not be determined until Fall/Winter 2012 # of points earned # tests taken

37. What are WE doing to improve ALL schools? • Mentoring Programs • (Dreamweavers at Lamar; KidsHope at Long; Foster Grandparents ; Rays of Hope Grief Training; XY Zone) • Campus Improvement Team with External Member • Increased Math and Science Monitoring and Interventions • Parental Involvement Focus • Student centered activities afterschool • Read180; System44; Renaissance Learning; FastMath; Accelerated Math; English in a Flash

38. What is my role as teacher in this? • Develop Relationships • Personalize Your Teaching • “Know Thy Students”

39. How Do I Do This? • Communicate with parents • Be persistent • Be proactive and not defensive • Ask for help • Go on Home Visits • Show emphathy

40. How to Deal with Parents

41. How Do I Do All This? • SchoolNet access • Set boundaries • Be consistent • Don’t be dictatorial • Seek mentoring • Ask for help

46. Know Your Subject Matter • C-Scope • SchoolNet • Project Share • Intranet Materials • Staff Development Workshops • Lifelong learners

47. Use Best Practices • New programs are research based • Utilize PLC Theories • Don’t reinvent the wheel • Know your stuff -- study

48. Seek help for students immediately! • Collegiate Coaches • Counselors • Academic Coaches • Academic Specialists • Instructional Specialists • Special Population Specialists • Intervention Programs and Strategies • Technology tools to save time

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