AdvancED Standards Assessment Overview Presented to: CMCSS Board of Education Presented by: CMCSS Staff

1. AdvancED Standards Assessment Overview Presented to: CMCSS Board of Education Presented by: CMCSS Staff

2. Vision and Purpose

3. Vision and Purpose • Mission Statement • Our Mission is to educate and empower our students to reach their potential. • Vision • Each student will graduate from high school career or college ready. • Strategic work is aligned with key performance indicators and budget development.

4. Deciding on the Strategic Work to Support the Vision • Board of Education Ends Policies • Student Data • Monthly School Visits with Focus Questions on the School’s and the District’s Work • Mid-Year and End-of-Year Reviews • Principal Academic Conferences • Monthly Stakeholder Communication Group Feedback

5. Monitoring the Strategic Work in Support of the Vision • Board of Education Ends Policies • Student Data • Monthly School Visits with Focus Questions on the School’s and the District’s Work • Mid-Year and End-of-Year Reviews • Principal Academic Conferences • Monthly Stakeholder Communication Group Feedback • Monthly Board Reports • Annual Key Performance Indicators

6. Current District Profile • Approximately 30,500 Students • White- 58%, African American- 28%, Hispanic- 10% Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American, Alaskan- 4% • Free and Reduced Lunch- 49% • English Language Learner- 3% • Military- 27% • Mobility- 35% • Special Education- 15% • 36 Schools- 21 Elementary Schools, 7 Middle Schools, 7 High Schools, and a Middle College • Growth- 2% Annually • One Elementary School Opening Fall 2012 • One Elementary School Opening Fall 2013

7. Changes Impacting Student Achievement Measures • More Rigorous Standards • More Rigorous Assessments Were Implemented • Redefined Proficiency Levels • Recalibration Using 2009 as a Baseline

8. Report Card2010-2011 Academic Year

9. What Do the Grades Mean?3rd–8th Grades • Letter grade “A” or “B” indicates the students in the school performed above the identified target. • Letter grade of “C” indicates the students in the school performed at the expected target. • Letter grade of “D” or “F” indicates the students school did not meet the expected target.

10. What Do the Grades Mean? (Cont.)High School • High Schools do not receive letter grades; they receive status grades. • The status grade is based on the students’ predicted achievement and expected growth developed from prior performance on state assessments.

18. Trends • Math has improved. • Writing has improved. • Reading/Language Arts has been on a decline especially in the secondary schools. • Special needs achievement has improved but not at the rate needed to reach proficiency targets. • Graduation rates are improving.

19. Strengths • Math • Writing • Graduation Rate • Professional Development • Leadership Training

20. Challenges • Meeting Proficiency with All Students, Especially Special Needs, ELL, and ED • Transitioning to Common Core • Transitioning in Accountability Measures • Hiring and Retaining Quality Teachers, Especially in Math, Science, Career Technical Education, and Special Education

21. Governance and Leadership

22. Clarity of Roles and Responsibilities • Policy Governance • Board of Education Ends Policies • District Strategic Work • Senior Leadership Team • CMCSS Organization Chart

24. Board and District Leads, Directs, Supports, and Allocates Resources • Mid-Year and End-of-Year Reviews • Program Monitoring and Audits • Professional Development • Continuous Improvement System • Management Review Team • Internal and External Audits • Policy Governance • Board of Education Ends Policies • Senior Leadership Team • Strategic Planning Cycle • Performance Based Budgeting • Administrative Action Plans • Monthly Board Reports

25. Equity of Learning and Innovation • Innovations (Cont.) • District Grant Writing • Leadership Development • Just-in-Time Training • Classified Staff Training • ISO 9001 Certification • School Zoning • Student Code of Conduct • Innovations • Strategic Planning Cycle • 100% Graduation Project • STEM Integration • STEM Academy • Virtual Classes and Virtual School Pilot • Middle College@APSU • Career-Technical Education • Model Classrooms • Technology Access for Teachers and Students

26. Equity of Learning and Innovation (Cont.) • Intervention Programs • Credit Recovery • ELL • Title I • Virtual Classes • Virtual School Pilot • Pre-Kindergarten • Intervention Programs • Math and Reading Targeted Interventions • Individualized Education Plans • Dual Enrollment • ACT Preparation Classes • Advanced Placement Classes • Gifted Services (PASS) • After School Programs

27. Board Training • Annual Board Retreat • TSBA Meetings • School Board Academies • Consultants to Train and Advise • Senior Leadership Study Sessions Based on Strategic Work • Updates from Director and Senior Leadership on Current Legislation

28. Teaching and Learning

29. How Curriculum is Selected • Research from National Standards • National and State Subject Area Associations • Integration of Common Core Standards • Knowledge of Experienced Teachers • Curriculum Consulting Teachers • Equity and Diversity in Teacher Committee Selection

30. How Teachers are Supported • Benchmarks and Data Chats to Drive Instruction • Scope and Sequence • TestDrive, Curriculum Navigator, and PowerSchool • TEAM • Intervention Protocols • Model Classrooms • Community Involvement • Academic Coaches, Curriculum Consulting Teachers, Technology Integration Coaches, and Mentors • Ongoing Professional Development • Professional Learning Communities • Leadership Academies • New Teacher Induction Process

31. How Students are Provided Opportunities to Learn • 100% Graduation • Explicit instruction • STEM Integration • STEM Academy • Balanced Assessment • Differentiated Instruction • Rigor and Relevance • Benchmarks and Progress Monitoring • Scope and Sequence • Career-Technical Education • Model Classrooms • Mobile Computer Stations and Fixed Labs • Interventions • Math and Reading Targeted Interventions • Individualized Education Plans • Dual Enrollment • Advanced Placement Classes • Gifted Services (PASS) • After School Programs • Credit Recovery • English Language Learners • Title I • Virtual Classes • Virtual School Pilot • Pre-Kindergarten

32. Documenting and Using Results

33. Comprehensive Assessment System • Aligned to the Identified Standards and Expectations of Performance Targets Focused on Student Performance at the Following Levels: • Classroom • Building • District • State • National

34. Comprehensive Assessment System • Quantitative and Qualitative Measures, Including but not Limited to • Classroom, Building, District Assessments • Common Assessments • Program Measures (READ Well, Language!, READ 180, Modified Math, etc.) • Benchmarks, Learning Links (Pilot) • Brigance • DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) NEXT • Non-Academic Indicators (Attendance, Discipline, Graduation, etc.) • State Assessment • TCAP Achievement, TCAP End of Course, TCAP Constructed Response • TCAP Writing, TCAP ALT Portfolio • Tennessee English Language Placement Assessmentand English Language Development Assessment • National Assessments • ACT, Advanced Placement (AP), PSAT

35. Comprehensive Assessment System • Timely, Accurate, and Meaningful Data • Collected and Disseminated Within Hours of Completion (Benchmarks, Learning Links, etc.) or Within 5–7 Days of District’s Receipt of Data (TCAP, ACT, Report Card, etc.) • Provides Insight to Student Performance in Terms of Identified Standards and Levels of Proficiency (Standards Proficiency, RCPI, Achievement, Value Added, etc.) • Includes Qualitative and Quantitative Data Points • Disaggregated by Subgroups and Programs (Interventions, Afterschool, etc.) • Identifies Academic Growth experienced • Used to Evaluate Student Performance in Terms of Current Results and Three - Five Year Trends

36. Resource and Support Systems

37. Employment and Assignment of Well-qualified Staff • Hire Right • Capitalize on Current Employees’ Success • Systematically Review Job Descriptionsand Requirements • Monitor Employee Performance and Development Needs

38. Provision of Ongoing Learning Opportunities to All Staff • Initial Training • Recurring Training • Just-in-Time Trainings • On-going Needs Assessments

39. Effectiveness of District Learning Opportunities • Professional Learning Activities Network (PLAN) • Course Development • Enrollment and Attendance • Class Evaluations • Monitoring and Reporting • Pre- and Post-session Communications • Evaluation • Initial Evaluation Immediately After Training • Implementation or Learning Evaluation (Identified Through Observations, Evaluations, Data Analysis, Academic Conferencing, Mid-Year and End-of-Year Reviews) • Job-embedded (Application of Knowledge and Skills)

40. Budgetary Planning for Sufficient Financial Resources • Strategic Work Plans Driven by the Board of Education Ends Policies • Mid-Year and End-of-Year Reviews and Stakeholder Input • Performance Based Budgeting and Key Performance Indicators Align Financial Resources to Desired Outcomes • Transparent Process, Communicated to All Stakeholders

41. Maintain Safe, Orderly, and Healthy Environment • Employee Handbook • Student Code of Conduct • Emergency Management and Crisis Planning • Safety and Security Programs and School Committees • Environmental Management and Hazardous Materials Programs • Student Health Services – Individual Health Planning, Immunization Compliance and Accident Reporting • Student Wellness – Wellness Programs, School Counseling and Bullying Awareness and Prevention • Employee OJI Program – On-site Health Care, Safety Training, Monthly Safety Newsletter, and Accident Investigation

42. Sufficiency of Technology Infrastructure to Meet Goals • Laptop for Every Teacher • 1 to 1 Computer to Student Ratio (4TH & 5TH Grades Moore Magnet & STEM Academy) • Model Classroom Implementation • Mobile Computer Stations and Fixed Labs • Support for Specific Programs • STEM Academy • Vernier Probes • TI Inspires • Career Technical Education Program Specific Equipment

43. Sufficiency of Technology Infrastructure to Meet Goals • Direct Support for Technology Infrastructure • On-going Technology Training • Work Order System • Computer First Aid Station • Well-communicated Policies and Procedures • Technology Disaster Recovery Plan • Technology Integration Coaches

44. Sufficiency of Support Services to Meet All Students’ Learning Needs • Support Services for Students with Disabilities, Economically Disadvantaged Students, and ELL Students • School Support Teams Identify Student Needs and Coordinate Appropriate Interventions and Services • Department Chiefs, Directors, Program Coordinators, and Special Education Consulting Teachers Monitor Interventions for At-risk and Identified students • Individual Education Plans for Students with Qualifying Disabilities Whose Needs Cannot be Met in the General Education Classroom • 504 Plans for Modifications and Accommodations for Students with Qualified disabilities • Health Plans for Any Student with Medical Needs

45. Stakeholder Communications and Relationships

46. Community Stakeholders • District Website and Feedback • Community Consortium • Media • Education Foundation • Partners in Education • District Survey and Focused Surveys • 100% Graduation Committee • Leadership Clarksville Education Day • Leadership CMCSS • Presence and Involvement in Community Activities

47. Parent Stakeholders • Parent Communications Group Meetings • District Survey and Focused Surveys • PowerSchool • School Handbooks • Parent-Teacher Conferences • School Open Houses • School Messenger • Report Cards

48. Employee Stakeholders • Teacher Stakeholder Questions and Group Meetings • Employee Anchor Team • Classified Representatives Meeting • Continuous Improvement System • Management Review Team • District Survey and Focused Surveys • Teaching, Empowering, Leading, and Learning (TELL) Tennessee Survey

49. Commitment to Continuous Improvement

50. CMCSSStrategic Planning Cycle • Board of Education Ends Policies • Data Gathering • Monthly Stakeholder Communication Groups • District Survey and Focused Surveys • Strategic Work Plan • Performance Based Budgeting • District Action Plans • Principal Action Plans • Monthly School Visits, Principal Meetings, and Professional Learning Communities • Mid-Year and End-of-Year Reviews • Academic Conferences