MA ELT Leadership Session

1. MA ELT Leadership Session October 8, 2013

2. Updates • New staff – Kathy Cross! • Good News and Urgent Messages • Back to school memo • PD Plans • Site visit protocol report revisions • Revision of “Expectations for Implementation” • Performance Agreements for Cohort III schools • Webinar Thursday, October 17th at 3:00 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

3. Good News • Kathy Cross has joined our team as the TIME Collaborative Specialist. • Level Funded for FY14 - $14,168,030!! • All grants programmatically approved and budgets processed Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

4. MORE Good News. . . • Schools that met or exceeded gap narrowing targets for all subgroups in ELA: • Boston Arts Academy • Fletcher-Maynard Academy • Newton School • Schools that met or exceeded gap narrowing targets for all subgroups in math: • Boston Arts Academy • Fletcher-Maynard Academy • Huntington • McKinley Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

5. Good News in Science. . . • Schools that met or exceeded gap narrowing targets for all subgroups in science: • Boston Arts Academy • Huntington • Viveiros Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

6. Good News, cont. • Kuss is (deservedly) Level 1! • Level 1 MA ELT schools: • Fletcher-Maynard • MLK • Silvia • Newton • Salemwood • McKinley Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

7. Our Two New Schools. . . • McKinley: • Level 1 designation for meeting gap narrowing goals • Math SGP for all students = increase of 16 • Math SGP for high needs subgroup = increase of 15 • Huntington: • Math SGP for all students = increase of 20 • Math SGP for high needs subgroup = increase of 21.5 • Math SGP for ELL/former ELL = increase of 30 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

8. Urgent Messages • Remember, this is a performance-based grant. • MA ELT schools need to demonstrate consistent positive outcomes overall in order to secure continued support. • There is heightened interest in the quality of program implementation and sustainability. • Sustainability needs to become a stronger focus. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

9. Back to School Memo • Sent out September 27th • MOU or side letters • PD Plans • Unexpended funds • Site visits • ELT Performance Agreements • Technical Assistance Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

10. Sense of urgency Ownership and accountability PD Plan Highlights Research and evidence • Reflections throughout year and at year end Culture work – classroom, school, AND cross-culture Planning/modeling/debriefing Celebrations scheduled for STAFF Use of feedback from previous year Family engagement Social emotional needs of students Student engagement walkthroughs Re-teaching and collaboration as priorities Differentiated instructional practices / needs of ALL learners Tracking goals each activity addresses Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

11. Site Visit Protocol and Report Template Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

12. Expectations for Implementation • In collaboration with Mass 2020 updated/improved document • Revised to align with site visit goals and Conditions for School Effectiveness • Replace “Expectations and Indicators” more appropriate to a pilot program in order to reflect a mature program • Copies provided today Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

13. Site Visit Revisions • Input from field last year: • Bullets are more concise, clear, and more easily conveyed to broader audience • Team discussions could be more focused given more concrete guiding questions or goals • Some redundancy • Copies of Protocol draft available for feedback by October 21st. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

14. Proposed Protocol Changes. . . • Guided by new Expectations for Implementation • Focus group interview “topics” replacing protocol questions • Professional learning and development • Behavioral/cultural expectations • Resource allocation • Some focus group times reduced • Families, students – 30 minutes • Enrichment providers – 30-60 minutes Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

15. Cohort I&IV Schools Receiving Full Site Visits 2013-2014 • Edwards, Boston • Fletcher-Maynard Academy, Cambridge • Martin Luther King, Jr., Cambridge • Kuss, Fall River • Salemwood, Malden • Jacob Hiatt Magnet, Worcester • McKinley, Revere • Huntington, Brockton • Please contact Moira Connolly if you would like to participate as a team member. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

16. Performance Agreements for Cohort III Schools • Performance Agreements for Cohort III schools • Webinar Thursday, October 17th at 3:00; register at: http://www.doe.mass.edu/conference/?ConferenceID=1656 • Due dates for submissions: • Friday, November 8, 2013 – First draft of Performance Agreement • Friday, December 6, 2013 – Second draft due • Friday, January 10, 2014 – Final signed Performance Agreement due and submitted to the Department. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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18. Setting Targets Developed Internally Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

19. Closing Remarks. . . ELT is how every school should be. I don’t feel overwhelmed. I feel completed—I finished a day’s work. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

20. For more information: Moira Connolly, 781.338.3216 mconnolly@doe.mass.edu Kathy Cross, 781.338.3231 kcross@doe.mass.edu Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education