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RTTT Year 4 End of Year Webinar June 2014

RTTT Year 4 End of Year Webinar June 2014. Agenda. Program highlights Grant close-out No-cost extensions Performance measure progress report Thank you. Our Goal. To prepare all students for success after high school. Our Core Strategies.

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RTTT Year 4 End of Year Webinar June 2014

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  1. RTTT Year 4 End of Year WebinarJune 2014

  2. Agenda • Program highlights • Grant close-out • No-cost extensions • Performance measure progress report • Thank you Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  3. Our Goal To prepare all studentsfor success after high school Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  4. Our Core Strategies Prepare all students for success after high school by: • Strengthening curriculum, instruction, and assessment • Improving educator effectiveness • Turning around the lowest performing districts and schools • Using data and technology to support student performance Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  5. Strengthening • Majority of RTTT districts report aligned ELA and math curriculum • 81,000 students in 345 districts participating in PARCC field test, 65% online • Digital learning resources • Over 120 model curriculum units • Educator training • Pre-AP training = 2,000+ • Licensure academies = 237 • Project SUCCESS = 508 • 46 innovation schools serving 17,000 students • 6 STEM early college high schools Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  6. Improving • Over 61,000 educators evaluated, 85% rated proficient • New preparation program review protocol • HR Pilot project • Connections with curriculum and instruction Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  7. Turning around • 51 turnaround schools identified • 14 of 35 cohort 1 schools or 40% exited Level 4 status after three years • Nationally, only 10% of turnaround schools meet their targets • 32 WAZ schools in 6 districts  Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  8. Using data and technology • Strong growth in use of Edwin analytics reports, over 1 million reports generated • 82 districts now using Edwin T&L tools, more being trained • Since Feb 2014, number of districts using SIF more than doubled, reaching 160, on-boarding continues Edwin@doe.mass.edu Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  9. Sustaining the work • As state and local funding expires, some RTTT projects will end, but others will continue: • Educator evaluation • Curriculum alignment and implementation • PARCC or other next generation assessment • Edwin Teaching and Learning • Edwin Analytics • College and career readiness: MassCore, Innovation Schools • School and district turnaround Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  10. Grants and Performance Measures

  11. Grant close-out • Current draw down window closes 6/16, additional windows in early July and early August • Verify that all funds are being claimed • File FY14 FR-1’s promptly • 6/30 end date due 8/31 (n = 88) • 8/31 end date due 10/31 (n = 78) • Make line item adjustments as needed • Contact us with issues Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  12. No-cost extensions • 46 districts were approved for NCEs for FY15 • Projected budget $8 million or 6% of total • Workbooks available soon: review and make adjustments as needed prior to approval • Need signed cover sheet before we can release funds • File FY14 FR-1s promptly, due 8/31 • Likely you will use Grantium to request funds and possibly to file amendments Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  13. Progress report • PM5: report on cumulative progress through June 30, 2014 • Excel templates available soon • Educator Evaluation measures are open • Last report for most districts • For measures that are incomplete, provide comments explaining how work will proceed post-RTTT Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  14. Template Demo

  15. Submission and review • Upload completed templates to the Security Portal by July 18, 2014 • ESE will review and provide progress ratings and comments on district data • For most districts, this will be the final data collection • ESE may identify action items for NCE district follow up; districts will report on these during mid-year 2015 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  16. Thank you! 4 years $250M total / $125M for districts 233 districts and charter schools 640,596 students (70%) 48,842 teachers (70%) Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  17. Grants: Rob O’Donnell rodonnell@doe.mass 781-338-3116 Performance Measures: Sonja Yuhas Cove syuhascove@doe.mass.edu 781-338-6843

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