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Developing a School Writing Plan. Business Rules During Training In Respect to All Participants. Please Mute Your Cell Phones & Place them at a distance that prevents feedback Place your Office Phones on Mute unless indicating that you have a question for the host or panel.
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Business Rules During TrainingIn Respect to All Participants • Please Mute Your Cell Phones & Place them at a distance that prevents feedback • Place your Office Phones on Mute unless indicating that you have a question for the host or panel. • Ask Questions- all typed questions will be presented (unidentified) as a general question to the group – chat to all presenters.
Introductions District Roll Call – • Advise the number of guest attending • Forward an email with names of each guest for EILA certificate
Post Training Resources • EILA Certificate • Training PowerPoint • Archive Link (open for 30-days) • Developing a Schoolwide Writing Plan
TOPICS • Senate Bill 1 Language • Literacy Plan • Writing Plan/Policies • Timelines • Policy Review Process
SBDM Requirements Related to Writing • SB 1 states, “Each school-based decision making council or if there is no school council, a committee appointed by the principal, shall adopt policies that determine the writing program for its school.” • Each school will submit the policy to KDE for review and comment.
Requirements of a Writing Plan • Multiple opportunities for students to develop complex communication skills for a variety of purposes • Access to and use of technology tools • Access to and use of language resources • Procedures for developing and monitoring portfolios • Feedback to students regarding writing and communication skills
Sample Schoolwide Writing Plans • Elementary • Middle • High
Portfolios • “Writing portfolios, consisting of samples of individual student work that represent the interests and growth of the student over time, shall be a required part of any writing program in primary through grade twelve.” • Portfolios are part of the required criteria for the program review and audit process • A writing portfolio shall be maintained for each student and follow each student from grade to grade and to any school
Requirements of a Writing Plan • Multiple opportunities for students to develop complex communication skills for a variety of purposes • Access to and use of technology tools • Access to and use of language resources • Procedures for developing and monitoring portfolios • Feedback to students regarding writing and communication skills
Requirements of a Writing Plan • Multiple opportunities for students to develop complex communication skills for a variety of purposes • Access to and use of technology tools • Access to and use of language resources • Procedures for developing and monitoring portfolios • Feedback to students regarding writing and communication skills
Requirements of a Writing Plan • Multiple opportunities for students to develop complex communication skills for a variety of purposes • Access to and use of technology tools • Access to and use of language resources • Procedures for developing and monitoring portfolios • Feedback to students regarding writing and communication skills
Requirements of a Writing Plan • Multiple opportunities for students to develop complex communication skills for a variety of purposes • Access to and use of technology tools • Access to and use of language resources • Procedures for developing and monitoring portfolios • Feedback to students regarding writing and communication skills
Requirements of a Writing Plan • Multiple opportunities for students to develop complex communication skills for a variety of purposes • Access to and use of technology tools • Access to and use of language resources • Procedures for developing and monitoring portfolios • Feedback to students regarding writing and communication skills
Assessment for Learning
Individual Learning Plans (6-12) and Writing Students can collect documents in their ILP Students can now journal in their IL P
Timeline • 2009-2110 Writing Program Review—schools may develop interim plan for transition period • 2010-2011 Writing Program Review Pilot—schools have access to pilot program review process • 2011-2012 Writing Program Review—results included in accountability for each school
Policy Development • Councils typically charge a committee with program development and the drafting of policy language. • The committee would present recommendations for council consideration and possible approval. • Provide guidance to councils within the district to consider this best practice route.
Committee Representation Suggested Stakeholder Representation: • Literacy lead • Teacher council member • Parent council member • Assistant Principal of Curriculum/Instruction • Additional teachers • Additional parents • Classified staff • Community members • Students (recommended at secondary level)
Writing Policy Components • Communication skills • Grading procedures and feedback to students regarding their writing and communication skills • The responsibility for review of the portfolios and feedback to student • Other policies to improve the quality of an individual student’s writing and communication skills.
KDE Review and Feedback on Policies • Policy development should occur during this current school year into the summer of 2010. • District SBDM coordinators will submit school council writing policies to KDE during the fall of 2010 as a district submission.
Next Steps • Debrief today’s training • Plan a district-wide Council of Council meeting (suggested principal, one teacher and parent member plus literacy lead). • Discuss possibility of committee(s) working on literacy program, writing plan and policies.
Post Training Resources • EILA Certificate • Training PowerPoint • Archive Link (open for 30-days) • Developing a Schoolwide Writing Plan
KDE Contacts Cindy Parker—Language Arts Branch Manager Cindy.Parker@education.ky.gov Writing Consultants Carol.Franks@education.ky.gov Renee.Boss@education.ky.gov Rebecca.Woosley@education.ky.gov
Council Development & Planning Branch Mary Jo Rist, manager Darryl Thompson, consultant ~502-564-4201 (phone) ~firstname.lastname@education.ky.gov ~502-564-6952 (fax)