Differentiation in the Statewide System of Support Distance Learning Session #3

1. Differentiation in the Statewide System of Support Distance Learning Session #3 Please be sure that your audio is working properly. Go to: Tools Audio Audio Setup Wizard

2. Agenda • Greetings and who’s here • New resources to support state SIG work • Special sharing from Louisiana: Director of Statewide System of Support • Colorado’s Growth Model • Rubrics-based evaluation of a Statewide System of Support • Team reports and sharing • Questions, comments, and what’s next

3. Who’s Here • State Teams and RCC Liaisons: Alaska, Arkansas, Louisiana, Montana, and Virginia • Colorado Department of Education: Dr. William Bonk • CII Staff: Tom Kerins and Nancy Protheroe

4. New Resources to Support State SIG Work • CII-developed webinars • Handbook on Effective Implementation of School Improvement Grant Strategies • Content developed collaboratively by the content centers, with CII taking the lead • Sample chapters: State Identification of Districts and Schools, Diagnosing Strengths and Weaknesses to Determine Appropriate Improvement Strategies, Human Capital, Student Supports

5. Special Sharing from Louisiana Some comments from Donna Nola-Ganey on a new position in the Louisiana Department of Education—Director of Statewide System of Support

6. Colorado’s Growth Model • Presenter: Dr. William Bonk, Longitudinal Growth Principal Consultant, CDE Office Research and Evaluation Unit • A description of this Colorado Department of Education initiative including some detail about what is done with the data

7. Bill Bonk • Education: Chicago Public Schools, Northwestern, University of Hawaii, and University of Colorado, Boulder • Experience: ESL teacher in France, Italy, Ecuador, and Japan. US State Department Fellow in Brazil supporting school reform • Currently: Working with the Colorado Growth Model

8. Rubrics-Based Evaluation of a Statewide System of Support • Follow-up and refinement of the evaluation begun at the Pacesetters Academy • Revisiting the process, the rubrics, and indicators • Introducing the new CII web-based system

9. Moving to the Breakout Rooms • For discussion: What could be done to embed ongoing evaluation of the SSOS in routine operations of the Department? What roadblocks might there be to doing this? • We’ll take about 15 minutes for discussion and provide you with a 5 minute warning. • Each state team will have about 3 minutes to summarize its discussion.

10. Team Reports and Sharing • Alaska • Arkansas • Louisiana • Montana • Virginia

11. Indicators for an Effective SSOS • Is there one indicator that you feel is a success story for your state, either in terms of the initial assessment you gave it or progress made in regard to it in recent months? Provide brief details on why you're selecting it. • Is there an indicator--or group of indicators--that is presenting a special challenge? Again provide brief details. • Are there a few indicators that will be a special focus for the next few months?

12. Brochure describing the Indistar system (web-based CII tool for schools and districts) Another New CII Resource Comprehensive overview of the system that also provides a picture of how school improvement efforts should work

13. Questions, Comments, and What’s Next