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P20 Alignment and Educator Preparation Webinar Series

P20 Alignment and Educator Preparation Webinar Series. Colorado Department of Higher Education. Webinar 1: Lay of the Land May 20, 2013 Emmy J. Glancy . Introductions Review purpose and goals Overview of key changes and progress Q & A

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P20 Alignment and Educator Preparation Webinar Series

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  1. P20 Alignment and Educator PreparationWebinar Series Colorado Department of Higher Education Webinar 1: Lay of the Land May 20, 2013 Emmy J. Glancy

  2. Introductions • Review purpose and goals • Overview of key changes and progress • Q & A • Discuss and provide feedback on webinar topics, structure, and next steps Agenda Joint Comparability Management Team

  3. Leverage expertise and tools to provide technical assistance • Increase and enhance outreach and cross-training opportunities • Examples: • Spring 2012 Ed. Prep. Faculty Workshops • December 2012: PARCC work session • Winter 2013: Ed. Eval. (SB 191) Faculty Training • March 2013: awarded Rose Community Foundation grant for staff CDHE and CDE Partnering for Progress Joint Comparability Management Team

  4. In 2008, CAP4K set forth a common purpose – readying all students for postsecondary and workforce success. • Improving Colorado’s public education through alignment of preschool through postsecondary standards, expectations, reporting, and outcomes. • Preparing all educators and leaders for the demands of the 21st century classroom. • Share data and reporting across and between state agencies to guide larger policy decisions and state’s supports and services. Goal of P20 Alignment Effort

  5. SB08-212 “CAP4K” – Key Steps Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness School Readinessss Define “School Readiness” and “Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness” Revise Content Standards Develop Assessments Create criteria for PWR High School Diploma endorsement, Adopt Graduation Guidelines, Align Higher Education Admission and Remedial Education Standards Align ed. preparation programs

  6. Senate Bill 08-212 (Cap4K) requires that educator preparation programs align with the new Colorado Academic Standards, including the definition of Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness, by December 15, 2012. Educator Preparation Programs

  7. Colorado among ten Core to College States • 3 year grant funded by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (Gates, Lumina and Hewlett) • P20 research and data analyst • Higher ed. policy revisions – remedial ed. and placement, admissions • PWR High School Diploma Endorsements Core to College Grant

  8. Colorado Academic Standards and Common Core State Standards • New student assessments • Educator Evaluation Systems • Data and reporting • Related P20 Initiatives: Higher Ed. Leadership Key Topics

  9. Colorado Academic Standards and the Common Core State Standards Colorado’s Approach

  10. Key Advances of the Common Core ANCHORED IN COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS

  11. Use the Colorado Academic Standards (CAS) template • Align essential components of CAS • 21st century skills (SB 212) • Postsecondary and workforce readiness (SB 212) • Integrate personal financial literacy (HB 1168) Colorado’s Approach to the Common Core in ELA and Math

  12. Content Collaboratives • Curriculum Guides • Vertical and grade-level tools • Multi-state collaboration • Statewide implementation on track for next year Design and Implementation

  13. Questions and thoughts?

  14. Assessing the New Standards

  15. The Common Core State Standards are here: Better standards require better tests High-quality tests improve and inform instruction — they don’t detract from it The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC): Developing Common Core aligned, high-quality math and English language arts (ELA) tests for grades 3–11 Computer-based and linked to what students need to know for college and careers For use starting in the 2014–15 school year

  16. Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)

  17. Getting All Students College and Career Ready Ongoing student support/interventions Success In first-year, credit-bearing, postsecondary coursework Voluntary K–2 assessment being developed, aligned to the Common Core State Standards Timely data showing whether ALL students are on track for college and career readiness College readiness score to identify who is ready for college-level coursework • Targeted interventions and supports: • State-developed 12th-grade bridge courses Professional development for educators

  18. Math: Grade 3 Sample Item • This a fairly traditional fraction task in a computer-based setting. • Unlike traditional multiple choice, it is difficult to guess the correct answer or use a choice elimination strategy and there is more than one correct solution. • Unlike paper and pencil tests, students can create a visual representation even though the task is scored automatically.

  19. Math: Grade 3 Sample Item • Second part of multi-step problem, and, unlike traditional multiple choice, it is difficult to guess the correct answer or use a choice elimination strategy.

  20. ELA/Literacy: Grade 7 Sample Item • Students read the text that introduces the topic • Items are designed to help students gather information from the texts to lead to the final writing prompt • Items require different types of responses to allow students to demonstrate a command of evidence with complex texts

  21. Shared measure College and Career Readiness • Utilize high school assessments for higher ed. placement decisions • Validate high school academic performance and levels of mastery • Provide interventions earlier • Align transition policies and practices Assessment and P20 Alignment: So what?

  22. CCSS Pushback • Technology Readiness • The “Proficiency Cliff” • Assessment and Accountability Transition • Educator Engagement Key State Implementation Issues

  23. Looking Ahead:

  24. Educator Evaluation System

  25. 2012 - Pilot Sites test state and local systems • August 2013 — the new evaluation system is implemented in all school districts. • 2016 — the first year performance evaluations will result in teachers earning or losing non-probationary status. UPDATE: Educator Effectiveness (SB191) and Districts

  26. Ensure programs have tools and resources • Inform the revision of teacher and leader standards to new evaluation standards • Provide training opportunities for faculty members • Don’t forget principal and counselor prep. faculty • Ensure data is accurate and reporting mechanisms in place Faculty Outreach

  27. Research Pilot - UCB, UCD and UNC are working on a system • Focus on verifying teachers receiving initial licensure from their respective institutions • Jointly derive a series of decision rules for linking these teachers back to a single “preparation program of record” based on each institution’s data. • Explore linking endorsements (CLD and SPED) Data and Reporting for Educator Preparation Programs

  28. Related P20 Activities

  29. Two task forces created to review current policy and student outcomes, national models, research, and make recommended changes • Summer 2013: vet early ideas through state-wide tour • Winter 2013: seek CCHE adoption Admission and Remedial Policy Revisions

  30. 1. REMOVE THE ADMISSIONS INDEX SCORE. The index, a combination of a student’s high school performance and college entrance exam scores, is used to determine whether a student qualifies for a particular college or university. The index currently uses cumulative grade point averages and combined test scores. Test scores and grade point averages receive equal weight under the current policy. • 2. EMPHASIZE DEMONSTRATIONS OF COMPETENCY. Colorado has relied upon completion of Higher Education Admissions Requirements, also known as HEAR, to determine whether students are eligible for admission to the state’s four-year colleges and universities. Examples of these “seat-time” requirements include four years of language arts, four years of math and three years of science. • 3. GUARANTEE ADMISSION FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE GRADUATES. Students who successfully complete a two-year associate’s degree at an accredited in-state institution would be guaranteed admission to a four-year Colorado college or university. Students would have to meet the receiving institution’s minimum grade point average and have completed all community college courses with a grade of C- or better. Admission would not guarantee placement in a specific degree program. • 4. INCORPORATE NEW ASSESSMENTS WHEN AVAILABLE. New tests now being developed to replace Colorado’s annual CSAP/TCAP exams will be used as one measure of college readiness when available. Colorado will begin administering the tests in 2014-15. Admission Policy Revisions:four key changes under review

  31. 1. USE STATE K-12 TEST RESULTS TO HELP DETERMINE REMEDIAL NEEDS. Colorado colleges and universities have typically relied on ACT or SAT college entrance exam scores and the Accuplacer test to determine whether a student needs remedial classes. This recommendation increases the tests that could be used in making these determinations. Results of PARCC state tests, which will replace the state CSAP/TCAP annual exams in 2014-15, could be used as well as results from Compass and Smarter Balanced tests. • 2. ADOPT DIFFERENTIATED PLACEMENT FOR MATH REMEDIATION. Students who enroll in Colorado colleges and universities have different education pathways based on their subject of study or major. Soon, students who choose a major related to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, known as STEM, will have different math requirements than those who chose to study non-STEM related subjects. So students’ remedial needs will differ based on which education path they select. • 3. REVIEW CUT SCORES FOR DETERMINING REMEDIAL PLACEMENT. Colorado’s current remedial policy includes cut scores for determining remedial placement. For example, a student achieving a 17 on the ACT reading section and an Accuplacer reading comprehension score of 80 is not considered in need of remediation. This recommendation calls for potentially re-setting those cut scores based on a review of student performance in higher education institutions. Remedial Policy Revisions:three key changes under review

  32. Core to College P20 Partnerships

  33. Help ensure high school graduates are ready to succeed in college-level coursework and review consistency of gtPathways entrance expectations and outcomes. • BETWEEN: Vertically align high school and higher education expectations and learning objectives within discipline areas • AMONG: Horizontally align exit and entrance expectations for gtPathway coursework The Goal and Objectives

  34. Build on… • New high school standards • Deliverables from Summer 2012 Faculty Mtg.s • gtPathway criteria and competencies and CCCS courses • Expertise and experiences To Deliver… • Revised set of gtPathway • Articulate specific set of learning objectives for the following courses: • COMP1 and COMP 2 • College Algebra, Math for the Liberal Arts, Calculus The Work

  35. WHO: Nearly 100 Colorado educators: high school math and English language arts teachers and higher education GT-MA1 and GT-CO1, 2 & 3 faculty. • WHERE: P20 Partnerships will be created in four regions of the state: 1) Denver metro, 2) western slope, 3) NE corner and 4) SE corner. Structure

  36. June 10 – State Summit • July – October: regional convenings and monthly leadership team calls • October – December: State Summit and Progress Report • January – October: Outreach and feedback from field; Depending on progress, may move to assessments, additional coursework Timeline

  37. What thoughts and questions do you have? • When and how will it be important to engage you? • Considerations for building on this to discuss preparation from content faculty? Feedback

  38. WEBINAR TOPICS AND SCHEDULE

  39. ? Questions and Discussion

  40. What are your priorities? • Any additional audiences or topics? • What resources and tools would be helpful? • How can we best communicate with you and your colleagues? • Structure: webinar and discussion work for you? Final Considerations…

  41. Emmy J. Glancy Academic Policy Officer – P20 Alignment Director Emmy.Glancy@dhe.state.co.us 303.866.4030 Contact Information

  42. Guidance and feedback • Leadership and support • Policy revisions and implementation • Communications and outreach Key Actions

  43. SB08-212 Colorado Achievement Plan for Kids (CAP4K) • SB11-191 Educator Effectiveness • SB10-036 Data and Reporting Educator Preparation Programs and DHE • SB11-245 Educator Preparation Programs References and Resources

  44. THANK YOU!

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