Copper River School District Professional Development Day State

Copper River School District Professional Development Day State Regulations Update: Teacher Evaluation Assessment Review & Adjustments Technology News Writing Assessment Preparation Friday, January 17, 2013

VTC Meeting Agenda: ALIO Systems “Self-Serve” training with Rene’ CRSD Website Facelift and Social Media Hot Topics in Alaska: i. Pads/Mobile Devices & e-Learning Sem 1 CFA Review and Mid-Course Adjustments AK Regulation Change: Teacher Evaluation & Assessments Writing Assessment Overview & Prep for District-wide WA

CRSD Web Presence Where we’ve been. . . Facelift to the CRSD Web Page Social Media Components Provide a “steady diet” of news and information for students, parents, and community A one-stop location for employee news & information Employee Portal!

Hot Topics in AK Technology Governor’s State of the State Address Funding for massive 1: 1 initiative E-Learning What all of it may mean for the CRSD

Semester 1 CFA Review August: Selection of Common Units & Focus Standards October: Quarter 1 CFA December: Quarter 2 CFA Quarters 3 & 4: Writing Assessment Terra Nova NAEP SBAs Lessons Learned & Mid-Course Adjustments

NEW REGULATION: Evaluation & Student Growth Data New regs tie Teacher & Administrator Evaluation to Student Growth Data 2015 -16 SY = 20% 2016 -17 SY = 35% 2017 -18 SY = 50% “Student Growth” refers to GROWTH, not proficiency Student Growth Data is aggregate Sp. Ed: Growth data might consist of skills outlined in IEP

NEW REGULATION: Evaluation & Student Growth Data 2 -4 Measures: State assessment data Other measures selected in consultation with principals and teachers Must be comparable across grade levels and schools Non-numerical measurements allowed: e. g. , writing portfolios Assessment Review Committee next week: MAP

Measures of Academic Progress: MAP Test One more test? ! NO! MAP would replace: Terra Nova (all grades except 5 & 7) Quarter Common Formative Assessment Down the road, could replace AIMSweb Provides benchmarking in preparation for SBA

District-wide Writing Assessment Historical Review: State Writing Assessment District-wide Writing Assessment Site-specific Writing Assessment Downward trend in writing scores district-wide Curricular needs related to materials Renewed emphasis on writing / CCS & AK Standards

District-wide Writing Assessment Week of January 28 -February 1 Six-Trait Analytical Writing Assessment Model Ideas & Content / Idea Development Organization Voice Word Choice Sentence Fluency Conventions Presentation

District-wide Writing Assessment Educationnorthwest. org/traits

Educationnorthwest. org/traits District-wide Writing Assessment Educationnorthwest. org/traits

District-wide Writing Assessment District-wide Writing Assessments are FORMATIVE! Provide teachers information about their students so that instruction may be adjusted/tailored in response Provide district with trends in skill levels Prepare students format of current SBA (preparation of ECRs) Collaborative PD for teachers in scoring process

District-wide Writing Assessment Next week: 6 -trait language in your classroom Scoring to inform students using Ed Northwest samples Week of January 28 -February 1: Preparation of student writing samples Grades K-5 = 3 or 4 Sessions Brainstorm/Prewrite; Rough Draft; Edit/Revise; Final Copy Grades 6 -12 = 2 sessions Brainstorm/Prewrite/Rough Draft; Edit/Revise/Final Copy

District-wide Writing Assessment Prompts will be provided for each grade level Paper-pencil event Accommodations for students with IEPs Schedules to be determined by sites Collection of materials from sites on Wednesday, Feb. 6 th Scoring will occur during district-wide in-service on Friday, February 8 th Results prepared during in-service & back to sites that day

Mandatory Trainings Time today to complete mandatory trainings Safe. Schools email “Other” required trainings may be needed. Principals have lists or see Kathy