WELCOME!
Superintendent Quarterly
June St. Clair Atkinson
July 23, 2015
MEETING OVERVIEW
ANNOUNCEMENTS
DATES TO KNOW
Thursday, September 3
 School Performance Grades (A-F) Released
 End-of-Grade/End-of-Course Performance
Information Released
 Four-Year Cohort High School Graduation
Rate Released
Thursday, October 15
 2014-15 School Report Cards Released
Sasebo, Japan
THEORY OF ACTION--1
If we set up structures to compete
with public schools, then student
achievement will increase, more
choices will be available, and
more efficient education will
emerge.
THE STRATEGIES
 Virtual charters
 Private online providers
 Charter schools
 Vouchers
 Home schools
 Private schools
 Achievement school districts
 Education management companies
THEORY OF ACTION--2
If public schools are to have
sufficient market share, then the
needs and wants of students and
parents must be met.
CHOICE
PERSONALIZED LEARNING
MARKETING TO PARENTS
“If you wait until something
is broken to fix it, there may
not be anything to fix.”
Martin, 1988
DPI
Educator effectiveness
Digital learning support
Professional development
Student surveys
Once for 115 school districts
BUDGET AND
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Philip Price,
Chief Financial Officer
Rachel Beaulieu,
Legislative and Community Affairs Director
CANVAS/HOME BASE
DISCUSSION
Tracy Weeks,
Chief Academic and Digital Learning Officer
Overview
Information
Student
Information
Information
PowerSchool
Student
Information
a student
information
system
Instruction
Instructional
Design, Practice
& Resources
Assessment
Data Analysis
and Reporting
Instructional Tools & Resources
Educator Effectiveness:
Evaluation and Professional
Development
Effectiveness
Schoolnet
OpenClass
Content:
Truenorthlogic
Instruction
and
Assessment
Collaboration
Instructional
Resources &
Assessment Items
Evaluation and PD
A standards-aligned tool for instruction,
assessment, and data analysis
an online evaluation
system and
professional
development
system
Student
Facing
Collaboration
Digital
Materials
Content
Sharing
Use WITH Schoolnet
Learning
Management
System
Interaction for Instruction
Canvas
TNL
Learning
Object
Repository
Schoolnet
Open Class
Feedback Time
PollEv.com/tracyweeks800
Grading Scales
Assessments embedded
into instruction
Mastery depends on
feedback
PURPOSES
• Valid and reliable
• Growth data
• Assessments throughout the year
• A stand-alone summative assessment
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
 Determine feasibility of implementing
the concept across grades 3-8
 Data analysis
 Input/feedback
 Logistical/operational
 Professional development
 Item types
DESIGN
• Convene teacher groups
• Notify districts
• Provide professional development
• Administer assessments
TIMELINE
Year
2015–16
Administration
Proof of Concept
(sample population)
Grade Levels
Grade 5: Math
Grade 6: Reading
Release RFP for High
School
2016–17
Field Test
(sample population) Or
Grades 3–8: Math
Grades 4–8: Reading
Purpose
Determine feasibility
of concept
Summer 2016:
Decision-point of how
to proceed
Test items for inclusion
in operational test
forms
Release RFP for
assessment
Pilot High School
2017–18
Pilot Operational Year
(statewide)
High School Operational
Grades 3–8: Math
Grades 4–8: Reading
Full Implementation
REVIEW OF CURRENT
INTERIM ASSESSMENTS
• Currently administering
• Review coverage
• Submit interim assessment data
SELECTED DISTRICTS FOR
PARTICIPATION IN PROOF OF CONCEPT:
GRADE 5 MATHEMATICS
LEA/Charter Schools
Alamance-Burlington Schools
Gaston County Schools
New Hanover County Schools
Brunswick County Schools
Guilford County Schools
Northampton County Schools
Cabarrus Charter Academy
Harnett County Schools
Onslow County Schools
Catawba County Schools
Henderson County Schools
Orange County Schools
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools
Hoke County Schools
Piedmont Community Charter School
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Johnston County Schools
Randolph County Schools
Chatham County Schools
Kannapolis City Schools
Robeson County Schools
Community School of Davidson
Martin County Schools
Cumberland County Schools
Millennium Charter Academy
Vance County Schools
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County
Schools
Duplin County Schools
Mooresville City Schools
Yadkin County Schools
Durham Public Schools
Mount Airy City Schools
Yancey County Schools
Edgecombe County Public School
Nash-Rocky Mount Schools
SELECTED DISTRICTS FOR
PARTICIPATION IN PROOF OF
CONCEPT: GRADE 6 ELA/READING
LEA/Charter Schools
Beaufort County Schools
Brevard Academy
Brunswick County Schools
Caldwell County Schools
Camden County Schools
Carteret County Public Schools
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Chatham County Schools
Davidson County Schools
Duplin County Schools
Granville County Schools
Guilford County Schools
Harnett County Schools
Henderson Collegiate
Iredell-Statesville Schools
Johnston County Schools
Madison County Schools
Paul R Brown Leadership Academy
Pitt County Schools
Polk County Schools
Robeson County Schools
Scotland County Schools
Southern Wake Academy
Summerfield Charter Academy
Wake County Schools
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Yadkin County Schools
HIGH SCHOOL
• Develop RFP
• Pilot in 2016–17 and fully
implement in 2017–18
• Setting a proficiency standard
NEXT STEPS
• Provide sampled school list
• Conduct webinar
• Provide test specifications
• Provide professional development
No Child Left Behind
Revisions
June St. Clair Atkinson,
State Superintendent
Dr. Lou Fabrizio,
Director, Data, Research and Federal Policy
Student Success Act (H.R. 5) passed
House July 8, 2015, vote of 218-213
Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177)
passed Senate July 16, 2015, vote
of 81-17
TESTING
ACCOUNTABILITY
STANDARDS
TEACHER QUALITY
LOW-PERFORMING
SCHOOLS
SCHOOL CHOICE
FUNDING PROVISIONS
FEDERAL PROGRAMS &
PRESCHOOL
Materials from today’s
meeting are online at:
http://www.ncpublicschools.o
rg/superintendents/quarterly/