“I F YOU WANT TO MAKE THE
WORLD A BETTER PLACE , TAKE A
LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND MAKE
THE CHANGE .”
S URRY C OUNTY S CHOOLS
Welcome to Session IV:
“The Man in the Mirror
Philosophy”
Presenters:
Superintendent:
Dr. Terri Mosley, Assistant Superintendent, Instructional Services
Mrs. Jill Reinhardt, Director of Secondary Curriculum and Instruction
Mrs. Jennifer Scott, Director of Elementary Curriculum and Instruction
Dr. Travis Reeves
S URRY C OUNTY S CHOOLS
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Rural School District of approximately 8,600 students
housed in 19 schools
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Low wealth school district with almost 65% of
students on Free/Reduced meals
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History of success with regard to student growth and
proficiency
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Student demographics: 25% minority (20% Hispanic)
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83% 4-yr graduation rate
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1:1 District
Common
Core
& More
C OMMON C ORE AND M ORE …
This site
contains lots
of
information
regarding
our progress
toward
Common
Core and our
continued
work…
S TAFF AWARENESS SESSIONS
Staff
awareness
sessions are
developed for
each required
staff
development
day to meet
our goals for
Common Core
and RttT.
SCS C URRICULUM AND
I NSTRUCTION R ESOURCE SITE
B UILDING H UMAN C APACITY

CRISS (Creating Independence Through
Student-Owned Strategies)
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Thinking Maps
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Cooperative Learning

Instructional Technology

Balanced Literacy

Teaching and Learning Conference
(Local)
C OMMON F RAMEWORK FOR
PROFESSIONAL D EVELOPMENT
K-2
Beginning Teachers
3-5
Beginning Teachers
6-8
Beginning Teachers
9-12
Beginning Teachers
Thinking Maps
( 12 hours)
Thinking Maps
(12 hours)
Thinking Maps
(12 hours)
Thinking Maps
(12 hours)
Balanced Literacy
(6 hours)
Balanced Literacy
(6 hours)
Balanced Literacy
(6 hours)
.6 Reading credit
.6 Reading credit
.6 Reading credit
*ELA Teachers only
Foundations of
Reading
5 hours
CRISS
(12 hours)
CRISS
(12 hours)
CRISS
(12 hours)
1.2 Reading credit
1.2 Reading credit
1.2 Reading credit
Cooperative Learning
(10 hours)
Cooperative Learning
(10 hours)
Cooperative Learning
(10 hours)
Cooperative Learning
(10 hours)
Technology
(10 hours)
Technology
(10 hours)
Technology
(10 hours)
Technology
(10 hours)
Total hours = 43
Total hours = 50
Total hours = 44/*50
Total hours = 44
.5 Reading Credit
G ENERATION N OW T EACHING
AND L EARNING CONFERENCE
2011-2012
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NCFALCON
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Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy
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Examination of Standards
(through Crosswalks)
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Student Engagement
C ROSSWALKS
Comments
Timelin
e/Pacin
g
1. Cite textual evidence to
support analysis of what
the text says explicitly as
well as inferences drawn
from the text.
The Common Core State
Standard (CCSS) expects
students to communicate
explicit findings from texts and
be able to communicate
inferences from texts.
Quarter EQ: How do we draw inferences
1
from a reading selection?
Cluster
Standard
CCSS does not specify types of
text.
Key Ideas and Details
Reading Standards for Literature
Strand
Common Core State Standards (CCSS,
2010)
Resources
Learning Target: I can draw
inferences from a text by
completing [Comprehension
questions, conclusion support
notes, reading conferences,
etc.]
Vocabulary: Cite, analyze,
inferences drawn (drawing
conclusions), explicit
Assessments
How do I use clues and prior
knowledge in a reading
selection to help me draw
inferences?
CHANGE
Ongoing Culture of Change

Leadership Focus Sessions: Shifts, Close
Reading, Text-based questions, Tier 2
Vocabulary, assessment

Learning Management System: Haiku
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Exemplar lesson plans
H AIKU : L EARNING
M ANAGEMENT S YSTEM
H AIKU : L EARNING
M ANAGEMENT S YSTEM
E XEMPLAR L ESSONS SHARED
S UMMER 2013
Local Curriculum Development
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Framework

Pacing

Benchmark development
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Exemplar units and lesson plans
L OCAL C URRICULUM
D EVELOPMENT
PACING /W EEKLY E SSENTIALS
N EW A SSESSMENTS
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Smarter Balance field tests
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Examination of released items
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Discussions and prototypes of:

Open-ended items
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Writing tasks

Grammar items
F UTURE P LANS 2014-2015

Rollout of local curriculum

Continued Professional
Development

Refined assessments