Race to the Top (RttT) Monthly Report for US Department of Education (USED)
NC RttT
November 2011
Please provide information in the following areas:
 Activities completed this month
 Activities projected for the month ahead
 Changes requested to plan or timelines outlined in state scope of work
 Changes being considered to key project personnel
 Areas in which Technical Assistance/USED support could be used
Activities Completed this Month
RttT Management (includes Project Management, Budget, Communications):
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Provided monthly RttT status report to State Board of Education, 11/3

Continued developing (and processing with USED) amendments to State Detailed Scope of
Work (DSW) and budget to submit to USED; Began preparing omnibus DSW update/budget
update/amendment to reflect more detailed plans (including spending plans) for year 2
and beyond
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Continued approval of Local Education Agency (LEA)/Charter School DSWs submitted on
8/3; continued posting LEA/Charter School approved, fully completed DSWs to the website
(137 of 142 approved and posted as of 11/18)
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Worked to finalize RttT Annual Performance Report (APR) based on feedback from USED
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Began reviewing RttT Progress Report, State-Specific Summary Report, and APR Display

Attended 11/10 State RttT Leads meeting at USED
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Continued planning for building a cadre of teacher and principal ambassadors in each
school to help communicate the reasons and mechanisms for the changes under way in
curriculum, accountability and educator evaluation; participants will include at least one
teacher per school, each school principal, and a superintendent from each district
o Continued preparations for the regional meetings for statewide rollout of the new
accountability program (meeting dates and locations finalized for February/March
2012; dates are 2/28, 3/7,8,9,12,15,22,23)
o Continued developing promotional materials (videos and slide presentations) for
use at the statewide regional meetings and toolkits to distribute at the meetings
(toolkits will include practical information about the new Common Core and
Essential Standards, and the new accountability program); to be completed by
February 2012
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Continued creating parent resource podcasts about new standards, new student
assessments, and new accountability model to distribute online and via social media fall of
2011 along with an online guide for parents (to be posted by 6/30/2012)
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Continued distributing RttT Weekly Update to more than 1,000 LEA and charter school
officials involved with Race to the Top
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Presented at the NC School Public Relations Association on 11/4 to inform school public
information officers across the state about Common Core, Accountability, and other RttTrelated issues
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Continued Staffing for RttT Implementation (cumulative as of 11/18):
o Total positions to be filled: 118
o Total positions filled: 92 (including 1 accepted offer/not yet started)
o Total positions with offers made (waiting on acceptance): 1
o Total applicants for RttT positions: 6,372
Standards & Assessments:
Standards
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Continued development of documents for “Unpacking Social Studies elective courses” (to
be posted 2/29/12)
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Continued work on Graphic Organizer tool; Plan to post drafts of Graphic Organizer tool on
website for external feedback by 12/11 (to be completed 2/12; delayed from original due
date to allow for preparation of summer institute, reduction in consultants, and more
comprehensive approach to development)
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Began development of Assessment Examples (to be completed by 5/12; delayed due to
more time for comprehensive approach)
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Continue work to embed content classroom examples and video vignettes within NC
FALCON (to be completed 5/12)
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Began development of Learning Maps and discussion of the process for developing the
Pacing Guide exemplars (to be posted for LEA use by 5/31/12)
Assessments
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Presented online assessment work and the Best Practices Guide to Regions 2 and 3
Instructional Technology and Media Directors
Data Systems to Improve Instruction:
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Continued Instructional Improvement System (IIS) Workgroup meetings
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Continued work with planning vendor to develop Request For Proposal (RFP), and
Comprehensive Plan (to be completed by 12/1; RFP release delayed to garner additional
feedback and take into account various interdependencies)
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Continued work on “Vision, Goals, and Objectives,” “A Day in the Life,” “Roles Matrix” and
“Web” documents (documents to be finalized by 12/31)
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Continued developing data guide (completed by 8/12, this deliverable is delayed due to
time it took to identify staff to develop the guide)
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Completed development (Lead IIS Project Manager) of the master project plan document
based on revisions requested during review process
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Developed proposal for IIS Team staffing plan
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Continued meeting with other RttT states to determine what collaboration will be
beneficial (e.g. developing embedded curriculum performance assessments, sharing
benchmark or summative items, sharing code for system components)

Continued engaging stakeholders through presentations, focus groups, and advisory groups

Continued meeting with SLI staff to further define how the SLI might interface with the IIS

Met with IIS Stakeholder Advisory Committee and IIS User Groups
Great Teachers & Principals:
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Worked to finalize guide of approval process for potential alternative licensure programs
(plan to publish 12/11)
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Continued drafting working paper to guide conversations with Institute of Higher Education
(IHE) partners regarding how to improve educator pipeline for high-need content and
specialty areas (plan to publish 12/11)
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Continued work on new evaluation instruments. Initiated external review of the
performance standards for the media specialists and instructional technologists. Continued
to develop the rubrics for other classifications (All new instruments will be ready for
implementation during the 2013 – 14 school year. During the remainder of the 2011 –12
year, the new instruments will be designed and piloted in a small number of LEAs. Field
testing will occur in 2012-13.)

Continued working with WestEd to select student academic growth model; kick-off
meeting was held and WestEd began constructing a decision matrix to organize
information about various growth models
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Continued Northeast Regional Leadership Academy (RLA) Cohort 1 school year
administrative internships (through 6/30/12)
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Continued training for Northeast RLA Cohort 2 participants (through 6/30/12)
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Continued Piedmont-Triad RLA Cohort 1 participant administrative internships (through
6/30/12)
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Continued Sandhills RLA Cohort 1 participant clinical residencies (through 6/30/12)

Continued ongoing Teach For America (TFA) support for corps members as they enter
classrooms (support to occur throughout Corps member’s two-year commitment; through
6/30/13)
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Made final selections and official offers for NC Teacher Corps positions

Continued New Teacher Induction Program in four regions with first cohort

Continued working to select vendor for strategic staffing assistance to districts (plan to
have vendor selected 12/11)
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Presented mock-up of improved educator preparation program report cards to Governor’s
Education Transformation Commission Teachers and Leaders subcommittee
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Continued to review and aggregate results from teacher feedback at Measures of Student
Learning design group meetings
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Completed last of eight regional focus groups on educator effectiveness
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Continued fidelity support meetings across the state with local RttT Leadership Teams in
collaboration with Regional Education Service Alliances (RESA) partners to ensure
consistent and deliberate Professional Development (PD) action planning; focused on
embedding instructional technology standards, Professional Learning Communities (PLC),
goal-setting

Conducted quarterly meeting with PD Leads to discuss Teacher Effectiveness, IIS, Spring
Fidelity Support Session, Summer Institute 2012 and module development
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Released Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy (RBT) module
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Continued interview process to hire PD Contractors (approximately 21 positions dependent
upon candidate skills)
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Held two-day training session with PD Leads to assess needs of the team and to provide
professional development for the team; district data discussed

Continued development of Phase II modules: Data Literacy, Common Core State Standards
ELA: Content Area Literacy, Effective Use of Learning Progressions, Embracing the Change:
Embedding Digital Literacy in the Content Area, NC School of Executive Standards, NCEES,
21st Century Skills, Understanding Student Behavior II (completed by 6/12)
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Continued development of content specific presentation and instructional tools to guide
and support districts and charters as they design local professional development (in
preparation for Fidelity II)
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Deployed module design template for creating next phase of modules identified from
diagnostic needs assessment and RttT Scope of Work
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Continue Phase III Training for administrators (principal and assistant principal) on
embedding the NC ITES (Information and Technology Essential Standards) and the Common
Core and Essential Standards across the state to ensure consistency with implementation
for all LEAs and charter schools. Trainings conducted by NCDPI’s Regional Instructional
Technology Facilitators supported by the PD Leads
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Began selection process for additional online module developer positions

Continued weekly meetings with PDI leadership team for pre-planning of Summer Institute
2012
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Established and communicated location sites for 6 Summer Institute trainings for 2012

Notified applicants of acceptance into DLP Assistant Principal Cohort, beginning January
2012
NC Virtual Public Schools:

Selected two pilot LEAs to replace Charlotte-Mecklenburg and Montgomery Counties for
deployment of services (to be selected by 11/30/2011). The replacement of the 2 LEAs has
delayed the development and delivery of some professional development efforts
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Conducting interviews for the Lead Project Director, Exceptional Children’s Coordinator,
Technology Infrastructure Expert, module developers and virtual teacher positions (plan to
have positions filled by 1/1/12)
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Continued to develop and create a promotion and marketing strategy for the RttT Blended
STEM process for community, parents, students, and staffs (to be completed by 1/12)

Continued development, design, and modification of virtual STEM core math and science
courses that provide access and targeted instruction to at-risk student populations for the
purposes of credit attainment toward graduation (Plan to release final course materials for
Earth/Environmental Science and Integrated Math I by fall 2012)

Continued working to post an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for devices (plan to post in December
2011)

Continued writing criteria for the Mobile Web Application/Application development RFP
(plan to post RFP in January 2012)
Turning Around the Lowest-Achieving Schools:
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Completed Comprehensive Needs Assessments at:
o Snow Hill Primary and Greene County Middle in Greene County
o East Robeson Primary, Orrum Middle School, Oxendine Elementary School, Parkton
Middle School, Pembroke Elementary School, South Robeson High School, West
Lumberton Elementary, Peterson Elementary, Piney Grove Elementary, Prospect
Elementary, Rowland Middle School, Saint Pauls High School, Tanglewood
Elementary, Union Chapel Elementary, Union Elementary, Rowland Norment
Elementary, and Purnell Swett High School in Robeson County.
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Continued work on hiring for RttT positions:
o Hired School Transformation Coach for Weldon City Schools
o Hired one Instructional Coach Durham County and one Instructional Coach for
Robeson County
o Continuing weekly interviews for Instructional Coaches and School Transformation
Coaches
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Held monthly District Transformation Coaches meeting, School Transformation Coaches
meeting, and Instructional Coaches meeting
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Identified interim support for selected schools/districts until hiring process is complete for
permanent position
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Continued PD and Coaching for currently served schools/districts

Continued planning for December 2011 Professional Development for School Leaders for
all Principals in T.A.L.A.S Session #3
NC Education Cloud:

Finished aggregation of Site survey data (aggregation completed by 11/30/11; analysis of
data completed 12/31/11)
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Continued to work with IIS and Shared Learning Infrastructure (SLI) Planning Process
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Reviewed requirements for the Identity and Access Management with the K-12 community
through an open webinar (11/2)
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Continued meetings of the Consortium/Cooperative Purchasing LEA Advisory Working
Group, Data Collection and Analysis Working Group, Identity and Access Management
Working Group and the Shared Services Advisory Committee, and Instructional Content
Services Working Group

Prepared requirements for the Identity and Access Management RFP Process

Worked on requirements for LEA / Charter School “Enterprise as a service” to identify the
opportunities to assist LEAs in moving strategic Enterprise solutions to Cloud providers
(Initiated Formal Enterprise as a Service Project, form Team and Assemble LEA Working
Group)
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Participated in IIS “Retreat” at NCDPI - 11/18/11
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Began development of detailed implementation plans for all projects identified in approved
Cloud Blueprint
Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM):
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Completed first drafts of content-specific curricula: Module 1 on Community Engagement
and Module 2 Community Visioning completed (NC STEM)

Continued planning to host a national STEM conference to be held April 16-18, 2012

Identified and approved 20 RttT Anchor/Affinity STEM schools (NSP)
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Worked to develop partnerships to support growing the health and life sciences network
through performance-based, college and career readiness assessments and work-based
learning expertise (NSP)
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Sent four participants from City of Medicine Academy on a study visit in Dayton, Ohio on
November 9, 10, 11 (NSP)
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State Board of Education adopted the North Carolina Science, Technology, Education,
Mathematics (STEM) Education Strategic Plan
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Presented the STEM Attributes and Student Achievement exemplars (Future-Ready STEM
Schools/ Programs of Achievement) to STEM community partners, NCDPI staff, and
business & industry for their input to identify the measures, definitions, and targets for
graduation rate, and career and college readiness
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Worked to define and design network categories for a STEM web-based platform (the
portal will be a resource for STEM based schools and programs. Links to other schools,
resources and PD opportunities will be available.) STEM Asset surveys were secured from
100+ STEM organizations, programs and schools. Data will be used for STEM Portal (NC
STEM)
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Worked to develop STEM Webinars. Content being outlined for next 12 months. First
Webinar is December 15th (NC STEM & NCDPI)
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Finalized STEM self-assessment and rubric in Beta form for first set of schools (NC STEM)
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Met with stakeholders from the Innovation Council for Biotechnology and Agriscience to
gather their expertise in content and appropriateness of pedagogy for the workplace, and
to develop externship opportunities for teachers and internships for students. (NSP)
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Conducted Instructional Coaching as follows:
o Study Visit at Cross Creek HS on Nov. 7-8 with 18 participants including 4 from
Bertie (NSP)
o Study Visit at Hillside NewTech HS on Nov. 9-10 with 23 participants including 3
from UNC-Greensboro. (NSP)
o Regional Professional Development Sessions: Secondary Lenses on Learning on
November 7, 8, 17 and 18. Participating schools and number of participants:
Craven EAST/4, Southern/2, Duplin/21, Bertie/3, Columbus/14, Avery/5,
McDowell/5, and UNC-Greensboro/3. (NSP)
Evaluation:
Cross-Cutting Evaluation Elements

Began planning next survey administration for Spring 2012

Continue to analyze data from Omnibus Teacher and Principal Survey

Continue taking reliability tests for Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS)
observation tool
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Continue classroom observations

Granted (Carolina Institute for Public Policy -CIPP data administrator) data access to
relevant Evaluation Team members
Teacher and Leader Effectiveness

Prepared analysis of different Value-Added Models (VAMs) of teacher effectiveness and
briefed NCDPI on findings

Contacted superintendents, RttT coordinators, and principals to request participation in
classroom observations and interviews
Distribution of Teachers and Leaders
Baseline Teacher Quality Analysis
 Continued work on report due in the Fall

Continued work on VAM to be used to produce a baseline estimate of teacher quality
distribution for the initial Teacher Quality Analysis report
Regional Leadership Academies
 Drafted cost-effectiveness framework and report

Drafted RLA participant survey, which was reviewed by Quality Assurance Committee
(QAC) team members and RLA directors, edited, and entered into Qualtrics
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Drafted survey consent form and submitted it along with the participant survey for UNCGreensboro Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval
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Completed the following site visits and meetings in the last calendar month:
o Northeast RLA, Sandhills RLA, and Piedmont-Triad RLA Intern Seminar
o RLA QAC Meeting (11/1)
o RttT Meeting at NCDPI
Teach For America (TFA)/NC Teacher Corps (NCTC)

Re-negotiated historical data agreement with TFA to enable easier linkage of data
with other teacher and student data

Completed survey administration to TFA Corps members
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Completed first field visit - Gaston College Prep

Began scheduling second field visit - Plymouth High School
Induction Program for Novice Teachers
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Completed all CLASS observations at 30 treatment and 30 control schools
Strategic Staffing/Incentives

Continued the process of coding final LEA DSWs, to determine if the team’s original list of
RttT-funded local strategic staffing plans remained accurate
NCVPS

Chronicled the reasons for the delay in the implementation of this initiative (initiative
delayed due to budget approval delays and changes in work plans)
Professional Development

Completed First Year Report (Formative Evaluation of Year 1 Implementation) Report

Developed and finalized all instruments and protocols

Contacted all schools and scheduled initial site visits

Attending purposeful sample of RESA/ Distinguished Leadership in Practice (DLP) and
online module roll-out
District and School Transformation (DST) Including STEM Schools
DST
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Confirmed focus on district level activities
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Selected four districts for focus
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Presented baseline DST report to NCDPI leadership and Governor’s Education
Transformation Commission (GETC) Turnaround Subcommittee
STEM
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Observed PD - Common Practices Symposium
Completed focus group with teachers
Currently analyzing all available data:
o PD observations and teacher evaluations
o Online network activities (Edmodo)
o Coaches’ reports
o Project plans submitted by schools
o Participants sign-in and registration documents for PD
o Minutes for Industry Innovation Council meetings
Local Spending
 Continued developing online survey for school finance officers (SFOs) and interview
questions for sample of SFOs
 Continued working on pre-RttT assessment of school funding in NC as a baseline;
Continued coding DSWs (round two) for NCDPI
Overall Impact
 Continued drafting Scope of Work for overall evaluation of project
Activities Projected for the Month Ahead
RttT Management:
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Provide monthly RttT status report to State Board of Education, 12/1

Provide RttT status update to GETC 12/7

Finalize review of RttT Progress Report, State Specific Summary Report, and APR Display
and submit feedback to USED

Identify and prepare additional initiative budget and/or DSW amendments, as needed;
process submitted amendments with USED, as needed

Continue preparing omnibus DSW update/budget update/amendment to reflect more
detailed plans (including spending plans) for year 2 and beyond

Finalize approval of remaining 5 LEA/Charter School DSWs submitted on 8/3; post all
LEA/Charter School approved fully completed DSWs to the website
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Continue planning for building a cadre of teacher and principal ambassadors in each school
to help communicate the reasons and mechanisms for the changes under way in
curriculum, accountability and educator evaluation; participants will include at least 2
teachers per school, each school principal and a superintendent from each district
o Continue preparations for the regional meetings for statewide rollout of the new
accountability program, (dates are 2/28, 3/7,8,9,12,15,22,23)
o Continue developing promotional materials (videos and slide presentations) for use
at the statewide regional meetings and toolkits to distribute at the meetings
(toolkits will include practical information about the new Common Core and
Essential Standards, and the new accountability program) completed by February
2012
Continue creating parent resource podcasts about new standards, new student
assessments and new accountability model to distribute online and via social media fall of
2011 along with an online guide for parents (to be posted by 6/30/2012)
Continue distributing RttT Weekly Update to more than 1,000 LEA and charter officials
involved with Race to the Top
Standards & Assessments:
Standards

Continue development and begin review of documents for Unpacking Social Studies
elective courses (to be posted 2/29/12)

Post drafts of Graphic Organizer tool on website for external feedback

Begin development of terminologies (glossary of terms) specific to each content area (plan
to post to the website by 3/16/12)
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Continue development of Assessment Examples (to be completed by 5/12; delayed due to
more time for comprehensive approach)

Continue work to embed content classroom examples and video vignettes within NC
FALCON (to be completed 5/12)

Continue development of Learning Map and plans for Pacing Guide exemplars (posted for
LEA use 5/31/12)
Data Systems to Improve Instruction:
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Continue IIS Workgroup meetings

Work with planning vendor to finalize RFP, and Comprehensive Plan (to be completed by
12/1)

Continue work on “Vision, Goals, and Objectives,” “A Day in the Life,” “Roles Matrix” and
“Web” documents (documents to be finalized by 12/31)
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Continue developing data guide (completed by 8/12, this deliverable is delayed due to time
it took to identify staff to develop the guide)
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Continue meeting with other RttT states to determine what collaboration will be beneficial
(e.g. developing embedded curriculum performance assessments, sharing benchmark or
summative items, sharing code for system components)

Continue engaging stakeholders through presentations, focus groups, and advisory groups

Continue meeting with SLI staff to further define how the SLI might interface with the IIS

Meet with IIS Stakeholder Advisory Committee and IIS User Groups
Great Teachers & Principals:

Publish guide to approval process for potential alternative licensure programs

Post working paper to guide conversations with IHE partners regarding how to improve
educator pipeline for high-need content and specialty areas

Continue work on new evaluation instruments. Continue developing draft rubrics. Prepare
materials to take the performance standards to the State Board of Education in January
2012. (All new instruments will be ready for implementation during the 2013 – 14 school
year. During the remainder of the 2011 –12 year, the new instruments will be designed
and be piloted in a small number of LEAs. Field testing will occur in 2012-13)

Continue working with WestEd to select student academic growth model (plan to make a
recommendation of what model to introduce)

Continue Northeast RLA Cohort 1 school year administrative internships (through 6/30/12)
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Continue training for Northeast RLA Cohort 2 participants (through 6/30/12)
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Continue Piedmont-Triad RLA Cohort 1 participant administrative internships (through
6/30/12)
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Continue Sandhills RLA Cohort 1 participant clinical residencies (through 6/30/12)

Continue ongoing Teach For America support for corps members as they enter classrooms
(support to occur throughout Corps member’s two-year commitment; through 6/30/13)

Continue New Teacher Induction Program in four regions with first cohort

Select vendor for strategic staffing assistance to districts

Continue fidelity support meetings across the state with local RttT Leadership Teams in
collaboration with Regional Education Service Alliances (RESA) partners to ensure
consistent and deliberate PD action planning

Continue interview process to hire PD Contractors (estimated 21 positions)

Continue development of Phase II modules: Data Literacy, Common Core State Standards
ELA: Content Area Literacy, Effective Use of Learning Progressions, Embracing the Change:
Embedding Digital Literacy in the Content Area, NC School of Executive Standards, NCEES,
21st Century Skills, Understanding Student Behavior II (completed by 6/12)

Finalize content specific presentations, Facilitators Guide, and instructional tools to guide
and support districts and charters as they design local professional development for
Fidelity II
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Continue Phase III Training for administrators (principal and assistant principal) on
embedding the NC ITES (Information and Technology Essential Standards) and the Common
Core and Essential Standards across the state to ensure consistency with implementation
for all LEAs and charter schools. Trainings conducted by NCDPI’s Regional Instructional
Technology Facilitators supported by the PD
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Continue hiring process for online module developer positions

Continue weekly meetings with PDI leadership team for pre-planning of Summer Institute
2012

Post vacancy for new Project Coordinator for Teacher and Leader Preparation (to assist
with initiatives across Section D) and Program Assistant for Educator Recruitment and
Development (to assist all areas)
NC Virtual Public Schools:

Finalize the hiring process for the Lead Project Director, Exceptional Children’s Coordinator,
Technology Infrastructure Expert, module developers and virtual teacher positions (plan to
have positions filled by 1/1/12)
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Continue to develop and create a promotion and marketing strategy for the RttT Blended
STEM process for community, parents, students, and staffs (to be completed by 1/12)

Continue development, design, and modification of virtual STEM core math and science
courses that provide access and targeted instruction to at-risk student populations for the
purposes of credit attainment towards graduation (Plan to release final course materials
for Earth/Environmental Science and Integrated Math I by fall 2012)

Post an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for devices

Continue writing criteria for the Mobile Web Application/Application development RFP
(plan to post RFP in January 2012)
Turning Around the Lowest-Achieving Schools:
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Conduct Comprehensive Needs Assessments scheduled for:
o Greene Central High School, Greene Early College, and West Greene Elementary
o Warren County District Office

Continue hiring for RttT positions (interviews continuing weekly)
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Deliver ongoing PD and coaching for currently served schools/districts

Continue to assign PD and coaching staff for newly served schools - working with HR to
align positions on organizational chart

Hold three regional ‘Professional Development for School Leaders’ sessions with a main
focus on literacy
NC Education Cloud:
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Begin publishing in-depth analysis of Site Survey Data (target of 12/31/11)
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Continue to work with IIS and SLI Planning Process

Complete iSeries Best and Final Offer (BAFO) process (target of 12/31/11)
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Continue meetings of the Consortium/Cooperative Purchasing LEA Advisory Working
Group, Data Collection and Analysis Working Group, Identity and Access Management
Working Group and the Shared Services Advisory Committee, and Instructional Content
Services Working Group

Identify LEA / Charter School Enterprise as Service Working Group participants (by
12/31/11)
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Continue development of detailed implementation plans for all projects
Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM):
 Continue planning to host a National STEM conference -conference will be held April 1618, 2012 (NSP & NCDPI)
 Build content of Module 4: Business Planning and Implementation and submit first draft for
review (NC STEM)
 Present STEM Attributes for the Future-Ready STEM Schools/ Programs of Achievement to
the State Board of Education in December 2011 for Action
 Hold STEM Introductory Webinar December 15, 2011 (NC STEM & NCDPI)
 Meet with STEM planners: NCDPI staff, STEM community partners to assure STEM related
initiatives are included (NCDPI)
 Continue coaching and portfolio management (NSP)
 Meet with stakeholders from the Industry Innovation Council for Energy and Sustainability
(NSP)
Evaluation:
Cross-Cutting Evaluation Elements
 Continue to plan for Spring 2012 survey
 Continue to analyze data from Omnibus Teacher and Principal Survey
 Continue taking reliability tests for CLASS observation tool
 Continue classroom observations
 Grant (CIPP data administrator) data access to relevant Evaluation Team members
Teacher and Leader Effectiveness
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Continue analysis (use historical data to compare different VAMs of teacher effectiveness
to share with NCDPI)
Continue classroom observations and interviews
Brief NCDPI on findings of VAM
Distribution of Teachers and Leaders
Baseline Teacher Quality Analysis
 Complete report
Regional Leadership Academies
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Complete three additional site visits between now and the winter holiday season
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Collect consent forms from each RLA participant, and the RLA participant survey will be
completed by a substantial percentage of the RLA participants
TFA/NCTC
 Continue initial Fall field visits
Induction Program for Novice Teachers
 Upload CLASS observation data to Qualtrics
 Develop teacher survey and environmental survey for spring data collection
Strategic Staffing/Incentives
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Complete review of final LEA-level DSWs and make initial contacts with three sample LEAs
(Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Pitt, and Rowan-Salisbury)
 Review (if possible) final LEA-level DSWs of all other target LEAs - Craven, WinstonSalem/Forsyth, New Hanover, and any additional LEAs that appear to be pursuing RttTfunded local-level strategic staffing, as described in their final detailed scopes of work
 Possibly expand our list of all such LEAs by at least 3 or 4, based on initial reviews of the
first 100 completed DSWs
NCVPS
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Continue to identify and receive commitments from remaining content-area specialists to
review course content this Fall and next Spring
 Submit remaining IRB modifications for all work with students, even though such work may
not take place until Fall 2012
Professional Development
 Respond to report draft feedback
 Present report to pertinent NCDPI teams
 Collect data including site visits and surveys for longitudinal descriptive study
 Complete fall data collection for purposive sample
 Revise logic model and external scope of work to reflect updates
 Set up a meeting with NCDPI Communications staff to determine the best way to collect
data for online resources page
District and School Transformation Including STEM Schools
DST


Finalize baseline report for public release
Continue interviews with district-level DST staff
STEM
 Complete first draft of report
Local Spending
 Complete baseline analysis of NC school funding
 Begin analysis of 2010-11 finance data for RttT impact
 Continue to develop online survey for School Finance Officers for pilot
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Continue to work with Phil Emer to understand potential Cloud impact on district and
school spending
 Continue to code round 2 DSWs
Overall Impact
 Continue drafting Scope of Work for overall evaluation of projectMeet with full GETC to get
input on how to evaluate RttT
Changes Requested to Plan or Timelines Outlined in State Detailed Scope of Work (DSW)

Submitted to USED
o TALAS and Teacher Effectiveness (student survey and teacher work groups) amendment

In development
o PD Contracts
o DLP Program adjustments
o Annual “true up” of DSW and Budget (comprehensive)
Changes Being Considered to Key Project Personnel
None
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