Race to the Top (RttT):
Standards and Assessments
RttT State Initiatives Update
March 28, 2011
Webinar Overview
1. Reiterate General RttT Requirements & Process for
LEAs/Charters (“Local”)
2. Clarify State Plan, Implications for LEAs/Charters
• Common Core & Essential Standards
• Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)
• Instructional Improvement System (IIS)
• Communications – information sources & materials
3. Address Questions
Key Take Away = Know how to move forward with your local RttT plan!
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General RttT Requirements
1. For 2011-12 submission to DPI…Local DSWs must
include plans (i.e., a completed row on the spreadsheet)
for implementing all RttT Required Activities
2. Local RttT detailed budgets (in BUD) must match Local
DSWs (talk to your Finance Officer!)
3. Complete local DSWs must be submitted to DPI by
August 3, 2011 (same process as last fall…but much
more time to develop plans)
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General RttT Requirements
Submission of Local DSW to DPI…
2010-11 (Nov. 8, 2010)
2011-12 (Aug. 3, 2011)
Local RttT DSWs
• outline plan for
RttT Dollars
Local RttT DSWs
• outline plan for
all RttT activities
RttT “Guidance”
Documents
State Detailed
Scope of Work
(DSW)
 outline State
Objectives
 pre- Nov. 2010
www.ncpublicschools.org/rttt/district/
 outline State
Objectives (B3,
C3, D5)
 post- Nov. 2010
www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/rttt/state/plan/state-dsw.pdf
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RttT Guidance Documents
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State DSW
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2011-12 Submission Process/Timeline
Feb 10, 2011
March & April
DPI Finance
Informational
Webinars (2)
DPI Informational
Webinars
focused on
RttT State
Initiatives
•Requirements for
submission of
budget and detailed
plans
•LEAs & Charters
combined
•Review
Requirements for
Local RttT Plans
•Provide
LEAs/Charters with
greater detail
regarding State Plan
(by Initiative)
June 1-27
Regional Support &
Planning Meetings
•LEAs & Charters
combined
•Review Webinar
Info
August 3 - 11
August 12-22
Sept. 1
All Local Plans
submitted to DPI
DPI staff follow up
with LEAs/Charters
to resolve any
outstanding issues
All Plans
Final
(posted to
RttT
Website)
All Plans reviewed
by DPI
•Review/Approval
process
•Support Updated
local DSWs
•Support
Implementation
Based on feedback…Process similar, planning window extended
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Standards & Assessments:
The Call for Change
June 2010
December 2010
ACRE: 2008
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http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/profdev
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Professional Development: Access and Support
CC and Essential Standards Tools
Unpacking Standards
Crosswalk
Presentational Resources
Instructional Tools targeted to aid in the transition
and to complement the professional development.
Training Implementation Guide
5: NC FALCON
4: Developing Local Curricula
3: Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy
(RBT)
2: Understanding the Standards
2: Understanding the Standards
1: The Call for Change
Online support to increase teacher understanding
and implementation of standards
6: NC Teacher Standards
Course
MODULES
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Key Instructional Tool Dates and Activities
Crosswalks and Unpacking Tools
April 1, 2011
Module 1 Accessible for LEA use
June 3, 2011
Modules 2-6 Accessible for LEA use
June 24, 2011
Content-specific professional
development offerings available
August 2011August 2014
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Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)
What is SBAC?
31 States working together to develop
an assessment system aligned to
the Common Core Standards in ELA and Math.
Will include:
•Computer-adaptive summative assessments with
performance tasks in ELA and Math for 3-8 and high
school
•Flexible tools for teaching (formative assessment tools,
data display and analysis tools, diagnostics, checks for
misconceptions)
What do schools and educators need to
do to prepare?
 Start Professional Development on the
Common Core
 Start teaching the Common Core in 2012-13
(schools will be held accountable for
Common Core)
 Prepare for online delivery of assessments
What impact will it have on students?
•
•
•
Equity of expectations
Comparability of results
More authentic tasks and more accurate
measurement (particularly of growth)
What impact will it have on teachers?
•
•
•
Focused instruction
Better-aligned teaching resources
(instructional and assessment)
More resources and shared language
across state-lines
What is the SBAC time line?
See Next….
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Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)
Development of Assessments
2014-15
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The Instructional Improvement
System (IIS) will be…..
An online resource
Instructional
Improvement
System
NC EDUCATION CLOUD
An integrated repository of
shared tools and applications
A tool to help educators
improve instruction
A device to integrate data
from multiple sources,
including NC WISE
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2011-12 Expectations for IIS
• LEAs will be asked to participate in surveys, interviews and
focus groups to further refine the vision for the IIS. Participants
will include LEA staff, school staff, students, and parents. No
expenses will be incurred for participating.
• LEAs will be asked to provide feedback on the vision and the
implementation plan for the IIS. No expenses will be incurred
for participating.
• Data use resource documents will be developed and
distributed to LEAs and discussed via webinars. LEA will need
to pay for the cost of phoning into the webinar.
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Contact the IIS Staff
Dr. Sarah McManus, Learning Systems Director
smcmanus@dpi.state.nc.us
919-807-3776
Eric Moore, IIS Coordinator
jemoore@dpi.state.nc.us
919-807-3273
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Communications
For more information:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/rttt/webinarsevents/webinars/
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/rttt/
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/readysetgo/
Please send any questions and feedback to
RacetotheTop@dpi.state.nc.us
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Communications
Coming summer and fall 2011:
•Calendar – Important dates, tips, reminders, and
other information to help prepare in 2011-12 for
the implementation of the new standards and
assessments in 2012-13.
•Communication Toolkits – Tools to help you
distribute information in your districts, schools,
and communities about the exciting work related
to Race to the Top.
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Questions?
Do you understand what you need to do to submit a complete local
DSW by August 2011 that DPI can approve?
Do you know what other RttT-related support DPI will offer between
now and August?
Are you clear what the State will be doing in 2011-12 related to:
•
Common Core & Essential Standards
•
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)
•
Instructional Improvement System (IIS)
•
Communications – information sources & materials?
Do you know what you need to in order to move forward with your plan?
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Webinar Summary
1. Reiterated General RttT Requirements & Process for
LEAs/Charters (“Local”)
2. Clarified State Plan, Implications for LEAs/Charters
• Common Core & Essential Standards
• Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)
• Instructional Improvement System (IIS)
• Communications – information sources & materials
3. Addressed Questions
Key Take Away = Know how to move forward with your local RttT plan!
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