December 7,8,11, 2009
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October 2009 Superintendent’s Conference for
input
November 2009 State Board of Education
WVDE provides regular updates via email,
webinars etc. to County RTTT Liaisons
Liaisons update Superintendents, Local BOEs,
Principals, Community members, etc.
All of today’s PowerPoints will be posted on
WVDE website http://wvde.state.wv.us/
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9:30
9:45
10:15
11:00
11:30
12:15
12:50
1:25
1:50
Welcome and Overview
Why Race to the Top?
What are WV’s Major Proposals?
What are the Implications for LEAs?
Lunch
Rotation 1
Rotation 2
Rotation 3
Conclusion of RTTT meeting
◦ 2:00-
Innovation Zones Room 4
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4.3 billion dollar US Department of Education
competitive grant
State proposals must have a comprehensive,
integrated emphasis on:
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State Reform Plan
Standards, assessment, accountability
Quality educators
Comprehensive data systems
Struggling schools
At least 50% of the SEA award must be used to
provide subgrants to participating local
educational agencies (LEAs)
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Gains in student achievement
◦ Literacy
◦ Numeracy
Improve high school graduation rates &
college/career readiness
Ensure that students have 21st century
skills
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Support the establishment of the “Back Porch”
(Professional Learning Communities)
Transition to an accountability system that
supports the intended outcomes
◦ Personal, School, LEA, State
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Ensure a coordinated and focused Support
System that connects across the educational
community
WHO APPLIES TO U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
BOTH
DISTRICT
Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems
95% of ARRA Grants
Explicitly Require
SEA – LEA
Coordination
$250 million
Teacher Incentive
Fund
Race to the Top
$200 million
$4.35 billion
School Improvement Grants
DISTRICT
WHO SPENDS
STATE
STATE
SFSF
Phase Two
$3.5 billion
Investing in
Innovation
$100 million
Teacher
Incentive Fund
Ed Tech
$650 million
Teacher
Quality Part.
$11.5 billion
$650 million
$200 million
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RTTT priorities align to ongoing West Virginia
initiatives (evidence)
RTTT priorities are clearly intended as
indicators of future federal education policy:
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Reauthorization of ESEA, IDEA
Stabilization Phase II
RTTT Core Assessment
RTTT provides flexible funding to strengthen
the current educational infrastructure
Overview of West Virginia’s
RTTT Proposed Initiatives
Existing Initiatives
How can we leverage RTTT to support
our current successes in West Virginia schools?
Internationally-benchmarked
Common Core Content Standards
Adopt Common
Core
Standards
and Modify
/Align State
Curriculum
Deliver Professional
Development based
on school-level
needs around the
Common Core
(Classroom
Level/JobEmbedded)
Support classroom
decision-making
based on
balanced
assessments of
the Common Core
Provide Student/Family/Educator Support
to ensure students master the Common
Core Standards
Align WESTEST 2 and
Acuity to common
core standards;
Continue to develop
capacity of teachers
to utilize classroom
assessments (back
porch)
Use WESTEST 2* ,
Acuity and
classroom
assessments to
measure student
growth
Phase out WESTEST 2
and Acuity and
Transition to Multiple
Measure Assessments
*10% refresh annually
Transition to balanced assessment system by
aligning assessments to
learning progressions
How will this change the West Virginia approach to
Assessments ?
Assuring all teachers and leaders contribute
to student achievement
Institutional
Self-Analysis
Institutional
Peer Analysis
Program
Submission
Program
Review
Program
Approval
National Consortium (Linda-Darling Hammond) to
develop a
Performance Assessment linked to
WV Teaching Standards to exit preparation program
State Task Force
Study of WV
Evaluation System
State Task Force
Recommends
Revisions to Policy
5310 and WV
Evaluation System
Provide
Professional
Development to
Teachers and
Administrators
Implement
Revised
Evaluation
System
To create Professional Learning Communities that
work through self-reflection and peer analysis to
refine practice and grow professionally
Salary Upgrade for
Content-Specific PD
Career Ladder
•PD/Coursework in Content
•Continue Beyond MA+45
•PD/Coursework Leading to a Credential
•Credential is tied to Responsibilities
•NBPTS, TIS, Mentor, AP
School-Based
Initiatives
•School Focuses on a Need/Objective
•School Plans PD Accordingly
•School Rewarded upon Accomplishment
Expand the career ladder to include more teacher
leadership opportunities and
compensation for additional responsibility
RTTT requires and most likely the Reauthorization of
ESEA will require the linking of student data to teachers
and principals. How can we do this meaningfully to
improve student achievement?
Systemic process for supporting change in
low-performing schools
HOME
• Accurately identify the schools that need assistance
WV’s
Challenges
• Provide support and measure school improvement
• Create time for collaborative problem solving
• Create a tiered list of low performing schools
WV’s
Response
RTTT
Supports
• Create an LEA and SEA System of Support
• Provide technical assistance through school-based professional
learning communities and WVDE liaison
• Provide comprehensive support to
improve the lowest achieving schools
(Could include selection of a researchbased model)
How are the low-achieving schools identified?
Ensuring on-demand data to inform
decision-making about student achievement
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Pk-20 linkages
Ability to assessment individual student
progress of “learning progressions”
(objectives) of the Common Core
Ability to link to Teach21 and Learn21
Ability to generate professional development
profile for each teacher based on student
performance
Teacher accessible on-demand
Implications for West Virginia’s School
Districts
How can LEAs “participate”?
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At least 50% of the SEA award must be used
to provide subgrants to participating local
educational agencies (LEAs)
How do you “participate”?
◦ LEA allocation is based on Title I percentage
◦ Not “competitive”- no LEA application
◦ Each LEA must sign a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU)
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What if I choose not to participate?
Participating LEAs
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LEAs that choose to work with the State to implement all of the
State’s RTTT plan, as specified in each LEA’s Memorandum of
Understanding
Will receive a share of the 50 % of a State’s grant award based
on the LEA’s relative share of Title I, Part A allocations in the
recent year.
WVDE will work with LEAs to create a Final Scope of Work to be
attached to this MOU if/when our application is funded;
◦ no later than 90 days after a grant is awarded;
◦ Will outline specific goals, activities, timelines, budgets, key
personnel, and annual targets for key performance measures
Innovation Zone
Legislation
WVBE Policy 3236
Schools of
Practice
RTTT Requires…
“Building strong
statewide capacity
to implement, scale
up and sustain
proposed plans”
SOUND
IDEA
EFFECTIVE
IMPLEMENTATION
PROCESS
Dr. Paine’s focus…
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Bring good practice to scale in each classroom
in each school (Less “spray and pray”).
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Less focus on top down strategies/More focus
on school/district/regional strategies.
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More unified SDE approach.
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Differentiated support according to school and
district needs with use of research-based
practice to guide implementation.
Build an effective “back porch” culture and
process in each school through which
“bringing to scale” can occur.
SCHOOLS WITH
KNOWLEDGE AND
COMMITMENT
55+ Schools with leaders and teachers who have
attended the principal, teacher, and special education
Institutes and are willing to “lead the way…”
Year 1
PLC PROCESS,
NEW TEACHER
AND LEADER
STANDARDS
Year 2
ACCOUNTABILITY
MEASURES,
COMMON CORE,
ASSESSMENTS AND
DATA
Year 3
NEW
EVALUATION
PROCESS
Year 4
CAREER
LADDER
County A
County B
County C
Implementation
Support Team
(School, LEA, SDE, RESA and IHE
members who coordinate support
to schools and help each other plan
to bring RTTT initiatives to scale in
all schools)
County D
County E
NOTE: Support teams could be
grouped by region, county size or
other logical groupings.
SCHOOLS OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND OTHER
SPECIAL PURPOSE SCHOOL INITIATIVES
RTTT SCHOOLS OF
PROFESSIONAL
PRACTICE
Within 4 years ALL schools will be RTTT
Schools of Professional Practice (based on
what has been learned along the to
enhance implementation success).
INNOVATION
ZONE
SCHOOLS
STRUGGLING
SCHOOLS
Other Details…
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WVDE would use a portion of the state 50%
allocation to support RTTT Schools of
Professional Practice.
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Award would be $40,000 to $100,000 per
school.
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Select 55-60 schools, hopefully one per
county; more for larger counties.
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Counties could use their own funds to add
more RTTT schools if desired.
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November 17, 2009 -Final Request for
Proposals
December 09 -Regional meetings
December 21 – Meeting with 55 Superintendents
January 8, 2010 – Deadline for submitting MOU
January 19, 2010 –SEA Submission Deadline*
Small Group Feedback ROTATION
Standards &
Assessment
Room # 1
Last Name
A-I
Last Name
J-R
Last Name
S-Z
Teachers and
Leaders
Room #2
Last Name
S-Z
Last Name
A-I
Last Name
J-R
Struggling
Schools
Room # 3
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Last Name
J-R
Last Name
S-Z
Last Name
A-I
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Capture YOUR Feedback
Generate questions and ideas about the “big
ideas”
For more information: http://wvde.state.wv.us
Please complete the Survey at:
http://wvde.state.wv.us/
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Standards/Assessment
◦ What do I know about Standards/Assessment?
◦ What else do I need to know?
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Teacher/Leader
◦ What do I know about Great Teachers and Leaders?
◦ What else do I need to know?
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Struggling Schools
◦ What do I know about Struggling Schools
◦ What else do I need to know?