Welcome
The Department is providing districts increased, intensive support in preparation
for the 14-15 school year. These calls bring together functions across districts to
make sure that all planning decisions are made with one, shared view of what is
necessary to be ready for the next school year.
Who: Superintendents along with senior staff (academics, technology, finance)
On this call, we will:
1. Explain Compass end-of-year process
2. Review curriculum selection and EAGLE development
3. Explain summer professional development plans
4. Review PARCC field test resources and next steps
5. Explain how the Unified Application can be used to fund district priorities
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Preparing for the 14-15 School Year
• Compass End-of-Year Process
• Curriculum & EAGLE
• Summer Professional Development
• PARCC Field Test
• Unified Application
• Calendar & Next Steps
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Compass End-of-Year Process
As Louisiana moves to higher standards, the Louisiana Department of Education is
committed to ensuring teachers have the time they need to learn the standards. As
such, this school year the LDOE will not be producing value-added data. Instead the
Department will produce transitional growth data.
•Transitional student growth data provides school leaders and teachers with
information about the extent to which students met, exceeded, or fell short of their
expected performance on state tests.
•It assesses student performance based on students’ unique characteristics, such as
prior year achievement or achievement on state tests, attendance, discipline,
free/reduced price lunch status, special education status, Section 504 status,
limited English proficiency status, and gifted status.
In order to share transitional growth data, teachers and school leaders should verify
rosters during the next two weeks. Information on how to complete roster
verification can be found here.
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Roster Verification
• What: Roster verification
• Why: Teachers and principals must verify CVR rosters in order to receive accurate
transitional student growth data
• When: Deadline is May 16th
• Who: A principal at every school and teachers of the following grades and
subjects will need to verify rosters:
• 3rd grade: ELA and Mathematics
• 4th-8th grade: ELA, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
• Up to 9th grade: Algebra I EOC course
• Up to 10th grade: Geometry EOC course
• How: Principals and teachers can verify CVR rosters by logging into CVR. For a list
of roster verification resources and resources to support the other Compass EOY
processes, please click here.
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Compass End-of-Year Deadlines
April
May
June
July
End-ofYear
Materials
Available
Conduct End-of-Year Conversations with Educators
Complete Roster Verification
Transitional Growth
Data Available
Deadline: May 16th
Teachers and principals must verify rosters in order to receive accurate transitional student
growth data.
Enter All
Compass
Data into
CIS by
July 31
Note: Compass Final Report published in September.
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Reporting on Student Outcomes and Evaluation Results
Student outcomes and educator evaluation data will be published in the Compass Final Report,
released in September. The report will focus on the extent to which evaluators held educators to high
expectations.
Teacher Proficiency
Percentage of Evaluations
Percentage
Evaluations
Proficient
Proficient
Proficient Percentile Rank
71.43%
27
55.36%
84.47%
32
82.16%
98.00%
92
58.30%
LEA
LEA 1
LEA 2
LEA 3
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•
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Student Outcomes
Proficiency
Percentile
Rank
19
97
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Growth in
Proficiency
3.48%
2.04%
-0.50%
Growth in
Proficiency
Percentile Rank
93
79
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LEA 1’s educators are held to relatively high expectations: student growth is among the highest in the
state, yet teacher evaluations create room for continued improvement.
LEA 2’s educators are held to high expectations: student proficiency is among the highest in the state,
educators continue to make progress, and yet evaluations create room for improvement.
LEA 3’s educators are held to relatively low expectations: student proficiency and growth are low yet
evaluation ratings are among the highest in the state.
Click here to view the 2012-13 Compass Final Report.
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Agenda
• Compass End-of-Year Process
• Curriculum & EAGLE
• Summer Professional Development
• PARCC Field Test
• Unified Application
• Calendar & Next Steps
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District Curriculum Decisions
As we transition to higher standards, many district have made great strides
to ensure their teachers know what they will teach next year and the
materials they will use.
67% of districts have finalized their ELA curricula
80% of districts have finalized their Math curricula
Most frequently selected curricula:
K- 2
3-5
6-8
9-12
ELA
LDOE
guidebooks/Core
Knowledge
LDOE guidebooks
LDOE guidebooks
LDOE guidebooks
Math
Eureka
Eureka
Eureka
Eureka
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EAGLE Content Development Plan
ELA/Math
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Science and Social Studies
Full coverage of CCSS
• Full coverage of GLEs
Items will demonstrate depth and rigor of
• Items will be moved from PASS* to EAGLE
standards
• Instructional tasks
Items will assess multiple standards (not
• Multiple choice
just isolated standards)
• Constructed Response (Teacher
New item types from Louisiana Guidebook
scored)
loaded into the system
• New items will be developed based on gap
• Instructional Tasks
analysis results
• Extended Constructed Response
• Prose Constructed Response
• Evidence Based Selected Response
Grade 9-12 assessment items will be course
specific
Items will be built to reflect other statewide
assessments (i.e., EOCs, PARCC)
More technology enabled items added
Printable student/teacher resources
*The Louisiana PASS system (all components and
available
services ) will be discontinued on June 30, 2014.
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EAGLE Calendar 2014-2015
TIMELINE
September
• Improved user Interface
• New item types and teacher resources (printer friendly
format) added to item bank
• New search item bank functionality with filters
• New test building functionality
• New split screen design for student testing
• Training site available for all users
October
• New item types and teacher resources added to item bank
November
• All items available in printer friendly format
• Tablet support for student testing*
December
• New item types and teacher resources added to item bank
*List of supported devices released in September
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EAGLE Focus Group
Teachers and school/district administrators are encouraged to provide
input on the 2014-15 EAGLE overhaul by joining the EAGLE Focus Group.
•Commitment: Educators will participate in 4 webinars, complete an
online survey, and participate in one individual phone call with the LDOE
team and/or vendor (May-July)
•RSVP: Please encourage teachers, school administrators, or district
administrators who would like to participate to submit their
names/position titles to Dana Maxie at Dana.Maxie@la.gov no later than
May 14th (this notice will also be posted in Edmodo for educators)
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dana Maxie at
Dana.Maxie@la.gov.
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Agenda
• Compass End-of-Year Process
• Curriculum & EAGLE
• Summer Professional Development
• PARCC Field Test
• Unified Application
• Calendar & Next Steps
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Superintendent’s Collaboration
The Superintendent’s Collaboration will be held this year in conjunction with the
Teacher Leader Summit. The event will focus on:
•Teacher & leader goal setting
•Curriculum implementation
•College and Career Readiness
•Early Childhood
•Who: District Superintendents plus 3-4 designees
•When: Wednesday, June 4th – 2:30 – 5:00, Morial Convention Center
Thursday, June 5th – 8:30 – 3:00, Marriott International Hotel
•Registration is now open in Coursewhere through May 20th. More information can
be found in the District Support Toolbox and in the newsletter.
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Teacher Leader Summit
The Teacher Leader Summit (June 3rd and 4th) will offer over 75 sessions that
prepare teachers for the first day of school. Sessions will focus on:
•Student Learning Targets
•Assessment
•Standards, curricula, and instructional strategies
Registration is now closed.
Final logistics and session information will be sent to all registered
participants the week of May 26th.
Updated information can be found on the Teacher Leader webpage.
Please direct all questions to LouisianaTeacherLeaders@la.gov.
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Teacher Leader Summit
TUESDAY, JUNE 3
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4
Time
Block
Time
Block
7:30-9:30
Breakfast and Registration
7:00-8:00
Breakfast and sign in
9:30-10:15
Opening Session
8:00-9:30
Rotation 4
10:15-10:30
Transition
9:30-9:45
Transition
10:30-12:00
Rotation 1
9:45-11:15
Rotation 5
12:00-1:00
Lunch
11:15-11:30
Transition
1:00-2:30
Rotation 2
11:30-1:00
Rotation 6
2:30-2:50
Transition and Break
1:00
Box Lunches and Departure
2:50-4:20
Rotation 3
• Over 75 different sessions offered (the majority are offered 3 to 4 times)
• The majority of sessions are 90 min (only last for one rotation)
• 10 pre-registered sessions take up 3-4 rotations (participants stay in the same session the
entire time)
• Participants can log back in to CourseWhere on May 20th to learn if they have been
admitted to a session requiring pre-registration
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July ELA and Math Institutes
Registration will open May 13th and close May 23rd.
Information will be released via the districts newsletter and detailed
registration logistics will be sent to each district’s point of contact.
All ELA training registration will occur via CourseWhere.
All Eureka math training will occur directly with Eureka Math.
The July training will focus on in depth use of the LDE guidebooks and
Eureka Math materials. If districts are not using these materials they may
want to opt out of the trainings.
Please direct all questions to LouisianaTeacherLeaders@la.gov.
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ELA Summer Professional Development
Event
ELA
Content
Institutes
Type – Dates
In Person
July 14-18: Lafayette
K-2: July 14 and 15
High: July 14 and 15
3-5: July 16 and 17
6-8: July 16 and 17
July 21-24: Bossier
3-5: July 21 and 22
High: July 21 and 22
K-2: July 23 and 24
6-8: July 23 and 24
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Session Details
Two days of gradeband specific ELA
training
1 day focused on key
content strategies
Available Seats
Registration and Logistics
Information
1,200 total seats
Registration open May 13-23
(information available via the
district newsletter May 13)
Each district’s
seats are
determined by
the size of their
Teacher Leader
Cohort
1 day prepares
teachers to teach ELA
units (Core Knowledge Review Appendix
included for the K-2
II for your
band training)
districts specific
seat access
Seats are first-come, first-served
(districts are not required to
distribute their seats evenly among
the locations or grade bands)
Each district will max out at the
number listed in Appendix II
There will NOT be additional seats
for purchase beyond a district’s
allotted amount
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Math Summer Professional Development
Event
Eureka
Math
Content
Institutes
Type – Dates
Session Details
July 14-18:
Lafayette
Two days of gradeband specific math
training led by Eureka
Math
July 14-18:
Alexandria
1 day focused on key
content strategies
July 21-25:
Bossier
1 day prepares
teachers to teach
module 1
In Person
July 28-31: St.
Charles
See Appendix III
for specific
schedule options
by grade band
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Available Seats
Registration and Logistics Information
1,200 seats provided Registration open May 13-23
by DOE
(information available via the district
newsletter May 13)
Each district’s seats
are determined by
All registration will occur directly with
the size of their
Eureka Math
Teacher Leader
The DOE will pay Eureka Math
Cohort
directly for the allotted seats for each
Review Appendix II
district noted in Appendix II
for your district’s
If districts register for more seats
specific seat access
than what is noted in the appendix,
More than 4,000
they will be billed directly by Common
total seats available, Core Inc. at a cost of $150/seat
additional seats
Seats are first-come, first-served
beyond the DOE
(districts are not required to distribute
allocation available
their seats evenly among the locations
for purchase
or grade bands)
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Teacher Leaders – Professional
Development
The Department of Education is providing a significantly expanded set of
professional development support to districts and their Teacher Leader cohorts.
District next steps:
• Confirm your district participant list for the June Teacher Leader Summit. No
additional changes or requests will be allowed after May 16.
• Determine who from your cohort will join the July trainings. Ensure your teams
complete their registrations by May 23rd. Unfilled spots will be opened to those on
the waiting list on May 24th.
• Prepare to purchase additional Eureka Math seats and webinars based on needs
• Ensure Teacher Leaders have time in your district for redelivery
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Agenda
• Compass End-of-Year Process
• Curriculum & Summer Professional Development
• PARCC Field Test
• Unified Application
• Calendar & Next Steps
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Field Test Focus Group Feedback
During the PBA Field Test window over 24,000 students completed the field test with no
systemic issues. Between the PBA and EOY windows over 100 district leaders came together
to provide feedback on that first window.
Successes:
• Hands on Trainings, call in times, and the LDOE hotline were useful in preparing for and
administering the online assessments.
• Districts were able to administer the assessments without major technology issues.
Areas to Improve:
• Real time communication with other districts and LDOE
• Better test administrator and coordinator manuals
• More opportunities for students to practice on the platform and with the embedded tools
Coming Up:
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EOY testing window (May 5-June 6)
Edmodo group for district test and tech coordinators (use code 73sb37)
July district and tech coordinator meetings (July 23 in Central La, July 24 in Baton Rouge)
September Dry Run
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September Dry Run
In September 2014, districts will be participating in a Dry Run to test preparedness
for the Spring 2015 operational assessments.
•Districts are assigned a date for their trial according to internet service provider in
order to effectively test both the school’s, district’s and ISP’s network.
•The Dry Run results will inform and be a part of the paper/online assessment
waiver process.
•Based on the results of the Dry Run as well as related information, districts will be
able to apply for school level waivers for:
• Grades 5-8 that are not tech-ready for online assessment to test on paper
• Grades 3-4 that may already be tech-ready and wish to test online instead of on paper
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Technology Readiness Data Submission
The Technology Readiness Tool (TRT) and Network Broadband Survey will reopen
May 21 for schools to submit and update their device and network data.
•Submission Deadline is July 23.
•Districts and schools should update both their device and network data.
•Training on the TRT will be held on May 20 and May 21 at 10 am
• https://connect4.uc.att.com/stateoflouisiana/meet/?ExEventID=89571670
• Dial-in Number: 888-808-6929, Meeting Access Code: 9571670#
•The TRT is located at: www.techreadiness.net
•The Summer Technology Readiness Footprint will be released In August
Field Test Resources
The most important field test resources are:
•LDOE field test website
•The Field Test Support Resources
•Field Test Preparation Checklist for computer testing and paper testing
•Test Coordinator Manual
•Live Q&A Sessions: Mondays beginning March 10 at 1:00pm
Click here to enter the conference Or call 888-278-0296 Access Code: 1542513
•Accessibility and accommodations guides
•Additional face to face sessions for EOY preparation
• April 28 - Ascension Parish
• April 29 - Rapides Parish
• April 30 - Bossier Parish
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Field Test Support
The Department is committed to ensuring districts have support during the field
test. Beginning the week of March 24, the Department will use the hotline below
to answer all field test related questions.
March 17 – May 30
1-800-233-2950
Hours of Support: 6:30 AM – 4:30 PM
After hours: Assessment@la.gov
Additional support is available through your Network Data Specialists.
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Agenda
• Compass End-of-Year Process
• Curriculum & EAGLE
• Summer Professional Development
• PARCC Field Test
• Unified Application
• Calendar & Next Steps
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Unified Application: Overview
LDOE has released the Unified Application for 2014-15 school year.
What is the Unified Application? The consolidation of 30+ grant
applications into one application process.
The Unified Application will allow districts to consider:
1. What is most important for my districts to finance/purchase in
order to increase student achievement?
2. How can I use all of these grants in a coordinated way to
finance/purchase these high priority items?
Unified Application: New Programs
LDOE added the following grant programs to the Unified
Application for the 2014-15 school year:
• 21st Century Learning Communities
• Believe and Succeed
• Educator Excellence Fund (EEF)
• LA4
• Math and Science Partnerships
• SPDG
All programs that were included in the Unified Applications for 13-14
will be included for 14-15.
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Additional Resources
• Program Specific Guidance: This document explains the flexibilities within each of the
federal grants. This guide is directed towards federal programs directors and budget
directors.
• High Cost Services: These grant funds are used to cover high costs for students
with disabilities.
• $8 million available for 2014-2015 school year
• New state plan located on Department website
• Webinar Date: May 2nd and May 9th
• McKinney-Vento Homeless Grant: The grant’s purpose is to provide financial
support to LEAs serving students experiencing homelessness.
• $2 million available
• Application materials available here
• Webinar Date: April 29
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For Additional Support
As districts are completing their Unified Application, please connect
with your Student Programs point of contact. This team is focused on
ensuring districts are able to use federal funds flexibly to meet
student needs.
The points of contact by district can be found here.
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Agenda
• Compass End-of-Year Process
• Curriculum & EAGLE
• Summer Professional Development
• PARCC Field Test
• Unified Application
• Calendar & Next Steps
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Resources
Date
Resources Released
January
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March
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April
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May
District planning guide
Updated use of funds guidance
14-15 assessment schedule
Instructional resource reviews (begin, ongoing through the spring)
Technology footprint & related support services
Curriculum and Assessment Guidance
1 ELA and 1 math guidebook (grades 6-8)
K-12 ELA text sets (for purchasing)
PARCC ELA and Math assessment guides
Recommended School model structures and training guide
Full PD Summer Calendar
Transitional 4th and 9th grade guidance
High School ELA and math guidebooks
End of year Compass resources
Advanced Placement reimbursement application
CTE Summer Institutes
Grades 3-5 ELA and math guidebooks (K-2 math and ELA guidebooks release June 1)
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One sample ELA unit for each grade K-5
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ELA interactive framework
14-15 new EAGLE vision
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District Planning Calls
Date
Topics
February 5
-Preview of Curriculum Guidebooks
-Technology Footprint
-Field test basics
February 19
-Math curriculum and training plan
-ELA curriculum and training plan
-Field test updates
March 12
-Curriculum Guidebook Review
-Final field test prep
-Compass mid year review
April 2
-Assessment guides
-Field test update
-Compass final evaluation information
May 7
-Unified Application
-Field test update
-Teacher Leader Conference preparation
June 11
-Streamlined district reporting
-Field test wrap up
-Summer support
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District Next Steps
Upcoming Resources:
•Additional guidebooks
•ELA interactive framework
•SLT guidance
Next Steps:
•Ensure teachers and principals verify rosters this week
•Determine who should participate in EAGLE workgroup
•Ensure Teacher Leaders are registered for summer training
•Complete the Unified Application in alignment with your district’s most pressing needs
Our next call will be May 7 at 1 pm. For questions: districtsupport@la.gov
Available resources: This presentation, along with all other materials, is available in the
district toolbox here: http://www.louisianabelieves.com/resources/classroom-supporttoolbox/district-support-toolbox
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