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October 6, 2011 CLOSING THE GAP REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS October 13, 2011 1 Presenters: Vera Turner, American Association of School Administrators Ann Ware, Consortium for School Networking

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October 6, 2011

CLOSING THE GAP REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS

October 13, 2011 1

Presenters: Vera Turner, American Association of School Administrators

Ann Ware, Consortium for School Networking

October 6, 2011

AGENDA

§  Overview of Project

§  Benefits of Participation

§  District Commitments

§  Application Process

§  Selection Criteria

§  Q&A

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Vera Turner, AASA Ann Ware, CoSN

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OVERVIEW

§  AASA and the CoSN have been awarded a grant by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to collaborate with Gartner, Inc. to initiate a project titled Closing the Gap: Turning SIS/LMS Data into Action (Closing the Gap).

§  The Closing the Gap project is aimed at understanding how K-12 educators can use the data available in SIS and LMS to strengthen classroom instruction.

§  The project will:

§  Provide educators with increased understanding of the current market, capabilities of available systems, and teachers’ classroom needs for meaningful data.

§  Establish an appropriate selection, procurement and implementation of SIS and LMS systems.

§  Empower teachers and school system leaders to analyze their students’ experiences, and to collaborate to support and engage students.

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Project Resources

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§  Educator SIS/LMS Attitudes Report

§  Vendor Product Feature/Function Report

§  Six School District Case Studies

§  Implementation Assistance Templates

§  Professional Development Guide

§  Project Website

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OVERVIEW CoP Options

§ CoP 1: Bridging SIS & LMS in New Ways: Exploring the use of formative data to inform classroom instruction and standards-based content.

§ CoP 2: Harnessing Students: Leveraging your SIS/LMS to engage students in analyzing data to personalize their learning.

§ CoP 3: Growing a Data-Rich Culture: Creating a learning eco-system that fosters continuous use of data to strengthen instruction.

§ CoP 4: Synchronizing the Work: Transforming a central-office team whose work is synchronized around positive student outcomes.

§ CoP 5: Making the Principal the Instructional Leader: Exploring how school leaders and teachers can use data to inform day-to-day instruction within the classroom.

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BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATION

Participating Districts will receive:

§  Three free conference registrations for members of their district cohort to attend either the AASA Annual Conference or the CoSN Annual Conference.

§  Recognition via AASA- and CoSN-sponsored meetings and publications.

§  Recognition via the Closing the Gap website and publications.

§  Opportunities to serve as presenters at AASA and CoSN meetings and in webinars.

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DISTRICT COMMITMENTS

1.  Identify a leadership team of 3 senior-level administrators such as: §  superintendent/deputy superintendent

§  chief technology officer

§  chief academic officer or principal

2.  Participate in one face-to-face meeting §  AASA Annual Conference , Houston , Texas (February 16-19, 2012)

§  or CoSN Annual Conference, Washington, DC (March 5-7, 2012)

§  Travel allowance for 3 representatives from each district

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DISTRICT COMMITMENTS continued

3.  Access and contribute to the Community of Practice for at least 12 months. §  Open CoP – available to all school districts and the general K-12

community to collaborate on project-related best practices

§  Private CoP – available to district representatives to post their challenges and planned solutions and get feedback from peers and experts

§  Confidentiality and protection privacy of all users

4.  Identify a minimum of 3 teachers who will participate in CoP discussions.

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APPLICATION PROCESS

Key Dates on Application Timeline: §  Application package made available to districts on

9/23/11.

§  AASA and CoSN joint webinar on October 6, 2011 to review application process and answer questions.

§  The submission deadline is October 21, 2011.

§  Notification of selection status in late-November 2011.

§  CoP launched in February/March 2012.

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Application Package AASA Website

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http://bit.ly/AASACTG

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Application Package CoSN Website

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http://bit.ly/CoSNCTG

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Online Application Form

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http://bit.ly/CoPCohort

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SELECTION CRITERIA

§  Senior Leadership Team & Participating Teachers

§  SIS/LMS Experience and/or Future Implementation Plans

§  CoP Experience

§  Goals expected to achieve by participating in CoP

§  Ranking of CoP Choices

§  District Type

§  District Socioeconomic Status

§  District Size

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QUESTIONS?

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For more details on how to participate in the Closing the Gap project

AASA Members Contact Vera Turner, [email protected]

Phone: 703-875-0710

CoSN Members Contact: Ann Ware at [email protected]

Phone: 770-500-2238

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Thank you

for participating in today’s webinar!

We hope that your will district will apply to serve as a district cohort for the Closing the Gap project.