Implementing CIITS: Empowering Kentucky’s Teachers and Leaders for

Success

Maritta Horne, CIITS Service ManagerMelissa Ferrell, Curriculum and Instr. Joe McCowan, Boots on the GroundBob Fortney, Boots on the Ground

Agenda Welcome and Introductions

Updates and Important Information with Q & A

Site Visit Summary

New 15.1 version of CIITS

My CIITS Home Page for Students

Update Information

https://powersource.pearsonschoolsystems.com/repository/schoolnet/pdf/SN_QRC-Classrooms_Assign_Resources_to_Students.pdf

CIITS: Assigning Resources to Students

Update Information

CIITS Leadership Custom Roles Now AvailableTwo new CIITS custom roles have been added to the Title drop-down field on the District Assignments tab in Infinite Campus. These new custom roles are CIITS District Leadership and CIITS School Leadership. This assignment was created at the School level for Assistant ant Principals and at the District for Instructional Supervisors or Assistant Superintendents.DO NOT ADD THIS ASSIGNMENT TO PRINCIPALS OR SUPERINTENDENTS!

Update Information

CIITS Contact Roles added to Web Security AdministratorTwo new CIITS contact roles have been added to the Person Role Manager application within the Web Security Administrator: 1) CIITS Primary Contact 2) CIITS Secondary Contact. The Web Apps Admin Point of Contact (WAAPOC) in each district can add or remove this role from district individuals. The individuals assigned this role will receive important CIITS communications from KDE. Each district should add the CIITS Primary Contact role to at least one individual. To view the WAAPOCs for each district, go to:http://applications.education.ky.gov/sdci/other.aspx

Updates

Renaissance Learning Interim Assessment Data added to CIITSKDE entered into a partnership agreement with Renaissance Learning to add interim assessment data to CIITS. Renaissance provides the data through an efficient direct data transfer to Schoolnet, our CIITS vendor. In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), districts that would like to have their Renaissance Learning Assessment Data included in CIITS must provide authorization by completing this Data Disclosure Authorization form. Return the signed agreement to Maritta Horne, CIITS service lead.

Updates

Enhancements to CIITS Gradebook Transfer Process Enhancements have been made to the process that sends grades from CIITS to Infinite Campus. For enhancement details, please see the KSIS Notification sent to KSIS contacts on August 27. (KSIS Notifications are available on the KSIS Alerts and Notifications Webpage for 60 days.).

Updates

2012-13 ACT Scores Available2012-13 Junior ACT scores are now available in CIITS. To view standardized assessment scores for a student, search for the student, then click Standardized Tests tab on the Student Profile. Use the ‘Show Filters’ button to filter to the test you wish to view.

To view standardized assessment reports for a district, follow this path: School & District Data Module > Preformatted Reports > Standardized Assessment Performance.

EDS Caseloads

• KDE is aware that there have been technical difficulties within CIITS in the following areas:

• Caseload Manager in the Education Development Suite (EDS) module

• Assistant Principals and district staff accessing components of EDS

• Special Education Teachers accessing components of EDS

• If you continue to experience an issue with your observation caseload, please click the following link: http://tinyurl.com/PGESIssuesReport to report the Observer/Observee name. A Schoolnet representative will confirm caseload

resolution within 24 hours.

CIITS Implementation Update

What does it take to implement CIITS with COHERENCE ?

• Continuous Learning

• Capacity building

• Systemic thinking and planning

• Scaling up

• On-going Communication and collaboration

School District Site VisitsProcess

1. Where did we start (Spring of SY 2011-12 and SY 2012-13)?• 17 Early Adopter School Districts first (Maritta visited)• Established common data gathering, questions, report

summaries and follow up survey questions• Visited Central Kentucky next (Maritta and Joe visited)• Spread across regions of the state to reach 72 school districts

(Bob and Joe visited)

2. Where are we now (SY 2013-14)?• 85 school districts left to visit (Bob and Joe will visit)• Modified common data gathering and questions (report

summary template remains the same)• Visits will be completed by the end of 2013

The visit starts with a discussion about CIITS rollout in the district to get a feel for what is happening.

• How is CIITS being used for instructional planning connections?• Who do you go to or collaborate with for instructional help

(partnerships)?• What type of impact are you noticing between CIITS use and

instructional improvement?• How is the implementation and scaling up of PGES with use of EDS

going?• What types of technology funding issues do you have?

Instructional Impact

What are the common themes and/or lessons learned so far?

• Knott County (video)• Marion County• Marshall County• Pulaski County• Metcalfe County• Larue County• Daviess County• PD 360 high usage districts

CIITS School District Highlights

CIITS 15.1

http://education.ky.gov/districts/tech/ciits/Documents/CIITS_V15_1_Release Preview_KDE.pdf

Go to PollEv.com/ciits or text the CODE to 37607

maritta.horne@education.ky.gov

CIITS Contacts