}  Secondary Course Proposals/Changes }  Teaching and Learning: 3 year plan }  Secondary Study Update

Report presented on November 13, 2012 by:

Randy Smasal (Director of Teaching and Learning)

}  Criteria for approval: Serves an immediate need

}  Not approved at this time: Some fall under

the framing work that is being done with the Secondary Academic Programming Study.

}  Drops: Viability, presents scheduling complexities

Middle School Level }  Social Studies 6, 7, 8-course description

change to align to state standards }  PLTW: Green Architecture-enhanced math

component, would replace Tech and Video Production PLTW course

High School Level }  Digital Photography 1-Course description

change, removal of prerequisite

}  Concert Orchestra-Creates identical level structure as that used in Choir and Band

}  Advanced Algebra (Part 3 of 3)-Course Description change-better alignment to math strands

High School Level }  Standard Statistics-Course Description change -

better alignment to math strands }  Advanced Placement Calculus (BC) - year long

option for twice accelerated students who took Calculus AB as Juniors

}  French IV, Advanced Placement French Language and Culture & Pre Advanced Placement French Language and Culture - Course Description Change: a few changes to prerequisites

}  Individual Fitness/Dual Sports – 3 yrs. non-viable

}  Personal Fitness/Wellness – 3 years non-

viable }  Precalculus (segregated 10th grade section) –

Department Recommendation based on academic data (Note: This is not a course drop but a change in scheduling practices.)

}  Three year plan to address: ◦  The new vision from the Secondary Academic

Program Study ◦  Closing of the Gap ◦  Advancing PLCs

}  Following slides: Year one of our three year plan…..

}  Assess current progress on PLC journey }  Set PLC expectations for where we are going }  Ensure time and support

}  Plan next steps for training (Staff Development Committee, Lead and Learn)

}  All teachers must work on teams. }  All teams are required to have agreed-upon

norms. i.e. When a decision is made by the team, all the teachers on that team must support it; conversations held privately, decisions held publicly.

}  All teams must have measurable goals. }  Teams must be in agreement on the Power

Standards being taught. (once these are identified)

}  Data analysis is an expected part of team

discussion. }  Teams must use common assessments. }  Teams must use multiple pieces of evidence of

student learning to determine interventions. }  Teams will use data to plan for differentiated

learning (focus on numeracy and literacy).

}  Refine Curriculum Revision Process }  Review areas: ◦  French Language Arts K-5 and 6-9 ◦  Social Studies K-5 ◦  Secondary Reading Intervention ◦  21st Century Literacy-MS ◦  Math. Elem. assessments grade 5

}  Expand online, Blended Learning }  Reading Well by Third Grade

}  eLearning2 grade 9 }  Implementation K-12 multi-media literacy

standards }  Online curriculum for Gr. 6 Social Studies }  Online resources for Gr. 9 AP Government }  iSquared (grants) }  Tech. Camp (product based course)

Review protocols for: }  Formative and summative assessment data }  Universal screener data

}  Review Assessment Software Tools }  Develop protocols for writing, administering

and using data from Common Summative Assessments

}  Revise K-5 Report cards (new Language Arts standards)

}  Create plan for standards based grading and

reporting

}  Revising new teacher training-LINKS }  Experimenting with teacher Performance goals

around student achievement (Alt. Comp.) }  Training: ◦  Digital Reading and Writing ◦  PLCs ◦  Unpacking of standards ◦  Reading Assessments ◦  Literacy standards in Science and Social Studies

}  Develop the Why to the study (complete) }  Develop “common vocabulary” (complete) }  Develop communication plan for study

(complete internally) }  Input: Survey staff, Focus groups of students

and parents (complete) }  Complete course audit, Review grad credit

requirements (in progress) }  Research Innovative Programs (in progress)

}  Create plan for learning options }  Feedback on draft options: Staff, Student,

Family, Community Online Survey, Public Forums,

}  Update BOE on options }  Study secondary schedule and calendar

options }  Present draft of options to School Board (Jan

2013)

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