5. District Improvement Team Update Purpose of DIT = Keep us Accountable to our Strategic Plan and Mission Community ForumsCriteria for Success TemplateESD Website Improvement
9. Purpose and UseTo provide a tool for rolling out new ESD initiatives with fidelity, and for evaluating our current initiatives, using our identified “Criteria for Success”
10. Criteria for Success Template – A Work in Progress Top six criteria chosen by staff: Clearly Defined Goals/Outcomes Collaboration Sustainability Research-based training and resources Data collection to provide evidence of success Administrative Support
11. Criteria for Success Template – A Work in Progress Clearly Defined Goals/Outcomes Specify SMART goals for initiative Collaboration Specify how stakeholders are involved in components of the initiative Sustainability Plan how this initiative will be sustained over time
12. Criteria for Success Template – A Work in Progress Data Collection & Evidence of Success Establish 3-year goals for data collection and identify measurements that will be used Research-based Training/Materials Identify structure of initiative and materials needed Administrative Support Administrator signature
15. UNIQUE LEARNING SYSTEM Unique Learning System is a standards-based curriculum specifically designed for special learners. The Outcomes are: Students are participating in a systematic and progressive learning process. Teachers can more readily focus on a student's individual learning needs.
16. Michigan Mathematics Program Improvement (MMPI) Project Formerly State Improvement Grant to addressAdequate Yearly Progress (SIG-AYP) Developed by Chuck Allan and Wayne Scott Selected in response to local districts request for math support Recommended by The Michigan Math Science Centers Network 16
17. What is MMPI? Resources to use with existing curriculum Diagnostic Inventories and differentiated instructional activities for math Targets students that are borderline proficient on the MEAP 17
18. Structure of MMPI in the AMAESD School teams attended a 5-day training of trainers in August ( all schools participated). ESD staff also attended the training and are available to assist with training sessions in local schools.
19. Getting Explicit About Reading (GEAR) Purpose: Strengthen schools’ current Response to Intervention framework Provide training, resources, and support in diagnostic reading assessment and explicit comprehension instruction K-8 Expected Outcomes: Common language in regards to diagnostic reading assessments and comprehension instruction Consistency in instruction, intervention, and data
20. Getting Explicit About Reading (GEAR) Structure of Initiative: Monthly Meetings for 2010-2011 Title 1 & Special Education Teachers: Alpena, Alcona, Hillman, Bingham Training Focus: Diagnostic Reading Assessment (DRA) K-3 & 4-8 Comprehension Strategy Instruction Literacy Consultants act as coaches for individual schools
21. Curriculum Initiative Purpose To scope and sequence new Common Core State Standards (CCSS) K-12 To develop Learning Targets in student friendly language To align CCSS with current GLCEs and HSCEs
22. Curriculum Initiative Development Districts commit to sending teacher representatives in grade spans ESD Consultants facilitate teachers through process with uniform templates AMA ESD creates curriculum documents for 2011/2012 school year AMA ESD provides training on how to use the documents created
24. Initiative: Community Forums Identified Needs: Invite stakeholders from the community to participate in discussion regarding how to celebrate student achievement through existing initiatives Promote supporting student achievement through community partnerships
25. Accountability Methods Measured by: Pre and post assessments at the beginning and ending of community forums using the Classroom Performance System Anecdotal comments from community partnership members at the end of each forum Community Involvement form to indicate how organizations could participate in the presented initiatives