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NH PACE Tier 2Leadership PLC Session 1

September 28, 2015

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NH DOE Goal for Tier 2 PACE Districts:

Mariane Gfroerer, NH DOE To build assessment literacy - including the power

of performance assessments, integration with instruction and curriculum, and components of task design and review – for Tier 2 PACE districts.

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Agenda:

Welcome from CCE and NH DOE Introductions and Connections Building a PLC culture for PACE Tier 2 leaders Sharing intersections of the PACE work with ongoing district

initiatives Overview of the PACE Tier 2 year Questions, comments, challenges, early wins Agenda and preparation for October 20th Tier 2 District meeting Sharing who will be attending from your district, questions and

comments Debrief and next steps

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Objectives for this session:

To provide an overview of the year and the work and answer any questions

To connect and give input on your needs and cross-district collaboration interests

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Guiding Question for our Leadership PLC:

How do we collaborate as leaders in a PLC that helps each district maximize PACE learning?

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Introductions and Connections:

What does your district hope to get out of PACE? (10 minutes)

Definition of Collaboration

Collaborate means to work jointly with others, especially in an intellectual endeavor

PLC Logic Model

Building strong professional learning communities – focused on improving instruction, curriculum, and assessment – will result in increased teacher collaboration and an increase in the use of effective instructional practices in classrooms, leading to improved student achievement.

Building vibrant

Professional Learning Communities (PLC)

Increased school collaboration focused

on improving instruction & student learning

Changes in School and Classroom Practices

Improved Student Outcomes

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Cultural Shifts in a PLC:

A Shift in Fundamental Purpose:

From a focus on teaching To a focus on learning

From emphasis on what was taught

To a fixation on what students learned

From coverage of content To demonstration of proficiency

From providing individual teachers with curriculum documents such as state standards and curriculum guides

To engaging collaborative team in building shared knowledge regarding essential curriculum

“Learning by Doing” by Solution Tree

Change Process:

Professional collaboration is successful when:

There is substantive, intellectual discourse focused on improving instruction

There are defined norms and protocols There is a culture of publicly sharing our work It results in publicly questioning assumptions, and

trying on new lenses to solve problems It allows for differences in a respectful manner

What Does Professional Collaboration Look Like? Looking at student and teacher work Text-based discussions Rounds or lab classrooms (peer observation) Interdisciplinary teaching teams Creating common assessments & rubrics Refining curriculum Data-based inquiry groups Lesson study Instructional leadership teams

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Sharing intersections of the PACE work with ongoing district initiatives

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NH DOE Goal for Tier 2 PACE Districts:

To build assessment literacy - including the power of performance assessments, integration with instruction and curriculum, and components of task design and review – for Tier 2 PACE districts.

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Overview of the PACE Tier 2 year

Cross-district Professional Development Institute

Five-day QPA Institute over the course of the school year beginning in fall 2015 for a PACE team. Participants will learn the performance assessment process, create strong performance assessment tasks, and gain skills to lead assessment system development in their schools. (The institute will be held on-site at participating districts to be determined in consultation with districts.)

Blended Learning Modules

These online modules work in tandem with QPA Institute days to provide a dynamic and complete learning experience. The modules are designed to provide customized learning experiences for educators in between the in-person QPA Institute days, while enabling Tier 2 districts to use the modules with faculties in participating schools. The scope and sequence is based on individual district need.

Coaching For each Tier 2 district, a CCE coach will provide up to eighteen coaching days to reinforce and apply learning from the QPA Institute throughout the district.

Leadership PLC

A forum for district and school leaders, facilitated by the CCE coaching team, to discuss the leadership role in building an assessment-literate district. (One-hour virtual meeting, scheduled periodically every 1-2 months)

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Expectations for Participating Districts:

The district Tier 2 leads will be expected to participate in monthly one-hour Leadership PLC virtual sessions (by phone or web platform) with CCE to share practice about the leaders’ role, coordinate the Tier 2 work, review district feedback, and make any needed mid-course corrections.

The district creates a plan, with CCE assistance, for building assessment literacy for all teachers in designated schools by the end of the school year and ensuring that the appropriate people participate in the support activities.

The district team that attends the institute, listed in your PACE application to NHDOE, must be consistent and include at least one central office administrator and participating school leaders.

Each classroom teacher in all participating schools will engage in creating at least one performance task to be potentially field-tested in their classrooms in the spring.

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Cross-District Calendar:

Leadership PLC Monday, 9/28, 10-11 a.m.

Cross-district Professional Development Institute Tuesday 10/20, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Cross-district Professional Development Institute Thursday 11/19, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. (alt 11/20)

Leadership PLC Thursday 12/10, 3-4 p.m.

Leadership PLC Thursday 1/21, 3-4 p.m.

Cross-district Professional Development Institute Wednesday 2/3, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Leadership PLC Thursday 3/3, 3-4 p.m.

Cross-district Professional Development Institute Wednesday 3/30, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Leadership PLC Thursday 4/14, 3-4 p.m.

Cross-district Professional Development Institute Thursday 5/5, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. (alt 5/20 or 25)

Leadership PLC Thursday 5/26, 3-4 p.m.

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Coaching Practices with all Participating Districts: Leadership Check-Ins: We will collaborate regularly with leadership

to develop and implement a district/school plan with timeline and activities for building assessment literacy for all staff in participating schools.

PACE District/School Team Check-Ins & Planning: We will work with districts to complete a year-at-a-glance calendar to help with backward planning and goal setting.

Communicate Regularly: We will communicate regularly with district leaders to ensure they are on the path to achieve the PACE outcomes and that the QPA institute and coaching is meeting the district’s needs, and work with them to make any needed mid-course adjustments.

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Questions, comments, challenges, early wins:

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Agenda and preparation for October 20th Tier 2 District meeting: 8:00 Check in & gathering (light breakfast) 8:30 Opening Connections and Welcome 8:45 Performance Assessment Carousel 10:30 Looking at Assessment Work Protocol 11:45 Bringing back the work 12:00 Lunch 12:45 NH’s Vision and the Role of Tier 2 PACE: Paul Leather Q & A 1:15 Differentiated Strand: Cognitive Rigor in Our Instruction and

Assessment 2:45 Reflection 3:00 Meeting Close

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Sharing who will be attending from your district on 10/20, questions, comments

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Debrief and Next Steps

Did we accomplish our goals? What did we do well? What could we do better next PLC?

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Contact Information

Center for Collaborative Education

Dan French, Executive DirectorEmail: dfrench@ccebos.org

Christina Brown, Senior Director for Instruction and AssessmentEmail: cbrown@ccebos.org

Phone: (617) 421-0134www.cce.org

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