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MA ELT Leadership SessionOctober 8, 2013
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Updates New staff – Kathy Cross! Good News and Urgent Messages Back to school memo
PD Plans Site visit protocol report revisions Revision of “Expectations for
Implementation” Performance Agreements for Cohort III
schools Webinar Thursday, October 17th at 3:00
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Good News
Kathy Cross has joined our team as the TIME Collaborative Specialist.
Level Funded for FY14 - $14,168,030!! All grants programmatically approved and
budgets processed
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MORE Good News. . . Schools that met or exceeded gap
narrowing targets for all subgroups in ELA: Boston Arts Academy Fletcher-Maynard Academy Newton School
Schools that met or exceeded gap narrowing targets for all subgroups in math: Boston Arts Academy Fletcher-Maynard Academy Huntington McKinley
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Good News in Science. . .
Schools that met or exceeded gap narrowing targets for all subgroups in science: Boston Arts Academy Huntington Viveiros
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Good News, cont. Kuss is (deservedly) Level 1! Level 1 MA ELT schools:
Fletcher-Maynard MLK Silvia Newton Salemwood McKinley
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Our Two New Schools. . . McKinley:
Level 1 designation for meeting gap narrowing goals
Math SGP for all students = increase of 16 Math SGP for high needs subgroup = increase
of 15 Huntington:
Math SGP for all students = increase of 20 Math SGP for high needs subgroup = increase
of 21.5 Math SGP for ELL/former ELL = increase of 30
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Urgent Messages
Remember, this is a performance-based grant. MA ELT schools need to demonstrate
consistent positive outcomes overall in order to secure continued support.
There is heightened interest in the quality of program implementation and sustainability.
Sustainability needs to become a stronger focus.
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Back to School Memo
Sent out September 27th
MOU or side letters PD Plans Unexpended funds Site visits ELT Performance Agreements Technical Assistance
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PD Plan Highlights
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Celebrations scheduled for STAFFResearch and evidence
Culture work – classroom, school, AND cross-culture
Ownership and accountability
Differentiated instructional practices / needs of ALL learners
Sense of
urgency
RE-TEACHING AND COLLABORATION AS PRIORITIES
Student engagement walkthroughs
Planning/modeling/debriefing
Family engagementUse of feedback from previous year
Tracking goals each activity addresses
Social emotional needs of students
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Site Visit Protocol and Report Template
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Expectations for Implementation
In collaboration with Mass 2020 updated/improved document
Revised to align with site visit goals and Conditions for School Effectiveness
Replace “Expectations and Indicators” more appropriate to a pilot program in order to reflect a mature program
Copies provided today
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Site Visit Revisions
Input from field last year: Bullets are more concise, clear, and more easily
conveyed to broader audience Team discussions could be more focused given
more concrete guiding questions or goals Some redundancy
Copies of Protocol draft available for feedback by October 21st.
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Proposed Protocol Changes. . . Guided by new Expectations for
Implementation Focus group interview “topics”
replacing protocol questions Professional learning and development Behavioral/cultural expectations Resource allocation
Some focus group times reduced Families, students – 30 minutes Enrichment providers – 30-60 minutes
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Cohort I&IV Schools Receiving Full Site Visits 2013-2014
Edwards, Boston Fletcher-Maynard Academy, Cambridge Martin Luther King, Jr., Cambridge Kuss, Fall River Salemwood, Malden Jacob Hiatt Magnet, Worcester McKinley, Revere Huntington, Brockton
Please contact Moira Connolly if you would like to participate as a team member.
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Performance Agreements for Cohort III Schools
Performance Agreements for Cohort III schools Webinar Thursday, October 17th at 3:00;
register at:http://www.doe.mass.edu/conference/?ConferenceID=1656
Due dates for submissions:
Friday, November 8, 2013 – First draft of Performance Agreement
Friday, December 6, 2013 – Second draft due Friday, January 10, 2014 – Final signed
Performance Agreement due and submitted to the Department.
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Setting Targets Developed Internally
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Closing Remarks. . .
ELT is how every school should
be. I don’t feel overwhelmed. I
feel completed—I finished a day’s
work.
For more information:Moira Connolly, 781.338.3216 [email protected] Cross, 781.338.3231 [email protected]
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