““Successes, Challenges and Successes, Challenges and Technical Assistance: A Dialog Technical Assistance: A Dialog

with State Teams”with State Teams”

Lisa Stooksberry – AACTELisa Stooksberry – AACTE

David Paradise – CTQ David Paradise – CTQ

Kathleen Paliokas –CTQKathleen Paliokas –CTQ

Michele Cheyne – Univ of PittsburghMichele Cheyne – Univ of Pittsburgh

Question #1Question #1

      1. What has your state team 1. What has your state team accomplished so far in drafting and accomplished so far in drafting and implementing your state action plan?implementing your state action plan?

AccomplishmentsAccomplishments

Work with standardsWork with standards– DevelopingDeveloping– ReviewingReviewing– AdaptingAdapting– AdoptingAdopting– DisseminatingDisseminating– UnderstandingUnderstanding– ImplementingImplementing

AccomplishmentsAccomplishments

StakeholdersStakeholders– IdentifyingIdentifying– Gathering data fromGathering data from– EngagingEngaging– Building relationships withBuilding relationships with

AccomplishmentsAccomplishments

ResourcesResources– Locate funding sourcesLocate funding sources– Align current state initiatives with CTQ workAlign current state initiatives with CTQ work

AccomplishmentsAccomplishments

SystemSystem– Teacher preparation of general educatorsTeacher preparation of general educators– Recruitment and retention Recruitment and retention – Induction programsInduction programs

Question #2Question #2

    2. What challenges or obstacles are you 2. What challenges or obstacles are you facing or expect to face as you draft and facing or expect to face as you draft and implement your plan?implement your plan?

Challenges and ObstaclesChallenges and Obstacles

Buy inBuy in– Need for changeNeed for change– Of the new standardsOf the new standards– From stakeholdersFrom stakeholders

ResourcesResources– FundingFunding– StaffingStaffing– TIMETIME

Challenges and ObstaclesChallenges and Obstacles

Increasing shortage of teachersIncreasing shortage of teachers Changes in leadershipChanges in leadership Resistance to new program modelsResistance to new program models Resistance to changeResistance to change

Question #3Question #3

3. What technical assistance would help you 3. What technical assistance would help you move forward in your work?move forward in your work?

Technical AssistanceTechnical Assistance

Continued ongoing contact with CTQ staff Continued ongoing contact with CTQ staff liaisonliaison– Liaison to serve as facilitatorLiaison to serve as facilitator

Continue with annual face-to-face meetingsContinue with annual face-to-face meetings– Hold regional forumHold regional forum– Hear what other states are doingHear what other states are doing

FundingFunding Information on grant writing and Information on grant writing and

identifying resourcesidentifying resources

Technical AssistanceTechnical Assistance

Information on implementation of Information on implementation of organizational changeorganizational change– Overcome political obstacles Overcome political obstacles – Motivate team members and stakeholdersMotivate team members and stakeholders– How to communicate with stakeholdersHow to communicate with stakeholders

Technical AssistanceTechnical Assistance

Expert consultation/information on a variety of Expert consultation/information on a variety of topicstopics– Low incidence disabilitiesLow incidence disabilities

» Technology to support personnel prep effortsTechnology to support personnel prep efforts

– Teacher PreparationTeacher Preparation» Dual and blended programsDual and blended programs» Examples of program approval standardsExamples of program approval standards» Assessment for general education teachers regarding special Assessment for general education teachers regarding special

education knowledge and skillseducation knowledge and skills» Collaborative models for special ed deliveryCollaborative models for special ed delivery» Models for linking candidate performance to increased student Models for linking candidate performance to increased student

achievementachievement

Technical AssistanceTechnical Assistance

Expert consultation/information on a variety Expert consultation/information on a variety of topics (continued)of topics (continued)– Professional development on collaborationProfessional development on collaboration– Information management capabilitiesInformation management capabilities– Developing monitoring systemsDeveloping monitoring systems– Research-based teaching strategiesResearch-based teaching strategies

NCLB/IDEA updatesNCLB/IDEA updates Examples of targeted successesExamples of targeted successes

Technical AssistanceTechnical Assistance

TeleconferencingTeleconferencing

Question #4Question #4

4. Describe any successes you have had that 4. Describe any successes you have had that you think would be helpful for other states you think would be helpful for other states to hear about.to hear about.

State Successes Worth SharingState Successes Worth Sharing

Alignment of pre-service standards with K-12 Alignment of pre-service standards with K-12 student standards, national standards, etcstudent standards, national standards, etc

Grants to help support state work, teacher Grants to help support state work, teacher licensure, and innovative teacher preparation licensure, and innovative teacher preparation programsprograms

Development of induction/mentoring modelsDevelopment of induction/mentoring models Development of assessment tools for pre-service Development of assessment tools for pre-service

teachersteachers Working collaboratively with stakeholdersWorking collaboratively with stakeholders

CTQ WebsiteCTQ Website

www.ccsso.org/intasc/ctqwww.ccsso.org/intasc/ctq