WELCOMENext Generation Councils

Next Generation Councils

Jan Stone, Director of Data, Assessment and ResearchBullitt County Schools

Amy Ramage, District Assessment Coordinator Madison County Schools

Presenters:

Facilitator:Liz Erwin, Training DirectorKentucky Association of School Councils

Guiding Question

•How can I assist the council in building effective partnerships among the community, district leadership and members of the Board of Education as we work to implement SB1?

SBDM Requirement – KRS 160.345

• Assessment and Accountability– Required annual disaggregated data review– Adopt plan by April 1– Submit plan to Superintendent and Board of

Education for review

State Assessment and Accountability

Areas of Focus (as related to Councils)• State Assessment and Accountability• Formative Assessment• Program Reviews• Writing• Standards

Formative Assessment

KRS 158.6453 (law that outlines state testing system)–Requires annual student assessments and state and local program reviews–Commercial OR locally-developed interim or formative assessments may be used for monitoring student growth toward mastery of standards

Program Reviews

• KRS 158.6453 (law outlining state testing)– Annual state and local program reviews and

audits to be conducted with feedback provided to each school relating to the selected programs.

– Recommendations for improving program components must also be included.

Program Reviews

KRS 158.6453 (law outlining state testing• Council must adopt a policy to be implemented by

the principal in the following areas:– Developing procedures consistent with local board

policy– Determining alignment to state standards– Technology utilization– Program appraisal

Gauging Where We Are• Using the Council Responsibilities Checklist, take 5

minutes and self assess where your school currently is on the five areas listed.

• Divide into groups and share your findings.• Each group will share something that stood out

during the conversation within the group.

Putting Responsibilities Into Action• Fulfilling our responsibilities under SB1 are much

easier if we develop strong partnerships with other stakeholder groups.

• In this next section, we will look at ideas and strategies for developing more effective partnerships with the community, district leadership, and the board of education.

Small Group Activity• “Deal” the deck of cards containing ideas for building

partnerships.• Take turns reading the strategies and ideas found on the

deck of cards.• Categorize the cards into three sections on your mat

– To Be Done Now– May Be Done in the Future– Ideas that Do Not Fit the School Vision

• Use the blank cards for great ideas that surface in your group

• Ensure each stakeholder group is represented

Ah-ha's

What were the ideas that you found you might implement?

Setting the Actions in Policy• SBDM Councils have specific responsibilities to be

set into policy.• We have pulled two specific areas from the

Program Review documents and identified how those could be addressed in your council policy.

Formative Assessment• Could be included in council policies

relating to instructional practices and assessment

Program Reviews

•Sample Demonstrators from Program Review documents

–Practical Living and Career Studies–Arts and Humanities

Next Generation Councils

• To get there, we must build effective partnerships among the community, district leadership and members of the Board of Education as we work to implement SB1.