P&I Purpose of P&I: To plan for the implementation of the PDAE middle school grant over next 3 years. Explore first steps this year that work along with other district initiatives. Build upon district’s growing understanding that TARI is one of the “how” strategies for addressing its Program Improvement issues. Pilot in middle school science initiative.

1. Alameda County Office of Education
Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership
Planning and Implementation Groups
Mid Year Report 2011-2012
Name of Planning and Implementation Group: TARI 2.0 (middle schols)
Purpose of P&I: To plan for the implementation of the PDAE middle school grant over next
3 years. Explore first steps this year that work along with other district initiatives. Build upon district’s
growing understanding that TARI is one of the “how” strategies for addressing its Program Improvement
issues. Pilot in middle school science initiative.
Date Submitted: January 26, 1012
Time Period this form covers: October 2011-January 2012
Committee Chair: Mike Walbridge, SLUSD Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Lead Alliance Team Member: Carolyn Carr
Accomplishments
1. Establish collaborative working relationships with middle school principals, English and Science
Department Chairs and teachers.
• Two P&I meetings have been held where working relationships are developing. A subset of
members comprise the Coaches group: Carrie Wilson, Mills Scholars, Ai Vu, IMSS/ACOE Science
Lead, Brett Cook, Visual Arts Lead, Cynthia Medina, ACOE/ELD Lead, and Tana Johnson, Arts
Integration Lead. Meetings have been cheduled through Feb to define understanding goals and
methods for the March PD. Ai Vu and Brett Cook will do site visits to assess science classrooms
in prep for designing PD.
• Middle school recruitment meetings are being scheduled for February for TARI elementary
teachers to present to a joint group of middle school English language arts teachers and to a joint
group of middle school science teachers. The goal is to generate interest in the project and get
teachers to sign up for March PD and August institute.
2. Map out timeline for first year professional development and evaluation implementation.
• Timeline has been created and lives on Google Site ( see #3 below).
• A data survey is being designed in collaboration with Mills Scholars and to be administered
throughout the district K-8.
• The district is requesting that data analysis from the first TARI project be disaggregated by race
and complete analysis for 2010-2011. Use data to inform MS grant.
3. Make data accessible online.
A Google Site has been created to contain all related documents. The categories include:
Coaches, Contact, District Leadership, Evaluation/Research, Professional Development (PDs),
Planning & Implementation Group, Site Leads, and Timeline