2. GOALSOFUPDATE
GEF Developing Futures™ in Education Grant – PHASE 2
Provide a status report on key activities related to the GEF
Developing Futures™ in Education Grant Partnership
3. ALIGNMENTTOJCPSSTRATEGICPLAN
GEF Developing Futures™ in Education Grant – PHASE 2
Jefferson County Public Schools Strategic Plan –
All JCPS students graduate prepared to reach their full
potential and contribute to our society throughout life.
4. ACONTINUEDPARTNERSHIP
GEF Developing Futures™ in Education Grant – PHASE 2
$10,500,000 over four years
Building Capacity for Sustainability…
• School-based Staff Developers
• College and Career Readiness Standards
• Professional Development
• Communication
• Cross-district Sharing
5. SUSTAINABLESCHOOLCHANGE
School-based Staff Developers
1. Utilize a unique model for identifying School-based Staff
Developers, collaboratively with JCTA
2. Promote a professional collaborative
culture through a partnership with
the administrator
3. Focus on a written, taught and tested alignment to improve
teaching, learning and assessment
4. Use data to inform instructional decision making
5. Cultivate a structure to support high achievement through
PLC opportunities
6. IMPACTOFTHESCHOOL-BASEDSTAFFDEVELOPER
Content Knowledge & Pedagogy
To what extent have teachers and School-Based Staff
Developers increased their content knowledge and
pedagogy?
Over 85% of classroom teachers with SBSD support reported that their
use of inquiry based instructional approaches improved
Over 80% of classroom teachers reported that their level of content
knowledge improved
100% of School based staff developers reported that their level of
content knowledge improved
94.1% indicated that their level of understanding of inquiry improved
7. IMPACTOFTHESCHOOL-BASEDSTAFFDEVELOPER
Instructional Practice & Support
What is the impact of the School-Based Staff Developers on
instructional practice and what types of support do they
provide?
93% of teachers indicate that their school provides them with
opportunities to collaborate.
93% of teachers reported that their school implements an
effective system of regularly analyzing student work.
65% of teachers indicated that their schedule allows for adequate
time to teach math and science.
Over 75% of teachers reported that they had access to expertise
when implementing district math and science programs.
Over 78% of teachers report that they receive appropriate
resources needed to effectively support implementation.
8. IMPACTOFTHESCHOOL-BASEDSTAFFDEVELOPER
Student Outcomes- District Assessment Results
To what extent has student proficiency in Math and Science
improved?
The schools with the SBSDs showed more student growth on average
between the district developed diagnostic and proficiency math
assessments than a comparison group of schools, although the
difference did not reach statistical significance.
Elementary schools with SBSDs have higher rates of math proficiency
(62%) when compared to a comparison group of schools (60%) as
measured by district assessments, but that pattern isn’t found in
science.
Middle schools with SBSDs have higher rates of proficiency in Science
(32%) than a comparison group (29%). However, middle schools with
SBSDs did not show higher rates of proficiency in Math.
9. GEFOUNDATIONSUPPORTOFCCSS
Supporting the Implementation of College & Career Readiness Standards
National Level
Encourage America’s corporations
to lend their expertise to public
education reform.
State Level
Guide the successful implementation
of the Common Core State
Standards and assessments.
Local Level
Create a culture of collaboration,
innovation, quality improvements,
accountability and support CCSS
implementation.
• Jobs Council Education Committee
• Business Convening
• FHi360
• NSTA
• Education Commission for the States
• Student Achievement Partners
• Ed Commission of the States
• Achieve
• Conferences
• NSTA
• Council for Chief State Officers
• US Department of Education
• Prichard Committee
• Student Achievement Partners
• Conferences
• GE Foundation Summer Conference
focused on CCSS & Assessments
• GE Foundation Business Convening –
follow-up with Business Breakfast
• Middle School STEM Cohort
Building a foundation at each level with accessibility to
various resources and extended partnerships…
10. CONTINUINGTHEGEF&JCPSPARTNERSHIP
Next Steps…
• ensure a razor-sharp focus on the CCSS
• provide further assistance with assessments and the
assessment system
• continue to update and provide materials aligned to CCSS
• intentionally align professional development to rigor and
curriculum
* Mark your calendars…
Bob Corcoran, President of the GE Foundation, will
be visiting Louisville Sept. 27th
GE Foundation Annual Review will be held Oct. 1st-5th
and will focus on implementation of the CCSS
Editor's Notes
Dewey
Dewey to begin – (approx. 2-3 min)
reference to the strategic plan
alignment of GE Foundation work to the strategic plan
Increased Learning – investment in high-quality instruction; support around the CCSS; determination in providing resources to ensure students progress in their learning.
Graduation and Beyond – support initiatives that foster a college and career ready environment in JCPS schools
Stakeholder Involvement/Engagement – provide support to schools to ensure parent and community engagement through Family Nights, PTA support and regular on-going communication (i.e. via Parent Newsletters).
Safe, Resources, Supported and Equipped Schools – fund salaries, resources and professional development for School-based Staff Developers in schools.
Dewey to introduce Lindsey Miller
Lindsey (approx. 2-3 min) – “On behalf of the GE Foundation…”, in collaboration with JCTA
School-based Staff Developers –
currently have 34 ES/MS Staff Developers spread over the 6 achievement areas
College and Career Readiness Standards –
The GE Foundation has found a number of ways to provide the Developing Futures™ in Education districts with supports for implementing the Common Core State Standards.
Professional Development –
National experts, curriculum developers and university partners are contracted to strengthen and sustain leadership capacity at all levels
Communication –
The GE Foundation assists JCPS with Parent Outreach opportunities (Parent Newsletters and Family Nights)
Cross-district Sharing –
Allows for each Developing Futures™ in Education district to highlight areas of success and challenges and share
Lindsey to pass over to Sabeen
Sabeen (approx. 3-5 min)
Not only has our model been proven successful (based on data collected around logs and alignment to achievement data by Research Dept…Dena Dossett and team)….but, it is highly regarded within the GE Foundation for its uniqueness:
SDs are teacher leaders identified from within the school so that they already work in a leadership capacity within the school
SDs and principals collaborate together on a plan prior to the SD interview outlining areas of growth and highlight how SD work will address those areas throughout the year
Newly hired RTs followed the same application process as that of the SBSD
Building Capacity and a Professional Collaborative Culture –
Partner with the administrator to promote collegial interaction, teacher talk and collaborative work among the faculty.
Improving Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
Intentional embedded PDs, modeling of best practices, co-teaching inquiry-based lessons, lesson study and PLC work, staff developers provide ongoing support for teachers to improve their practice of teaching and assessing student learning.
Piggy back on to Lindsey’s comment on the intentionality put forth in prepping and training SDs to become skilled in content, pedagogy, etc.
Data-based Inquiry and Decision Making
Ongoing analysis of data from multiple sources such as, diagnostic/proficiency data, formative assessments, etc.
Creating Structure to Support High Achievement
Opportunities for Professional Learning Communities where groups of teachers work together to address instructional issues and reflect on their instructional practices.
Dena Dossett (3-5 min)
Dena Dossett (3-5 min)
Dena Dossett (3-5 min)
Sabeen (approx 3-5 min)
National Level – GEF works through various resources to tap into America’s corporations
State Level – GEF leads the work in successfully implementing the CCSS
Student Achievement Partners:
Work closely with PARCC and SBAC on assessment design
SAP will host a conference for state and district assessment directors focused on implications of CCSS for assessment
Local Level –
GEF provides direct access to resources such as SAP
Issued the Publishers’ Criteria for Mathematics
Basal Alignment Project - Partnering with JCPS writing teams to align existing materials to the Standards
Standards Immersion Institutes – extensive PD and content instruction, third one to occur in Oct
4 modules for PD focused on critical questions around CCSS implementation
Direct access to consultants and co-authors of the standards
Direct access to higher education consultants
GEF provides opportunities to grow and learn through conferences
GE Foundation Summer Conference 2012: Only week-long national conference focused on CCSS implementation and assessment providing in-depth content and planning opportunities
GE Foundation Business Summit: Unique opportunity for business leaders to come together and discuss the role of business in education
GE Foundation/NASA/NSTA Conference: Week-long national conference focused on STEM integration and district cross-sharing
MS STEM Cohort – year long commitment to integrating science, technology, engineering and mathematics; participation from math, science and technology teachers; support from principals at three middle schools (Crosby MS, Meyzeek MS and Farnsley MS)
