Title I Directors’ MeetingRegions 5 and 7
Update on the Race to the Top
September 8, 2011
Today’s Meethttp://www.todaysmeet.com/title1
Accessing the Back Channelhttp://www.todaysmeet.com/title1
Professional Development Leads
Support RttT Professional Development Initiative (Section D5 of NC’s Plan)
• NC Evaluation System• Common Core & Essential Standards• Data Literacy• Capacity team building for sustainability
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NC Race to the Top Priorities
• Standards and Assessments • Systems to Support Instruction• Turning around low-performing Schools• Great Teachers and Leaders
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NC Race to the Top Priorities• Standards and Assessments
– Transitioning to new standards – Monitoring curriculum – Utilizing benchmark and diagnostic assessment
systems
• Systems to Support Instruction– Increasing the use of data for decision making and
continuous improvement process
• Turning around low-performing Schools– Building local capacity– Customizing approaches to local settings and
needs
Goal: Increase student achievement
Effective Support to Teachers and LEA PD Leads
The Professional Development Initiative • Builds upon regional and statewide PD
programs• Requires professional development to be
targeted, embedded, customized• Relies upon ongoing needs assessment to
target needs and deliver services
Professional Development Leads
• Facilitate and support blended approaches to professional development
• Support professional learning communities
• Assist LEA leadership teams in designing and implementing need-based professional development
How We Communicate
• Add Skype, Wikis, Blogs, Face-to Face, Etc
• Ongoing way to share• waterlovers3• kim.simmons222• frances.harris.burke
How We Communicate
Region 7 wiki: www.rt3region7.wikispaces.com
Region 7 blog: www.mullinshe.wordpress.com
Region 5 blog: http://franharrisburke.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/
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Common Core and Essential Standards
Professional Development
District-Level / Charter Fidelity Checks
Teacher Evaluation Process Professional Development/Support
DSW Meetings
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Model Meetings
Regional Principal/AP Trainings
NCDPI / RESA Partnership
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Frame Professional Development
Address Policies and Practices
Planning for Implementation
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Module Release Dateshttp://center.ncsu.edu/nc
August 9: NC Professional Teaching Standards
August 26: Understanding the Standards
September 30: Developing Local Curricula for the 21st Century Learner
October 21: Revised Bloom's Taxonomy
Next Steps
Our future work is to provide professional development support and build capacity
and for all districts as they implement their plans to address RttT initiatives.
How do we fit in with your work?
Information Cards
Name:
Position:
LEA:
Contact Information:
How can we support your work?
What questions do you have?
Contact Information• Heather Mullins, Region 7
828.244.8759
• Kimberly Simmons, Region 7
828.406.9237
• Dr. Frances Harris-Burke, Region 5
336.517.7018
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