AISI 5March 2012
~Discussion~
Nuts and Bolts: The Details from
the ProvinceAISI 5
Priorities for Cycle 51. Research
Capacity/LeadershipO Site-based research
taken to the next level
O Examine current theories of teaching and learning
O Read and evaluate published findings
Priorities for Cycle 51. Research capacity/leadership…continued
O Analyze findingsO Incorporate findings
into practiceO 10% minimum
expenditure {district}
O Annual Progress report vs APAR
Priorities for Cycle 52. Collaborative Cross-School Authority Projects
O Additional funding available for 2 or more school authorities to submit one collaborative project
O Expectation of cross-school learning/collaboration
Priorities for Cycle 53. Community Engagement
O All projects will be required to demonstrate active and meaningful engagement of key stakeholders:
O AdministratorsO TeachersO StudentsO ParentsO Elected officialsO Businesses,
organizations and institutions
Community Engagement Rubric – coming soon
Budget RequirementsO Minimum 15% for professional
learningO Minimum 10% for research and
related leadership support O Maximum 5% for project
administration and/or coordinationO Maximum 10% for equipment
What is important for CESD?
AISI 5O AISI 5 Projects will
focus on all or some of the following:O Student
engagementO Student learning O Student
performance
Clarity - Special EducationMoving from Moving to• Student Services takes on
responsibility of Special Education
• Student Services aligns with other CO services to support EVERY student – focus on Mission/Vision/QLE
• Special Education Liaisons – coordinate specialized services, support work of IPPs, work with individual students, Level B assessments
• Learning Support teacher– assist teachers with IEPTs, paperwork, coordination of services and when needed, Level B assessments
• Learning Support Team – provide and facilitate instructional coaching, co-teaching and/or co- planning• Coordinate/facilitate professional
development as part of a team
• Focus on students identified with a special education code – common practice to pull out and provide separate specialized programs
• Support for ALL students in classrooms – main focus on supporting/working in the classroom environment with targeted and/or specialized support when needed
Clarity around AISIMoving From Moving To• AISI as a separate
Learning Services initiative
• QLE drives district and school focus
• AISI leaders coordinate/facilitate professional development
Learning Support Teams:• Provide and facilitate
instructional coaching, co-teaching and/or co-planning
• Coordinate/facilitate professional development as part of a team
• AISI leaders engage in research around areas of focus
• Teams engage and apply research in classrooms
• Focus on students • Deliberate focus on ALL students
• AISI individual school improvement
• CESD community improvement
Learning Support Team:
Next StepsO How do we tie our work together so
we don’t do “the next thing”?
O What will be the scope of our work?
To what extent and in what ways will our CESD Quality Learning
Environment framework improve student learning?
Vision
AISI as the Driver
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Admin Growth Plans
Job Embedded Team Focus
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Central Office Services
Cohort Groups
The QLE
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Discussion: (handout)
Next StepsO School discussionsO ID Cross-school themesO Cross-school planning
O StrategiesO ResearchO Measures
Telling
Selling
Testing
Consulting
Co-Creating
AISI 5 Wiki
http://cesd-aisi-5.wikispaces.com/
Your Strategies?