NC DPI

Information and Updates

January 24, 2014

• Arts Education

• Common Core Resources

• Math Course Options for 2014-15

• Read to Achieve

• Student Achievement Summit

• Honors Review Implementation

• Questions?

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Comprehensive Arts Education

G.S. 115-C-296

• requires that pre-service elementary teachers are prepared to “integrate the arts across the curriculum”.

• Wide-scale education legislation

• signed into law by the Governor on June 26, 2012 (subsequent legislation signed in May and June 2013)

Michelle Burrows | DirectorA+ Schools Programmichelle.burrows@ncdcr.govtel: 919.807.6503

http://aplus-schools.ncdcr.gov/

http://aplus.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/

More Information and Resources

ELA LiveBinders:

ELA Common Core State Standards Self Study LiveBinder: 

http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/262077

ELA Resources LiveBinder: 

http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/297779

 ELA WIKI: http://elaccss.ncdpi.wikispaces.net

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Topic:  What Can Student Writing Tell You? Looking at Writing Through a New LensTime:  9:00 - 3:30

Some districts/regions have asked for a book title that might accompany this professional development for further study. We suggest Writing for Understanding.http://www.amazon.com/Writing-Understanding-The-Vermont-Collaborative/dp/1934685054 Spring ELA Region 2: February 7

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Professional Development

• http://wikicentral.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/NCDPI+WikiCentral

• The Seven C’s of CCSSM: Professional Development for Math professional development to support secondary math teachers in implementing the NCSCOS, based on the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.

• 2 – day institutes for Math I and II Training to be offered will take place on February 20-21 at the NC TeleCenter (Williamston) and will cover Math II. On March 10-11 the Math I Institute will be held at Johnston Workforce Development Center, Clayton

DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION SUBMISSION IS 5:00 PM FEBRUARY 10 

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Mathematics

EOC & NC Final Exams 2013-14

• Math I – EOC – all students in 1st HS Math

• Math II, Math III, CC Integrated Math III

• 2003 AND CC Geometry

• 2003 AND CC Algebra II

• 2003 Discrete, 2003 AFM, & 2003 Pre-Calculus

2014-15 Math Courses

Math I, II, III

Advanced Functions and Modeling

Discrete

Pre-Calculus

Appropriate AP/IB courses

SREB College Ready Course

Various Community College Math Courses

SREB Course Information

• Can be included (participation 2014-15) in course guides for 2014-15, but realize addendums may have to be issued for registration due to printing deadlines.

• Training dates and locations forthcoming for summer.

• Units of study available for teachers.

North Carolina Read to Achieve

• Developmental Screening and Kindergarten Entry Assessment (2014-2015)

– 5 essential domains

• Language and literacy, cognition and general knowledge, approaches toward learning, physical well-being and motor development, social and emotional development

– Early language, literacy, math within 30 days

http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/850102

Any of the following options may be used to satisfy the requirements of the Read to Achieve law: The Student:

1. Passes the North Carolina Grade 3 End-of-Grade English Language Arts/Reading Test.

2. Achieves a scale score of at least 442 on the NC Grade 3 Beginning-of-Grade English Language Arts/Reading Test.

3. Meets the requirements of the portfolio as defined in law.

4. Passes the state developed Read to Achieve alternative assessment.

5. Passes the State Board of Education approved LEA alternative assessment.

Beginning of Grade 3 Assessment

• Scale score of 442 or higher – have met the reading comprehension requirements specified in Read to Achieve

• These students’ proficient scores will count for performance in accountability for 2013-14; however, these students will have to take the End-of-Grade 3 English Language Arts/Reading Test at the end of the school year for inclusion in the growth analysis

Portfolio

•The portfolio is not required for all students

– Those who have met requirements for Read to Achieve on the BOG

– Those students not yet on grade-level, except as an instructional tool when utilizing the three selections identified for that purpose.

– Others as determined by the individual child’s needs

Read to Achieve Alternative test

• There are three opportunities to administer the SBE Read to Achieve alternative test:

– (1) after the end-of-grade test,

– (2) after summer reading camp, and

– (3) at mid-year promotion in the 3/4 transition class.

• Limited English Proficient students (less than 2 yrs of ESL instruction)

• Students with disabilities (Extended Content Standards; NCEXTEND2)

• Student portfolio demonstrating proficiency

• Students receiving reading intervention or who have been retained more than once in grades K - 3

Student is retained after 3rd gradeStudent is retained after 3rd grade

3rd/4th transition class (classroom designed to meet 4th grade performance standard while continuing to remediate areas of reading deficiency) –within class

3rd/4th transition class (classroom designed to meet 4th grade performance standard while continuing to remediate areas of reading deficiency) –within class

Accelerated reading class (instructional supports provided to increase a student's reading level at least two grade levels) - pull out

Accelerated reading class (instructional supports provided to increase a student's reading level at least two grade levels) - pull out

Opportunity for Mid-Year promotion by passing the Read to Achieve test of reading comprehension or Student Reading Portfolio by November 1.Opportunity for Mid-Year promotion by passing the Read to Achieve test of reading comprehension or Student Reading Portfolio by November 1.

Proficient?Proficient?

Retention Label remains – intensive reading support continues and teacher begins grade 4 portfolio (school based team may consider placement options)

Retention Label remains – intensive reading support continues and teacher begins grade 4 portfolio (school based team may consider placement options)

Retention Label removed – student continues in 4 th grade curriculum with intensive reading supportRetention Label removed – student continues in 4 th grade curriculum with intensive reading support

4th grade Student Portfolio is used to show proficiency and have retention label removed; and then completes 4th grade EOG

4th grade Student Portfolio is used to show proficiency and have retention label removed; and then completes 4th grade EOG

Completes 4th grade EOGCompletes 4th grade EOG

Principal Authority on ProficiencyPrincipal Authority on Proficiency

Retention/Promotion based on Principal's decisionRetention/Promotion based on Principal's decision Student promoted to 5th gradeStudent promoted to 5th grade

Process of Retention

NO

NO

YES

YES

OR

https://eboard.eboardsolutions.com/Meetings/Attachment.aspx?

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https://eboard.eboardsolutions.com/Meetings/Attachment.aspx?

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Summer Camp Funding

Honors Implementation Wikispace

http://honorsimplementation.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/

This wiki will provide you with the following information:

•Honors committee members with e-mail links

•Honors Implementation Guide

•Archived webinars and content presentations of implementation guide (2012-2013 and 2013-2014)

•Honors Rubric and Review Checklist

•Portfolio Template

•List of course codes eligible for review, 2013-2014

•A one page Quick Reference Guide

Implementation Guide

• The Honors Level Course Rubric and the Honors Implementation Guide will serve as a framework to guide teachers, principals, and Local Education Agencies in developing and locally reviewing honors level courses.

• The honors level course state level review process will occur every three years.

• A Cohort of 40 LEAs will participate in the process each year of the three year cycle.

– 2013-2014 - Cohort I

– 2014-2015 - Cohort II

– 2015-2016 - Cohort III

Sampson County School Cohort I

New Hanover County SchoolsJones County SchoolsLenoir County Public Schools

Pamlico County Cohort II

Greene CountyWayne County Public SchoolsOnslow County

TIMELINE FOR HONORS COURSE REVIEW

COHORT I: Training , Submission, Review and Feedback

Upcoming Training For Honors Portfolio Managers – January 31 1:30 – 2:30

The Purpose Of This Webinar Is To…

•Demonstrate The Uploading Process For Honors Portfolios and Accompanying Evidences To Individuals Assigned As Honors Managers Responsible For Uploading Honors Portfolios to the NC Education Honors Portfolio Moodle

State Agency Role vs. Local Agency Role

Role of the State Agency Role of the Local Agency Design and implement a local process

used to communicate, develop, collect, review, and provide feedback for honors portfolios in the local school district.

DPI will ask that each LEA in Cohort I submit an assurance statement which provides a brief narrative describing the LEA’s local honors review process.

Establish local timelines for various benchmarks in the LEA honors portfolio development and review process.

Determine the portfolio (per content area) which will be submitted as the example representing what a true honors course looks like for a course, in the LEA.

NC Education Moodle

If you do not have a Login click this button to create one.

Once you have a Login, type in your information and Login to NC Education.

• The NC Education site is the online platform that the agency is using for LEAs to submit their work.

• Each Individual Assigned To Upload MUST Have A NC Education Login.

• Only those individuals in Cohort I will be given assess.

https://center.ncsu.edu/nc/login/index.php

Student Achievement Summit on Reading and Math

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Who: C and I leaders and one personWhere: Embassy Suites in GreensboroWhen: TBD due to inclement weather on

January 29-30

•Discussion of ways to improve student performance in ELA and Mathematics•Guidance/Planning in some requested areas•Opportunity to collaborate with other districts around how they are addressing some initiatives/challenges•Clarity on some state initiatives

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Questions?

Robin.McCoy@dpi.nc.govChristie.LynchEbert@dpi.nc.gov

Carolyn.Guthrie@dpi.nc.gov