1. Regional Supervisors’ Collaboration March 2016

2. Today’s Focus Louisiana Believes 2 During this meeting, you will have the opportunity to: Understand key characteristics of a strong Believe and Prepare partnership. Identify opportunities to meet workforce needs through partnerships.

3. Agenda Louisiana Believes 3 Overview of Believe and Prepare Partnerships (10 minutes) Pilot Panel (40 minutes) Q & A (15 minutes) Close (10 minutes)

4. The Challenge: Prepare Louisiana Students for College and Career Louisiana’s jobs market is changing: Most Louisiana jobs require education after high school (four-year college or at a two-year technical and community college). In 2011, 28 percent of the Louisiana workforce had a two- or four-year degree. To meet Louisiana’s future needs, that number must double. Our students are just as capable as their peers around the country: In part, this gap is because our own academic expectations do not correspond with the job need. While a score of “mastery” denotes readiness to complete at least a year of technical college or university on-time, in our state “basic” has been accepted as a mark of full proficiency. Our students deserve high expectations: Over the last 10 years we have seen a steady increase in our students’ “basic” proficiency (over a 15 point increase). We now must turn our attention to increasing the rates of “mastery” student performance. Louisiana Believes 4

5. Why Teacher Preparation? Why Now? Louisiana Believes 5 We know that… Teacher quality is one of the most important factors affecting student success. Teacher preparation experiences have a great impact on teachers’ readiness for day one in the classroom. A recent survey and focus groups with Louisiana’s educators found… School system leaders report challenges finding enough teachers to meet demand in all subjects and grade levels. Preparation program faculty report challenges finding enough classrooms for student teachers. New teachers do not consistently feel prepared for the realities of a classroom in their first year of teaching. Source: Partners in Preparation, Louisiana Department of Education September 2014

6. Believe and Prepare Louisiana Believes 6 Since 2014, Believe and Prepare has provided the opportunity for school systems and partner preparation providers to: Ensure that aspiring teachers learn how to teach in classrooms alongside Louisiana’s most effective teachers Better align teacher preparation with current expectations for practicing teachers and students Meet schools’ staffing needs

7. Believe and Prepare Today Louisiana Believes 7 The first cohort included: 5 school districts 2 charter school organizations 5 preparation providers After two additional rounds of grant-making, the community now includes: 41 school districts 17 charter school organizations 24 preparation providers

8. Panel Discussion Louisiana Believes 8 Today, we will… Learn more about Believe and Prepare pilot teacher preparation programs in your region and the promising practices these programs are developing. Discuss ways to grow Believe and Prepare programs’ practices state-wide. How does a district establish an effective partnership with a preparation program that meets the workforce needs of the school system? How can a school system and preparation program partner to recruit community members into the teaching profession? How can a school system co-design a teacher preparation program that ensures teachers are ready for the district’s instructional expectations? How is this type of preparation model sustained, both financially and administratively?

9. Panel Louisiana Believes 9 Baton Rouge Believe and Prepare Panel Participants Kim Bennett | Deputy Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, Rapides Parish Nicole Bono | Teach Ascension Program Manager, Ascension Parish Daphne Donaldson| Director of Human Resources, East Baton Rouge Parish Jennifer Tuttleton | Supervisor of School Improvement, Ascension Parish Facilitator Julie Stephenson| Executive Director of Educator Preparation, Office of Talent, Louisiana Department of Education

10. Panel Louisiana Believes 10 Bossier City Believe and Prepare Panel Participants Nicole Bolen| District Executive Master Teacher, DeSoto Parish Keith Burton| Chief Academic Officer, Caddo Parish Todd Guice| Director of Human Resources, Ouachita Parish Mike Milstead| Superintendent, Lincoln Parish Facilitator Julie Stephenson| Executive Director of Educator Preparation, Office of Talent, Louisiana Department of Education

11. Panel Louisiana Believes 11 Jefferson Believe and Prepare Panel Participants Theresa Hamilton|Chief Academic Officer, Tangipahoa Parish Beverly Lawrason| Assistant Superintendent, St. Bernard Parish Lakeisha McKinney| Director of Human Resources, St. Charles Parish Louis Voiron, Jr.| Director of Human Resources, Lafourche Parish Facilitator Hannah Dietsch| Assistant Superintendent, Office of Talent, Louisiana Department of Education

12. Q & A Louisiana Believes 12

13. Opportunities and Close Louisiana Believes 13 Opportunities What are some steps you can take to pursue a Believe and Prepare partnership to help meet your district’s instructional needs? How can the Department support you in pursuing a partnership? Close Educator Workforce Reports update Email believeandprepare@la.gov with questions or feedback.believeandprepare@la.gov