Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org ASPIRE ASPIRE Your System’s Involvement

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Active Student Participation Inspires Real Engagement

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Who? All GA school systems What? Implementation of ASPIRE When? By the end of the SPDG grant period ( ) Who, What, When?

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Why? -Part of our SSIP (State Systemic Improvement Plan) -SPDG grant exists to help systems implement ASPIRE -How? -Go through the “readiness” phase -Begin implementation the following year -Years 3&4 – Full implementation Why and How?

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org 32 school systems 4 GNETS 3 GLRS’s East Central Middle GA North Georgia (The remaining 14 GLRS’s are in “readiness” to begin implementation within the remaining SPDG grant period) Where…is ASPIRE currently?

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Bryan – will begin next year Glynn – currently doing own model, but will join ASPIRE soon ASPIRE in Coastal GLRS

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org -Start with at least one school -3 teachers per school (or 30%) -3 students per teacher -School leader -Appoint a parent representative hour planning meeting with key personnel -2.5 hours of teacher training -Determine how to train parents and students -Complete and collect pre and post surveys Program Requirements and Expectations

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org -Draft a roll-out plan -ID system goals that ASPIRE can support -ID how ASPIRE fits in with current initiatives -ID participating schools (begin with middle and/or high) -ID liaison (system or school level) -Develop strategies to… …train administrators, teachers and parents …support participating teachers …collect data - Monitor progress at the school level Readiness Review

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org GLRS ASPIRE Representative: Sandy Macdonald Training Administrative Training “Train the Trainer” for each director and designees Share resources/info Support systems/Schools as needed Work with parent mentor/liaison Support designated trainer Monitor progress School visits, conference calls, etc. Data Collection Ensure surveys are being submitted How your system will be supported

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org -Let Charity know you system’s intent -Readiness this semester to begin fall Readiness beginning fall 2015 to begin spring by March 13 th, accompanied by a completed “Readiness Checklist” -Administrators’ training – March 23 rd -Train the Trainer -May 5 th (Brooklet) -May 6 th (Jesup – Wayne Tech. Center) What’s Next?

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Sandy Macdonald Click on ASPIRE Questions??