Webcast September 7, Felicia Cumings Smith Associate Commissioner

Webcast Topics:  Agency Updates  Teacher and Principal Effectiveness System  CIITS / PD 360 & CC360  Program Reviews  School Readiness and Kindergarten Screener 2 Send questions to

Agency Updates  Accountability scores to be released in October – ing+and+Reporting+/District+Support/Meetings+and+Trainings/ School+Report+Card.htm ing+and+Reporting+/District+Support/Meetings+and+Trainings/ School+Report+Card.htm  Leadership Networks and KCAS Implementation:  Upcoming Events: AdvancED/UK College of Education Innovation Summit 2012, November 29-30, 2012: Send questions to

 Where are we now?  Extended Field Test –  54 districts involved, implementing all measures (Professional Growth Plans, Self-Reflection, Student Voice, Observation, and Student Growth)  What are the expectations for ?  Statewide pilot  All districts will pilot all measures, but not all teachers  Between 5-9 teachers per district will be expected to participate in the pilot 4 Teacher and Principal Effectiveness System

 How should districts begin to prepare?  Be on the lookout for a Readiness Plan to launch in January, 2013  Professional Growth and Effectiveness System updates are posted on the website : xt+Generation+Professionals/Professional+Growth+and+Evalua tion/Designing+the+Teacher+and+Leader+Evaluation/ xt+Generation+Professionals/Professional+Growth+and+Evalua tion/Designing+the+Teacher+and+Leader+Evaluation/  Begin communicating expectations locally, using the information provided on the website, to prepare for statewide pilot 5 Teacher and Principal Effectiveness System Contact

6  Back to School Update from Dr. H  Expanded CIITS Functionality  CIITS Training  CIITS Item Issue Report Form  Instructional Resource MOU Form  PD 360 – New online, On-Demand Professional Development  CIITS / PD360 & CC 360 Contact:

7 Program Reviews Program reviews have been revised and are on the KDE website  More concise, refined  Intent remains for overall school improvement and student learning  Utilize ASSIST findings for program improvement Contact:

8 What can this school do to move up to the proficient level?

9 Plans for support  Guidelines for Program Review Evidence  Annotated examples of evidence  Future web-based professional learning Contact:

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11 Formative and Summative Assessment, Demonstrator 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d

12 All program reviews must be entered into ASSIST for  Data entered into the diagnostic will not carry over  Arts and Humanities, Practical Living/Career Studies and Writing for school accountability  K-3 for the field test Contact:

13 K-3 Program Review Upcoming Webex Sessions First webcast will be available on the Program Review webpage on Wednesday, September 26 thProgram Review webpage WebEx the week of October 22nd and the week of Nov. 26th with specific dates coming soon Contact:

14 School Readiness and Kindergarten Screener Update  School Readiness Definition  Early Childhood Standards  Kindergarten Screening Contact:

15 Contact: Volunteer Implementation School Districts 435 Elementary Schools Approximately 33,000 students entering kindergarten

16 Data Cumulative total score  Readiness Level Ready with Supports Ready Ready with Enrichments Data Collection Screen data entered into the On-line Management System by school staff Screen Data uploaded into Infinite Campus 30 days after 30 th instruction day Weekly, beginning September 4 Domain level achievement Below average Average Above Average

17 Prior Settings Data Screen Data uploaded into Infinite Campus  Collected at the school level State Funded Preschool Head Start Child Care Home Other  Input into Infinite Campus in January Contact:

18 Contact: Key Questions to support districts  How should screening data be used to inform teaching and learning?  Can districts ensure all schools are ready for all children?  How can districts support families and communities for children’s school readiness?

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