1. Academic Advancement day 2016
World Languages

2. Strategic Plan
Go to Strategic Plan PowerPoint

3. ASW – The New WCPSS local option

4. ASW 2015-16 ASW Pilot 2016-17 Teacher Validated Class Schedule
Principal Approves Validation
Platform Chooses 5 target classes
Teacher Selects 1 objective per class (representing different strands/standards from the curriculum)
Principal Validates Objective Selection
Teacher gathers evidence from 2 points in time
No Schedule Validation is necessary
Teacher selects 2 representative classes
Indicates objectives and growth goals with administrator at initial PDP conference
Teacher gathers evidence, writes narrative to reflect growth
The differences are highlighted on these slides

5. ASW ASW Pilot
Teacher uploads evidence with narrative explaining growth
Outside raters review and determine rating
(does not meet/ meets/ exceeds expected growth)
Teacher receives rating and generic comments several months later
If teacher is on a semester plan the process is repeated twice each year.
Teacher & Administrator meet to review artifacts – determine rating as a function of Standards 1-5
ASW Rating itself cannot make/break the teacher on any single standard but serves to inform the overall ratings
Results can inform future PDP goals
Overall district results will be shared with DPI
WCPSS will have to report ratings to DPI. Central Office will spot-check 15% of the submissions to validate the accuracy of teacher/principal rating. This will be a ‘blind’ spot check that will verify if our process is legitimate.

6. The New ASW – WCPSS Version

7. The Guidance Template

8. Things to Know
Administrators will be sent an containing instructions for online guidance with the process.
All ASW Process Actions Must Be Complete By 4/28/17
Suggested Timeline
Steps 1-3 Complete by the end of the six weeks of the course
Step 4-5 Complete by the end of the course or April 21, whichever comes first
Step 6-7 Complete by April 28

10. Announcements
World Language Wiki - wcpsswl.pbworks.com Tutor List – visit the wiki to sign up to be on the tutor list (link is on the announcements page) CEUs – certificates can be submitted for credit - must include workshop title, date, location, hours
SRN – Middle School AA Day Year-round
SRN – Elementary AA Day Year-round

11. Conferences
FLANC – Foreign Language Association of North Carolina
October 7-8 Celebrate 50 years!
Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center in Durham
Nominate – iWLT – incredible World Language Teacher
Scholarships for Beginning Language Teachers – also reduced rate
Consider presenting at the conference next year!

12. Conferences 2016-2017 SCOLT – Southern Conference on Language Teaching
March 16-18
Orlando Airport Marriott Lakeside
ACTFL – American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
November 18-20
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

13. DPI - Updates
Listservs -
Webinars -
WLES Implementation Webinars
LinguaFolio Webinar Series
Conferences -

14. Announcements – High school Spanish
Sign-up on eSchools – SRN

15. Announcements – secondary
Sign-up on eSchools – SRN
Language Specific PLTs – meet monthly – French, German, Latin, Chinese, Japanese
French Salon
French – New PLT Leader
French – Stacy Nordquist (announcement)

16. Announcements – middle school Spanish
Sign-up on eSchools – SRN
Text books – Do you have extras? Do you need extras? – me
PLT Groups – will be sent out soon – adjust as needed
Exit Exam – Do you need it? Do you have the CD? – me
Score Reports – Be sure you are sending them in!
Course Codes – Be sure that the MS for HS code is used in the final course in the series – can be scheduled year long or semester

17. Announcements – flex/fles
Sign-up on eSchools – SRN
Course Codes