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Meetings
State Support Team Network
Examining State Strategies for Supporting Low-Performing Districts & Schools
October 3-5, 2004
Baltimore, Maryland
The meeting was a joint effort between CCSSO and the Center for Data Driven Reform in Education (CDDRE) at Johns Hopkins University. The goals of the meeting were to assist state education agencies in working towards developing a common framework for working with low-performing districts and schools; share ideas for state-level actions that support districts in turning around low-performing schools; share the existing research base on strategies and programs that have proven successful in meeting the needs of all children; and explore the future role of the Consortium for School Improvement (CSI) in supporting state efforts to improve low-performing schools and districts.
Meeting Materials
Agenda
Participant List
Resources
Working Tool
Speaker Presentations, Oct. 4, 2004
The Role of the SEA in District and School Improvement
Joe Johnson, Special Assistant to Susan Zelman, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Ohio Dept. of Education
A discussion of some key issues for consideration as states think about how to work with districts and schools in need of improvement.
Intervention and Support in California Schools and Districts
Gordon Jackson, Administrator, California Dept. of Education
Wendy Harris, Director, California Dept. of Education
A description of California’s strategy for intervening under federal and state law in both schools and districts. Also details how California is providing support for schools and districts subject to state intervention and initial efforts underway for holding service providers accountable for that support.
New York State School Improvement System to Implement NCLB: Year Two Begins
James Butterworth, Assistant Commissioner, School Improvement and Community Services, New York Regional School Support Center
The system components, roles, relationships, responsibilities, and protocols of New York’s regional network strategy to align state, regional, and discrict technical assistance resources on behalf of schools in need of improvement.
Washington School and District Improvement
Robert MacGregor, Assistant Superintendent, School Improvement, Washington Dept. of Education
Lessons learned from Washington State’s journey in providing support and resources to schools and districts over the past three years: what has worked, what has not worked, and how programs have been modified to incorporate recent research and meet changing needs.
Georgia: Building a Strategy to Support School Improvement
John W. Rhodes, Director, Quality Assurance Unit, Georgia Dept. of Education
Hanna Fowler, Regional Support Team Leader, Georgia Dept. of Education
Presentation on development of Georgia’s Division of School Improvement, which was charged with building a "coherent, sustained system of support and improvement" and with reducing or eliminating "random acts of school improvement."
NCLB: SEA Compliance of LEA and School Improvement
Jim Newkirk, Education Specialist, Maryland State Dept. of Education
Melanie Scolnick, Education Specialist, Maryland State Dept. of Education
Linda Burnette, Education Specialist, Maryland State Dept. of Education
Marlo Lemon, Education Specialist, Maryland State Dept. of Education
The process, timelines, and documentation the Maryland Dept. of Education has developed to ensure that all NCLB requirements are met for LEAs that have schools in improvement.
How Do You Spell A-C-C-O-U-N-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y? Lessons Learned in Kentucky
Pat Hurt, Director, Division of School Improvement, Kentucky Dept. of Education
The strategies and services, integrated into a holistic school improvement process, that have resulted in impressive gains in student achievement in Kentucky. Includes a presentation of challenges as well as some of the strategies, tools, and processes that helped to bring new meaning to the term "student-centered accountability" in Kentucky.
Boone County School District’s Classroom Walkabout Program
John Hudson, Assistant Superintendent, Boone County School District, Madison, WV
One district’s adapted model of the classroom Walk-Through process. Presentation focuses on the district’s step in the implementation process (brainstorming, principal training, teacher involvement), including chief challenges and success.
State and District Partnership: Results-Oriented Data-Driven Planning
Lise Zeig, Administrator, School and District Improvement Planning and Support, Massachusetts Dept. of Education
A description of Performance Improvement Mapping (PIM) that Massachusetts developed for its lowest performing schools.
SEA Assistance to High-Priority Schools: MI-MAP and the Coaches’ Institute
Yvonne Canul, Director, Office of School Improvement, Michigan Dept. of Education
Jeremy Hughes, Chief Academic Officer, Michigan Dept. of Education
A description of two statewide initiatives, "MI-MAP: Toolkit for School Reform" and the "Coaches’ Institute," that help maximize the resources of the educational community in supporting high-priority schools.
The Virginia School Turnaround Specialist Program
Linda Wallinger, Assistant Superintendent for Instruction, Virginia Dept. of Education
Description of an initiative to develop an executive education program specially designed to meet the needs of a cadre of experts who are charged with "turning around" consistently low-performing schools.
Support for Restructuring in Georgia
James Cable, Regional Support Team Leader, Georgia Dept. of Education
Georgia Evans, Regional Support Team Leader, Georgia Dept. of Education
Presention on the process for restructuring schools in Georgia.
State and District Strategies for Improving Teacher and principal Competencies
James Butterworth, Assistant Commissioner, New York State Dept. of Education
A discussion of the role school leaders play in instructional improvement and six design principles for implementing instructional change.
Arkansas Classroom Walk Through
Janinne Riggs, Assistant Director, Arkansas Dept. of Education
Speaker Presentations, Oct. 5, 2004
Effective Programs for Students at Risk
Bob Slavin, Director, Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education, Johns Hopkins University
A summary of research on programs for students who are at risk of school failure, both English language learners and students in general. Focuses on programs that have been evaluated in rigorous experimental-control evaluations.
Effective Programs for English-Language Learners
Margarita Calderon, Research Scientist, Johns Hopkins University
State and District Plans for Implementing Research-Based Strategies to Meet the Needs of All Children
Jacqueline G. Colbert, Assistant Director, North Carolina Dept. of Public Instruction
A description of how North Carolina guides and supports district plans for implementing research-based strategies to meet the needs of diverse learners.
District Strategies for Meeting the Needs of All Children
Jerry Weast, Superintendent, Montgomery County, Maryland Public Schools
America’s Choice and Its Effects on Student Achievement in Mississippi Instructional System
Susan Rucker, Mississippi Department of Education
Research Evidence on the Effects of the America’s Choice CSR Model
Jonathan Supovitz, Senior Researcher and Associate Professor, Consortium for Policy Research in Education(CPRE), University of Pennsylvania
A review of CPRE’s longitudinal evaluation of the America’s Choice Comprehensive School Reform model.
Success for All: Districtwide Leadership for Comprehensive School Reform
Gerald Zahorchak, Deputy Secretary for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Pennsylvania Dept. of Ed.
District Reform
Paul Vallas, Chief Executive Officer, School District of Philadelphia, PA
"What Drives Your District? A Wishbone or a Backbone?"
Jerry Weast, Superintendent, Montgomery County, Maryland Public Schools
A discussion of an essential element to the success of any high-performing district: its teachers.
Co-Nect: Using Data to Improve School Performance
Adele Macula, Associate Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Jersey City, NJ
Turning Around Tough Schools
Debra S. Wright, Curriculum Specialist, Broward County, Florida
Key ingredients for successfully turning tough schools around.
Utilizing a Standards-Based Approach to Improve Student Achievement
Bernice C. Clarke, District Administrator of ESOL & Gifted Programs, Atlanta Public Schools
A focus on using The Modern Red School House (MRSH) comprehensive school reform design to implement a standards-driven instructional program.
Using Differentiated Instruction Strategies to Meet Content Goals for Students with Disabilities
Katie Drummond, Research Analyst, The Access Center, American Institutes for Research
Melissa Storm, Research Analyst, The Access Center, American Institutes for Research
An overview of differentiated instruction and a presentation of specific research-supported strategies that can be incorporated using a differentiated instructional approach.
Accountability through Daily Monitoring: Direct Instruction
Muriel Berkeley, Baltimore Curriculum Project
Matthew Hornbeck, Principal, Hampstead Hill Academy #047, Baltimore, MD |
