1. Celebration
2. Program Review
 - CSIP - Goal 8
- Start reviewing demonstrators to update. Include any new evidence. Keep a PR evidence folder in your Google Drive (with student work). Your collab folder is evidence with LPs and Common Assessments.

11.11.13 PLC

11.11.13 Agenda

1. Celebrations

• Football Team - General Like during the season
• FFA
• Basketball Team - Youngman getting them ready

2. Wellness Policy

• Review SBDM comments

3. PLCS Community Offering Reflections
4. Please read the post from November 8th regarding Program Review.

5. Next scheduled meeting is Nov. 27 (No School). I will update everyone if we need to meet on another date.

From the Commissioner

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2013

What's Next for Program Reviews

Recently, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) released the first report on Program Reviews for arts and humanities, practical living/career studies and writing programs. These Program Reviews were required by Senate Bill 1 (2009) to be included as a part of the Unbridled Learning accountability system. For more information about the results from the Program Reviews, please see the news release.  I thought readers might want to know a little more about Program Reviews and what comes next.

Why do we have Program Reviews? Senate Bill 1 wanted to ensure that Kentucky children have access to a balanced education. A balanced education includes core academic areas (math, language arts, social studies and science) and areas such as arts/humanities, practical living (health and physical education), career studies, writing, world language and K-3 programs. Kentucky has had a vision of a balanced education since the 1990 Kentucky Education Reform Act and Senate Bill 1 continued that vision. Children are much more than test scores and test scores do not tell the entire story about a class, school or district. As a former high school band director, I am very proud that Kentucky includes an emphasis on the arts in the state accountability system.

What are Program Reviews? Program Reviews are systemic reviews of a program area that includes components such as curriculum, instruction, student assessment/performance, student opportunities and access, professional development and resources. In Kentucky, we worked with many education groups and educators to develop scoring rubrics for each of the components.

How valid and reliable are Program Reviews? Any component of an accountability system must be able to answer this question. All Program Reviews go through an extensive process of piloting and field testing before becoming part of the accountability system. Extensive research is done to address questions about validity and reliability. However, now that the “real world” results are in for the first year of inclusion in the accountability system, we are taking several steps to continue to address validity and reliability issues.

     1. KDE will initiate an audit process that was developed during the 
         last two years. This audit process will include a number of 
         random schools as well as “purposeful” schools. Purposeful 
         schools will be chosen by comparing other school data to 
         the Program Reviews scores for outliers.

     2. KDE will start a research project to determine connections 
         between quality programs and their impact on student 
         achievement. Writing tends to work best since there is a    
         writing achievement score and a program review score, 
         however, we have to be cautious in this approach since 
         the writing scores are derived from either on-demand 
         writing or language mechanics. A successful writing program 
         addresses more than these two areas. In arts/humanities and 
         practical living, KDE will make some connections between 
         overall scores and Program Review scores.

     3. KDE will work to find model programs that school staff 
         can use to assist their local scoring. Schools and districts 
         would use these exemplars just like examiners use
         exemplar writing papers in training and calibrating scores. 

     4. KDE will continue to upgrade training on the rubric 
         and the scoring process.

     5. Districts will receive support and training on how to 
         conduct local audits of Program Reviews.

Within the next few weeks, KDE will update the Unbridled Learning accountability scores for schools and districts to include the results from the 2013 Program Review results. KDE will then reset the 90th percentile and 70th percentile scores for schools and districts which will serve as the baseline for comparing accountability results in 2014. Readers can find the results of their school and district Program Reviews in KDE Open House.  The revised accountability scores and targets for schools and districts will be posted in theSchool Report Card later this month. 

10.30.13 Agenda

1. If you are using Chromebooks, please check the list in front of the binder that details the Chromebooks that are missing from your cart each time you use them.  Please check before students use them and after they return them.  Doing this should make it much easier to narrow down possibilities should there be more Chromebooks that are unaccounted for in the future.

2. Reminders:

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•  Self Assessments - Put into your PGES folder
• Update Achievement Museum by Nov. 15th
• ValEd Survey submitted by Nov. 15th
• LPs due weekly by 8am Monday
• Major Assessments in Google Folder

3. TNHS Wellness Policy -Reviewed by SBDM in December meeting 

PLC 10.16.13

   

1. Semester 1 Outcomes

   - Any additional goals by December we have as a PLC team?

        *Program Review
2. Remember to finish your self analysis.

2. PLC Smart Goals

3. Re-Teach Week - What's our game plan?
4. Wellness Policy -TNHS WP

5. Major Assessment Protocol - Katie Chapman (if time permits)

Agenda 10.2.13
 - Meeting time will be at 3:40 

1. Quarterly Outcomes

2. Major Assessments 
            - Life Cycle Major Assessment
- Mrs. Girdley's Assessment, 30 MC with Reading Comprehension with 3 MC questions.
   * Reading portion - incorporates our SMART goal with R.1 Standard
   * Question format (MC) is what they will use on future testing
   * Plenty of space for mapping the reading
   * AG will align his assessments with KOSSA standards and keep Reading Standards in mind
   * Some are very simple DOK, could have higher DOK
            - Presentation Calendar

3.  October 4th PD                    

Major Assessment #1

Agenda 9.18.13

1. Celebrations
2. Review Norms
 -  a. Start and End on Time/Attendance - if you are to be absent, contact Leslie
    b. Student Driven
    c.  Program Review - Priority Status 
    d. Cross-curricular opportunities    

3. Quarterly Outcomes

4. Major Assessments 
            - Life Cycle Major Assessment
            - Presentation Calendar

5. October 4th PD                                                              

Life Skills Edmodo Page

9.4.13

Get Pumped Up!

Agenda 9.4.13

1. Celebrations
2. Review of Norms
3.Quarterly PLC Outcomes
4. Review Program Review Analysis from 8.30.13
   -Program Review Action Plan
5. Review Reading SMART Goals from last school year
 -2012-2013   -% Correct 12-13
6. Start IA Pre-Analysis to set SMART Goals in Reading IA.1
 -IA Analysis
PLCS will focus on the raising the proficiency level for the Reading Standard R.1.
Focus for 9th R.1.2 and R.1.3
Focus for 10th R.1.5, R.1.6, and R.1.9


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Hedgehog

Agenda 8.21.13

 Kick-off of the 2013-2014 PLC Season

1. Celebration
   a. G20
   b. IA Reading goals success
   c. Culture Walks - Rockstar ;)
   d. FFA -Community Service - Citizenship!!!
2. Establishing Norms
   a. Start and End on Time/Attendance - if you are to be absent, contact Leslie
                                                                                       b. Student Driven
                                                                                       c.  Program Review - Priority Status 
                                                                                       d. Cross-curricular opportunities                                                                                         
3. PLC Vision and Semester 1 Outcomes
4. Friday 30th
5. Hedgehog 

Leaders great job getting class visions posted on our Blog.