College and Career Ready Transition Plan Principle 1: College- and Career-Ready Expectations for All Students 1.A Adopt college- and career-ready standards: Option A: The State has adopted college- and career-ready standards in at least reading/language arts and mathematics that are common to a significant number of States, consistent with part (1) of the definition of college-and career-ready standards. Key Milestone or Activity Timeline Party or Parties Responsible Evidence Resources Obstacles Adoption of College and Career Standards (Common Core plus Alabama specific standards) November 2010 AL Board of Education State Board of Education Resolution None None 1.B Transition to college- and career-ready standards: Provide the SEA’s plan to transition to and implement no later than the 2013-2014 school year college- and career-ready standards statewide in at least reading/language arts and mathematics for all students and schools and include an explanation of how this transition plan is likely to lead to all students, including English Learners, students with disabilities, and low achieving students, gaining access to and learning content aligned with such standards. Key Milestone or Activity Timeline or Parties Responsible Evidence Resources Obstacles Communication of CCRS Adoption November 2010-Ongoing ALSDE Leadership (Consultation Section) Agenda from Meetings Minutes from Meetings Ed News articles PowerPoint None Gap analysis of CCRS to the existing Alabama Course of Study July & August 2010: Analysis conducted using the Common Core Comparison Tool developed by Achieve Mathematics CCRS Task ELA CCRS Task Force (Consultation Section) Results of Gap Analysis (Link to documents provided in Consultation Section) Common Core Comparison Tool developed by Achieve None Professional Development (Awareness) See CCRS Professional Development Plan June 2011-May 2012: Sessions held in 11 RIC areas for teachers, principals, and district leaders. Recorded Webinars posted on website for continuous access to awareness resources. SDE Curriculum & Instruction Staff; Staff; ARI Staff PowerPoints used in Awareness Sessions: K-8 Mathematics 9-12 Mathematics K-12 English Language Arts Awareness Sessions materials located at /ccrs in Math and ELA Professional Development section None
Key Milestone or Activity Timeline Party or Parties Responsible Evidence Resources Obstacles Professional Development (Follow up/Coaching/Support) See CCRS Professional Development Plan August 2012-Ongoing: Regional Planning Teams (RPT) composed of SDE staff, RIC directors, IHE, OSR plan collaboratively with the districts to develop a systematic plan for professional development. Office of Student Learning, RICs, IHE staff, OSR staff, OLS, finance Differentiated Support SharePoint Site DSP Plans for Support RPT Contact List Agendas and PPTS for Meetings Data Collection Template DSP Progress Monitoring Tool Differentiated Support Workflow Initial Conversation with LEA document Letter to RPT Facilitators Protocol for Initial Visits RPT/Facilitators Calendar RPT Organization Chart Timeline for RPTs SharePoint for RPTs CCRS Professional Development Plan CCRS website CCRS Self-Assessment CCRS Professional Development Plan RPTs None August 2012-Ongoing: Regional Support Staff (RSS) provide coaching support to LEAs based on differentiated needs as determined by RPT and LEA Office of Student Learning Differentiated Support SharePoint Site Agendas from RSS Training Sessions SharePoint Calendars RSS Learning Curve for RSS Professional Development (Evaluation) See CCRS Professional Development Plan August 2012-Ongoing: RPTs conduct onsite visit to monitor CCRS Professional Development Plans Office of Student Learning Protocol for Initial Visits RPT/Facilitators Calendar Differentiated Support SharePoint Site DSP Plans for Support RPT Contact List Data Collection Template DSP Progress Monitoring Tool Differentiated Support Workflow Initial Conversation with LEA document CCRS Self-Assessment CCRS Professional Development Plan None September CCRS Implementation Team surveyed following each quarterly meeting Office of Student Learning Survey Results: CCRS Implementation Team QM #1 CCRS Implementation Team QM #2 CCRS Implementation Team QM #3 CCRS Implementation Team QM #4 Survey Monkey None December 2012: Advisory group of curriculum coordinators provide feedback on CCRS professional development. Office of Student Learning Minutes from Meeting None
Key Milestone or Activity Timeline Party or Parties Responsible Evidence Resources Obstacles Development of high quality instructional materials aligned to the CCRS August 2012-Ongoing: Curriculum Guide and Extended standards for Special Needs Students developed. Office of Learning Support, Special Education Services Agenda of Curriculum Guide Development Meeting Nomination Form for Committee Members Curriculum Guides for Mathematics located at ELA Curriculum Guides planned for release January 2013 Curriculum Guide None October 2012-April 2013: ALSDE collaborative group attend EQuIP training (Tri-State Rubric) on evaluating and developing instructional materials. Office of Student Learning Agenda from Educators Evaluating Quality Instructional Products (EQuIP) – Sponsored by Achieve, October 2012 Next Steps from Debrief Meeting Tri-State Rubric for ELA Tri-State Rubric for Mathematics Tri-State Rubric None June – July 2013: CCRS Teaching Academies for development of lessons and units of study (Quality Core training, and content literacy planned for LEAs) Office of Student Learning Agenda for Summer Academies Memo from Sign-in Sheets Lessons/Units of study Tri-State Rubric None Process for selecting/evaluating commercial materials aligned with CCRS Summer-Fall 2011: Review math textbooks for alignment with CCRS Fall 2012: Review ELA textbooks for alignment with CCRS. Curriculum & Instruction Agenda for meeting Sign-in sheets List of recommended math textbooks Dana Center Review Form Reading Indicators’ Review Form General Indicators’ Review Form None November 2012: SDE team attend CCSO meeting on selecting instructional materials and resources. Office of Student Learning Agenda from CCSSO Meeting: The State Role in Selecting and Recommending Common Core Aligned Instructional Materials – November 2012 November Develop process for SDE and LEAs to use in evaluating instructional materials and resources. Office of Student Learning Planning Agendas Guide or template for instructional resource evaluation process November 2012-Ongoing: Train LEAs on review process for instructional materials and resources. Office of Student Learning Planning Agendas Guide or template for instructional resource evaluation process Sign-in Sheets
Key Milestone or Activity Timeline Party or Parties Responsible Evidence Resources Obstacles Partnership with IHE October 2013: ALSDE collaborative group attend EQuIP training (Tri-State Rubric) on evaluating instructional materials; IHE representative included in ALSDE team Office of Student Learning Agenda from Educators Evaluating Quality Instructional Products – October 2012 Next Steps from Debrief Meeting Tri-State Rubric for ELA Tri-State Rubric for Mathematics Tri-State Rubric October 2012-Ongoing: Quarterly meetings conducted with IHE to provide SDE updates and co-plan for training opportunities for teachers Office of Student Learning Quarterly Meeting Agendas January 2013: IHE partners will participate in Quality Core (QC) training with the intent they facilitate Summer Academies (640 participants). Office of Student Learning ALSDE Memo to Superintendents Quality Core Training Update Document Quality Core Q&A Sign-in Sheets Spreadsheet of Participants Lessons Developed by Participants QualityCore website QualityCore training materials Development of website to resources, professional development materials, etc. January 2011-Ongoing: Website developed to house CCRS instructional resources/videos/training materials Technology Initiatives, Office of Student Learning Implementation of CCRS and differentiated support to districts for implementation August 2012-Ongoing: Regional Planning Teams (RPT) plan collaboratively with the districts to develop a systematic plan for professional development. Office of Student Learning Protocol for Initial Visits RPT/Facilitators Calendar Differentiated Support SharePoint Site DSP Plans for Support RPT Contact List Data Collection Template DSP Progress Monitoring Tool Differentiated Support Workflow Initial Conversation with LEA document August 2012-Ongoing: RSS provides in-site support through model lessons. Office of Student Learning Differentiated Support SharePoint Site SharePoint Calendars Sign-in Sheets CCRS Professional Development Plans
Key Milestone or Activity Timeline Party or Parties Responsible Evidence Resources Obstacles August 2012-Ongoing: Extensive training with 225 Regional Support Staff (RSS) on coaching, modeling, etc. Office of Student Learning Agendas from RSS Trainings January 2013: Task Force assembled for mid- year review of CCRS math and ELA standards Office of Student Learning Memo to Task Force members Agenda from meeting October 2012-Ongoing: Curriculum & Instruction Quarterly meetings with Curriculum Coordinators from LEAs Office of Student Learning Curriculum & Instruction Quarterly Meeting Agendas 1.C Develop and administer annual, statewide, aligned, high quality assessments that measure student growth: Option B: The SEA is not participating in either one of the two State Consortia that received a grant under the RTT Key Milestone or Activity Timeline Party or Parties Responsible Evidence Resources Obstacles Development/ Adoption of CCRS Assessments Gr. 3-7: Spring 2013 Gr. 8-12: September 2009 Assessment State Board Resolution of Alternate Assessments Spring 2013 Assessment Special Education Implementation of Assessments 2012-13: Begin Phase-In 2014-2015: Full Implementation 2014-2015: Alternate Assessments Assessment