Transcript ESEA Title II: Improving Teacher Quality Grants

Grant Information Meeting
November 17, 2009
Parke Hotel, Bloomington
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IBHE (SAHE) receives 2.5% of total state award
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Approximately $2.9
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Award limit--$325,000
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Anticipate 3-year grant period, based upon
performance
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Work in concert with SEA (ISBE)
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Must be judicious in allocation of funds
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USDOE gives states authority to determine “defined
areas of need” and to place additional weight to
applications that “address stated funding priorities.”
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Through a comprehensive and inclusive process, IBHE
has developed the Illinois Success Agenda
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IBHE views Title II Improving Teacher Quality grants as a
program to advance state goals (Goal 1,
Recommendation 1, Strategy 2—”Strengthen teacher and
school leader quality through upgraded standards and
professional development.”
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Each grant awarded should contribute to, and inform
success of the Success Agenda
What are the educational reform issues
currently underway in Illinois?
How will they affect the work of Improving
Teacher Quality grant projects?
Absolute Priority 1: Professional Development
Aligned to State Standards
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Common Core Learning Standards
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School Leader (Principal) reform
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Illinois Professional Teaching Standards
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Work began with America Diploma Project in 2008
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Illinois signed with Common Core, along with 47
other states/territories
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College and Career Readiness Standards have been
disseminated for review (September)
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High School Standards will be forthcoming (early
2010)
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www.corestandards.org
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Aligned to 2008 ISLLC Standards and Distinguished
Principal Strands
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Focus on principal serving as instructional leader
and school improvement
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Performance-based
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All current educational leadership programs
required to be redefined and submitted to ISBE,
Teacher Cert Board and IBHE for approval
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http://www.illinoisschoolleader.org/
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Illinois Professional Teaching Standards are
currently under review (work began this summer)
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ISBE will be developing advisory groups (media,
elementary, middle school, high school, school
nurse, instructional leader)
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Conference on November 23 at Parke Hotel
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http://www.ibhe.org/schoolLeadership/conference10/register.asp
Any Questions?