Transcript TK3 Commissioner's Review PowerPoint Presentation

Commissioner's
Review
Technical Assistance
Workshop
for School Counselors
Rhode Island School Counselor Association
November 2006
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What Is the
Commissioner’s Review?
The Rhode Island Commissioner
of Education has initiated a
review process in which districts
must demonstrate how they are
organized to support student
success and the progress they
are making in school reform.
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Five Components
• Component I—Graduation by Proficiency
• Component II—Support to Students
– Part A—Scaffolded Adolescent Literacy
– Part B—Personalization
– Part C—Comprehensive School Counseling
• Component III—Support to Staff
– Part A—Professional Development
– Part B—Common Planning Time
– Part C—School-wide Coordination and Leadership
• Component IV—Communication
• Component V—Policy Infrastructure and Use
of Data
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What Are Your Initial
Perceptions about the
Commissioner’s Review
Process?
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Are you
confused?
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Just More
Hurdles Placed
in Our Path
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Makes Us
Stand on Our
Heads for No
Reason at All
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Forces Us
Out on a
Limb so We
Will Fall
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Makes Us
Try to Fit
Square Pegs
in Round
Holes
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Targets Us
Unfairly
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Holds Our
Feet to the
Fire
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The Commissioner's Review
Is an Opportunity
The Commissioner’s Review allows us to work
individually as counselors and collectively as
school-based and district-wide counseling
departments to demonstrate our contribution to:
– Systemic Change (e.g., participating in school
improvement initiatives)
– Advocacy (e.g., communicating needs of students,
promotes equity and excellence)
– Leadership (e.g., acting as a catalyst for change)
– Collaboration (e.g., working with teachers, other
support staff and building leadership to improve the
school and personalize student learning)
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What Is in RISCA’s
Response Guide?
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Instructions
Self-Study
Response Template
Compelling Evidence Template
Planning Template to Produce the
Evidence for Submission to RIDE
The Response Guide is available for
free download on the RISCA Website:
www.rischoolcounselor.org
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What Is Compelling
Evidence?
• Compelling Evidence is Documented
Evidence that:
– Clearly Demonstrates that We are
Successfully Implementing a
Comprehensive School Counseling
Program
– Clearly Demonstrates that We are Helping
Students Meet the Requirements of the RI
High School Diploma System
– Clearly Demonstrates that We are
Contributing to More Personalized
Learning Experiences for Students
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Toolkits Can Be Used to
Produce Compelling Evidence
Priority Products (What to Focus on First)
1. Program Description (TK2)
a. Scope & Sequence
b. Curriculum Alignment with ASCA & NCDG
c. Some Documented Curriculum Activities
2. Plans (TK1 & TK7)
a. 3-Year Strategic Plan (TK1)
b. Implementation Plans for Current & Upcoming
School Year (TK1)
c. Individual Counselors Planning for Results (TK7)
3. Data (TK3)
a. SPARC
4. Individual Learning Plan Program (TK8)
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Why Is It So Important
for School Counselors
to Get Involved?
“Students
are advantaged
or disadvantaged by what
we do.”
—Pat Martin
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10 Steps You Can Take
1. Gather Documents Submitted to RIDE, in particular
Component II (Support to Students)—Section C
(Comprehensive School Counseling) and the
Commissioner’s Response to this Section that Your
School Received. Ask Your Principal to Help.
2. Assemble a Work Group and Schedule a Meeting.
3. As a Work Group, Review the Documents Listed in
Step 1 and Agree on What Needs to be Done.
4. Complete the Compelling Evidence Template.
5. Use the Commissioner’s Review Planning Tool to
develop your plan.
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10 Steps You Can Take
6. Obtain Sign-off on the Plan from School Counselors
and Building/District Leaders.
7. Implement Your Evidence Producing Plan,
Continuously Monitoring to Ensure that Periodic
Benchmarks are Met and that Expected Results can be
Achieved within the Specified Timeframe.
8. Participate in School Governance & Reform Initiatives.
9. Join the RISCA ListServe and Check the RISCA Website
(www.rischoolcounselor.org) and Newsletters.
10. Participate in RISCA’s Technical Assistance
Workshops and/or let RISCA Know You Want Help.
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When Opportunity Knocks
Will We
Open
the Door?
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Contact
Belinda Wilkerson
Counselor-in-Residence at Providence College
Office of Graduate Studies
549 River Avenue, Providence, RI 02918
Telephone: 401-865-2789
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