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Differentiation in the Statewide
System of Support
Distance Learning Session #3
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Agenda
• Greetings and who’s here
• New resources to support state SIG work
• Special sharing from Louisiana: Director of
Statewide System of Support
• Colorado’s Growth Model
• Rubrics-based evaluation of a Statewide
System of Support
• Team reports and sharing
• Questions, comments, and what’s next
Who’s Here
• State Teams and RCC Liaisons: Alaska,
Arkansas, Louisiana, Montana, and Virginia
• Colorado Department of Education: Dr.
William Bonk
• CII Staff: Tom Kerins and Nancy Protheroe
New Resources to Support State SIG Work
• CII-developed webinars
• Handbook on Effective Implementation of
School Improvement Grant Strategies
– Content developed collaboratively by the content
centers, with CII taking the lead
– Sample chapters: State Identification of Districts
and Schools, Diagnosing Strengths and Weaknesses
to Determine Appropriate Improvement Strategies,
Human Capital, Student Supports
Special Sharing from Louisiana
Some comments from Donna NolaGaney on a new position in the
Louisiana Department of Education—
Director of Statewide System of
Support
Colorado’s Growth Model
• Presenter: Dr. William Bonk, Longitudinal
Growth Principal Consultant, CDE Office
Research and Evaluation Unit
• A description of this Colorado Department
of Education initiative including some
detail about what is done with the data
Bill Bonk
• Education: Chicago Public Schools,
Northwestern, University of Hawaii,
and University of Colorado, Boulder
• Experience: ESL teacher in France,
Italy, Ecuador, and Japan. US State
Department Fellow in Brazil supporting
school reform
• Currently: Working with the Colorado
Growth Model
Rubrics-Based Evaluation of a
Statewide System of Support
• Follow-up and refinement of the
evaluation begun at the Pacesetters
Academy
• Revisiting the process, the rubrics, and
indicators
• Introducing the new CII web-based
system
Moving to the Breakout Rooms
• For discussion: What could be done to
embed ongoing evaluation of the SSOS in
routine operations of the Department?
What roadblocks might there be to doing
this?
• We’ll take about 15 minutes for discussion
and provide you with a 5 minute warning.
• Each state team will have about 3 minutes
to summarize its discussion.
Team Reports and
Sharing
• Alaska
• Arkansas
• Louisiana
• Montana
• Virginia
Indicators for an Effective SSOS
• Is there one indicator that you feel is a success
story for your state, either in terms of the initial
assessment you gave it or progress made in
regard to it in recent months? Provide brief
details on why you're selecting it.
• Is there an indicator--or group of indicators--that
is presenting a special challenge? Again provide
brief details.
• Are there a few indicators that will be a special
focus for the next few months?
Another New CII Resource
Brochure describing the Indistar
system (web-based CII tool for
schools and districts)
Comprehensive overview of the
system that also provides a picture
of how school improvement
efforts should work
Questions, Comments,
and What’s Next