Welcome
The Department is providing districts increased, intensive support in preparation
for the 14-15 school year. These calls bring together functions across districts to
make sure that all planning decisions are made with one, shared view of what is
necessary to be ready for the next school year.
Who: Superintendents along with senior staff (academics, technology, finance)
On this call, we will:
1. Review field test progress, successes, challenges
2. Review new curriculum guides and professional development calendar for
2014-15
3. Summarize the 4th grade promotion guidance
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Preparing for the 14-15 School Year
• Spring Field Test
• Curriculum & Summer Professional Development
• Fourth Grade Promotion
• Additional Key Resources
• Calendar & Next Steps
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Focus Area – Curriculum and Assessment
MILESTONE
DECISIONS FOR CONSIDERATION
Choose high quality curricula and
train teachers to use these
curricula
Use benchmark assessments at
scheduled points in the year to
assess student progress
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Plan for state assessments
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Establish assessment calendar that includes state assessments.
Ensure principals and teachers are familiar with contents of
Department’s assessment guides7.
Familiarize students and teachers with the assessment features
using tools released by the Department.
Ensure schools are technologically
equipped to support curriculum,
academics, and assessments
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Sample Items and Tutorials
The Department has shared two tools that will allow parents, teachers, students
and district staff to learn the testing platform for the field test.
Tutorial: This tutorial guides users through all of the features of the online
system. The tutorial can be accessed an unlimited number of times.
Sample items: These are previously released PARCC items that have now been
loaded onto the technology platform. These can be accessed an unlimited
number of times.
Practice tests: These are newly released practice tests for the ELA performance
based assessment (phase I) in grades 3-11.
Please ensure you check the technology specifications for use of these
assessments. Please send any feedback to [email protected].
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Field Test Update
Over 15,000 students have successfully taken the field test since last Monday
• No major technology issues in Louisiana or nationwide. Local issues were resolved quickly.
• Students have found the test to be easy to navigate if they had engaged in the tutorial items.
• Districts have reported PearsonAccess is user-friendly.
Key notes for those who have yet to administer:
• On the constructed response items, students are often writing very short responses. Please be
sure to emphasize that students should be writing thorough responses.
• If students complete tests prior to the end of the initial session time, they should confirm the
completion of the session and exit the test platform to avoid log-in errors caused by being timed
out of the system.
• Districts have found the infrastructure trial to be integral to successful administration.
• Please begin check your EOY rosters for accuracy and report issues.
Key feedback:
•Equation editor needs to be easier to use.
•Student data upload needs to streamlined.
•Student ‘exit’ button needs to be removed from all but the last session.
•Focus groups will be organized soon. Please send additional feedback to: [email protected]
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Field Test Resources
The most important field test resources are:
•LDOE field test website
•The Field Test Support Resources
•Field Test Preparation Checklist for computer testing and paper testing
•Test Coordinator Manual
•Live Q&A Sessions: Mondays beginning March 10 at 1:00pm
Click here to enter the conference Or call 888-278-0296 Access Code: 1542513
•Accessibility and accommodations guides
•Additional face to face sessions for EOY preparation
• April 28 - Ascension Parish
• April 29 - Rapides Parish
• April 30 - Bossier Parish
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Field Test Support
The Department is committed to ensuring districts have support during the field
test. Beginning the week of March 24, the Department began using the hotline
below to answer all field test related questions.
March 17 – May 30
1-800-223-2950
Hours of Support: 6:30 AM – 4:30 PM
After hours: [email protected]
Additional support is available through your Network Data Specialists.
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Preparing for the 14-15 School Year
• Spring Field Test
• Curriculum & Summer Professional Development
• Fourth Grade Promotion
• Additional Key Resources
• Calendar & Next Steps
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Focus Area – Curriculum and Assessment
MILESTONE
DECISIONS FOR CONSIDERATION
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Choose high quality curricula
and train teachers to use these
curricula
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Use Department ELA and math curriculum recommendations4 to build your plan
for K-12 math and K-12 ELA curricula.
If deviating from the Department’s recommendation, use the Department’s
instructional resource reviews5 to choose which curriculum resources to adopt.
Based on this plan, determine which materials will need to be purchased and
which materials should be discarded. Materials include textbooks, text sets,
consumables, interventions, and assessments.
Use Department recommended 14-15 ELA and math professional development5
support to determine which school based and district staff will participate in
which of these trainings.
Determine what additional trainings need to be accessed in addition to
Department offerings.
For other content areas, determine if any curriculum adjustments are necessary.
Use benchmark assessments at
scheduled points in the year to assess
student progress
Plan for state assessments
Ensure schools are technologically
equipped to support curriculum,
academics, and assessments
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Curriculum and Assessment Resources
It is critical that schools, teachers, and students start the school year
comfortable with their curriculum. To support this, districts can:
• Make curriculum decisions early and communicate by May with schools and
principals.
• Create a plan for professional development that ensures (1) all DOE delivered
training is redelivered to all math and ELA teachers in the districts, (2) set up
additional PD where appropriate, (3) ensure effective collaboration structures
are in place.
• Get the tools in the hands of teachers immediately following testing. Have
teachers use a unit or the math tasks with students in May. This will:
- Make better use of post testing time
- Give teachers space to practice with their tools and better prepare them for the summer
training
- Ensure students continue rich instructional practice to prepare them for their upcoming school
year
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Guidebook Update
6-8 Guidebooks:
-All districts have received three printed copies of the 6-8 Guidebooks
-Districts can have additional copies printed through the state printing offices (information
available in Tuesday’s newsletter)
-Districts are free to have the Guidebooks printed from any printer and do NOT need
permission from the Department for reprinting
High School Guidebooks:
-Math High school Guidebooks is posted
-ELA High School Guidebook will be posted Thursday
-11th Grade ELA will be posted (and the final ELA Guidebook) on April 10th
K-5 Guidebooks: As a reminder, the K-5 Guidebooks will be available:
-3-5: May 1
-K-2: June 1
-The Department is working to release 1 sample unit for grades K-5 in late April
All curricular materials can be found here: http://www.louisianabelieves.com/academics/2014-2015-curricular-package
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Tier 1 Curricular Information
Core Knowledge Information Sessions: To learn more about the Pre-K through 3rd
grade program join an information session. To register go to:
http://go.amplify.com/CKLA-LA-register
•April 2, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. in West Monroe, LA
•April 3, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. in Bossier City, LA
Eureka Math Printed Materials Now Available:
-Louisiana printed Eureka Math prices are now available
-To find all information visit the curriculum page:
http://www.louisianabelieves.com/academics/2014-2015-curricular-package
-As a reminder, districts are free to download and print materials on their own:
http://commoncore.org/maps/math/module-pdfs
State contracts have been signed for both Eureka Math and Core Knowledge
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Teacher Leaders – Professional
Development
The Department of Education is providing a significantly expanded set of
professional development support to districts and their Teacher Leader cohorts.
Information:
•Calendar and information released in Tuesday’s newsletter
•All PD only available to districts’ Teacher Leader cohort
•Each event will have separate registration, information will be available via
Superintendent newsletters
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Teacher Leader Summit
Event
Type – Dates
Teacher In person
Leader
June 3 and 4,
Summit
New Orleans
Session Details
Available Seats
Over 50 available sessions Districts can send
including:
their entire
Teacher Leader
Training led by Eureka
cohort
Math, Core Knowledge,
and LearnZillion
Principal specific
sessions
District specific sessions
Math instructional
support
Registration and Logistics
Information
•Registration open April 15May 2 (information
available via the district
newsletter April 15)
•District Teacher Leader
Points of Contact will be
responsible for getting
registration information out
to the appropriate cohort
members
ELA instructional support
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ELA Summer Professional Development
Event
ELA
Content
Institutes
Type – Dates
In Person
July 14-18: Lafayette
K-2: July 14 and 15
High: July 14 and 15
3-5: July 16 and 17
6-8: July 16 and 17
July 21-24: Bossier
3-5: July 21 and 22
High: July 21 and 22
K-2: July 23 and 24
6-8: July 23 and 24
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Session Details
Two days of gradeband specific ELA
training
1 day focused on key
content strategies
Available Seats
Registration and Logistics
Information
1,200 total seats
Registration open May 13-23
(information available via the
district newsletter May 13)
Each district’s
seats are
determined by
the size of their
Teacher Leader
Cohort
1 day prepares
teachers to teach ELA
units (Core Knowledge Review Appendix
included for the K-2
II for your
band training)
districts specific
seat access
Districts will bulk register in
Courseware
Seats are first-come, first-served
(districts are not required to
distribute their seats evenly among
the locations or grade bands)
Each district will max out at the
number listed in Appendix II
There will NOT be additional seats
for purchase beyond a district’s
allotted amount
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ELA Summer Professional Development
Event
Type – Dates
ELA Book Virtual
Clubs
Kick-off August 19
Session Details
Bi-weekly, grade
specific calls prepare
teachers to teach the
unit plans
Available Seats
Registration and Logistics
Information
Districts can sign
up their entire
ELA cohort
Webinar registration will begin
June 17 (information will be
provided via the district newsletter
on June 17)
All webinars available
in the Teacher Toolbox
after webinars
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Math Summer Professional Development
Event
Eureka
Math
Content
Institutes
Type – Dates
Session Details
July 14-18:
Lafayette
Two days of gradeband specific math
training led by Eureka
Math
July 14-18:
Alexandria
1 day focused on key
content strategies
July 21-25:
Bossier
1 day prepares
teachers to teach
module 1
In Person
July 28-31: St.
Charles
See Appendix III
for specific
schedule options
by grade band
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Available Seats
Registration and Logistics Information
1,200 seats provided Registration open May 13-23
by DOE
(information available via the district
newsletter May 13)
Each district’s seats
are determined by
All registration will occur directly with
the size of their
Eureka Math
Teacher Leader
The DOE will pay Eureka Math
Cohort
directly for the allotted seats for each
Review Appendix II
district noted in Appendix II
for your district’s
If districts register for more seats
specific seat access
than what is noted in the appendix,
More than 4,000
they will be billed directly by Common
total seats available, Core Inc. at a cost of $150/seat
additional seats
Seats are first-come, first-served
beyond the DOE
(districts are not required to distribute
allocation available
their seats evenly among the locations
for purchase
or grade bands)
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Math Summer Professional Development
Event
Eureka
Math
Webinars
Type – Dates
Session Details
Bi-weekly, grade
specific webinars
Kick-off late
prepare teachers to
summer/early fall teach the modules
Virtual
Available Seats
300 DOE offered
webinars
Each district’s
webinar access
Recorded sessions are numbers are
available to review
determined by the
throughout the year
size of their Teacher
Leader Cohort
Review Appendix II
for your district’s
specific seat access
Registration and Logistics Information
Webinar registration will begin June
17 (information will be provided via
the district newsletter on June 17)
The DOE will pay Eureka directly for
the allotted seats by each district
noted in Appendix II
If districts register for more webinars
than what is noted in the appendix,
they will be billed directly at a cost of
$400/webinar access
Additional webinar
spots available at
$400 per space
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Teacher Leaders – Professional
Development
The Department of Education is providing a significantly expanded set of
professional development support to districts and their Teacher Leader cohorts.
District next steps:
•Review the dates and district allotments for each event (NOTE: districts cannot
switch the number of math and ELA seats allotted; within math or ELA, districts can
choose which grade-bands, locations, and dates participants will attend)
•Determine who from your cohort will join each training (NOTE: be careful not to
sign up the same teacher for math and ELA trainings that occur on the same day)
•Complete district registration when each window opens (NOTE: registration
information will come through the Superintendent’s newsletter the day registration
opens)
•Prepare to purchase additional Eureka Math seats and webinars based on needs
•All seats are first come, first served
•Ensure Teacher Leaders have time in your district for redelivery
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Preparing for the 14-15 School Year
• Spring Field Test
• Curriculum & Summer Professional Development
• Fourth Grade Promotion
• Additional Key Resources
• Calendar & Next Steps
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4th Grade Promotion Policy Overview
Given the transition to higher standards, BESE is committed to
ensuring students and teachers have a period of time to learn these
new standards and expectations. As such, BESE has passed a set of
promotion policies that allow educators and administrators greater
discretion in the decision to promote or retain a fourth grade
student next year.
The Department has published additional guidance for districts
making this decision.
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Considerations for 2013-2014
Changes in
Assessments
What this means for districts
 LEAs electing to use fourth grade promotion waivers should
update their pupil progression plans and outline what criteria will
be used in place of the LEAP to determine if students are prepared
for fifth grade.
 Pupil progression plans should be updated no later than 30 days
Students in grades 3-8
following the BESE policy becoming rule. The promotion policies
will take the LEAP and
are scheduled to become rule on April 20th.
iLEAP. Results will be  Local school boards must approve these changes to the pupil
available in May 2014.
progression plan. Upon approval, the revised pupil progression
plan should be submitted to Susannah Craig at
[email protected].
 Students who do not earn the passing standard on the LEAP must
attend summer remediation and retest before being placed in
fifth grade via the waiver.
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Looking Ahead to 2014-2015
Changes in Assessments
What this means for districts
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Students in grades 3-8 will
take PARCC in ELA and Math.
Test results will likely not be
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available until late summer
2015.
Identifying non-proficient
students
Determining successful
completion of summer
remediation
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Pupil progression plans must include guidance outlining
what evidence should be considered in the place of
statewide assessment.
LEAs must continue to offer summer remediation to nonproficient students. However, no retest will be available
during summer 2015.
• Because statewide assessment data will not be available
until late summer, districts should establish their own
criteria for identifying non-proficient students. When
establishing these criteria, multiple types of data should
be considered. These non-proficient students should
attend summer remediation in summer 2015.
• Statewide assessment data will not be available until
early fall 2015. Because of this, districts should establish
their own criteria for determining if a student has
achieved adequate academic growth upon completion
summer remediation.
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District Action Needed
1. Update Pupil Progression Plan by May 20, 2014 and submit to
[email protected]. A template will be coming soon.
2. Create a communication plan for schools and parents.
3. Develop a process for addressing questions.
4. Determine how you will identify students who will need
summer remediation for summer 2015.
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Preparing for the 14-15 School Year
• Spring Field Test
• Curriculum & Summer Professional Development
• Fourth Grade Promotion
• Additional Key Resources
• Calendar & Next Steps
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Important District Resources
2014-15 Assessment Guides: The assessment guides for grades 3-8 ELA
and math have been published.
School Models Guidance: Districts around the state use several school
models to support observation and collaboration structures. These
providers are organizing a series of webinars so other districts can learn
more. Providers include:
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LearnZillion
Relay Graduate School of Education
Professional Learning Communities at Work
NIET
District Allocations: The April BESE agenda includes several grant awards
for districts including:
• Math/Science Partnership
• Believe and Prepare
• JumpStart
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Preparing for the 14-15 School Year
• Spring Field Test
• Curriculum & Summer Professional Development
• Fourth Grade Promotion
• Additional Key Resources
• Calendar & Next Steps
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Resources
Date
Resources Released
January
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March
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April
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May
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District planning guide
Updated use of funds guidance
14-15 assessment schedule
Instructional resource reviews (begin, ongoing through the spring)
Technology footprint & related support services
Curriculum and Assessment Guidance
1 ELA and 1 math guidebook (grades 6-8)
K-12 ELA text sets (for purchasing)
PARCC ELA and Math assessment guides
Recommended School model structures and training guide
Full PD Summer Calendar
High School ELA and math guidebooks
End of year Compass resources
1 ELA and math guidebooks (3-5) (K-2 math and ELA guidebooks release June 1)
ELA interactive framework
14-15 new EAGLE vision
SLT guidance (including new 14-15 samples)
LEAP, iLEAP, End-of-Course exams, ACT, EXPLORE, & PLAN results (late May)
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District Planning Calls
Date
Topics
February 5
-Preview of Curriculum Guidebooks
-Technology Footprint
-Field test basics
February 19
-Math curriculum and training plan
-ELA curriculum and training plan
-Field test updates
March 12
-Curriculum Guidebook Review
-Final field test prep
-Compass mid year review
April 2
-Assessment guides
-Field test update
-Compass final evaluation information
May 7
-Unified Application
-Field test update
-Teacher Leader Conference preparation
June 11
-Streamlined district reporting
-Field test wrap up
-Summer support
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District Next Steps
Upcoming Resources
-Monthly calls for district test coordinators starting in May
-Additional guidebooks
-End of year Compass resources
-eGMS
Next Steps
-Choose your curriculum and assessments for the 14-15 school year
-Give teachers access to next year’s curriculum so they can begin planning
-Develop your district’s plan for 4th grade promotion
Our next call will be May 7 at 1 pm. For questions: [email protected]
Available resources: This presentation, along with all other materials, is available in the
district toolbox here: http://www.louisianabelieves.com/resources/classroom-supporttoolbox/district-support-toolbox
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