Hope
College and Career Readiness
Academy
BIG HOPE – BIG PICTURE
“A High School of Excellence”
All Kids are Capable of
Success, No Exceptions
OVERVIEW
 Purpose:
 Embed
A Tiered Approach to meet individual needs
BPL and KAH
 Performance
 Working
(State Standards)
document
 Effectiveness
to be externally evaluated
Academic Goal:
Provide rigorous, well-rounded instructional
programs that accelerate academic
opportunities for every child by reducing the
achievement gap, ensuring every eligible
student graduates and is college and/or career
ready.
District Professional Development

District Professional Development covers ELA writing across the curriculum for
all programs to benefit from incorporating content.

District Tier I P.D. will be theory and demonstration based

Tier II P.D. - Site based application with each program refining practices.

District Tier III P.D. - Targeted to teacher’s needs and provided throughout the school year.
Big Picture Learning (BPL) and Kids at Hope (KAH)

HCCRA experiences during the school year will derive from school trainings that
will take place throughout the school year.

Kids at Hope


Module 1 and Module 2
Big Picture Learning

curricular framework


Embed Standards into lesson planning
Advisory
** KAH and BPL will be on-going to fortify teacher’s knowledge and skills
Learning Observation Instrument (LOI)


HCCRA staff will participate:

New teacher LOI overview

Pre and Post conference trainings

Reflective Teams (Peer Observation)

Throughout the school year

Observations based on Educator Goal Plans
Targeted to teacher’s needs and provided throughout the school year.
Goal Area: ACADEMICS
Goal
Objective
Curricular Framework
• Increase teacher’s knowledge and
skills of standards and the curricular
framework for project based learning.
State Standards
District Professional Development
ACTION STEPS
• Provide instructional framework and State Standards
• Staff work in teams to develop instructional units.
 Units will be thematic and cross-curricular
•
Provide District professional development (Tier I) in
partnership with MCESA in ELA Writing
• Improve in the application process of ELA writing
(Tier II PD)
• Provide Targeted P.D. to identified staff
Goal Area: ACADEMICS
Goal
Big Picture Learning
Kids at Hope
Objective
• Increase teacher’s understanding of
Big Picture Learning and Kids at Hope
ACTION STEPS
• Attend Big Bang conference to
gain an understanding
• Attend KAH – Module 1 and 2
Goal Area: ACADEMICS
Goal
Learning Observation
Instrument
Objective
• Increase teacher’s knowledge and
skills of the evaluation instrument (LOI)
ACTION STEPS
•
Provide an overview of the LOI
•
Provide pre and post conference training
•
Provide on-going support through reflective teams
(peer observation)
•
Provide support in identifying Educator Goal Plans
based on data.
•
Provide Targeted P.D. to identified staff
THE PROCESS
July 2016 – August 2016
•
•
Conference
Introduction to KAH, BPL
August-September 2016
•
•
•
•
•
•
Initial professional development with BPL and KAH
Curricular framework, state standards
Tier I P.D. – ELA Writing
Learning Observation Instrument –overview and pre/post conference
QET for identified teachers to develop site expertise
Advisor training
September - December 2016
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Advisor training –on-going
Tier I P.D. – ELA Writing
Tier II P.D. – Application of ELA Writing
Targeted Tier III P.D. (individual needs) -on-going
School Administrator coaching –on-going
Reflective Team training (peer observations)
Site goals identified based on data
December – March 2016
•
•
•
•
•
•
Tier I P.D. – ELA Writing
Tier II P.D. – Application of ELA Writing
Site goals identified based on-going
School Administrator Coaching –on-going
Targeted P.D. based on cycle data – on-going
Reflective Team – on-going
March – May 2016
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Tier I P.D. – ELA Writing
Tier II P.D. – Application of ELA Writing
Site goals identified based on-going
School Administrator Coaching –on-going
Targeted P.D. based on cycle data – on-going
Reflective Team – on-going
End of Year Surveys – Needs Assessment