FY14 Operating Budget Review Committee Meeting February 14, 2013

7:30 AM – 9:00 AM ML-2

Meeting Minutes

Attendees: Organization Who Present Organization Who Present Equity Council Marcelino Bedolla X SECAC Kim McKay Business Partnership Jennifer Bodensiek BOE-Allen Dyer Suzann Medicus HCAA Ron Caplan BOE-Frank Aquino Michael Munoz BOE-Janet Siddiqui Kiran Chodavarapu CAC Barbara Nye BOE-Cynthia Vaillancourt Marc Steingesser BOE-Brian Meshkin Jeff Robinson

PTA Council of HoCo Christina Delmont-Small X Facilities Advisory Cmte Chris Wertman

HCEA Teri Dennison X BOE-Sandra French Richard Wilson X Technology Adv. Cmte Tom Grobicki X Chamber of Commerce Jim Young

HCAA-Alternate Timothy Guy X HCPSS Staff Debbie Cartney X BOE-Ellen Giles Elizabeth Helmer X HCPSS Staff BOE-Ann DeLacy Colleen Morris Observer

Guests: Linda Wise-Chief Academic Officer, Bill Ryan-Executive Director School Improvement and Administration, Clarissa Evans-Executive Director School Improvement and Curricular Programs Meeting was called to order at 7:41 AM

2/7/13 minutes approved by the committee. Discussion:

Impression of BoE meeting and OBRC presentation: Presentation went well. Disappointed that more questions were not asked of OBRC. Committee member remarked that in the first work session the Superintendent

remarked that if you ask for something additional, the Process Improvement Coordinator position may be cut.

Still concerned that the Superintendent will cut the Process Improvement Coordinator position.

Chief Information Officer is a tangible item to bring forth to BoE. Prepare motions in advance for BoE. Is a motion for the Chef Information Officer appropriate? Next Thursday, February 21, 2013 is the last work session, adoption session follows. Committee will submit formal recommendations/motions via email to the BoE for them to

vote upon. Concerned that there are not adequate resources set aside to implement the Common Core.

Committee will strongly suggest that resources are available. How can curriculum do more with less funding?

Chief Information Officer: Needs to be a peer/on same level as the Chief Academic Officer and the Chief

Accountability Officer. Current Technology Officer is not a peer. HCPSS needs a Business/Instructional person, who understands how to optimize

technology. Cannot be a reactive position.

We need an overall view of corporate structure. Bring to table what currently is available, and utilize it. Academics are not technology people. Need proactive business technology people.

Presentation: Linda Wise-Chief Academic Officer, Bill Ryan-Executive Director School Improvement and Administration, Clarissa Evans-Executive Director School Improvement and Curricular Programs:

Responding to Operating Budget Review Committee Questions on Common Core, February 2013 -Power Point attached.

Discussion/Questions for guests:

What support are we giving our teachers? Professional Development training is ongoing. Content specific learning communities. Across the nation we are leveraging resources. Getting hits on our Wiki across the world. Concentration on: Professional Practice Maryland Common Core Classroom planning- CFIP Transition plans by school

Are these Plans available to the public? Plans are available on school websites. Central Office worked on the central plan. At the elementary school level, RSTs and MSTs deliver transition training to teachers.

How often do they visit schools to offer support for the Common Core? At the elementary level, they make approximately 4 visits per school year.

Is the Professional Plan working and how is it being implemented? How much Professional Development have teachers received, 1 hour? 10 hours? Is it equitable throughout the school system?

There is a school improvement plan at each school. We have never been in this position before. We do not have a wealth of resources. Concerns about the resources that are available. Teachers are feeling the stress. Trying to make modifications. Need for more modules, and getting those to the schools. Looking at amending timeline. Very important that our teachers are prepared. Time is a big factor in Professional Development. Still living in current world and looking at what will be in the future. By 2014 we will be in good shape.

Is there a place in the budget that addresses the need for additional resources for Common Core? Where is this request?

Professional Development is in all curricular area budgets. There is some RTTT grant money we are using for Professional Development. In the past training was done differently, now the focus is on Problem solving and thinking

skills. What happens when students don’t meet the standard?

Monitoring happens throughout the year to address this.

Curriculum budget has gone down significantly, how is it possible to do more with less?

Each Curriculum Coordinator thought through what they needed to do the work, and what changes they needed to make. They are using their money differently.

Refocused the work and dollars. How many RSTs and MSTs?

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Yes, some. We are hearing from teachers and parents that they are concerned about the lack of resources for the Common Core. Linda Wise responded:

We are fiscally responsible, repurposing our funding. Are looking to make changes. When you hear these things, please let me know. HCPSS as a good plan. We will have teachers prepared by 2014 Old way we had many resources available.

Montgomery County and Pearson won I3 grant to develop resources for the process.

There is no staff to crank out resources.

Clarissa Evans remarked that: teacher developed resources are a strength and sharing resourcing through Wiki.

What is your process for getting resources to Wiki? 4 week long summer curriculum writing. Work with technology to put on curriculum delivery system. We are moving to get one resource tool. Challenge is in getting information on Wiki.

In the budget can you give us the place where these funds are located? 0411 – Mid level administration All funds there are used for Common Core.

Schedule of Presenters/Next Steps/Information Requests – Chair OBRC requests:

“Professional Plan” that went into each school plan. Breakdown of positions by school.

Dr. Foose has agreed to present to the committee and reveal her “global” vision and direction. (Date

yet to be determined)

Remaining BoE members will be invited as individuals to present to the Committee: Frank Aquino, Janet Siddiqui Focus –Christine and Marcilino Need to have motions ready for February 21, 2013 BoE final budget session.

Members will communicate comments and recommendations via email for the final motions

to the BoE. Meeting adjourned at 9:08 AM The next scheduled meeting is Monday, February 21 at 7:30 am in room B-8 at the ARL. (Minutes submitted by Teri Dennison)

Responding

to Operating

Budget

Review

Committee

Questions on

Common

Core

February 2013

Two Questions

1. How are the new standards different from what is currently expected?

2. How are teachers being equipped with resources and training to implement the change?

STANDARDS FOR

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

&

LITERACY IN HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES,

SCIENCE, AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS

Shifts in English/Language Arts

Building knowledge through content-

rich nonfiction and informational text (Disciplinary Literacy) in addition to literature

Reading and writing grounded in evidence

from the text

Regular practice with complex text and its academic vocabulary

The CCSS Shifts Build Toward College and Career Readiness for All Students

Drag the words from the word box into the correct locations on the graphic to show the life cycle of a butterfly as described in “How Animals Live.”

Words:

Grade 3 Technology-Enhanced Constructed-Response Item

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Pupa Adult

Egg Larva

Part A

Choose one word that describes Miyax based on evidence from the text. There is more than one correct choice listed below. A.reckless B.lively C.imaginative* D.observant* E.impatient F.confident Part B

Find a sentence in the passage with details that support your response to Part A. Click on that sentence and drag and drop it into the box below. Part C

Find a second sentence in the passage with details that support your response to Part A. Click on that sentence and drag and drop it into the box below.

Grade 6 Technology-Enhanced Selected-Response Item

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Research Simulation Task

(Grade 7): Amelia Earhart’s Disappearance

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Based on the information in the text “Biography of Amelia Earhart,” write an essay that summarizes and explains the challenges Earhart faced throughout her life. Remember to use textual evidence to support your ideas.

Grade 7 Analytical Prose Constructed-Response Item #1

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You have read three texts describing Amelia Earhart. All three include the claim that Earhart was a brave, courageous person. The three texts are:

•“Biography of Amelia Earhart”

•“Earhart's Final Resting Place Believed Found”

•“Amelia Earhart’s Life and Disappearance”

Consider the argument each author uses to demonstrate Earhart’s bravery.

Write an essay that analyzes the strength of the arguments about Earhart’s bravery in at least two of the texts. Remember to use textual evidence to support your ideas.

Final Grade 7 Prose Constructed-Response Item #2

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Literary Analysis Task

(Grade 10): Ovid’s “Daedalus and Icarus”

and Sexton’s “To a Friend Whose Work Has Come to Triumph”

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Use what you have learned from reading “Daedalus and Icarus” by Ovid and “To a Friend Whose Work Has Come to Triumph” by Anne Sexton to write an essay that provides an analysis of how Sexton transforms Daedalus and Icarus.

As a starting point, you may want to consider what is emphasized, absent, or different in the two texts, but feel free to develop your own focus for analysis. Develop your essay by providing textual evidence from both texts. Be sure to follow the conventions of standard English.

Grade 10 Prose Constructed-Response Item

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STANDARDS FOR

MATHEMATICS

Shifts in Mathematics

FOCUS: 2-3 topics intensely focused at each grade level.

Mastery curriculum replaces

“spiraling” model.

RIGOR: Fluency with arithmetic, application of knowledge to real-world situations, and deep understanding of

mathematical concepts

COHERENCE: Concepts logically

connected from one grade to the next and linked to other major topics within

the grade

Content Standards and Standards for

Math Practices

Standards for Mathematical Practice

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.

4. Model with mathematics.

5. Use appropriate tools strategically.

6. Attend to precision.

7. Look for and make use of structure.

8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

Grade 4 Sample Task

High School Illustrative Sample Item

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Seeing Structure in a Quadratic Equation

Timeline for Implementation

Reform

Initiative 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015

New Howard County Curriculum

Transition Plans, Curriculum Development, and Curriculum Implementation

Full Implementation

PARCC Assessments

Assessment Development

Begins

Pilot Field Testing,

Research, Data

Collection

Full Field Testing,

Research, Data

Collection

PARCC Assessments

Fully Implemented

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How is Howard County Preparing

Teachers for These Changes?

• Comprehensive teacher training initiatives

• Developing effective learning communities (online and face-to-face)

• “Just in Time” professional development experiences

• Leveraging expertise of the entire community

Division of Instruction

Professional Learning Focus Areas

for 2012-2013

Professional

Practice and

Student

Growth

Collaborative Planning,

Data Discussions

Maryland

Common Core

State

Curriculum

Danielson

Student

Learning

Objectives

School-wide Professional Learning Plan (MCCSC Transition

Plan) Outcome #1: Facilitate opportunities for school staff to navigate the curriculum toolkits using English Language Arts model units and model lessons and resources to support MCCSC implementation (ELA/Reading Teachers) Outcome #2: Facilitate opportunities for school staff to navigate the curriculum toolkits using mathematics model units and model lessons and resources to support MCCSC implementation (Math Teachers) Outcome #3: Create and deliver professional development that increases the skills and knowledge of school staff in the history/social studies, science and technology literacy standards to support MCCSC implementation

Professional Learning

Outcomes

Talbott Springs ES Professional Learning Plan

Mt. Hebron HS Professional Learning Plan

Model For Distribution of Information – Elementary Common Core Curriculum (Outcomes 1-3)

Mathematics Modules • August professional development day

and four other dates at each school

Language Arts Modules • August professional development day

and four other dates at each school

2nd Elementary Language Art Module Outcomes for Intermediate

Teachers Participants will • explore the grade specific reading standards. • become familiar with the emphasis on reading

instruction that stays closely connected to text. • Identify classroom practices that encourage

students to return to the text for text-based answers and evidence.

Model For Distribution of Information Secondary

All ELA and Math Teachers - Systemwide • Systemwide

Professional Development Days

Targeted Math and ELA Staff (ITLs and Reading Specialists) • Educator

Effectiveness Academy

• ITL meetings

All ELA and Math Teachers - School level • Department

meetings • Co-planning • Data Discussions

Literacy Teams– Secondary Three grade-level literacy leaders, at least one of which should be an ELA teacher, will attend two meetings - one early in the school year, one after winter break. Some wages will be provided for literacy leaders to plan.

A point-of-contact (one of the literacy leaders) will also have a central office contact person for support (two check-ins per quarter).

Literacy leaders will provide professional learning to all grade-level team members. Disciplinary ITLs will also share discipline specific information with team members.

Transition to the Common Core Wikispace

Elementary Math Common Core Transition Wikispace

Secondary Language Common Core Transition Wikispace

Mathematics Gatherings

Questions? Comments?

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