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PCS Connects:Leveraging this moment to accelerate student achievement.
School Board Workshop
June 16, 2020
Education’s Historical Fixed Variable
TIME
Teaching & Learning
1. Core Curriculum2. Enrichment3. Extra Help4. Skill Development5. Exploration
Increased Quality Instruction
=Increased Student
Achievement
EQUITY
ACCESS
Core Curriculum
ELA Modules
Ready Mathematics
Science SLAGS
Enrichment
Digital tools
Student created projects
Formative checks for progress
Extra Help
After school and at home
tutoring
Flipped, on demand lessons
Community resources
Skill Development
iStation
Dreambox
iReady
Other skill practice
Exploration
Virtual field trips
Family connections
PLCs
Collaborative digital tools for teachers
Teaching and LearningLeveraging this movement to increase the time and access to enhance and expand resources and curriculum
Traditional Model
Always Focused on Student
Achievement
Increased Quality Instruction = Increased Student Achievement
PCS Connects: Leveraging this moment to support all students.
• Quality Teacher and Student Interaction
• Differentiation in Meeting Student Needs
• Increased Instructional Time
• Equity and Access
Core Curriculum
ELA Modules
Ready Mathematics
Science SLAGS
Enrichment
Digital tools
Student created projects
Formative checks for progress
Extra Help
After school and at home
tutoring
Flipped, on demand lessons
Community resources
Skill Development
iStation
Dreambox
iReady
Other skill practice
Exploration
Virtual field trips
Family connections
PLCs
Collaborative digital tools for teachers
Teaching and LearningLeveraging this movement to increase the time and access to enhance and expand resources and curriculum
PCS Connects:Leveraging this movement to support every classroom.
Use technology to increase the use of student choice in classroom activities 90%
Use technology to differentiate activities for students to better meet their needs 89%
79%Plan to record lessons and post them for students to access at home
Source: T&L Survey, May 2020
Lessons Learned:
Voice of our Teachers
PCS Connects:Content and Access for Engagement and Outcomes
Go: www.Nearpod.com
Click: Student ‘Join Lesson’
Enter code:
PCS Connects:Leveraging this movement to enhance and expand resources and curriculum
Learning Management System (LMS)
PCS Connects:Leveraging this movement to build digital citizens
Goal: Transition PCS to a one-to-one device district, with all students immediately having access to a computer at home to build upon the success of digital learning.
Leveraging the CARES Act for PCS Connects
Governor’s Discretionary
CARES Act- Title I, Part A
July 2020
Collect:
26,000 devices issued to
student in spring 2020
Clean and reimage:
26,000 devices to ensure
readiness for the 2020-21 school year
August 2020
Redistribute:
26,000 devices
Classrooms:
13,000 devices to remain in those
schools for classroom use
Individual Students:
13,000 devices to go home with K-3
and 10-12 students for 24-hour access
to instruction
September 2020
New Initiative
in grades 4-9
Grades K-3 and 10-12 will have
reissued devices for use
at home
Purchase additional
42,000 devices
August 2021
Expand:
Grades 3 & 10
Most grade levels (3-10) will have initiative
devices.
Purchase additional
14,000 devices
August 2022
Expand:
Grades 2 & 11
Almost all grade levels (2-11) will have initiative
devices.
Purchase additional
14,000 devices
August 2023
Expand:
Grades 1 & 12
All grade levels (1-12) will have
initiative devices.
Purchase additional
14,000 devices
PCS Connects: Leveraging the CARES Act to build digital citizens
PCS Connects:Leveraging this movement to partner and engage all stakeholders
• Connect and empower our families
• Continue to engage partners to support our schools and students
• Establish the Digital Learning Parent and Community Advisory Board
100% Student Success
District Core Values
Commitment to Community and Families• Making decisions and committing resources to attain each
student’s success
• Seeking out and connecting with families and community
Connectedness• Teaming through internal and external partnerships by
aligning efforts for the common purpose of each student’s success
• Willing to share and transfer knowledge with others
Increased Quality Instruction = Increased Student Achievement