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1. Your Session Title Marking the Path Showing the Way Presented by: Paula J. Leftwich, Ph.D. Polk County Public Schools Bartow, Florida

2. Who are we? NAME LOCATION ROLE

3. Ws A little bit of context..... Size of Rhode Island 177 sites 94,857 students (PK-12) • 8th largest in Florida • 31stlargest in U.S. (out of over 14,000 districts) Over 13,500 full time employees Approximately 6500 teachers • Polk’s largest employer

4. Ws A little bit of context..... 67.71 percent of students (more than 2/3) are eligible for free or reduced price school meals • (state average is about 40%) • Varies from 13%-98% • Implications for transiency

5. 6/11 AAE

6. Ws A little bit of context..... “CEO of your school” administrator mindset “Independent Contractor” teacher culture Lack of unified focus and intent Rising levels of student need

7. Ws Shifting Tide New Superintendent New Associate Supt/Learning NCLB Title 1 SINI Reporting DINI Status Bill Daggett Conference CURRICULUM MAPPING

8. Ws A Sample Tale Reviewed programs and chose a model LFS/Max Thompson/Marzano Identified large teams for each subject area and level Provided mass PD

9. Ws Successes Teachers began to co-plan Schools began to interact • Students experienced more consistency • Curriculum coordinators gained focus and unity Title I, Title II, and PD

10. Ws Needs for Rework Needed smaller development team Gap-Filling PD • New hires • Changing assignments More “messaging”

11. Ws Needs for Rework Established K-12 Curriculum and Instruction Department • Consolidated Elementary and Secondary Content Oversight One End Three Means • Consistency • Intensity • Fidelity

12. Ws And Now Increased Collaboration • Title I (Federal Programs) • Title II (Prof. Dev’t.) • Title III (ESOL) • IDEA (ESE) • Elem, MS, HS Sr. Directors • Assessment, Accountability and Evaluation (RT3, IDEAS) • Grants • Others (HR, IST, Purch, St Svcs, etc.

13. Ws And Now..... COMMON CORE STANDARDS Structure is in place • In-house Moodle-based platform Shift began this spring C&I Study Group Small teams inserting CCS references in existing K-12 maps

14. Ws And Now..... “Cross-Walking” vs. “Refreshing” Adding CCS-related unit and lesson resources Enriching acquisition and extension lesson “warehouse” Identifying “anchor” assignments Developing common assessments for units and key lessons

15. Ws And Now..... Administrator spring overviews Coach introduction in spring FDOE TTT summer sessions K-1 focus in 2011-2012 2-3 focus in 2012-2013 Full K-3 implementation 13-14 11 K-ers CCS FCAT in Grade 3

16. Ws And Now..... 4-12 transition for ELA, Math and Science using lessons learned from shift to maps Slow, supported transition Sense of purpose and urgency School-based monitoring for use Broad administrator accountability

17. Small Group Conversations 1. What is curriculum mapping and why is it important in school improvement efforts? 2. What critical issues must be considered before instituting a curriculum mapping effort? 4. How can curriculum maps be used to improve collaboration, decision-making, and instructional practice? 3. What makes a high quality map and how do teachers use it?

18. Ws Reporting Out..... 1.What is curriculum mapping and why is it important in school improvement efforts?

19. Ws Reporting Out..... 2.What critical issues must be considered before instituting a curriculum mapping effort?

20. Ws Reporting Out..... 3.What makes a high quality map and how do teachers use it?

21. Ws Reporting Out..... 4.In what ways can curriculum map data be used to improve collaboration, decision-making, and instructional practice?

22. Ws What’s next? How can we help one another with this major task?

23. Ws Bottom Line The transition to Common Core Standards provides a much-needed opportunity to leverage ongoing efforts to raise the level of teaching and learning. For our district, this is part of an overdue, overall cultural shift for public education.

24. Ws Please keep in touch! Paula Leftwich 863-647-4800 paula.leftwich@polk-fl.net www.polk-fl.net