Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District

Benzie County Central Schools
Report of TBAISD Services Received 2008-09
General Education (continued)
•All districts were represented on a Regional Assessment
Committee that developed a Regional Assessment Plan
and outlined necessary long-term development of a Data
Director (Data Warehousing) initiative, accompanying
professional development in assessment practices for instructional
decision-making and bulk purchases of local
district assessments.
• Teams of educators began development of blended
instruction through MOODLE. Effective on-line learning
practices and the initial development of regionallyavailable
courses to be hosted on the TBAISD MOODLE
server were introduced.
• NMLC funds were utilized to develop Social Studies
and English/Language Arts assessments.
• Each local district was represented on the Regional
Staff Development Board, Superintendents’ Association,
Technology Consultants Advisory Committee, Elementary
and Secondary Principals’ Associations, and the Regional
Assessment Committee.
• TBAISD staff and teachers/administrators from local
districts collaborated on a variety of grant proposals –
beginning developments of Project ReImagine and a
number of early childhood education initiatives.
• TBAISD consultants regularly participated in a number
of local district professional learning communities and
met with principal and superintendent groups as consultants
on instructional leadership, curriculum and assessment.
• TBAISD purchased a 3 year site license for your district
to access CareerCruising.com, a career exploration and
educational development planning tool web site.
Services planned for the upcoming year are based
upon local district and TBAISD review of data sources,
local district improvement plans, Superintendent and
Principal Association goals and future Project ReImagine
goals.
Leadership Development & Administrator Support
TBAISD Administrative and Instructional Services
staff provided regular leadership development and
administrator support through monthly meetings of
the TBAISD Superintendents Association, Elementary
Principals Association, and Secondary Principals Association.
TBAISD staff also facilitate regular monthly
meetings of the local district business office officials
and the local technology directors. Additional support
for administrators is provided through the spring
and fall leadership retreats, MDE School Reporting
and accreditation assistance, the annual Leadership
Academy, ISD resources for Leading PLC and School
Improvement Teams, and the online collaborative
SharePoint sites hosted by TBAISD and available to all
area administrators.
Regional Curriculum & Assessment Development
TBAISD hosted a variety of curriculum development
work sessions in the areas of writing, English Language
Arts, science, and mathematics; to develop pacing
guides and common assessments, align curriculum,
create rubrics and checklists and identify supplemental
and web-based instructional materials. Sessions offered
included:
• Grades K-6 Literacy
• Pre-K through 2nd grade writing
• Grades 3 - 5 writing
• Grades 6 - 8 writing
• Grades 3 - 8 math & Grades 7-12 math
• Grades 9 -12 English Language Arts
• Grades 5 -12 science
• K-12 blended instruction & course development
technology
Curriculum materials, pacing guides and assessments
developed during these work sessions have been
posted on the TBAISD web site for local district and
classroom use. All participating teachers received
instruction on valid and reliable assessment design and
interpretation with follow-up support to teachers on
using assessment results to differentiate and improve
instruction to students.
Data Management and Analysis
General Education also provides achievement data
management and analysis. Your district received:
• Report of district MEAP performance across
four years and comparison to state and all other
regional schools.
• Specific disaggregation of achievement data on
demand.
• Support to elementary staff in assessment of early
literacy and a reporting format to track student
literacy progress.
• Facilitation and planning with administrative
associations for a regional performance
management system.
For the 2008-09 school year, General and Special
Education ISD staff have collaborated in providing
support for the regional assessment plan, AIMSWeb
benchmarking & progress monitoring, Data for Student
Success (D4SS) reporting, and Kindergarten Readiness
Assessment.
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