Benzie County Central <strong>School</strong>s 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 <strong>School</strong> Reporting and accreditation assistance, the annual Leadership Academy, ISD resources for Leading PLC and <strong>School</strong> 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. 4
General Education (continued) Benzie MEAP Performance - Fall 2008 Benzie County Central <strong>School</strong>s Report of TBAISD Services Received 2008-09 5
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