Guide to Services - Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District

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TBAISD TBAISD departments share a common goal— to improve student achievement across our region. Our services are aimed at assisting districts with answering three essential questions for teaching and learning. • What do students need to know and be able to do? - Curriculum • How will we know they have learned it? - Assessment • What strategies work for all students and what will we do for students who have difficulty learning? - Instruction TBAISD serves: School districts within Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska and Leelanau counties. Leland Public Schools Northport Public School Suttons Bay Public Schools Elk Rapids Public Schools Bellaire Public Schools N Alba Public School Glen Lake Community Schools Kalkaska Public Schools Mancelona Public Schools Benzie County Central Schools Traverse City Area Public Schools Excelsior #1 Frankfort/Elberta Area Schools Buckley Community Schools Kingsley Area Schools Forest Area Community Schools TBAISD data: • Michigan’s largest ISD in number of counties served (5) • 5th in number of school districts served 16 public school districts 3 public school academies 14 parochial and nonpublic • 8th in geographic area (2,138 sq. miles) • 18th in total K-12 student enrollment (28,000) 4 www.tbaisd.k12.mi.us TBAISD has a seven member Board of Education. Members are elected by our constituent districts throughout our fivecounty service area. The TBAISD Board meets once a month—the first Tuesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. during the school year and at 8:00 a.m. during the summer months.
TBAISD Programs and Services General Education The Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District’s Office of Instructional Services offers a variety of programs and services designed to support student achievement, meet state and federal legislative mandates, and enrich school programs throughout the five-county service area. The Instructional Services Team provides leadership and expertise to teachers and administrators, connecting regional and site based objectives to research based programs, appropriate resources, and the highest standards of professional development. Students and educators across our region continue to achieve, grow and succeed with a focus on: • Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction. • Professional Development embedded in Professional Learning Communities (PLC). • School Improvement. General Education Programs and Services No Child Left Behind The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) is designed to improve student achievement and change the culture of America’s schools. It is built on four common-sense pillars: accountability for results, an emphasis on doing what works based on scientific research, expanded parental options and expanded local control and flexibility. Local districts look to TBAISD to provide leadership regarding the requirements of NCLB and to offer the necessary resources, services, and professional development to ensure that our constituent districts are in compliance with the legislation. Our efforts focus on management and analysis of achievement data, providing research-based training for teachers and staff, assisting teachers with understanding and attaining the requirements for being considered “Highly Qualified,” and providing updates to the law. School Improvement The Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District (TBAISD) Instructional Services Team, in partnership with local districts, facilitates long-term, broadbased school improvement planning. This includes research-based practices in curriculum, assessment and instruction, as well as assistance in meeting state and federal program mandates. Education YES! “Education YES!” is the accreditation system created by the Michigan Department of Education for every public school building and all charter schools in the state. The federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act requires each state to have an approved accountability system and to set target goals for Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). Education YES!, created by the State Board of Education in December, 2001, measures both Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) scores for grades 3-8 and Michigan Merit Exam (MME) scores for grade 11 as well as each building’s self-assessment as rated on the rubrics for the School Improvement Framework. The Michigan Department of Education releases a “Michigan School Report Card“ for every school building to show how our schools are doing with making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). TBAISD assists local districts with understanding the complexities of the Report Card; analyzing their building MEAP and MME scores; and with a variety of school improvement efforts to meet target goals. Professional Learning Communities (PLC) TBAISD is focused on leading our districts forward with the Professional Learning Community model of school improvement. Current research on school improvement indicates that small groups of educators working collaboratively around student achievement data can achieve the highest gains in improvement. Extensive professional development, across time, has been designed and delivered by TBAISD to move schools forward with PLC. In addition, our staff models collaboration and the use of data to inform instruction in our work within schools. 5
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