Collegeand CareerReady Transition Plan

Principle 1: College-and Career-Ready Expectations for All Students
1.A Adopt college-and career-ready standards: Option A: The State has adopted college-and career-ready standards in at least reading/language arts and mathematics that are common to a significant number of States, consistent with part (1) of the definition of college-and career-ready standards.
Key Milestone or Activity / Timeline / Party or Parties Responsible / Evidence / Resources / Obstacles
Adoption of College and Career Standards (Common Core plus Alabama specific standards) / November 2010 / AL State Board of Education / State Board of Education Resolution / None / None
1.B Transition to college-and career-ready standards: Provide the SEA’s plan to transition to and implement no later than the 2013-2014 school year college-and career-ready standards statewide in at least reading/language arts and mathematics for all students and schools and include an explanation of how this transition plan is likely to lead to all students, including English Learners, students with disabilities, and low achieving students, gaining access to and learning content aligned with such standards.
Key Milestone or Activity / Timeline / Party or Parties Responsible / Evidence / Resources / Obstacles
Communication of CCRS Adoption / November 2010-Ongoing / ALSDE Leadership
(Consultation Section) / Agenda from Meetings
Minutes from Meetings
Ed News articles / PowerPoint / None
Gap analysis of CCRS to the existing Alabama Course of Study / July & August 2010: Analysis conducted using the Common Core Comparison Tool developed by Achieve / Mathematics CCRS Task Force
ELA CCRS Task Force
(Consultation Section) / Results of Gap Analysis
(Link to documents provided in Consultation Section) / Common Core Comparison Tool developed by Achieve / None
Professional Development (Awareness)
See CCRS Professional Development Plan / June 2011-May 2012: Sessions held in 11 RIC areas for teachers, principals, and district leaders. Recorded Webinars posted on website for continuous access to awareness resources. / SDE Curriculum & Instruction Staff;
AMSTI Staff;
ARI Staff / PowerPoints used in Awareness Sessions:
K-8 Mathematics
9-12 Mathematics
K-12 English Language Arts / Awareness Sessions materials located at
in Math and ELA Professional Development section / None
Key Milestone or Activity / Timeline / Party or Parties Responsible / Evidence / Resources / Obstacles
Professional Development
(Implementation)
See CCRS Professional Development Plan / August 2012-Ongoing: LEAs appointed CCRS Implementation Teams composed of administrators, central office staff, elementary and secondary math, ELA, science, & history teachers, special education teachers, library media specialists, career tech educators. Topics of meetings: Shifts in ELA standards, Standards for Mathematical Practice, Designing & Evaluating lessons/units, Differentiating instruction for EL, Special Education and low-achieving students, Leading Implementation in Schools, Networking in job-alike sessions, LEA Team Planning / Office of Student Learning / CCRS Quarterly Meeting Materials:
QM #1 – September 2012
Agenda
Opening Session PPT
K-5 Math Session PPT
6-12 Math Session PPT
K-12 ELA Session PPT
CCRS Implementation Self-Assessment
Sign-in Sheets
QM #2 – November 2012
Agendas
Opening Session PPT
Administrator Resources
K-5 Math Session PPT
6-12 Math Session PPT
K-5 ELA Session PPT
6-12 ELA Session PPT
Job Alike Reflection Protocol
Note-Taking Tool
Sign-in Sheets
QM #3 – February 2013
Agenda
Opening Session PPT
K-5 Math Session PPT
6-12 Math Session PPT
K-12 ELA Session PPT
Sign-in Sheets
QM #4 – April 2013
Agenda
Opening Session PPT
K-5 Math Session PPT
6-12 Math Session PPT
K-12 ELA Session PPT
Sign-in Sheets / CCRS Implementation Team materials located at /ccrs / None
January 2013: Quality Core (QC) will provide training to 330 secondary ELA and math teachers, district, IHE and SDE staff. / Office of Student Learning / ALSDE Memo to Superintendents
Quality Core Training Update Document
Quality Core Q&A
Sign-in Sheets
Spreadsheet of Participants
Lessons Developed by Participants / QualityCore website & resources / None
Key Milestone or Activity / Timeline / Party or Parties Responsible / Evidence / Resources / Obstacles
Professional Development (Follow up/Coaching/Support)
See CCRS Professional Development Plan / August 2012-Ongoing: Regional Planning Teams (RPT) composed of SDE staff, RIC directors, IHE, OSR plan collaboratively with the districts to develop a systematic plan for professional development. / Office of Student Learning, RICs, IHE staff, OSR staff, OLS, finance / Differentiated Support SharePoint Site
DSP Plans for Support
RPT Contact List
Agendas and PPTS for Meetings
Data Collection Template
DSP Progress Monitoring Tool
Differentiated Support Workflow
Initial Conversation with LEA document
Letter to RPT Facilitators
Protocol for Initial Visits
RPT/Facilitators Calendar
RPT Organization Chart
Timeline for RPTs
SharePoint for RPTs
CCRS Professional Development Plan / CCRS website
CCRS Self-Assessment
CCRS Professional Development Plan
RPTs / None
August 2012-Ongoing: Regional Support Staff (RSS) provide coaching support to LEAs based on differentiated needs as determined by RPT and LEA / Office of Student Learning / Differentiated Support SharePoint Site
Agendas from RSS Training Sessions
SharePoint Calendars / RSS / Learning Curve for RSS
Professional Development (Evaluation)
See CCRS Professional Development Plan / August 2012-Ongoing: RPTs conduct onsite visit to monitor CCRS Professional Development Plans / Office of Student Learning / Protocol for Initial Visits
RPT/Facilitators Calendar
Differentiated Support SharePoint Site
DSP Plans for Support
RPT Contact List
Data Collection Template
DSP Progress Monitoring Tool
Differentiated Support Workflow
Initial Conversation with LEA document / CCRS Self-Assessment
CCRS Professional Development Plan / None
September 2012-Ongoing: CCRS Implementation Team surveyed following each quarterly meeting / Office of Student Learning / Survey Results:
CCRS Implementation Team QM #1
CCRS Implementation Team QM #2
CCRS Implementation Team QM #3
CCRS Implementation Team QM #4 / Survey Monkey / None
December 2012: Advisory group of curriculum coordinators provide feedback on CCRS professional development. / Office of Student Learning / Minutes from Meeting / None
Key Milestone or Activity / Timeline / Party or Parties Responsible / Evidence / Resources / Obstacles
Development of high quality instructional materials aligned to the CCRS / August 2012-Ongoing: Curriculum Guide and Extended standards for Special Needs Students developed. / Office of Learning Support, Special Education Services / Agenda of Curriculum Guide Development Meeting
Nomination Form for Committee Members
Curriculum Guides for Mathematics located at
Curriculum Guides planned for release January 2013 / Curriculum Guide / None
October 2012-April 2013: ALSDE collaborative group attend EQuIP training (Tri-State Rubric) on evaluating and developing instructional materials. / Office of Student Learning / Agenda from Educators Evaluating QualityInstructional Products (EQuIP) – Sponsored by Achieve, October 2012
Next Steps from Debrief Meeting
Tri-State Rubric for ELA
Tri-State Rubric for Mathematics / Tri-State Rubric / None
June – July 2013: CCRS Teaching Academies for development of lessons and units of study (Quality Core training, and content literacy planned for LEAs) / Office of Student Learning / Agenda for Summer Academies
Memo from ALSDE
Sign-in Sheets
Lessons/Units of study / Tri-State Rubric / None
Process for selecting/evaluating commercial materials aligned with CCRS / Summer-Fall 2011: Review math textbooks for alignment with CCRS
Fall 2012: Review ELA textbooks for alignment with CCRS. / Curriculum & Instruction / Agenda for meeting
Sign-in sheets
List of recommended math textbooks / Dana Center Review Form
Reading Indicators’ Review Form
General Indicators’ Review Form / None
November 2012: SDE team attend CCSO meeting on selecting instructional materials and resources. / Office of Student Learning / Agenda from CCSSO Meeting: The State Role in Selecting and Recommending Common Core Aligned Instructional Materials – November 2012
November 2012-Ongoing: Develop process for SDE and LEAs to use in evaluating
instructional materials and resources. / Office of Student Learning / Planning Agendas
Guide or template for instructional resource evaluation process
November 2012-Ongoing:
Train LEAs on review process for instructional materials and resources. / Office of Student Learning / Planning Agendas
Guide or template for instructional resource evaluation process
Sign-in Sheets
Key Milestone or Activity / Timeline / Party or Parties Responsible / Evidence / Resources / Obstacles
Partnership with IHE / October 2012-April 2013: ALSDE collaborative group attend EQuIP training (Tri-State Rubric) on evaluating instructional materials; IHE representative included in ALSDE team / Office of Student Learning / Agenda from Educators Evaluating QualityInstructional Products (EQuIP) – October 2012
Next Steps from Debrief Meeting
Tri-State Rubric for ELA
Tri-State Rubric for Mathematics / Tri-State Rubric
October 2012-Ongoing: Quarterly meetings conducted with IHE to provide SDE updates and co-plan for training opportunities for pre-service teachers / Office of Student Learning / Quarterly Meeting Agendas
January 2013: IHE partners will participate in Quality Core (QC) training with the intent they facilitate Summer Academies (640 participants). / Office of Student Learning / ALSDE Memo to Superintendents
Quality Core Training Update Document
Quality Core Q&A
Sign-in Sheets
Spreadsheet of Participants
Lessons Developed by Participants / QualityCore website
QualityCore training materials
Development of website to house resources, professional development materials, etc. / January 2011-Ongoing: Website developed to house CCRS instructional resources/videos/training materials / Technology Initiatives, Office of Student Learning /
Implementation of CCRS and differentiated support to districts for implementation / August 2012-Ongoing: Regional Planning Teams (RPT) plan collaboratively with the districts to develop a systematic plan for professional development. / Office of Student Learning / Protocol for Initial Visits
RPT/Facilitators Calendar
Differentiated Support SharePoint Site
DSP Plans for Support
RPT Contact List
Data Collection Template
DSP Progress Monitoring Tool
Differentiated Support Workflow
Initial Conversation with LEA document
August 2012-Ongoing: RSS provides in-site support through model lessons. / Office of Student Learning / Differentiated Support SharePoint Site
SharePoint Calendars
Sign-in Sheets
CCRS Professional Development Plans
Key Milestone or Activity / Timeline / Party or Parties Responsible / Evidence / Resources / Obstacles
August 2012-Ongoing: Extensive training with 225 Regional Support Staff (RSS) on coaching, modeling, etc. / Office of Student Learning / Agendas from RSS Trainings
January 2013: Task Force assembled for mid- year review of CCRS math and ELA standards / Office of Student Learning / Memo to Task Force members
Agenda from meeting
October 2012-Ongoing:
Curriculum & Instruction Quarterly meetings with Curriculum Coordinators from LEAs / Office of Student Learning / Curriculum & Instruction Quarterly Meeting Agendas
1.C Develop and administer annual, statewide, aligned, high quality assessments that measure student growth: Option B: The SEA is not participating in either one of the two State Consortia that received a grant under the RTT
Key Milestone or Activity / Timeline / Party or Parties Responsible / Evidence / Resources / Obstacles
Development/ Adoption of CCRS Assessments / Gr. 3-7: Spring 2013
Gr. 8-12: September 2009 / Assessment / State Board Resolution
Development/Adoption of Alternate Assessments / Spring 2013 / Assessment
Special Education
Implementation of Assessments / 2012-13: Begin Phase-In
2014-2015: Full Implementation
2014-2015: Alternate Assessments / Assessment