IH PTO General Meeting Sept. 25, 2013 Check out our new website Look for us on Facebook too!

IH PTOGeneral MeetingSept. 25, 2013

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Enduring Excellencein a Sea of Change

PTO General MeetingSeptember 25, 2013

Dr. Miles, Superintendent

Overview

• Disclaimer

• Education Reform in Ohio• New Learning Standards• Next Generation Assessments• Educator Evaluations• School and District Report Cards

• Enduring Excellence

• Beginning-of-the-Year Perspectives & Gratitude• Superintendent• Principals

Disclaimer

Education Reform in Ohio

• New Learning Standards• Math & English Language Arts (Common Core)• Science & Social Studies (Ohio)

• Focus upon college & career readiness

• Depth vs. Breadth

• Baseline expectations• Rigor & Relevance remain

Education Reform in Ohio

• Next Generation Assessments• Current assessments• Multiple choice, short answer, essay

• Computer-based assessments in 2014-2015• PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness

for College and Careers)

• Ohio Graduation Tests (OGT) – reading, writing, math, science, social studies 10 end-of-course exams

Education Reform in Ohio

• Educator Evaluations• Teachers & Principals• Rating of performance from supervisor• Rating of student academic growth

• Accomplished – Skilled – Developing – Ineffective

Teacher Principal

• Planning & Preparation• Classroom Environment• Instruction• Professional Responsibilities

• Continuous Improvement• Instruction• School Operations, Resources, &

Learning Environment• Collaboration• Parents & Community Engagement

Education Reform in Ohio

• School and District Report Cards• Previous report cards based on performance

on state assessments• New approach provides schools and districts

with letter grades in six broad categories:• Achievement (2013)• Gap Closing (2013)• Graduation Rate (2013)• Progress (2013)• K-3 Literacy (2014)• Prepared for Success (2015)

Enduring Excellence

• Academics• Arts• Commitment to Improvement• Digital Learning• Fiscal Stewardship• Parent & Community Involvement• Staff Leadership• Student Activities• Student Leadership• Student Services

Beginning-of-the-Year Perspectives & Gratitude

• Mark Miles, Superintendent• Jim Nichols, Primary School Principal• Melissa Stewart, Elementary School

Principal• Josh Kauffman, Middle School Principal• Antonio Shelton, High School Principal