Office of Professional Developmentmississippigms.blob.core.windows.net/publicgmsdocuments/...Office of Academic Education Leadership Chart Kim S. Benton, Ed. D. Chief Academic Officer

Office of Professional

Development

Trecina Green, Executive Director

To create a world-class educational system that gives students the knowledge and skills to be successful in college and the workforce, and to flourish as parents and citizens

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Vision

To provide leadership through the development of policy and accountability systems so that all students are prepared to compete in the global community

Mission

State Board Of Education

Dr. Carey M. Wright

Chief School Performance OfficerPat Ross

Chief Operations OfficerTodd Ivey

Chief Academic OfficerDr. Kim Benton

Deputy SuperintendentEducational

AccountabilitySonya Amis

Career and Technical EducationDropout PreventionEarly Childhood Education PK-3Elementary Education PK-5Federal ProgramsLiteracy K-12Professional DevelopmentSecondary Education 6-12Special EducationSpecial SchoolsStudent Assessment

AccountingBudgetChild Nutrition/Healthy SchoolsCompulsory AttendanceEducator EvaluationEducator Licensure/RecruitmentProcurementSchool Financial ServicesShipping/Receiving

Internal AccountabilityProgram EvaluationReporting Office

Accountability ServicesAccreditationConservatorshipConsolidationSafe and OrderlySchool ImprovementSuperintendents’ Academy

Legal Services

Chief of StaffWashington Cole

Senior Policy Advisor for Legislation and Communications

Pete Smith

FacilitiesHuman ResourcesSecurity

6/18/2015

Chief Information OfficerDr. John Q. Porter

Application DevelopmentData ScienceInfrastructureSystems Management

• Advanced Learning and Gifted ProgramsBusiness and TechnologyContemporary Health (K-8)Contemporary Health (9-12)DyslexiaEarly ChildhoodEnglish/Language ArtsForeign LanguageLibrary MediaLiteracyMathematicsPhysical EducationScienceSocial StudiesTextbook Adoption and ProcurementVisual and Performing Arts

• Former URL: www.mde.k12.ms.us/ci

• New URL: www.mde.k12.ms.us/ese

Formerly:

The Office of Curriculum and Instruction

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http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/ESE/ALGP

http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/ESE/BT

http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/docs/curriculum-and-instructions-library/contemporary-health-(k-8).pdf?sfvrsn=0

http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/docs/curriculum-and-instructions-library/contemporary-health-(9-12).pdf?sfvrsn=2

http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/ESE/dyslexia

http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/ESE/EC

http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/ESE/ELA

http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/ESE/FL

http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/ESE/LM

http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/ESE/literacy

http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/ESE/math

http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/docs/curriculum-and-instructions-library/mississippi-physical-education-framework.pdf?sfvrsn=0

http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/ESE/science

http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/ESE/SS

http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/ESE/TAP

http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/ESE/VPA

http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/ci

http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/ese

Office of Academic EducationLeadership Chart

Kim S. Benton, Ed. D.

Chief Academic Officer

Nathan Oakley

Elementary Education

and Reading

Trecina Green

Professional Development

Jean Massey

Secondary Ed &

College & Career

Marcus Cheeks, Director

Federal Programs

Gretchen Cagle

Special Education

Walt Drane, Interim

Student Assessment

Dr. Sandra Edwards MS School for the Deaf

Jo Ann MaloneMS School for the Blind

Dr. Jill Dent

Early Childhood Director

Dr. Kymyona Burk

Literacy Director K-12

Robin Lemonis

Director of Intervention

Services

Dr. Suzanne Hirsh

Director MS School of

the Arts

Dr. Germaine McConnell

Director MS School f or Math

and Science

Mike Mulvihill

Director of Career and

Technical Education

Wendy Clemons

Director of High

School Programs

Dr. Marla Davis

Director of Middle

School Programs

Tanya Bradley

Director of Monitoring

& Technical Assistance

Dr. Armerita Tell

Director of Special

Projects

Michael Gibbons

Director of Finance

Richard Baliko

Director of NAEP

Vacant

Director of Title

Programs

Melanie Diggs

Director of School

Finance

Farrah Nicholson

Director of School

Support Services

Rana Hood

Project Officer IV

Deborah Hartzog

Project Officer IV

• Early Childhood Education (PK)

• K-12 Reading

• Library

• Textbooks

• Dyslexia

• Arts Education

• Content Specialists PK-5

• STEM (PK-5)

• Response to Intervention

• Gifted Education

• Professional Development

• Regional Service Program (RESA)

• Math and Science Partnership

• SWIFT

• MS School for Math and Science

• MS School for the Arts

• Career and Technical Education

• Content Area Specialists

6-12

• JROTC

• Graduation Completion

• Counseling (K-12)

• Innovative High School Models

• STEM (6-12)

• Educable Child

• Compliance Monitoring

• Fiscal Services

• Parent Engagement and Support

• Instructional Support

and Professional Development

• Statewide Testing

MST2

SATP3 / MCT3 /

MAACEF

DLM

NAEP and TIMMS

MKAS2

MAAESF

ACT

• Test Security

• Blue Ribbon Schools

• Compliance Monitoring

• Federal Reporting / Data Collection

• Finance

• Parent Services/ Community Outreach

• 21st Century Learning Communities

• Migrant Education

• Homeless

• Neglected and Delinquent

• Titles I, II, III, and VI

• Program Effectiveness

Vacant

Assistant Director of

Student Assessment

Mississippi College- and Career-

Readiness Standards and

Assessment Update

• January 16, 2015: The Mississippi Board of Education voted to withdraw from the PARCC assessment consortium.

• February 2, 2015: The Mississippi Board of Education issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for state assessments aligned to the standards starting in the 2015-2016 school year.

• April 16, 2015: The Mississippi Board of Education voted to approve the testing contract with Questar Assessment Inc., beginning in the 2015-16 school year.

(Note: Two other vendors submitted proposals, Data Recognition Corp., and NCS Pearson. )

• June 16, 2015: The State Personal Services Contract Review Board (PSCRB) voted to approve the testing contract with Questar Assessment Inc.

Timeline

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Minneapolis-based Questar Assessment Inc. has

implemented more than 100 large-scale assessment

programs across 19 different states since 1976. The

company was selected as the preferred vendor by an 8-

person evaluation team that included a district test

coordinator, a Harvard data expert, teachers specializing in

English Language Arts and Mathematics, district

superintendents and a district curriculum director.

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Questar Assessment Inc.

• MDE required that the test administration be a single end-of-year exam.

• The RFP outlined several requirements and uses for the new assessments,

including the following:

– The assessment must have a 3rd party verification that tests are fully

aligned to the Standards.

– The tests must include a variety of item types, including multiple choice,

constructed response, writing, technology enhanced, and performance

tasks.

– The 3rd Grade ELA assessment will be used for promotion/retention

decisions according to current state law. It must measure the five

components of reading, including foundational reading skills.

– Online testing is necessary for the fall of 2015, although some students who

need accommodations may require paper and pencil versions.

– Customized reports.

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Questar Assessment Inc.

• All references to the PARCC assessment consortium, PARCC Model Content Frameworks, PARCC assessment policies (e.g. calculator policy) have been removed from our state MS CCR frameworks.

• On May 21, 2015, the 2015 Mississippi College-and Career-Readiness Standards were approved to begin the APA Process.

Impact on the Mississippi College-and Career-Readiness Standards

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• In Spring 2015, the MS CCR High School Mathematics Transition Task Force convened to discuss concerns from the field regarding course offerings for struggling 9th grade students. As a result, the MDE has developed a new course entitled Foundations of Algebra (“Foundations”).

• Foundations was approved by the Board of Education to begin the APA process on May 21, 2015.

Foundations of Algebra Course

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• Awards one math Carnegie unit.

• Offered only to rising 9th grade students in need of substantial

support prior to taking Algebra I.

• Focuses on equations, inequalities, functions, polynomials, geometry,

statistics, and the Standards for Mathematical Practice.

• Encompasses standards that should have been mastered by the end

of grade 8, key concepts needed for Algebra I, critical topics that will

be introduced in Algebra I, and new fluency recommendations.

• Students who have successfully completed Algebra I may not take

this course.

• Students still need 2 math Carnegie units above Algebra I for

graduation.

Foundations of Algebra Course

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• Open June 15 – September 15

• Provides a venue for stakeholders to make recommendations

• Allows comments according to standards by grade level and subject

• Provides options for input (like/doesn’t like standard and editable textbox)

• Can be accessed at http://mississippi.statestandards.com/

Public Comment Forum for

MS College- and Career-Readiness Standards


http://mississippi.statestandards.com/

Through a partnership with the University of

Mississippi, the MDE has eleven (11)

Professional Development Coordinators

(PDCs) to deliver on-demand training in the

areas of English language arts, literacy,

mathematics, and special education.

Regional Service

Delivery Model


Regional Service

Delivery Model


The Regional Educational Service Agencies

(RESAs) are involved in the MDE Regional

Service Delivery Model (RSDM) through

training that is provided by the Professional

Development Coordinators (PDCs) at

district/school sites at no cost to the Local

Education Agencies (LEAs).

East Mississippi Center for Education Development- EMCED

Delta Area Association for Improvement of Schools- DAAIS

Gulf Coast Education Initiative Consortium- GCEIC

North Mississippi Education Consortium- NMEC

Southern Regional Educational Service Agency- SRESA

Southwest Mississippi Education Consortium- SMEC

Regional Educational

Service Agencies


Regional Educational

Service Agencies


Regional Service

Delivery Model


LEA Parameters for Training at District/School Sites

through the Regional Service Delivery Model and the

PDCs:

• The PDCs can provide only professional development listed

on the Menu of Services. The Menu will be updated on a

regular basis.

• Services will be provided at no cost to the LEA.

• The PDCs will be available to provide training throughout

the year, including the summer.

• All requests must be approved by the superintendent,

curriculum coordinator, special education director, or

principal.

Regional Service

Delivery Model


LEA Parameters for Training at District/School Sites cont’d:

• All requests must go through the assigned RESA using the

Professional Development Request Form.

• The request form should be submitted at least 4 weeks prior

to the preferred training date. Confirmation will be provided

via email within 1 week of receiving the request.

• A separate form must be submitted if professional

development support is being requested for more than one

content area.

Regional Service

Delivery Model



• Although a minimum of 25 participants is preferred, each

request must involve a minimum of 15 participants per

site each day. This minimum number of participants may

include several small groups of teachers who are attending

training on the same or multiple topics within a single

content area during the same day. Districts may also partner

with other districts to reach the minimum number of

participants.

• CEUs and SEMIs may be requested through the RESA.

• The MDE will not provide refreshments or lunch for trainings

requested by the district/school.

Regional Service

Delivery Model



• The LEA is responsible for the following training tasks:

printing training materials, sign-in sheets, and evaluations

for sessions delivered by PDC. (The PDC will provide the

LEA with these items at least one week prior to the

training.)

providing the training facility, a screen, and a projector.

setting up the training room according to the PDC’s

instructions.

distributing and collecting the evaluation forms and sign-

in sheet(s). The LEA will e-mail scanned copies of the

evaluation forms and sign-in sheet(s) to the MDE

([email protected]) within one week of the training

session(s).

mailto:[email protected]

Regional Service

Delivery Model


Regional Service

Delivery Model


Regional Service

Delivery Model


Regional Service

Delivery Model


Regional Service

Delivery Model


RSDM Documents


RSDM Documents


RSDM Documents


Click here.

If you have questions about the Regional Service Delivery model or want to make a Professional Development Request, please contact your local RESA.

If you have training or content-related questions, please contact Trudy Cook, PDC Lead, [email protected].

RSDM Contacts


mailto:[email protected]

• Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and

Spelling [LETRS] Training (Phase I, Phase II, and Phase

III) for K-3rd grade teachers. (Note that 2015-2016 is the

last year of the contract with this vendor.

• Numbers Training – Algebraic Thinking (This training

module is for grades 6-8 mathematics teachers and will

address Making Generalizations: Patterns and

Connections to Arithmetic; Tools for Understanding

Integers, Expressions, and Equations; and Algebraic

Thinking through Problem Solving.

Upcoming Professional

Development Sessions


• Literacy across the Content Areas for Grades 3-12 (This

training will help science, social studies, and mathematics

teachers address the rigorous CCRS literacy requirements.)

• EQUIP (Educators Evaluating the Quality of Instructional

Products) Training (This training will help K-12 ELA and math

teachers identify high quality materials aligned to CCSS and

plan lessons and units aligned to CCSS.)

• Subject Area Testing Training for Biology I, English II, U. S.

History, and Algebra I

• Training on the College and Career Readiness Standards

and Questar Assessments for math and ELA grades 3-8,

English II, and Algebra I

• Regional Principal Meetings

Upcoming Professional

Development Sessions


MDE PD Calendar


MDE PD Calendar


Office of Professional Development