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Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment Progress SummaryTuesday, May 26, 2015

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Verona Public Schools Mission Statement

“The mission of the Verona Public Schools, the center of an engaged and supportive community, is to

empower students to achieve their potential as active learners and productive citizens through

rigorous curricula and meaningful, enriching experiences.”

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District Goal: Facilitate the creation or revision of assessments and performance

tasks that will be common to the department and that will reflect levels of complexity and

depth of knowledge.

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Verona Student Growth Objectives: Road Map of Success

District SGO

Average: 3.67

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2014-15 Teacher Evaluation UpdatesDomain 1: Classroom Strategies & Behaviors (70%) For 2014-15, we formally observed our teachers over 400 times!

The average district score for formal observations was 3.35. NJDOE created a scale:

0.00-1.84 = Beginning 1.85-2.64 = Developing 2.65-3.49 = Applying 3.50-4.00 = Innovative

Administrative Team performed co-observations throughout the school year.

Additionally, we informally visited each teacher’s classroom on a regular basis to provide instant feedback in between formal observations.

For 2015-16, we will continue to practice formal observations and informal visits to support our teaching staff!

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2014-15 Teacher Evaluation Update2014-15 Final EvaluationsDomain 2: Planning and Preparation (10%)

Element 43: Lessons within Units (Stage 3 of UbD) Submission two sequential weeks of lesson plans, formal observations

& post-conferences, informal visits & follow-ups

Domain 3: Reflecting on Teaching (10%) Element 54: Monitoring Progress Relative to the Professional Growth and

Development Plan Review your PDP and discuss how you have made progress/met your goals

Domain 4: Collegiality and Professionalism (10%) Element 55: Promoting Positive Interactions with Colleagues that Promote

and Support Student Learning Element 56: Promoting Positive Interactions with Students and Parents

Element 59: Adhering to District and School Rules and Procedures

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VHS – Advanced Placement 2014-15

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2011-12

127 students

271 tests administered

2012-13

171 students

368 tests administered

2013-14

174 students

402 tests administered

2014-15

191 students

392 tests administeredNew for 2015-16:• AP World History• AP Human Geography

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Exploring for 2015-16:• College Algebra/Pre-Calculus• Medical Biology• Astronomy• Speech Arts Elective• Creative Writing Elective

2012-13

52 students 60 Total seats

2013-14 56 students 63 total seats

2014-15 88 students 122 total seats

VHS – Dual Enrollment 2014-15

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Google Teacher Academy 2015-16

Teachers who were selected from the committee will benefit from the following: Receive Google Chromebook Participation in a Google Summit PD Conference

Summer 2015 (July 14th & 15th) at Ramsey, NJ PLC collaboration on a monthly basis during 2015-

2016 academic year Lead PD seminars for Verona educators on Google

Apps for Education (GAFE) Join online Google learning communities Receive top priority scheduling of Google

Chromebook carts in their respective school

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Google Teacher Academy 2015-16

And the selected members (20) are the following: Elementary Schools

Teacher representation from each school; Library/Media Reading & Writing Workshop, Mathematics, Social Studies,

Science HBW

Core Courses and Each Grade Level are represented English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science, Special

Education, Technology, Library/Media VHS

Core Courses are represented English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science, Special

Education, Technology/Business, Library/Media

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Orton Gillingham Training

Partnering with FDU to provide training and certification to ten (10) staff members to our first cohort: 8 teachers/2 administrators

Orton-Gillingham is a direct, multisensory structured, phonetic approach to teaching reading.

FDU will offer the first of four courses in its nationally accredited Orton-Gillingham Teacher Certificate Program beginning in September 2015. The classes will meet once each week beginning at 4:15

pm in the HBW Media Center. Reading Intervention training will occur with twenty

(20) of our 1st & 2nd grade students!

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2015-16 Curricular InitiativesCurricular Alignment of Instruction & Assessment VHS

Introduction to Psychology (new) CCSS: Algebra I (revision), Geometry (revision) AP Calculus AB/BC (Collegeboard ----> UbD) NGSS: Biology, Environmental Science, Medical Biology, Astronomy, AP

Chemistry HBW

ELA Grades 5&6: A Differentiated Approach ELA Grades 7&8 (revision) CCSS: Math 7 On/Above, Math 8 Technology, Education & Design (TED): Grades 5-8 Computer Science 7&8

Elementary ELA K-4: Reading & Writing Project Math 3&4: Create enriched materials Social Studies: Grades 3-4 (revision) Project AdventureBound: Grade 4

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2015-16 Curricular InitiativesNew Course Offerings beginning September 2015 VHS

Humanities Course, Speech Arts Course: Grade 12 AP World History, AP Human Geography Introduction to Psychology Astronomy, Medical Biology

HBW Technology, Education, and Design (TED): Grades 5-8 Computer Science: Grades 7&8 Next Generation Science Pilot: Grade 5-8 English Language Arts: A Differentiated Approach, Grades 5-6

Elementary Project AdventureBound: Grade 4 Next Generation Science Pilot: Grades 1-4

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Science K-8 Pilot Next Generation Science Standards

Adopted by the State Board in August 2014 QSAC Compliant by September 2018 Partnering with Carolina to provide training

and support with one unit, grades 1-8: http://www.carolinacurriculum.com/stc/

Grow the program over the next three years Inquiry based learning in each grade level …

https://www.schooltube.com/video/cc0ba854ae534932a7b7/Best%20Practices%20for%20Teaching%20and%20Learning:%20Inquiry-Based%20Science

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Carolina: Curriculum for Science and MathScience and Technology Concepts (STC) Program

• Grade 1: Solids and Liquids• Grade 2: Changes• Grade 3: Motion and Design• Grade 4: Microworlds• Grade 5: Experimenting with Forces and Motion• Grade 6: Exploring the Properties of Matter• Grade 7: Understanding Weather and Climate• Grade 8: Electricity, Waves, and Information

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PARCC Update Consolidate testing into One Window

States will have up to 30 school days to administer New single window will end at 90% mark (May)

Cuts testing time up to 90 minutes in all grades Uniformity of Testing Units Reduces the Number of Test Units Preserves Performance Tasks

Except for Algebra II

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Questions…

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