Meeting agenda



Professional Leadership Advisory Council (PLAC) Meeting5/23/20139:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.Rhonda PowersWelcome1) SLDS/TRL workshopSeptember 5 – 8:30 – 11:30Workshop will demo all resources currently available on SLDS and TRL. The Growth Model will be briefly demonstrated as well. Chance McPherson, GaDOE, will present.2) GTEPPlease note the dates for GTEP training below. These will be the only dates these trainings will be offered.Administrators: Aug. 14 – 16 New Teachers: September 4 (8:30 – 11:30)3) Apple Learning TourEngage students. Explore apps, interactive books, and Multi-Touch textbooks.Discover amazing interactive iBooks. Immerse yourself in the world’s largest online catalog of free education content in iTunes U. And experience some of the thousands of education apps for iPad. Learn how to create your own interactive Multi-Touch books with Mac and iBooks Author. Discover how a course is built with iTunes U Course Manager using interactive materials. Then see how it all comes together with an overview of ownership and deployment models for content.2 days: Aug. 28 & 292 sessions/day: 8:30 – 11:30 1:00 – 4:00Aug. 28 8:30 – 11:30 is Leadership segment.***3 Per system can register for this session***Max. number per session: 30 4) New Employee InductionJuly 17 – 19Each day will be a separate registration. July 17: First Days of School & Classroom Management (J. James)8:00-4:30 (8:00-8:30 presentation & breakfast from PAGE)July 18: Teaching in a CC Classroom & HOTS (C. Hitt)8:00 – 4:30 (8:00 – 8:30 presentation & breakfast from GAE)July 19: New Employee Update & Ethics8:30 – 4:30 (8:30 – 11:30) Brian Smith – HHH(1:00 – 3:00) Stan Baker – PAGEBrian Smith’s fee is $1800 + expenses.Tuition:Attending all 3 days: $100 Attending Day 1 & 2: $50 (1 PLU)Attending Day 1 or Day 2: $0 (no PLU)Attending Day 1 or Day 2 and Day 3: $100 (1 PLU)5) ESOL EndorsementGot confirmation of details from Middle GA RESA:?3 courses?Completely online?$400 per course?Registration is electronic – I will email the link?Starting date is flexible but all should plan to start at same time. Middle GA will bill system.Numbers (according to last mtg):Atko – 2Coffee – 3 – 4Pierce – 1Suggested timeframe for start?6) PL for ESOL TeachersUpdates from Carolina?7) Needs AssessmentThank you for completing the Needs Assessment. We will be analyzing the results at our Strategic Planning next week. We will share the results this fall.8) Gifted EndorsementFinal report from PSC is in. Implications for program and update on revisions.New cohort begins June 10.-Rhonda contacted Phyllis from the PSC and was told since we accepted our candidates prior to receiving the notification (Handout A) we were okay.-Handout B-Actual Gifted Report; standard 3 (pg. 12)-FY-14 Cohort is FULL-Dates for Assessment have been posted.-Still working on the third course and will have the dates available in the Fall.9) GaTAPPCurrent Candidates:Kathryn Walker – Coffee HSTony Gibson – Brantley HSJ.R. Miles – Bacon HSGarrett Grady – Pierce HSTabitha Paulk – Coffee FCChristopher Walley – Brantley HS* Carl Simpson – Coffee HSEssentials begins June 4.If you have teachers that are hired after June 4 that are candidates for GaTAPP, please let me know.10) STEM Certification WorkshopGilda Lyon (DOE) will be here on August 20 (2 Hour workshop) to discuss the protocols for STEM Certification. I am waiting to hear back from her in terms of time11) CCGPS Support for PrincipalsMark Wilson has contacted me about scheduling a time for a make-up (for May 1). We will plan for fall.12) New Principal AcademyConfirmation that we want to book Mark Wilson for next year. Cost is $5000 plus travel. Assistant principals are welcome to attend as well.? Day training (Sept-May)13) Senate Bill 289- Districts must notify students and parents of online options beginning in the 2013-2014 school year.- Districts must allow students to take an online course even if the course is offered in the local district.- Online courses can be accessed through the Georgia Virtual School, local virtual schools, or for-profit vendor online schools.- Students attending public schools are provided this option at no cost (if taken as part of their regular school day). Additional tuition fees may apply if a course is taken outside of the regular school day. - If a district chooses a for-profit virtual online provider, all associated costs and course policies are specific to the for-profit provider.- Any course taken as part of a student’s regular school day through a for-profit online provider will be paid by the local school. Districts should contact the for-profit online provider for course costs and course policies.How are you planning on handling this?14) PLU NoticeDid everyone receive the notification from David Hill? Review Handout15) Writing to Win the Math and Science StandardsWe discussed this training last month. Cost would be $150 per person. It is a stand-alone program – you do not have to have already implemented Writing to Win to use the program. Are we interested?16) Mental Health Diagnosis for StudentsLooking at a 2 day training for Social Workers, Counselors, Nurses, etc. Waiting to hear back to confirm dates.17) FY 14 PLAC DatesSet meeting dates for FY 14.Superintendents, Curriculum Directors, SpEd Directors, Principals, Asst. Principals, Instructional Coaches, Lead TeachersRegistration Deadline: 8/29/13Registration is available on the websiteSuperintendents, Curriculum Directors, SpEd Directors, PrincipalsAdmin Registration Deadline:8/07/2013Teacher Registration Deadline:8/28/2013Registration is available on the websiteSuperintendents, Curriculum Directors, Principals, “techie” teachers***Registration will be available shortly***Superintendents, Curriculum Directors, SpEd Directors, PrincipalsRegistration Deadline: 7/10/2013***Please make sure employees register for all sessions they plan to attend. Be mindful of the charges. ***All GaTAPP participants are required to attend the 17th & 19th sessions.Superintendents, Curriculum Directors, ESOL coordinators, ESOL teachersTimeframe=AugustDr. Faust from Ware Co. says she’ll have 8 people. Other counties please notify Rhonda as soon as possible the number of people, if any, you plan to attend this endorsement training.Rhonda will send out the registration link.Superintendents, Curriculum Directors, ESOL DirectorsDr. Faust said things depend on Coffee Co. and when Brandy will be starting.Superintendents, Curriculum DirectorsSuperintendents, Curriculum Directors(Handout A, Handout B)Superintendents, Curriculum Directors, HR DirectorsFY-12 Cohort-Finished Requirements but need portfolios entered.Superintendents, Curriculum Directors, PrincipalsSuperintendents, Curriculum Directors, Principals, Assistant PrincipalsSuperintendents, Curriculum Directors, Principals, Assistant Principals(Handout)Dates have not been set yetSuperintendents, Curriculum Directors, Tech Directors***Most of the systems are putting this notice on their webpage so parents can view it. ***Superintendents, Curriculum Directors, ALL certified staff(Handout)Superintendents, Curriculum Directors, Principals(Handout)We’ll discuss further in the FallSuperintendents, Curriculum Directors, Social Workers, Counselors$2000 cost for the two day training w/two instructors.Looking at Septemeber 26th & 27th from 8:30-3:30/4:00Will have definite dates and information early FallMeeting Dates:8/1/13, 8/29/13, 9/20/13, 10/24/13, 11/22/13, 1/24/14, 2/27/14, 3/21/14, 4/24/14 & 5/29/14There is no meeting scheduled for DecemberPeggy Stovall 18) Formative Instruction Online CoursesTeachers may take five on-line courses during the summer from Battelle for Kids.19) State of Education in Georgia ConferenceConference in Athens, GA on September 19, 201320) National Dropout Prevention Conference25th Annual National Dropout Prevention Network Conference, Nov. 3-6, 2013, at Crowne Plaza Ravinia, Atlanta, GA21) CCRPI: Next StepsBobby Smith, GaDOE, has offered to come to OK RESA on June 6th to assist with using the CCRPI to develop SI plans and next steps. He will also share ways to increase scores.22) TKES and LKES trainingDOE training for districts the weeks of July 22 and July 29 in 5 locations: Athens, Atlanta, Columbus, Savannah and Macon23) Additional TKES and LKES trainingAdditional training will be at OK RESA in late August or early September24) Other items of interestBreaking newsA) GLEI Training August 22nd 8:30-12:00*Superintendents & Principals must do thisB) Bacon Co. has named a new Superintendent: Dr. Laine Reichart from Thomasville. She is scheduled to start July 1stClinch Co.’s new Superintendent: Dr. Donna Ryan scheduled to be in town June 17th but officially starts July 1st.Ware Co. has named Mark Mooneyhan the Interim Superintendent while Ware Co. begins the search for a new Superintendent.C) Board of Control had their fareware luncheon on May 22nd. Great time celebrating the service of those who retired and those moving on.Next year will be exciting with 4 new members and 4 veterans.Terri Deloach (Pierce Co.) was named the ChairDr. John Lairsey (Charlton Co.) was named the Co-ChairD) Coordinate Algebra Scores-The systems are all embarrassed by the low scores (48.9% highest passing for our area), but what we are finding with discussion from people is this is a State Issue more so a teaching issue.-Range of 20%-28%***9th grade students will be the most affected by this.Each system needs to send detailed lists of concerns regarding the testing so we can send one joint letter to the DOE voicing our concerns.Curriculum Directors, Special Ed Directors, Superintendents, Principals (Handout)**No price was mentioned**Curriculum Directors, Superintendents, Special Ed Directors (Handout)Russ Cook (NERESA) said this is a wonderful Conference so all RESA Directors will be attendingCurriculum Directors, Superintendents, Special Ed Directors, Board of Education members, Principals, Teachers(Handout)$150/Board MemberCurriculum Directors, Special Ed Directors, Superintendents, PrincipalsRegistration is available.We will have 1 Session instead of 2.Curriculum Directors, Special Ed Directors, Superintendents, Principals**Send district wide teams to one of the dates**Curriculum Directors, Special Ed Directors, Superintendents, Principals-Regional Training at RESA:-Looking at late August early September.-Send AP’s to training her at OK RESA-All School Improvement personnel must go through training to get credentials.Curriculum Directors, Special Ed Directors, Superintendents, PrincipalsDr. Elizabeth Oliver25) CCRPI OK RESA data26) Unit revisionsMath units will be pulled during the first weeks of June for revisions; they will be on the wiki for viewing and be reposted July 1st27) Summer Math InstitutesLast chance to register28) SMP workshopK – 2, 3 – 5, 6 – 8. Standards of Mathematical Practice; two day workshop in conjunction with Coastal Plains RESA29) Grades 1 & 2 DataGrades 1 & 2 Assessment resultsNext time we will set the due date later to get past CRCT, End of School etc. but please note the accumulated results will not be available from RESA until after the Summer.If your system would like Dr. Oliver to come to your system and do an overview of the standards and answer questions please let her know as soon as possible. It would need to be planned for late August/early September.DO NOT LET TEACHERS SEE THE TEST QUESTIONS!!Principals (Handout)Review the handoutPrincipals, instructional coaches, teachersTeachers k – 10(Handout)Elementary and Middle School Principals and TeachersDeadline: JULY PLAC MEETINGPrincipals and teachers 1 & 2(Handouts: Math 1, Math 2, Reading 1, Reading 2, ELA 1, ELA 2, Atkinson Co. Data) -All Systems agreed they would like to use this again to help students prepare.-Common complaint is the language used, teacher guidance documents were used to help develop the test.***Teachers need to go back and review the Teacher Guidance Handouts. There is a lot of useful information in here. ***Cindy Hitt30) Social Studies SummitHS Social Studies Summit, Sept. 17th in Gwinnett-100 History Teachers & 100 Econ Teachers-More Information to come31) Social Studies UpdateGPS/Literacy StandardsC3 (College, Career, Civic Life) Framework32) SS Support CoursesSupport courses for SS no longer available.Am Gov (45.05710), US Hist (45.08130) and WH (45.08310)33) Learning Resources Evaluation SitesSites for reviewing and evaluating-12 ELA/Reading resources. One in each of the 14 congressional districts.Closest: Jesup, Albany.Available June 24-July 1134) ELA 5th Grade Unit 5HS Social Study TeachersHS Social Study TeachersC3 Framework (Handout)Social Studies: (Handout)***Review handouts***Curriculum DirectorsCurriculum Directors, Administrators, Educators, Parents(Handout)Review HandoutCassie Todd35) LDC UpdatesCurriculum Directors-Dr. Huie was very impressed with the cohorts and modules.-Dr. Huie will be presenting at a conference in July & has requested Cassie to attend.Additional Information/Notes:A) (P. Stovall): GATES Grant: $75,000 grant; collect data from CCRPI for specific subjects/items.***The “Exceeds” scores will be huge!B) (P. Stovall): Human Sex Trafficking Posters from the DOE are available in the GLRS classroom. These were sent for each system to place in their high school(s).C) (P. Stovall): GNETS-Trying to get things straightened out for the Workers Compensation Insurance-Report will be delayed for months-Will be encouragingD) (D. Robbins): HB671: Introduction to Educating Exceptional Children & Youth is up for registration. This is a blended course that will meet six times face-to-face and five times online.Registration deadline is August 19th and class is scheduled to begin on August 26th.E) (R. Powers): Gifted Testing Updates-Ware Co. (Dr. Faust) will be upgrading to Wyatt 3 and Cogat Version 6-All other systems will be doing Cogat 6 and no WyattF) (R. Powers): BOOKS!!!-Each system should have picked up your boxes of books from the GLRS classroom. If you did not, please make plans to do so soon. There are still lots of books available in the warehouse in Atlanta. We are currently making plans to return for more ................
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