supporting charter school transition to common core standards
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Supporting Charter School Transition to Common Core StandardsEvan Lefsky, Ph.D.Project DirectorPublic Consulting Group
Information Card• Name• Title or Position (e.g. Teacher , Administrator)• School or Company• Level (e.g. K-5) • District• Email
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Welcome & Introductions PCG Overview & Experience Project Overview Project Activities Project Schedule Questions & Answers
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Agenda
Public Consulting Group provides financial,
operational, technology, and academic
support services to school districts,
state departments, and foundations
around the world.
Interesting Facts Public Focus, Proven Results
Privately-held corporation since 1986
Financial capacity to take on complex projects of all sizes
Commitment to evidenced-based practices
Partnership approach
Extensive experience with
large scale engagements at district and state-levels
PCG Overview & Experience
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Interesting Facts Education Clients: 4,300
Largest 25 US Districts: 50%
Largest 100 US Districts: 35%
Data Warehouse Students: 5M
Medicaid Reimbursement Collected: $2.75B
Special Education Technology: 1.4M students or 20% of US Market.
14M IEP’s created by 350,000 users
PCG Florida Experience
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● Support clients via local offices since 1996o Tallahasseeo Ft. Lauderdale
● Provide over 25 services across 8 Florida LEAso Alachuao Browardo Escambiao Miami-Dade
● Serve additional Florida clients o Department of Education (DOE)
o Florida Rural Turnaround Leadership Projecto Department of Children and Families (DCF)o Florida Children Services Councils
o Orangeo Osceolao Palm Beacho Polk
Project Overview
• Race to the Top funded-November 2012-June 2014• All charter schools eligible to participate• Develop and deliver targeted training and technical assistance
specific to charter schools in two major areas: • 1) Implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)• 2) Access and use of a Local Instructional Improvement System
(LIIS) to analyze student achievement data to drive instruction and increase student academic achievement.
Project Activities• Professional development for teachers, administrators, and
governing board members (Delivered regionally)• Common Core Standards (English Language Arts and Literacy,
Math)• Data Literacy and Use • Value-Added Model (VAM)
• Training for charter school teams (Delivered regionally)• Self-assessment tool • Creating a CCSS implementation plan• Progress monitoring templates
Proposed Professional Development Schedule – Year 1
Nov 2012 Nov 2012 Feb 2013 March 2013 April 2013 May 2013 June 2013
Teachers’ Training
Regional Information Sessions
Project Information Session
Module 1-Data Use
Module 2A-CCSS-ELA (K-5)
Module2B-CCSS-ELA (6-12)
Module3A-CCSS-Math (K-5)
Module3B-CCSS-Math (6-12)
School Administrators’ Training
Regional Information Sessions
Project Information Session
Module 1-Data Use
Module 2-Common Core-ELA/Math
Board Members’ Training
Regional Information Sessions
Project Information Session
Module 1PARCC-CCSS
Project Update
Charter School Team Meetings
Regional Information Sessions
Project Information Session
Leadership Team Training Session 1
Leadership Team Training Session 2
Regional Coaching Sessions
Regional Monthly Technical Assistance
Regional Monthly Technical Assistance
Regional Monthly Technical Assistance
Regional Monthly Technical Assistance
Regional Monthly Technical Assistance
Proposed Professional Development Schedule – Year 2
Proposed Professional Development Delivery Schedule – Year 2*
Aug 2013 Sept 2013 Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013
Jan 2014 Feb 2014 March 2014 April 2014
May 2014 June 2014
Teachers’ Training
Module 4-Data Use
Module 5A-CCSS-ELA
Module 5B CCSS-ELA
Module 6A CCSS-Math
Module 6B CCSS-Math
Module 7A CCSS-ELA/Data
Module 7B CCSS-ELA/Data
Module 8A CCSS-Math/Data
Module 8B CCSS-Math/Data
School Admin. Training
Module 3-PARCC Overview
Module 4-Data Analysis/ VAM
Board Members’ Training
Module 2-Data Use
Project Update Project Update
Charter School Team Meetings
Leadership Team Training Session 3
Leader-ship Team Training Session 4
Leader-ship Team TrainingSession 5
Leadership Team TrainingSession 6
Regional Coaching Sessions
Regional Monthly Technical Assistance
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Additional Project Activities • Data Support Network
• Technology assessment tool• Instructional manual to assist charter schools in accessing and using the
LIIS
• Multi-Metric Monitoring System to assess progress toward transition to the CCSS in all content areas• Gap analysis to determine current alignment of school’s curriculum,
instructional materials, assessments, and professional development plan with the CCSS
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Public Consulting Group, Inc.148 State Street, Tenth Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(617) 426-2026, www.publicconsultinggroup.com