Sept+16

Agenda:

1. Office of Curriculum, Career & Technical Education 2. Office of Assessment and Technology Systems
 * Goals
 * Draft HS 2025 goals were presented to curriculum directors.
 * Systemic model for standards review process
 * draft timeline for standards review process was shared and discussd. A suggestion was made to leave a year between reviewing different content standards because elementary teachers have to make changes every year.
 * [[file:Standards Revision Timeline.doc]]
 * Common course numbering proces
 * The goal of a common course numbering system is to implement a uniform transcript system. The state is also applying for a federal grant that requires a longitudal data system to be in place. Career and Technical Education courses on the PRF system are already in place. Committee work will need to be jump-started to continue the process of implementing a common course numbering system in SD. Becky Nelson will be faciliting the process.
 * Building Curriculum – SDMyLife.com Programs of Study
 * SDMyLife.com has great reporting abilities. One of the reports available will display which clusters students are interested in. The data can be used to build/develop/evaluate which elective courses to offer and for teachers to implement projects based on interest's of students in their classrooms. To find out more contact your school administrator for SDMyLife.com (usually school counselor) or Steve Rounds at the state.
 * AP and Dual Credit
 * AP and Dual credit were briefly discussed. The state would like to see an increase in students completing AP or Dual credit courses.
 * [[file:AP data.xls]]
 * Professional development
 * *** A statewide professional development plan was handed out. There are still dates that need to be finalized.
 * [[file:2009-2010 PD Calendar Workshop Descriptions.doc]]
 * Goals
 * Provide statewide assessment program to meet NCLB requirements, inform instruction, and provide professional development related to assessment.
 * Analyze state-wide data to inform policy-makers, administrators, and teachers to increase student achievement.
 * Use a systems approach to developing new initatives for schools and DOE in the use of technology
 * Writing assessment
 * Pearson is working with the DOE on possible solutions to improving the writing assessment.
 * D-Step updates
 * Dates for Testing Coordinators 2009-2010
 * [[file:Dates for TC 2009-10.xls]]
 * Assessment Literacy
 * The Assessment Literacy Project has been initiated as a means to inform teachers and administrators in the overall process of large scale assessment in South Dakota, and to make them aware of the various assessment related tools available to them including formative assessments (DACS and Achievement Series), online End of Course tests, standards information on the website, and data tools such as e-Metric.
 * The project also sets out to instruct teachers and administrators in the relationship of how content standards, assessment and data analysis are used to create meaningful information that can be used to affect instructional decisions. It also seeks to help teachers understand data tools they have available
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 * End-of-course exams/Achievement Series/DACS
 * Please contact Laura Snow at laura.snow@state.sd.us or 605-773-8193 with questions regarding either one of these programs.