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JOB-EMBEDDED STAFF COLLABORATION IN THE COEUR

D’ALENE SCHOOL DISTRICT

“Relevant, timely and actionable learning for educators in our

district.”

DISTRICT DEMOGRAPHICS• 18 schools:

• 11 elementary schools• 3 with magnet focus• 1 Kindergarten school

• 3 middle schools• 1 with magnet focus

• 2 traditional high schools• 2 professional-technical high

schools• 1 in KTEC consortium with

Post Falls and Lakeland• 1 district school also

offering credit retrieval

INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF633 instructional

staff• Teachers• Counselors• Administrator

s• Paraprofessio

nals• Support Staff


Students go to classes at Lake City H.S.

Shawn Gust, Coeur d’Alene Press

HISTORY


• Representative district subcommittee convened in August of 2009.• Impacts to community

and instructional practices.

• Parent communication in April 2010

• First sessions in September of 2010.

• Adjustments made within:• Transportation routes

and times• Food service• School PLUS child care

programs

Jessica Marshall, a third-grader at Sorensen Elementary in Coeur d’Alene, juggles for the students at the annual talent show.

Jesse Tinsley, Spokesman Review


OUR CALENDAR• Published annually• Collaboration time every

instructional Monday morning.• Elementary 7:45 –

9:45AM• Middle/High 7:00 –

8:40AM• Most led by building

administration• One per month reserved for

district-led cross-district collaboration.

• 5 “Common Topic” windows given to building administrators along with suggested activities.

• Instructional hours extended to compensate for required time.




OUTCOMES

Gosia Staszewska, 11, performs a gymnastics routine during an assembly for the Lakes Magnet Middle School multicultural fair. Shawn Gust, Cd’A Press

FEEL OF CONTRIBUTION


Teachers Marissa Feely and Aaron Drake engage in a cross-district collaboration activity. University of Idaho, Coeur d’Alene

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TEAMING


Students at Project CDA made quilts in Family & Consumer Science to donate to a local shelter. Courtesy: Idaho PTE

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NEW IDEAS


Coeur d’Alene High School’s TeraViks placed 14th at the First Robotics World Championships in Atlanta, GA.

This year's competition, dubbed Ultimate Ascent, challenged teams of high school students to spend six weeks building a robot able to compete against other robots in an arena game. The robots have to be able to point and shoot Frisbees, block other robots' Frisbees, and then climb a 90-foot high pyramid.

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TIME


Sophia Demata, a first-grader at Skyway Elementary, left, enjoys visiting with class mates and Gabby Alonso, philanthropy chair for the University of Idaho's Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, during a Thursday visit to promote reading among elementary students. The sorority was participating in the Learning with Lucky reading program supplying more than 100 first grade students at the school with rewards for toy puppies that were distributed by Parker Toyota and Horace Mann Insurance.


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PROFESSIONAL GROWTH


Jeremiah Cooper, a Project SEARCH student, places a label inside a dictionary at our District Office. They were provided to each third grade student by the local Elks Lodge 1254.

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PREPARING FOR IDAHO CORE AND SMARTER-BALANCED

Daniel Gunnerson, 11, of Dalton Elementary receives a hug from his sister Kimberly , after being named the Idaho Math Champion for earning more points through Apangea.Jerome Pollos, Coeur d’Alene Press


OUR DISTRICT’S WORK• Organized work by semester:

• First semester – Idaho Core Curriculum• Realignment and revision

• Done by small teams and refined during cross-district time.

• Second semester – Smarter Balanced• Capacity building / Stiggins

training• Revision of all interim

assessments to mirror SBAC.

• Instructional coaches led professional development in building and cross-district.• Additional opportunities

provided during summer and after classes.• With credit available

OUR IDAHO CORE CURRICULAR WORK


• Recruited core curriculum writers at each grade level and subject area in English Language Arts / Math.• Gave instruction on best

practices and district standards.

• Developed initial curriculum guides, maps and units.

• Shared with colleagues during cross-district dates.

• Adjustments made afterward

Kevin Shaker, a fifth-grader at Atlas Elementary in Coeur d’Alene, looks at rock samples during a recent experiment.

Jesse Tinsley, Spokesman Review

OUR NEW ASSESSMENTS


• Representative district subcommittee, “The Top 40” convened • Trainings from Stiggins

group through State Department

• Built capacity around SBAC• Development of all new

EOCAs and Benchmark assessments• With same types of

questioning strategies as summative test.

• Will be monitored beginning in fall.

Riley Miller, a second grade student at Bryan Elementary, holds a pose during first day of school pictures by his mom prior to the first bell.


THIS YEAR’S WORK


• Parent communication• English Language

Arts/Mathematics will be meeting to review progress.• Fidelity to curriculum• Holes in learning• Materials needed

• All other content areas will begin curricular work around Literacy standards of the Idaho Core.• Assisted by instructional

coaches

Katie Pemberton, a mathematics teacher at Canfield Middle School and Idaho’s Teacher of the Year in 2013, works with students through a simulation exercise involving algebra .

Brian Plonka, Eastern Washington University

Matthew Handelman, Superintendent

[email protected]




THANK YOU

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