Scaling Integration: A Vision for Collaboration across the SLV BOCES

Scaling Integration: A Vision for Collaboration across the SLV BOCESCurtis Garcia

Overview of Centennial as an Integration District Small, rural school

in the SLV 2011-2012 Pk-12

enrollment of 248 90+% Hispanic 80+%

Free/Reduced lunch

Year One- Laying the Foundation Began integration

work in Fall 2011-2012

Piloted principal evaluation tool

6 teachers trained in LDC

2 teachers trained in MDC

Grant Outcome 1: Educator Effectiveness

Grant Outcome 2: Teacher Supports and Formative

Assessment Tools

Grant Outcome 3: Integration

Year One Challenges/Lessons Learned Shift from content to

concepts Building capacity Enhancing collaboration Making the work

sustainable Providing support Alignment to other work

and initiatives

Year Two: Building Capacity to Scale Grant Outcome 1:

Educator Effectiveness Teacher Rubric Pilot Teacher Student Data

Link Student/Teacher

Perception Surveys Systems Building

Year Two: Building Capacity to Scale Grant Outcome 2: Teacher

Supports and Formative Assessment Tools Continue use of LDC and

MDC Embed formative

assessment tools within district curriculum and unit plans

Colorado Sample Curriculum Project

Support Systems

Year Two: Building Capacity to Scale Grant Outcome 3:

Integration Monitoring progress

on Instructional tools Identify areas of need Targeted professional

development and supports

Build Collaboration

Year Two: Building Capacity to Scale Grant Outcome 4

RTT III RTT District Initiative

RTT III The purpose of the Race to the top

of the Valley collaborative is to enhance the quality of education for all children in the San Luis Valley by developing high quality curriculum aligned to Colorado standards and by utilizing professional learning communities to support teachers and administrators to improve overall classroom instruction.

LDC MDCCommon

AssessmentsModel

Curriculum

RTT District Tying to curriculum work

already being done in districts

Brining Integration to Elementary Grades (Read Act)

Building infrastructure Leadership Oversight Technology

Direct link to Post-secondary readiness efforts

Next Steps What are districts in SLV

BOCES already doing? Identifying points of

collaboration w/ integration and pilot districts

Identifying teacher leaders Enhancing Collaboration Making the work sustainable Sharing experiences Scaling up

Inter-BOCES collaboration

ContactCurtis L GarciaPrincipal/Integration Project ManagerCentennial School District R-1PO Box 350 San Luis, COO: 719-672-3322C: 303-902-1588