Transformation In Progress
Rhode Island’s Phase II Race to the Top
August 10, 2010
A Solid Foundation for Reform
The Rhode Island Interview Team
Honorable Donald L. Carcieri, Governor
Deborah A. Gist, Commissioner
David V. Abbott, Deputy Commissioner
Mary Ann Snider, Chief of Educator Excellence and
Instructional Effectiveness
Sharon Contreras, Chief Academic Officer,
Providence Schools
Rhode Island’s Theory of Action
All students will achieve at high
All Students levels when:
Achieve
We have an effective teacher
in every classroom and an
effective leader in every
Effective Educators,
school.
Relentlessly Supported
AND
Teachers and school leaders
Student-Centered are supported by student-
Systems and Policies centered systems.
Bold, Achievable Goals
By 2015, 85% of
students will graduate
from high school.
By 2015, we will
reduce achievement
gaps by half.
No student will have
two ineffective
teachers in a row.
Rhode Island’s Theory of Implementation
Monitor
progress
LEAs
Set clear Provide
expectations necessary tools
Build capacity
Provide
feedback
State
Rhode Island Is Ready
A history of accomplishment
The capacity to move forward
The commitment and plan to sustain our success
Great Teachers and Leaders
Great Teachers and Leaders:
Guiding Principles
Student growth and learning provide at least 51% of the
evidence of effectiveness.
Use tools to assess professional practice, content knowledge,
professional responsibilities, & support of district initiatives.
Use evaluation data to assign teachers based on student needs.
Increased Educator Effectiveness
and Improved Student Achievement
Using Results to Inform
Great Teachers PD and Assign Educators
and Leaders:
Building & Implementing
Evaluation System
Implementing
the RI Model Setting
Evaluation System Performance Standards
Establishing
Multiple Measures
Defining Effectiveness
Educators at All Levels
Working Together
World-Class Standards, Assessments, and Curricula
World-Class Standards, Assessments, and Curricula
Great teachers and leaders who:
Hold every student to high
expectations
Instruct students using
curriculum aligned to
standards
Use data from assessments
to monitor and support
student learning
Access resources and data
from the instructional
improvement system
Increased Educator Capacity
and Improved Student Achievement
World-Class
Instructional
Standards, Management System
Assessments,
and Curricula:
Rhode Island’s
Capacity & Structure LEA Develops
Model Curricula
Expert Consultation State Capacity to Sustain
State Sets Expectations
& Provides Support
Accelerating School Performance
Rhode Island Data Platforms
Coordinated Use of Data Across Key Platforms:
User Parent Researcher Educator Administrator Student
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Platform Instructional
Accountability
InfoWorks WEAVE Management StudentWorks
& Evaluation
System
Data Student ID, Health,
School-level Interim
DCYF, Labor, Growth Model e-Transcript
SurveyWorks & Formative
Demographics, & Educator e-Portfolio
Demographics Assessments,
Attendance, GPS, Evaluation ILP
UCOA Model Curricula
UCOA, Assessments
* NOTE: The data platforms shown above are in varying stages of development and field usage.
Accelerating School Performance
Use diagnostic analysis to
focus and sequence
supports based on
All Students
school’s specific needs Achieve
Increase district capacity
Remove barriers to
Effective Educators,
implementation Relentlessly Supported
Expand high-performing,
innovative school models
Student-Centered
Statewide culture of high Systems and
Policies
expectations
Transformation in Progress
Intervention protocol for transforming lowest-achieving schools
Evaluations based primarily on student growth & achievement
Common Core State Standards
Non-traditional pathways to educator certification
Lifted cap on charter public schools
Moving Forward Together
Bold, achievable goals
Shared ownership of our plan
A history of accomplishment
The capacity to move forward
The commitment and plan to sustain our success
Special thanks to the Providence
Public School District and other
contributors for the photos used
in this presentation!