WEEKLY SNAPSHOT FROM

ESCLEW CENTER FOR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

November 2, 2018

IMPORTANT NEWS UPDATES

ODE ‘QUAD’ MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

The ODE Office of Community Schools in partnership State Support Teams (SST) and the Department of Education’s Literacy Office is providing in-person training for schools that must develop a Reading Achievement plan and/or a special education corrective action plan. Schools that received a special education rating of ‘needs intervention’ are requested to register for one of the following sessions. Reading Achievement Plan/Special Education technical assistance meetings are scheduled for the following dates and locations:

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Community Schools Quadrant Meeting / State Support Team Regions 11 & 7 10/24/18
3-6 PM
State Support Team Region 7
1495 W. Longview Avenue, Suite 200 Mansfield, Ohio, 44906

Community Schools Quadrant Meeting / State Support Team Regions 2,3,5,8, & 9 11/06/18
3-6 PM
Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio - Essex Place 6393 Oak Tree Boulevard
Independence, Ohio 44131

Community Schools Quadrant Meeting / State Support Team Regions 1 & 6 11/26/18
3-6 PM
ESC of Lake Erie West 2275 Collingwood Blvd,
Toledo, Ohio 43260

Community Schools Quadrant Meeting / State Support Team Regions 10 & 13 November 29, 2018
3-6PM
Miami Valley Regional Center 4801 Springfield Street, Room 300 Dayton, OH 45431

Please register for Community Schools ‘Quad’ Meeting through STARS

MARIANNE MOTTLEY, DIRECTOR OF THE REPORT CARD PROJECT, TO PRESENT UNDERSTANDING YOUR REPORT CARD

OVERVIEW: The 2018 school and district report cards include several new calculations because of changes to state and federal law. The new elements include a chronic absenteeism indicator, an end of course improvement indicator and a new piece to the gap closing component that measures whether English Learners are making progress towards English proficiency. This also is the first year that an overall summative grade was issued.

Marianne Mottley, Director of the Report Card Project at the Ohio Department of Education, will offer attendees a “deep dive” presentation into the data, and business rules used in all the report card calculations focusing special attention on the elements that are new. Attendees will leave with a strong understanding of how the grades are determined.

DATE: November 15, 2018

TIMES: 9:30 to 11:30 at ESC of Lake Erie West OR 1:00 to 3:00 at Northwest Ohio ESC.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Superintendents, Building Principals, District Leaders, School Board Members and others interested in a deeper understanding of Ohio's Report Card system

REGISTER FOR THE MORNING SESSION AT ESC OF LAKE ERIE WEST

REGISTER FOR THE AFTERNOON SESSION AT NORTHWEST OHIO ESC

ESCLEW PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

USING COGNITIVE RIGOR TO INCREASE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

Intended Audience
	Teachers Grades 3-12 	Building Leaders
	Curriculum Writers/Planners

Intended Outcomes
	Participants will strengthen their understanding of the critical need for the instruction of Ohio's learning standards at the cognitive level at which they are written.
	Participants will gain a better understanding of how ODE is currently using various levels of Depth of Knowledge (DOK) in aligning standards to state assessments.
	Participants will gain experience in writing/curating standards-aligned questions at various DOK levels for immediate use in classrooms.
	Participants will be provided valuable organizational tools, strategies, and resources for immediate use in classroom settings.

Presenter
Suzy Short is the Director of Curriculum and Instruction at the ESC of Lake Erie West. She has worked for the last 34 years as a classroom teacher, building and district administrator, and educational consultant. Suzy has extensive experience in curriculum writing, assessment literacy and in creating and providing professional development opportunities for teachers and school administrators. Suzy is passionate about providing relevant and practical information to assist schools in being more productive and successful in "allowing students to show evidence of their knowledge" in every possible setting-including on Ohio's State Tests.

Dates and Details
	Nov. 28 - Summit Academy Community School, 2521 Fairwood Avenue, Suite 100, Columbus, OH 43207
	Nov. 29 - Cincinnati Area-Horizon Science Academy 1055 Laidlaw Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45237 	Dec. 6 - Toledo Area- Challenger Learning Center 4955 Seaman Rd, Oregon, OH 43616
	Dec. 7 - Cleveland Area - Menlo Park Academy 2149 W 53rd St, Cleveland, OH 44102

Time: 9:00-3:00
INCLUDES WORKING LUNCH (provided)

Cost
No Cost - ESCLEW Sponsored Community Schools or ESCLEW Member Districts $125.00- Community Schools Not Sponsored by ESCLEW and Non-member Districts

REGISTER FOR NOVEMBER 28 - COLUMBUS

REGISTER FOR NOVEMBER 29 - CINCINNATI

REGISTER FOR DECEMBER 6 - TOLEDO

REGISTER FOR DECEMBER 7 - CLEVELAND

ESCLEW BOARD MEMBER TRAINING

Intended Audience
	Governing Authority Members
	Management Company Board Liaisons 	Building Principals

Intended Outcomes
	Participants will strengthen their understanding of the critical roles and responsibilities of governing authority members.
	Participants will strengthen their understanding of governing authority ethics.
	Participants will strengthen their understanding of the open meeting and public records requirements.
	Participants will be provided valuable legal updates and have discussions regarding todays “hot topics”.

Presenter
Adam Schira, Member, Dickinson Wright, PLLC - provides legal services to charter schools, authorizers and sponsors, management companies, school districts, career- technical schools, and other educational institutions and related entities in a wide range of legal areas and matters. Mr. Schira has worked with clients in both Ohio and Michigan developing compliant policies to ensure compliance with ever-changing education laws and regulations. He regularly appears on behalf of his clients before various oversight entities, including state agencies and sponsoring or authorizing bodies. He has given over fifty presentations on education law matters.

Prior to attending law school, Mr. Schira worked as a high school teacher in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as part of his commitment to serve in the Teach for America Corps, which has helped to provide significant perspective when working with his educational clients.

Dates and Details
	Saturday, December 8 - Summit Academy Community School, 2521 Fairwood Avenue, Suite 100, Columbus, OH 43207

Time

	9:00-12:00

Cost
No Cost - ESCLEW Sponsored Community Schools or ESCLEW Member Districts $50.00- Board Members Not Sponsored by ESCLEW and Non-member Districts

Registration for ESCLEW board member training will be forthcoming.

The above information is pertinent to community schools. This information is a consolidation from multiple sources and the majority was not created by the Educational Service Center of Lake Erie West. This is meant for informational purposes only and should not be considered a directive to the school or legal advice. If you have particular questions pertaining to your school, please contact you’re ESCLEW Regional Technical Assistance Representative/Educator.