Managing Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment

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Managing Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment
Data in the Information Age

• Linda Mora and Kelly Smith
• Northside ISD
• San Antonio, Texas
• [phone]
• www.nisd.net

Texas Association of School Boards September 19,
2004
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Background

• The acquisition and development of a Curriculum
  Management System (CMS) was identified by the
  Division of Curriculum and Instruction and the
  Northside ISD 10-year Technology Master Plan as
  a high-priority need to facilitate
  standards-based teaching, learning and
  assessment.
• To meet this need, a cross-representative team
  from Curriculum and Instruction and Technology
  Services embarked on the "CMS Project" in
  February 2003.

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Session Objectives

• Understand the components of a comprehensive
  CurriculumManagement System
• Understand the benefits of a Curriculum
  Management System
• Review the Northside process for acquiring and
  implementing a Curriculum Management System
• Know the "look fors" when purchasing a
  Curriculum Management system, including writing
  the RFP (Request for Proposal)

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CMSWhat is it?

• A well designed Curriculum Management System
  (CMS) is a computer-based system that seamlessly
  links and aligns all teaching, learning and
  assessment components so that teachers and
  administrators are able to focus on teaching
  and on meeting the needs of each and every
  student.

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CMS Facilitates Our Goal

• To increase student achievement in an
• environment where standards, curriculum,
  instructional resources, continual assessment,
  and staff development on research-based best
  practices are totally aligned.

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Components of CMS

• Data Warehouse
• Curriculum
• Instructional Resources
• Assessments
• In-depth, Customizable Reporting
• Best Practices Staff Development Resources
• Internet Outreach
• Gradebook Component

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Components of CMS

• Data Warehouse
• Student demographic data
• Standardized test data
• Benchmark data
• Attendance data
• Course data
• Campus and staff data
• Special programs and intervention data

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Components of CMS

• Curriculum (State, Local, National)
• Standards
• Goals
• Objectives
• Student Expectations

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Components of CMS

• Instructional Resources
• Scope and Sequence
• Calendars
• Lesson Plans
• Activities
• Online Resources
• Audio and Video Clips
• Links to software, library materials, and other
  resources

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Components of CMS

• Assessments
• Various Types
• State
• National
• Benchmarks
• Learner Profiles
• By student
• By question, objective, standard
• Across all test and years

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Components of CMS

• Reporting various levels of secure access
• To teachers, administrators, program directors,
  parents
• By classroom, campus, grade level, student
  groups
• By question, objective, standard
• Current and longitudinal

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Components of CMS

• Best Practices Staff Development
• Resources to improve teaching
• Audio and video clips
• Workshops opportunities
• Online classes
• Online collaboration
• Articles

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Components of CMS

• Internet Outreach
• School and teacher web pages
• Parent portal

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Components of CMS

• Gradebook Component
• Linked to TEKS/Standards, allowing multiple
  scales and symbols
• Lesser priority, development to begin in year
  two for Northside

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A Curriculum Management System Can

• Seamlessly link and align all teaching, learning
  and assessment components so that teachers and
  administrators are able to focus on teaching and
  on meeting the needs of each and every student
• Help students, parents, teachers, and
  administrators focus on knowledge and skills
  required for promotion, course completion and
  success on standardized tests (e.g. TAKS)
• Enable the systematic collection of data
  pertaining to school, district, state and
  national standards and assessments

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A Curriculum Management System Can

• Seamlessly aggregate, disaggregate and report
  assessment information immediately to all
  appropriate stakeholders
• Provide all stakeholders with a standardized
  Web-based system for monitoring and reporting
  student and group progress
• Allow District and campus instructional staff to
  analyze and interpret the data to guide
  decision-making and identify strengths and
  weaknesses in student, teacher, curriculum,
  program and school performance

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A Curriculum Management System Can

• Facilitate curriculum design and development,
  lesson planning, teaching and learning,
  standards mastery, testing, and grading
• Reduce paperwork and save time for teachers and
  administrators
• Help teachers improve their effectiveness in the
  classroom
• Help the District ensure that all legal
  requirements are met (NCLB, AEIS, IDEA, etc.)

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A Curriculum Management System Can

• Streamline the benchmarking process
• Allow teachers to share model lesson plans and
  teaching practices
• Help teachers customize instruction based on
  student progress and individual learning needs
• Reduce overall printing costs
• Improve communication with parents
• Give teachers the ability to provide online
  resources for students and parents

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Why SchoolNet?

• Best meets C I requirements
• Feature-rich, with more functionality than
  competitors
• Highly customizable for NISD needs
• Content-neutral, open container
• Proven solution for very large school districts
  (scalable)
• Detailed, multi-phase, realistic project
  management plan

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Why SchoolNet?

• Highly secure and dependable technology and
  methodology
• Moves the District toward the goal of a data
  warehouse
• Provides Web portal components (also a District
  goal)
• Most attractive purchase plan
• Stable company history with highly qualified
  staff

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Contractual Considerations

• Bond-eligible, outright purchase
• Payments based on defined project
  deliverables/milestones
• Warranty and upgrade terms
• Confidentiality assurance of all NISD data/
  information
• Service Level Agreement (tier problem resolution
  with identified name and contact information,
  email, help desk, additional technical support
  by phone and in person)
• Disaster Recovery Plan (guaranteed uptime,
  on-site support staff, back-up data nightly,
  system back up)

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CMS Implementation Timeline

• User Acceptance Testing
• January, 5 to 15 days
• Launch and Training
• February
• 125 Certified Trainers, taught by SchoolNet
• District-wide Implementation
• March