Fiscal Year FY17 LEA Name Clayton County Public Schools LEA Coordinator Katrina Thompson Equity Gap #1 (LEAs must select an Equity Gap that addresses the needs of poverty and minority students.) Gap 1: Teacher Retention P-2: Support the Retention of Effective Teachers Equity Intervention Selected to Address Equity Gap #1 Describe how the Equity Intervention will be 1) implemented, 2) monitored, and 3) measured for effectiveness in the current fiscal year. The description should include the personnel responsible by position and timeline for implementing, monitoring, and analyzing data to determine effectiveness of implementation. It should also include the data that will be gathered and analyzed to determine effectiveness. Personnel Implementation Responsible School principals, assistant principals, and instructional site facilitators will participate in job embedded professional development Teaching and Department, Principal Coaches Monthly August 2016-June 2017 Professional development provided during Early Release Days for teachers; offer coaching endorsements and teacher support specialists classes, and TAPP classes Teaching and Department, Principal Coaches Monthly August 2016-June 2017 District Cross Functional Team-CFT (HR department in collaboration with Teaching and ) will develop an action plan to support and retain effective teachers Monitoring Implementation Review monthly logs from Principal Leadership Coaches, Teacher Development Specialists, and teacher mentors Schedule for onsite focus walks and logs Chief Academic Officer and Chief of HR Personnel Responsible Director and Coordinator for Professional Develop plan August- September, Implementation September 2016-May 2017 Monthly from August 2016 June 2017 2016-2017 Page 1 of 7
Evaluation and surveys from professional development sessions with teachers Measuring for Effectiveness of Implementation and Ability to Reduce Equity Gap Exit survey results for the Retention rate of teachers measured over FY17 and FY18 Findings from the teacher focus groups with the Human Resources Department 2016-2017 Page 2 of 7 Teaching and Department Personnel Responsible HR Directors and HR Analyst will collect data and analyze the exit survey, retention data, and focus group summaries Allocation of Resources and/ or Coordination of Funds Required to Implement Equity Intervention Reports will be provided to the Title II, Part A Coordinator each semester (December and May) Summary reports from the exit surveys, retention data, and focus groups are due to the Title II, Part A Coordinator by June 23, 2017. Title II, Part A o Stipends for new teachers attending the New Teacher Orientation o Salaries for teacher mentors providing support and professional development to new and struggling teachers o Supplemental supplies and books o Coaching Endorsement for Teacher Leaders o Salaries for Principal Leadership Coaches to help new and struggling principals with improving the school climate, structure for professional development for staff, and strategies to support new and struggling teachers o Salaries and benefits for 7 Teacher Development Specialists who provide support to TAPP candidates, new teachers, and struggling teachers. o Financial Incentives for hard to staff, high need content areas State PL o Funds for consultants to provide job embedded professional development, coaching, and modeling of research-based strategies o Supplies and books
o Coaching Endorsement for Principals and Teachers General Funds o Online professional development platform o Materials and supplies o Books for professional learning communities o Financial Incentives for hard to staff, high need content areas o Signing bonuses for teachers o Teacher/Staff Recognition Program 2016-2017 Page 3 of 7
Equity Gap #2 (LEAs must select an Equity Gap that addresses the needs of poverty and minority students.) Gap 2: CCRPI Equity Intervention Selected to Address Equity Gap #2 PL-2: Provide Targeted Teacher Development on Content and Pedagogy Describe how the Equity Intervention will be 1) implemented, 2) monitored, and 3) measured for effectiveness in the current fiscal year. The description should include the personnel responsible by position and timeline for implementing, monitoring, and analyzing data to determine effectiveness of implementation. It should also include the data that will be gathered and analyzed to determine effectiveness. Implementation Personnel Responsible Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) training for teachers, paraprofessionals, instructional support staff, and administrators Teaching and LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) will provide educators with a core understanding of language structure and help them gain in-depth instructional information to complement their teaching practices. LETRS will bring a deeper knowledge of reading instruction by addressing each component phoneme awareness; phonics, decoding, spelling, and word study; oral language development; vocabulary; reading fluency; comprehension; and writing. Teaching and K-12 Science Summer Content Training: professional development for K-12 science teachers with a focus on engaging students in the Georgia Performance Standards (GPS) including content, inquiry, engineering, literacy and collaborative planning. Using Data to Improvement Vertical Alignment: Teachers will meet in multi-level school clusters in order to learn how to analyze grade level and longitudinal data in order to identify trends and areas of improvement. Teachers will be trained in matching instructional practices to the specific needs indicated by data. Teaching and Teaching and 2016-2017 Page 4 of 7
Building Mathematical Proficiency in K-12. The goal of this course is to equip teachers with the skills, understanding, and tools required to help students develop mathematical proficiency. Teachers will learn to use the content standards to teach the mathematical practices and the strands of mathematical proficiency. Teaching and K-12 Social Studies Summer Content Training: professional development for K-12 Social Studies teachers with a focus on engaging students in the Georgia Performance Standards (GPS) including content, teaching with document based questions, and disciplinary literacy. Integrating the reading, writing, and language standards during Language Arts Instruction -Teachers will explore best practices for integrating the components of literacy in order to require students to demonstrate mastery in a variety ways in an effort to optimize students Teaching and Teaching and Monitoring Implementation Personnel Responsible During session one, teachers will take an assessment to determine their content knowledge. After session three, teachers will take a post-assessment to determine growth in their content knowledge. Following each session Collaborative planning notes and observations will be conducted to ensure teachers are sharing strategies and application of strategies with colleagues There will be a walk through and modeling session where information will be gathered regarding the use of the strategies during the regular class period at each school. Lesson plans and student work samples Teaching and will collect and analyze data from the professional development sessions Teaching and will collect and analyze data from the professional development sessions July 2016 June July 2016 June 2016-2017 Page 5 of 7
Measuring for Effectiveness of Implementation and Ability to Reduce Equity Gap School and District CCRPI Scores from the 2017- Increased number of students scoring at the Proficient or Distinguished level on the GMAS End of Course or End of Grade Assessments over the Personnel Responsible Teaching and Coordinators) will collect and analyze data from the assessments and state standardized assessment Teaching and Coordinators) will collect and analyze data from the assessments and state standardized assessment July 2016-June July 2016-June Formative assessment data (unit assessments; benchmarks); teacher observations Teaching and Coordinators) will collect and analyze data from the assessments and state standardized assessment Allocation of Resources and/ or Coordination of Funds Required to Implement Equity Intervention July 2016-June Title II, Part A o Supplemental supplies/materials and books o Funds for consultants to provide job embedded professional development, coaching, and modeling of research-based strategies State PL o Funds for consultants to provide job embedded professional development, coaching, and modeling of research-based strategies o Supplies and books 2016-2017 Page 6 of 7
General Funds o Online professional development platform o Materials and supplies o Books for professional learning communities Title III o Supplemental supplies/materials and books 2016-2017 Page 7 of 7