2021 Work Session Discussion Items - Quick Links

(More Info Below)

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• ALSDE Department Phone Numbers

• Alabama Achieves - Strategic Plan for a New Decade 

• TEAMS Act

  • Memo (May 28, 2021)​

  • TEAMS Act Quick Sheet with Q &A 

  • AASB TEAMS Act Overview

  • TEAMS Bill

• Alabama Coaching Framework 

  • Alabama Coaching Framework Guiding Document

  • Alabama Coaching Framework Overview (PPT) 

  • Office of School Improvement (OSI) Coaching Community Four 2-hour sessions, using the Coaching Framework as the guiding document. All agendas, presentations, activities, and links are provide

• ALSDE Digital Learning Repository (Schoology, SchoolsPLP, Remote Learning, etc.)

• ACIP eProve Guides and Recorded Webinars 

• Harmony SEL Site, K-6 (Free Lessons and Activities for Teachers, Students, and Parents)

• ACAP and ACT Tools and Resources  ​​​

• Comprehensive Support Schools (CSI) - December 2018

• ALEX - Many New Features!

• Four Domains for Rapid Improvement (Center for School Turnaround)

• Global Scholar ALSDE Dropbox

• School Poverty Reporting - See Memo FY18-2052

• National Board

  • National Board Candidate Support (including information about regional mentoring)

  • Request ATLAS Group Access for School or PLC

• A-F Online Report Card Dashboard ​

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Assessments

• NAEP Resources and COS Correlations

• ACAP and ACT Resources 

• 2018-2019 Benchmark Scores for State Assessments -  May 2019

Civic Exam

• 12th Civics Exam - Administered by LEA beginning 2018-2019 school year.

  • Civics Practice Tests, Resources, and Test

  • Draft of Sample Questions ​

  • Click here to save a copy of a Civics test I put together in your Google drive. Test is scored automatically and feeds into a spreadsheet for school or district.

Courses of Study and Content Resources

• Math​

  • 2019 Math ACOS Secondary Course Alignment to ACT​

  • K-12 Math Professional Development (PD) Menu of Services. AMSTI has developed a comprehensive “Menu of Services” to help LEAs align their PD to data. You may access this document HERE or HERE.

  • Essentials Pathway Math Sequence Option This document provides a listing of different Essentials Pathway math course options available beginning in the 2017-2018 school year, including course code numbers.

• ELA

  • 2021 ELA Course of Study​

• Science

  • Science Standards - Insight Tool (New)

• SPE Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards - ELA and Math "At Your Fingertips" COS 

 

FAFSA, AP, Dual Enrollment, and Other High School Opportunities 

• FAFSA

  • Schools can sign up for this school year’s Cash for College campaign now! Please urge your school contacts to visit http://cashforcollegealabama.org to sign up.

  • Alabama Possible Statewide FAFSA Completion Rates by High School (includes comparison data from previous year)

  • ACHE FAFSA Completion Data (by Year, District, School, Completion Maps, Resources, etc. )

  • FAFSA Senior Economics Lesson Plan

  • ACHE / USDE "Confidentiality and User" Agreement 

• UA Rural Medicine Scholars - https://cchs.ua.edu/ruralprograms/

  • Rural Minority Health Scholars (12th Graders), Due in March

  • Rural Health Scholars (11th Graders), Due in March

• Amazon AP Computer Science 

• National Issues Forum (for secondary ELA and Social Studies teachers)​ - Teaching problem solving through national issues.

• Dual Enrollment

  • ALSDE Dual Enrollment Memo - Credit for DE Courses (May 2019)

  • University of Alabama Early College (UAEC) - Completely online with discount rate for tuition

    • UAEC Course List

  • ALSDE Dual Enrollment Memo - Credit for DE Courses (May 2019)

  • More DE ALSDE Documents and Guidance

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Data Resources

• Data-Friendly Resource for School Teams

• PARCA Data and Charts (ASPIRE, ACT, and Going-Going Rates) - Scroll to bottom of page.

• Student Advisory/Workforce Development Resources and Data

ESSA​

• Evidence for ESSA - Standard for the most up-to-date and reliable information on programs that meet ESSA evidence standards

Grant Opportunities

• Blue Cross Blue Shield Caring Foundation Grants for Schools and Districts (Health, Wellness, and Education)

• Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Grants

High School Diploma Options

• High School Diploma Options for adults who dropped out or earned completion certificates

  • High School Transcript Audit Form (2017) - This updated form is for use with the Non Traditional Diploma in order to determine options for participation.

  • ACCS Plan of Instruction for Option 1 (2017) - This Plan of Instruction is to be used with an adult who earned an Alabama High School Certificate of Attendance, but did not pass the Alabama High School Graduation Exam.

  • ACCS Plan of Instruction for Option 2 (2017) -  This plan of instruction is to be used for an adult who earned 10 or more graduation credits from an Alabama High School and requires additional graduation credits to be awarded an Alabama High School Diploma.

  • Original Memo and FAQs and Requirements (11/2016) 

  • Contact your region's Adult Education Coordinator for more information.  

  • High School Diplomas for World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War Veterans- Memo 

Pay Raise by Graduate Degree

• ALSDE Memo (October 2016) - Regarding those who completed degrees BEFORE 2017-2018

• ALSDE Memo (Feb. 2017) - Regarding those who complete degrees 2017-2018

• Pay Raise Act

 

Teaching Universities Supporting Teachers in the Field

• For over 20 years, Alabama’s colleges and universities that prepare teachers have been required to provide assistance if a new teacher assigned in-field needed support. This guarantee is applicable only to individuals who have completed a Class B (undergraduate) or Alternative Class A (master’s degree level) program approved by the Alabama State Board of Education. Here is a list of Alabama’s educator preparation institutions, along with the name and email address of the person who should be contacted if a new educator assigned in-field experiences difficulties during the first two years of employment

Events /PD

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• Curriculum and Instruction Meetings​

  • 2020-2021 CI Meeting PowerPoints and Handouts ​

  • 2019-2020 Dates and Locations/PowerPoints and Handouts

  • 2018-2019 CI Meeting  PowerPoints​​

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Summer 2021

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• Regional Inservice Center Summer PD (all 11 locations)​

• Mega Conference 202