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Implementation Update Webinars

Monday, December 12
Topics: Data Systems, Struggling Schools, Charter Schools
December 12 Materials (PDF, 428KB)
December 12 Recording
December 12 Transcript (PDF, 56KB)

Tuesday, December 13
Topics: Standards & Assessments, Great Teachers and Leaders
December 13 Materials (PDF, 488KB)
December 13 Recording
December 13 Transcript (PDF, 81KB)

Updates from Implementation Committees

• Episode One (WMV, 38MB) features Duval County Public Schools Math Teacher Tamar Woodhouse-Young and Putnam County's Associate Superintendent Sam Foerster, both members of the Race to the Top Student Growth Implementation Committee (SGIC), discussing their work to help shape Florida's new teacher evaluation systems.
• Episode Two (WMV, 68MB) features Marion County Public Schools Superintendent Jim Yancey, a member of the Race to the Top Local Systems Implementation Committee, discussing how the committee shaped the minimum standards for Local Instructional Improvement Systems and how they are connecting districts, charter schools, and consortia statewide through the Local Systems Exchange.
• Episode Three (WMV, 177MB) features Sam Foerster, Sandi Acosta, and John LeTellier, all members of the Race to the Top Student Growth Implementation Committee (SGIC), discussing the progress the committee has made regarding the type of model and the factors that will be accounted for in Florida's student growth measure - the value-added model.
• Episode Four (WMV, 88MB) features Pam Stewart, President of FOIL, and Martha McCormick-Watson, a member of the Race To The Top District-Developed Student Assessments for Instructional Effectiveness Implementation Committee, discussing the development of a test item bank and assisting with district-developed assessments for content areas that do not currently have standardized tests.
• Episode Five (WMV, 91MB) showcases the co-chairs of the Race to the Top Teacher and Leader Preparation Implementation Committee (TLPIC) Dr. Elisa Calabrese, Jasmine Ulmer, and James Griffin discussing how they are working to improve Florida's Principal Leadership Standards.

Implementation Technical Assistance

• Frequently Asked Questions Posted January 3, 2012 (PDF, 26KB)
• Teacher and Principal Evaluation Systems
• Local Instructional Improvement System
• Common Core State Standards Implementation Timeline (PDF, 258KB)
  • Common Core State Standards Implementation Timeline (Word, 40KB)

LEA Scope of Work and Budget Amendments

• Memorandum Announcing Year 1-Quarter 4 Amendments (PDF, 55KB)
• Overview of Amendment Process (PDF, 22KB)
• Summary of Changes to Amendment Process (PDF, 22KB)
• Revised LEA Allocations (PDF, 33KB)
• Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 28KB)

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Phase 2 Application and Memorandum of Understanding

• Phase 2 Application with Budget (PDF, 2MB)
• Phase 2 Appendix (PDF, 12MB)
• Phase 2 MOU (PDF, 321KB)
• View archived information on Race to the Top

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