June+2009+-+Questions+for+Mary

=//OPSI Update - June 2009//= =1) IMR updates= 70 people, 5 days, 2300 hours of review Each package got four reads Data compiled - top 3 or 4 have gone into the last phase of review which is conceptual review A few packages did not have a statistical difference between the scores so some grade bands or content sets have four programs going to the conceptual review. Conceptual review team - PhDs from across the state. Elementary, MS(Integrated, Life Science, Physical Science, Earth and Space), HS (Integrated, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth/Space, Physical Science) 19th - Conceptual Review results Week of June 22nd - Then report goes to science panel, Superintendent Dorn June 30th - Initial recommendations to SBE July 17th - on the agenda
 * Core Materials**

=2) Coaching funding=
 * Supplemental Review**
 * June 8th - 12th - Supplemental Review (86 sets of materials)
 * 10 reviewers
 * Partial participation
 * Big Ideas in Science will be used for the review - not each and every standard
 * No limit on the number of recommendations - report may simply tell you their relative strengths related to the Big Ideas
 * More informational then a clear recommendation
 * Needed information from the finance office (OFM)
 * Meeting with Alan Burke - still checking with legislature regarding intent
 * Potential Plan
 * Pay 1/2 the coaches salary and benefits with a "hope" that the district would fund the other 1/2.
 * Priority to districts that would fund the other 1/2
 * 16 - 18 coaches if districts will fund half
 * If district funding half, OSPI is asking the legislature for flexibilty so that district have more say so on how the coach is used (grade band, number of schools)
 * Been working with Title 1 - if the coaches school is in AYP- the other 1/2 of the funding could come from Title funding
 * Posted on I-grants by the end of next week - June 12th - Posted for two - three weeks - decisions by mid-July
 * Districts that have coaches will be given priority so that they can maintain the expertise that has already been developed - but will be open to other districts to apply

3) When are the new standards going back up on the website?
 * Randy has signed the standards
 * There were some formatting issues
 * A different protocol on how documents should be turned in . ..
 * Jessica reading standards tonight - to Alan tomorrow - Superintendent's office Not sure how long this will take.

4) Any new developments in assessment? Cinda starting?
 * Cinda Parton coming in as the Director for assessment - all content areas
 * Had a meeting with a group of science leaders
 * Had an assessment mapping meeting - Assessment writers were there - So few questions - Harder and harder to evaluate all of the standards in less questions
 * Joe Wilhoft working on this - All the standards that were grayed out - the majority of them can be assessed

5) OSPI staffing changes
 * Both science and math have taken a 1/2 position cut - Tara will be moving into a new position
 * Gilda - Environmental Ed at 50% time, may support teaching an learning for 1/4 of time and still looking for 1/4 funding

6) Instructional Materials Use - Who they talked to