ALLIES CISC 2013 powerpoint pdf - allies site - Central California

53 Pages·2013·19.34 MB·English

by  Judith Scott

ALLIES: Our experience
with collaboration,
change and the
Common Core
An Improving Teacher Quality

Professional Development Program
The Partners
Louann Baker, CCWP Director, UCSC
Julie Minnis, CCWP, PVUSD Liaison
Susan Pérez, Director, Educational & EL Services;
Francine Holland, K-12 Coordinator ELA & ELD;
Marvilyn Quiroz, Watsonville High School teacher;
Theresa Rainey, Lakeview Middle School teacher;
Ann Rath, Aptos High School teacher;
Jim Lucas, Pajaro High School teacher
Judith A. Scott & Lucinda Pease-Alvarez,
Education Department, UCSC
Sarah-Hope Parmeter, Writing Program, UCSC
Diane Elia, Senior Director of C & I
The Alliance for Language and Literacy
Instruction Effecting Standards (ALLIES)
was funded by CPEC and CDE to
help secondary English teachers in a
Pajaro Valley Unified School District
learn about the CCSS for English
language arts and to engage in
instructional practices aligned with
these standards.
PVUSD, Free and Reduced
Lunch (n=19,923)
Qualifies (73%)
Doesn't Qualify
(27%)
PVUSD Demographics,
Grades 6-12 (n=9,854)
Latino
(78%)
White
(19%)
Other (3%)
We work with 50 teachers in 3 High Schools:
Five Middle Schools:

& One Alternative
High School
Students Impacted 2011-12
(n=2,760)
Latino
(74%)
White
(23%)
Other (3%)
The Structure: Planning & Events
Events:
•  Weekend Institutes with everyone together
•  Monthly site-based after-school workshops with
two professional development leaders at each site
Planning is a collaborative effort
•  The ProD Planning Team: Professional
development leaders, researchers, district
administrators, two teachers
•  The Leadership Team: The ProD Planning team
plus representatives from the school sites
A Cycle of Planning &
Workshops