Excellence For All Parent Committee Meeting March 3, 2016 1
AGENDA Dinner at 5:30 PM Welcome & Announcements Lingaire Njie (5 minutes) Project Specialist, Family, Youth & Community Engagement Home Access Center (HAC) Lorraine Marnet (30 minutes) Director of Enterprise Applications Developing a Graduate Profile Allison McCarthy (45 minutes) Executive Director, Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment Keystone Exams & Graduation Requirements Allison McCarthy (25 minutes ) Textbook Review Committee Allison McCarthy (10 minutes) Next Steps and Closing Lingaire Njie (5 minutes)
Family, Youth and Community Engagement – Mini-Grant Opportunity We are excited to announce the release of a Request for Proposals for schools to receive mini-grants of up to $1000 to develop school-based strategies for supporting teacher-parent partnerships that empower families to be more involved and invested in the education of their children. This is part of the District’s school -based family engagement strategy to increase participation in school and District opportunities and in the Annual Parent Survey. Proposals must be jointly submitted by the school’s Principal, FACE Coordinator and a Parent with at least one child currently attending the school. Full details are included in the RFP, which must be completed online at: http://goo.gl/forms/fciRPb9BDr. Awards will be given on a rolling basis; however, all work associated with the project must occur between March 1 – June 1, 2016. The Family, Youth and Community Engagement team is managing the RFP process. Contact Camara Watkins (cwatkins1@pghboe.net or 412-529-3851) for more information.
Home Access Center (HAC) A Guardian and Student Portal Lorraine Marnet Director, Enterprise Applications
PPS Website – Parents Link
PPS Website – Parents Page
HAC User Guide – 17 page PDF
Home Access Center (HAC) - Login
Home – Week View
Week View – Click on Date
Week View – Class Click
Weekly View - Current Average
Calendar View
Attendance – Month View
Classes - Classwork
Classes – Schedule (List)
Grades – IPR (Interim Progress Report)
Grades – Report Card
Grades - Transcript
Registration - Demographic
Thank You
Allison McCarthy Executive Director Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction 22
Developing a Profile of a College- and Career-Ready Graduate
Your input is needed….. Purpose: To develop a PPS Graduate Profile that: • provides a clear and compelling illustration of the knowledge, skills, and characteristics our students need to excel in school, work, and life in the world in which they will live Process : Study, reflect on, and provide input to a: • draft PPS graduate profile Product: Improved/clarified PPS Graduate Profile that includes: • key components/ features for consideration by the PPS Board of Directors and Superintendent 24
At the Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS), we are committed to having all of our students graduate ready for the world that awaits them. To achieve our vision that all students graduate ready to complete a two-or four-year college degree, workforce certification, we need to be clear about what it means to be a Future-Ready graduate. Why should we create a PPS graduate profile?
“ More than half of executives admit their employees are average at best in critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication skills.” AMA (2012) “To succeed in today’s workplace, young people need more than basic reading and math skills. They need substantial content knowledge and information technology skills; advanced thinking skills, flexibility to adapt to change; and interpersonal skills to succeed in multi-cultural, cross-functional teams .” J. Willard Marriott, Jr Chairman and CEO, Marriott International “Just making good grades on a test doesn’t necessarily make a good employee .” Chyrel Fortner HR Director Pan Pacific Products “Even our “best” schools are failing to prepare students for 21st -century careers and citizenship.” Tony Wagner, Harvard Graduate School of Education 26
Rigor Redefined: Seven Survival Skills 1. Critical thinking and problem solving 2. Collaboration and leadership 3. Agility and adaptability 4. Initiative and entrepreneurialism 5. Oral and written communication 6. Accessing and analyzing information 7. Curiosity and imagination 27
How w th the e Draf aft t Grad adua uate e Pr Profile ile was as Developed eloped Who: Teaching and Learning Advisory Council (TLAC) • Teachers, principals, ITLs, curriculum leaders Process: cess: TLAC Study, Reflection, and Collaboration develop a shared understanding of our mission for • college and career readiness • apply future-ready learning research to our work • examine graduate/graduate profiles from other districts Produc duct: t: Draft Pittsburgh Graduate Profile • key components/ features for reflection and refinement by stakeholder groups like this one 28
With these ideas in mind, the Teaching and Learning Advisory Council drafted a PPS Graduate Profile for your review and input. 29
Draft: Graduate Profile Pittsburgh Public School graduates are: • Prepared for Personal and Professional Success • Prepared for college and careers • Able to communicate and solve problems Attributes of a PPS Future Ready Graduate Prepared for Personal and Prepared for College and Able to Communicate and Professional Success Career Solve Problems • • • Strong Sense of Purpose Content Knowledge and Read, Write, Listen, Speak and Sense of Self Skills Effectively • • • Independent and Self- Applied Knowledge and Technologically Literate • Motivated Skills Critical and Creative • • Collaborative Leadership Thinkers • • • Advocacy Work Ethic Problem Solvers • • • Reflective Time Management Effective Researchers • • Resilient/Grit Experience in a • Resourceful College/Career Setting • • Social-emotional Health Plan for Future Full draft of PPS Graduate • World Language Profile: LINK • Globally Conscious • Financially Literate 30
Task: Examining the Draft Graduate Profile • To what extent does the draft graduate profile provide a clear and compelling illustration of the knowledge, skills, and characteristics our students need to excel in school, work, and life in the world in which they will live? • To what extent does the draft graduate profile reflect your aspirations for the graduates of PPS high schools? • In what ways could the draft graduate profile be improved? (please be specific) If you are sharing feedback electronically, the link to these questions can be found: 31
Next Steps / Timeline in Graduate Profile Development Outcome Audience Timeline Draft Graduate Profile Advisory Council February 2016 Engagement and Input via Teachers, Principals, District March – April 2016 Public Meetings and administrators, ITLs, Online Parents, Families, Guardians, Education Partners, Business Leaders, Community Members, Higher Education, etc.) Incorporate Final Advisory Council April - May 2016 Graduate Profile Input Submission for Approval Board of Directors and May 2016 Superintendent 32
THANK YOU! More information about the Teaching and Learning Advisory Council and the Graduate Profile can be found at: http://www.pps.k12.pa.us/gradprofile If you would like to share feedback online, or know someone that would, a link to an online feedback form can be found at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PPSGr adProfile Any questions, additional feedback can be directed to Allison McCarthy, Executive Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment at amccarthy1@pghboe.net. 33
Keystone Exams and Graduation Requirements for Parents Updated January 2016 34
On Wednesday, February 3, 2016, Governor Wolf signed into law Senate bill 880, which will delay the States of implementation of the Keystone Exams and the associated Project Based Assessments as a state graduation requirement for two years, until the 2018- 19 school year (current 9 th graders). While the state has delayed the requirement that Districts use the Keystone Exams, the Literature and Algebra Keystone Exams will remain a PPS graduation requirement. Students will have to earn a proficient score (or score equivalent) in order to graduate. 35
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