How is Region 4 supporting CCRS implementation?

In our recent RSS/RPT meeting, we revisited the purposes of our work in Region 4:

1.       Responding to specific district needs
2.       Supporting the implementation of the College and Career Ready Standards

We took the opportunity to think through and record the support being offered throughout the region. After reflecting on the support being offered to schools and districts, we took time to analyze how our support we are providing benefits the implementation of the CCRS. This process gave us great insight to see how our efforts across this region are helping build college and career prepared graduates!

Once we had an opportunity to think about the work throughout our region, we took time to closely read portions of the College and Career Ready Standards Implementation-Progress and Capacity Rubric. Individually, we had the opportunity to read the “plan and timeline” section as well as the “professional learning for teachers” section. A powerful activity the groups completed was the opportunity to collaborate with other RPT/RSS members in turning the questions throughout the rubric into “I can” statements. Throughout this collaboration, we discovered several new techniques which can be useful in supporting our LEAs in planning for CCRS implementation support in the districts.

 Just a few examples of our “I can” statements are below:

• “I can support districts in planning for the CCRS implementation.”

• “I can pose questions to gain an understanding about the connections between the support districts are requesting and the districts’ plans for CCRS implementation.”

• “I can encourage all educators to continue to be actively involved in professional learning      opportunities that will, in turn, positively impact student learning."

• “I can be actively involved during CCRS team planning meetings as a resource.”

• “I can continue to build relationships that lead to partnerships with LEAs and schools.”

The big take-away from our January RSS/RPT Region 4 meeting was we must focus our supports around the College and Career Readiness Standards and be proactive in helping LEAs work towards implementing the CCRS in the most timely and effective ways so that classroom instruction is moving all students closer to their goal of being college and career ready!

Our upcoming CCRS quarterly meeting #3 for Region 4 is February 12^th at Hotel Capstone in Tuscaloosa.