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Hurricane Ivan et. al. hurt more than big trees
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• Marsha Winegarner
• K-12 Science Program Specialist
• Program Administrator for Title II B, Mathematics
  Science Partnerships
• State Coordinator for Building a Presence for
  Science
• Bureau of School Improvement
• Florida Department of Education
• 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 434
• Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
• 800-471-8276
• Marsha.Winegarner_at_fldoe.org

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Update 2004Florida Association of Science
SupervisorsOctober 13, 2004
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Organization UpdateCommissioner John
WinnK-12 (DPS) Chancellor Jim
WarfordTeacher QualityTBA, Deputy
ChancellorStudent Achievement and
ArticulationShan Goff, Deputy Chancellor3 K-12
Instructional Bureaus
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Student Achievement and Articulation, Shan Goff,
Deputy Chancellor

• Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student
  Services
• Exceptional Student Education
• Student Services
• Department of Juvenile Justice Programs
• Bureau of School Safety and School Support
• Safe Schools
• Coordinated School Health
• Multicultural Student Language Education
• Title I/Migrant Programs/NCLB
• Dropout Prevention
• Bureau of School Improvement, Mary Jane Tappen,
  Chief
• School Improvement and School Advisory Councils
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Instructional Materials
• Public School Choice
• Student Advisement/Articulation/Pupil Progression

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RESULTSPlease use the data to direct instruction
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Science Scores -- Grades 5, 8, and 10Statewide
Results for 2003 to 2004
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DOE K-12 Initiatives Activities

• No Child Left Behind
• Accountability
• FCAT Performance
• School Grades
• Calculations of AYP
• Assistance Plus
• Options for 12th Graders Who Have Not Achieved
  Passing Scores on the FCAT
• Assistance to Military Families

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K-12 Initiatives Activities
Linked to Curriculum and Instruction

• Reading
• Third Grade
• Middle School Reading
• Statewide Professional Development Plan for
  Teacher Training in Reading

• Universal Pre-K
• Math Science Improvement
• Continuous Improvement Model
• Legislation

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2004 Legislation

• CS/CS/SB 354
• 4 components
• Curricula and Courses
• Rigorous Reading Requirement
• Comprehensive Study
• Personalized Middle School Success Plan
• Comprehensive Study
• DOE to conduct study to include specified
  elements.
• Report to Governor and Legislature by December 1,
  2004

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CS/SB 364 - Relating to Reading Deficiencies

• Progression for Retained Readers
• intensive intervention
• portfolios
• high performing teacher
• parent options for assisting children
• intensive acceleration class
• summer reading camp
• mid-year promotion policies
• transitional instructional setting
• The state expects a major effort from schools in
  remediating students who have been retained.

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CS/SB 364 - Reading Deficiencies

• In addition to the previous notification
  requirements to the parents of a child with a
  reading deficiency, the district must also now
  inform the parent
• that FCAT is not the sole determiner of promotion
  
• that additional evaluations, portfolio reviews
  and assessments are available to assist in
  knowing when a child is reading at grade level
  and ready for promotion
• of the district's specific criteria and policies
  for mid-year promotion.

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CS/CS/SB 354 Physical Education Instruction

• DOE Study
• Conduct a study to determine the status and
  develop detailed recommendations.
• Study to include specified components and an
  assessment of the fiscal impact of any
  recommended changes.
• Physical Fitness Assessment
• Develop or select a physical assessment
  instrument by March 1, 2005.

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CS/CS/SB 354 Physical Education Instruction

• Support Materials
• DOE to develop and distribute materials to enable
  implementation of fitness assessment programs by
  December 1, 2004.
• Physical Education Programs/Policies
• District school boards to adopt a written PE
  policy by December 1, 2004.
• Provide copy to DOE by December 15, 2004.
• Consequences for not adopting the policy.

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CS/CS/SB 354 Physical Education Instruction

• Physical Education Programs/Policies
• Schools must expand the School Improvement Plan
  to include student health and fitness, including
• Nutrition
• Physical fitness
• Parental information on student health and
  fitness
• Environmental air quality

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CS/SB 364 - Relating to Accelerated High School
Graduation Options

• Options for 2004-05 9th Graders
• 24-Credit Option
• 18-Credit Three-Year College Prep Option -
  REVISED
• 18-Credit Three-Year Career Prep Option - REVISED
• Continued Options for 2003-04 9th Graders

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CS/SB 364 - Relating to Accelerated High School
Graduation Options

• Prior to Selecting Option
• School personnel to meet with student and
  parents.
• Submit signed parental consent for three-year
  options.
• Student must have achieved Level 3 on most recent
  FCAT (reading, math, and writing).

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CS/SB 364 - Relating to Accelerated High School
Graduation Options

• Information to Students
• Beginning in 2004-05, districts to provide
  students in grades 6-9 with specific information.
• Timeline for Selection of Option
• Selection must be completed prior to the end of
  the 9th grade.
• School boards to establish policies for extending
  deadline in specified circumstances.

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CS/SB 364 - Relating to Accelerated High School
Graduation Options

• Accelerated Graduation Options
• Students must earn passing scores on the FCAT or
  scores that are concordant.
• Students must achieve a weighted GPA of 3.0 in
  specified courses.
• Notification to Parents
• If student is not on track at the end of grade
  10, parents must be notified.
• Circumstances in which students are moved to
  24-credit track.

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Is Forensics A Hot Science Topic? Take
This Week's NSTA Express Poll and Let Us Know.
Thanks to the growing popularity of CSI and
other forensic-based TV programs, science
teachers across the country have begun using
forensics to ignite student interest in science
and help students learn important concepts of
science. NSTA wants to know how widespread these
activities have become. If you're a middle or
high school science educator, take this
week'sNSTA Express Poll and tell us.
http//science.nsta.org/survey_forensics
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The Summit for Mathematics and Science in
Florida
Coming Soon!!
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• Primary Effort of School Improvement
• To implement the Continuous Improvement Model.
  CIM is our tool to Close the Gap and align
  our efforts to
• improve student achievement
• in Florida.
• Student achievement is the target!

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8-Step Process
Continuous Improvement Model

• Breakdown Data
• Develop Instructional Timeline
• Instructional Focus Lessons
• Assessment
• Tutorials
• Enrichment
• Maintenance
• Monitoring

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PDCA Instructional Cycle
Handout
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Sunshine State Standards Review 2005

• Science

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Sunshine State Standards Review 2005

• In 2001, the Department conducted the Sunshine
  State Standards Mid-Course Review, through the
  Suncoast Area Center for Education Enhancement at
  the University of South Florida.
• This provides preliminary information to help
  guide the revision of the SSS.
• The study involved interviewing individuals and
  focus groups in selected districts and
• subcontracting with the national Council for
  Basic Education to review and evaluate the
  standards.
• Both facets produced generally favorable
  findings, but there were suggestions for
  improvement.

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Sunshine State Standards Review 2005

• The Florida Department of Education is in the
  process of planning for a review of the Sunshine
  State Standards beginning in 2005.
• The Department will make decisions by the end of
  2004, with stakeholder input, about the
  parameters of the review in terms
• of standards organization, wording changes,
• number of benchmarks,
• specificity of benchmarks,
• coverage vs. depth,
• developmental appropriateness,
• embedding general process standards in subject
  standards, and implementation tools.

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Sunshine State Standards Review 2005

• Generally, the Department does not intend a
  massive revision,
• but rather to address specific concerns
• in clarity, specificity, content updating,
  developmental appropriateness and reducing the
  number of benchmarks.

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Sunshine State Standards Review 2005

• An Internet stakeholder input system on the DOE
  website is being designed so that stakeholders
  can suggest changes to individual benchmarks.
  This should be operational in November 2004.

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Sunshine State Standards Review 2005

• The intent is that, using the current standards
  as a first draft, a nationally recognized
  standards-writing organization will draft new
  standards in accordance with a specific blueprint
  for change determined by the DOE with stakeholder
  input.
• There will be widespread stakeholder review of
  this draft.
• Please contribute to the requests on the web site
  when asked.

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Meet Michelle Reaves K-12 Environmental
Education Program Specialist and Elementary
Mathematics Science Education Specialist
Florida Department of Education 325 West Gaines
Street, Suite 424, Tallahassee, Florida
32399-0400 850-245-0752
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Initiatives
http//www.justreadflorida.com/
http//www.fcosee.org/
http//osi.fsu.edu
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http//www.fsu.edu/7Emse/Programs/Science/onlinem
asters.html
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Middle and High School TeachersGrades 7-12 in
2004-2005 school year
Award the Best
http//www.paemst.org/
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NSTAFASTFASSHEC

• Coordinating Board
• Key Leaders
• Point of Contact in each school
• State Partners
• Results Everyone on the same page for
  Standards-Based Teaching LearningSuccess for
  students

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Essential People

• Key Leaders - share standards and inquiry based
  teaching and learning with 30 Points of Contacts
  in area schools
• Points of Contact - share standards and inquiry
  based teaching and learning with educators in
  their school
• State/National Partners in Education - share
  standards and inquiry based teaching and learning
  with all BaP members.

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Instructional Materials Adoption

• We need you and qualified colleagues, teachers,
  parents and school board members for committee
  work!

Handout!
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Hang In There!