ESD+Coordinator+-+LASER+Alliance+Analysis

LASER Alliance – ESD Coordinator Analysis June 2009
 * **Region** || **Coordinator Efforts** || **Regional Context** || **Partners** || **LASER Efforts** ||
 * ESD 101

NE Alliance || Jon Hanson • Worked the partnerships with WSU & EWU • One-on-one tech asst • OSPI & regional science coach support • NACL • IMR Rubric Development • IMR Reviewer || • Strong connections with higher education • Northeast Washington Mathematics Alliance • Lots of PLC work • Working on distance PD/online teacher learning • Using AIM in mathematics instructional materials selection • Jon reports to Chris || • 29 school districts • Building Science Teaching Capacity MSP • Eastern Washington Connections & Inquiry MSP • Seattle Children’s Hospital – mobile Sci Adv Lab • Two community/business partners || Chris Tuckerman Wendy Witmer 1. PD - Fdn, Pedagogy, assessment, content, 2. Policies & practices – PLCs at 10 schools, admin support, tchr leader support, Strat Plan refresher 3. Expand Alliance Partners 4. Establish science speaker’s bureau & field trip resource ||
 * ESD 105

SC Alliance || Mike Brown • Greater focus on MS & HS • Secondary Science Leadership Cadre • NACL • Alliance Exec Mtgs • H. Ed Partnership (CWU) • MSP Grant writing support • Some dist Tech Asst • MS & HS PD • Sci Stds Revision Team • IMR Reviewer || Mark Cheney also supporting NC Alliance • Using AIM in mathematics instructional materials selection • Mike reports to Terrie Geaudreau || • 26 school districts in Alliance || Mark Cheney 1. PD – Content, standards, constructivism, inquiry, learning cycle, conceptual dev., inst mats format, notebooks, management 2. Instructional Materials aligned to the standards 3. Literacy connections 4. Student & Program Assessment 5. Admin & tchr PD on HPL, RMC and SIOP ||
 * ESD 112

SW Alliance || Mark Watrin || • Using AIM in mathematics instructional materials selection • ESD has a number of consortia of districts (i.e. Gorge districts) • Mark Watrin reports to Mark Lewis || SMERC WSU Vancouver || Mark Watrin Tom Archer 1. Strengthen K-12 at Vancouver 2. PD initial use improvements, align instructional materials, content courses plus inquiry, Lit integration, form assessment, building-based course on inquiry and “big ideas” 3. Strengthen school-based leadership – Science Liaison Ntwk, lead science teacher in each MS & HS 4. Grow Principal leadership with MS ||
 * ESD 113

Mtns to Harbor Alliance || Craig Gabler • MSP planning • Reg Consort Mtgs • District Ldr Mtgs • MSP PD offerings • MS – HS PD • Sci Standards Focus groups • IMR Rubric development || • Establishing a regional co-op that supports multiple content areas • ESD divided into smaller consortia of districts • Crag reports directly to the Asst Superintendent (Dana Anderson) ||  || Craig Gabler Vicky Lamoreaux 1. Init Use training 2. Content training (NSTA online courses) 3. Stds rollout 4. Benchmark assessments 5. Formative assessments 6. Notebooking 7. Notebooks for assessment 8. Admin workshop on look-fors 9. Tchr Ldrshp for trainers 10. Point of contact in each building 11. Expand MTH LASER website ||
 * ESD 114

No Alliance || Jeff Ryan • MSP Grant development • Reg Curr Ldr Forums • PD – Collab around Pro Lrng & Tchg Cycle • Sci Advocacy Team • PLC support || • Much of their work around establishing PLCs • ESD really two regions • Jeff reports to Jim Hockstaff • Jeff’s main office is NOT at the ESD – Port Townsend (Angeles) satellite office || • NCOSP • Transition Math Project ||  ||
 * ESD 121

North Sound Alliance || Kirk Robbins • Higher Ed connections – SPU, PLU • Informal connections in region • Meet with NSLA leaders to discuss LASER work • Support regional state funded science coaches and district coaches • Develop and deliver summer tchr inst. • Grant support – Tchr Qual Grant, IES grant, Micro Math Project • PD – inquiry, formative assess, MS content wksp, standards • Reg science & tech support • Standards development, IMR application review, IMR supplemental reviewer, range finding ||  ||   || Kim Klinke Dana Riley Black 1. PD – Fdn & Dev Exp for 90 tchrs 2. Enhance infrastructure a. TOSA Ntwk b. Reg Mats Ctr Ntwk c. NSLA Charter Update d. Reg Networking Forum 3. Bldg Admins a. Team to LASER event b. TOSAs support admins c. Work w/ESD cords d. Networking Forum ||
 * ESD 121

South Sound Alliance || Same as above except add • Monthly SSLA meetings • Supported SSLA events || Same as above || • Seven school districts • SPU, PLU • Informals in region || John Leitzinger Kirk Robbins 1. Init use PD – 170 ES and MS tchrs; Dev Exp PD – 30 tchr ldrs 2. Expand reg collaboration a. Include informals b. Support reg. coaches and TOSAs c. Expand relationship with H. Ed in S. Sound d. Use web 2.0 tools 3. Bldg Admin support a. Wk with NSLA b. Admins at SS Sci Ldrshp Academy ||
 * ESD 123

SE Alliance || Georgia Boatman • Lots of Dist visits – Needs assessments • MSP planning • Mid-Columbia consortium for science ed mtgs • Alliance board meetings • YV/TC forums • Reg STEM conf planning • Sec Sci Inst Planning • State Sci Advisory Panel • NACL • IMR Reviewer || • Judy Realt is retired • Georgia reports to Mark Muxum. Mark does not attend ESD Asst Sup meetings || • 17 school districts • Battelle/PNNL • ESD 123 • WSU • CBC || Kathy Fisk Peggy Willcuts Georgia Boatman (ESD partner) 1. Novice tchrs – Fdn PD 2. LASER Facilitators – 3. Admin Forums ||
 * ESD 171

NC Alliance || Jeff Bullock • Works closely with regional PUD • Disseminates PUD program • Wen. Valley College & Wenatchee HS Coaching support • MSP development and implementation. • HS Focus || • Jeff Bullock is going to ¾ time and reports directly to Asst Sup – Cindy Duncan • Mark Cheney scheduled to work 1/5 time in the region • Many small and rural districts || • 20 school districts • Very strong math alliance forming || Mark Cheney 1. PD – proposing building-based PD facilitated by expert trainers – Train the trainers events 2. Models to integrate literacy 3. Effective use of formative assessment ||
 * ESD 189

NW Alliance || Adrienne Somera • Support regional coaches • Curriculum Director’s Mtgs • MSP Grant support • CTS, Notebooks, Energy, Student work, data analysis, PLC overview || • ESD has a PD coordinator – Jennifer Whitney • Adrienne Somera reports directly to Asst Sup – Kathy Shoop || • 20 school districts • NCOSP || Joanne Johnson 1. Update Strat Plans 2. Some dists purchase mats 3. PD 4. Common assessments across the alliance 5. Align instructional materials and do gap analysis 6. Web-based sharing for alliance teachers 7. Disseminate work through new or existing PLCs ||