Tuesday Bulletin June 28, 2011

District of Columbia sent this bulletin at 06/28/2011 05:15 PM EDT

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Tuesday Bulletin June 28, 2011 


1. PCSB Workshop on Web-based Parent & Community Engagement on July 13th 1:00pm
2. Public Charter School Job Fair - June 29th
3. PMF Data Validation
4. Revised Pilot 2009-2010 PMF Report Cards and Revisions to the 2010-2011 PMF
5. OLAMS Shuts Down Thursday, June 30th
6. Summer 2011 Professional Development for D.C. Teachers Serving English Learners
7. Learning & Loving Math - Summer Professional Development at Two Rivers
8. Code Now Program
9. Charter School Building for Sale

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PCSB Notices

 

1. PCSB Workshop on Web-based Parent & Community Engagement on July 13th 1:00pm

In response to school leaders survey responses and parent feedback, the PCSB is sponsoring a workshop for school leaders, entitled, “Meeting Enrollment Targets, and Increasing Parent and Community Engagement.” The workshop will teach school staff to use web-based applications to engage parents and community members.  Feedback from parent surveys about what engages them and how they make enrollment decisions will be shared. School leaders will learn how to use this information to benefit schools and families.   For questions, contact Nona Richardson at nrichardson@dcpubliccharter.com.  To register, see the flyer found here. 

2. Public Charter School Job Fair - June 29th

In light of the closing of four DC public charter schools, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education (DME) and DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB) will host a Public Charter School Job Fair on Wednesday, June 29, 2011.  Wednesday, June 29, 2011 from 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. at the John A. Wilson Building Atrium, Ground Floor, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004. To RSVP, please click on the appropriate link below.

  • Job seekers (click here) 
  • Participating Schools (click here)

 For further information, call 202/727-5050 or email rebecca.doherty@dc.gov.

3. PMF Data Validation

In April and May during phase 1 validation, LEAs had the opportunity to confirm re-enrollment and demographic data for the 2010-2011 PMF. These validated numbers will be in the “Student Profile” and re-enrollment sections of their preliminary PMF report cards LEAs will receive on September 20th, 2011. During the second phase of data validation, LEAs and PCSB will be validating DC CAS, attendance and HS metrics.

  •  Framework level DC CAS (e.g., 3rd-5th and 6th-8th proficiency rates and advanced rates, gateway rates) and attendance summary data will be made available to LEAs by July 22nd, 2011. Schools will be given two weeks, until August 8th, 2011, to validate their DC CAS and attendance statistics.
  •  Summary statistics on SAT, PSAT, ACT, AP, graduation rate, College Acceptance rate, and 9th grade-on-track-to-graduate will be made available to high schools around August 22nd, 2011. High Schools will be given approximately 2 weeks, until September 6th, 2011, to validate these metrics.  

The data dissemination process will be the same as it was in phase 1, in which, each LEA will be asked to download their PMF summary statistics and the student level data file from our FTP server, and complete the online data validation form.  More specific guidelines around the phase 2 data validation process will be provided later. For more information around our phase 1 data validation process, please follow this link.

The rest of the 2010-2011 PMF validation timeline remains as follows:

September 20 :  PCSB sends 2010-2011 preliminary PMF results and student level PMF data files to schools

September 20-October 11, 2011: LEAs and PCSB data analyst work one-on-one to address concerns and questions about data

September 20-October 21, 2011: LEAs submit online validation form to confirm 2010-2011 PMF results

Early November 2011: 2010-2011 PMF School Performance Reports Released to Public


4. Revised Pilot 2009-2010 PMF Report Cards and Revisions to the 2010-2011 PMF

Revised pilot 2009-2010 PMF report cards will be available on July 8, 2011. These reports reflect the revisions to the PMF that will be used for the 2010-2011 school year and contain 2009-2010 data. These reports are embargoed and should not be made public. The Public Charter School Board (PCSB) will not make decisions based upon the pilot results. You do not need to validate these reports as the data was validated in Fall 2010 as part of the original pilot release. If you have questions about the data on these pilot reports contact Ashok Oli at aoli@dcpubliccharter.com; if you have questions about the metrics or changes to the PMF contact Clara Hess at chess@dcpubliccharter.com .

Revised report cards contain several changes outlined below and more in detail on the PMF wiki.

Overview of Revisions to the PMF

Median Growth Percentile replaces PLOT/ ALOT for Progress   

    On this 2009-2010 pilot report we used one version of Median Growth Percentile (MGP) and 2009 and 2010 DC CAS results to give LEAs a sense of this data. OSSE, PCSB, and DCPS are currently working with a contractor to finalize a MGP model for use on the 2010-2011 PMF. While the two MGP models produce similar results there may be differences in the model that yield slight differences in results. To learn more about MGP, please click here.  
  • Finance, Governance, and Compliance not on the report card. Governance indicators have been moved to the compliance framework.  
  • New weighting for Indicators 
  • The Elementary and Middle school frameworks are combined when appropriate to keep grades within a school or campus together rather than one school receiving two PMFs.  
  • Floors/Targets and Tier cutoffs adjusted

 

Note: The high school framework will have AP scores as well as the option of IB scores and ACT (optional) in addition to SAT for the 2010-2011 school year; however that data was not available for the 2009-2010 pilot PMF.

The following changes will be in effect for the 2010-2011 PMF Reports:

  •  No 2010-2011 PMF for non-standard schools. Early Childhood programs, Adult Ed/GED schools and Special Education schools will be using accountability plans for the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 school year. Task forces are in place to continue to build out the non-standard frameworks. More information about these task forces can be found here.
  •  No mission specific measures for 2010-1011 or 2011-2012 PMF reports. The Mission Specific Task Forces has been meeting – more information about this task forces can be found here.
  •  No alternate gateway for ES, MS. A working group is being formed to investigate the possibility of alternative gateways for bilingual and immersion schools. Similarly, work is being done to investigate the possibility of using an alternative assessment instead of the DC CAS for 3rd grade ELA and 8th grade math gateways.
  •  Optional HS Achievement International Baccalaureate indicator added to the required AP. Optional HS Gateway ACT indicator added in addition to the required SAT.

5. OLAMS Shuts Down Thursday, June 30th

OLAMS will be shutting down at the close of business on Thursday, June 30, 2011.  Please make sure you have entered all your data into OLAMS by that time, especially (but not limited to):

  • All Attendance Data 
  • All Withdrawal Information


Note #1: You do not have to enter Withdrawal Information for students who are re-enrolling at your school in the Fall.

Note #2: The Withdrawal Reason “Graduated” should only be used for students exiting Grade 12 or equivalent.  If your school has commencement or promotion ceremonies for Kindergarten, Grade 3, Grade 6, Grade 8, etc., make sure you use the Withdrawal Reason “Transfer to Other LEA” or “Transfer Within LEA.”

You will not be able to make changes to your 2010-2011 OLAMS data after June 30, 2011.

ProActive Training

We will be cutting over to ProActive on 8/1 for the upcoming 2011-2012 school year.   There are still four ProActive training sessions remaining.  You can participate in person at the PCSB conference room or remotely via WebEx:

  • Tuesday, July 5 | 10am - 12pm 
  • Thursday, July 7 | 10am - 12pm 
  • Tuesday, July 19 | 10am - 12pm 
  • Thursday, July  21 | 10am - 12pm


Contact Oliver Williams (owilliams@dcpubliccharter.com) if you have any questions.

Government Notices


6. Summer 2011 Professional Development for District of Columbia Teachers Serving English Learners

The District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education and the District of Columbia Public Schools have partnered together to offer summer continuing education graduate level courses at no cost to all public and public charter school teachers in the District  of Columbia.  Graduate credits from the Catholic University of America will be granted and courses are valid for re-certification. Teachers serving English Learners in any capacity are encouraged to apply for any of the six courses listed below. See the course information here and register at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RVGYRXF.  For more information, contact Melissa Chapman at (202) 481-3933 or by email at melissa.chapman@gov.

 

Charter School Events and Programs


7. Learning & Loving Math - Summer Professional Development at Two Rivers

We've got a "mathemagical" revolution going on at Two Rivers and we want to share it with you!  Join us for this powerful two-day workshop that allows participants to engage in problem-based tasks, learn methods for differentiating math instruction, and acquire techniques for providing an inquiry approach to math in the classroom. 

Title: Learning & Loving Math
Date: July 28-29
Location: Two Rivers Public Charter School (1234 4th Street, NE)
Price: $200 ($150 for DC charter and DCPS teachers)

For more information, call 202-546-4477, email learn@tworiverspcs.org, or see this flyer.  Hope to see you this summer to have fun with math! 

 

Special Opportunities and Events for School Leaders/Staff/Students



8. Code Now Program

CodeNow is a non-profit focused on working with underrepresented youth to develop the next pioneers in technology by teaching foundational skills in computer science and programming. Creating a fluency in this language will spur innovation and open doors for these youth. On July 23 and 24 the pilot program will commence in Washington D.C.  CodeNow is currently recruiting high school students for the pilot.  For more information please view this flier and contact Ryan Seashore at Ryan@CodeNow.org.


9. Charter School Building for Sale

1851 9th Street, NW is an approximately 30,000 square foot building located at the southeast corner of 9th and T Street, NW. The building has four stories plus a lower level with well-sized floor plates and a roof deck with 360° views of the DC skyline. The building was completely renovated ten years ago for school use.  The zoning for the property is R-4, which allows for schools, churches, non-profits, college/university, hospital/clinic and multifamily.

The property is located between two metro stations; Shaw Howard U is two blocks east and U St/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo is 3 blocks west.  The property is right off the bustling U Street corridor with all its amenities.  With all the new developments along the U Street Corridor, properties in this neighborhood will continue to be very solid investments as property values should steadily increase.  See this flyer for further details.  If you have further questions, contact: gdamecourt@summitcre.com.