BCIC November 2013

Here is the agenda (slides) for the OCM BOCES Curriculum and Instruction Council (BCIC) meeting, 8:30am, November 14, 2013, Rodax 8 Small Conference Room:

Welcome and Introductions

Updates

• SED
• Assessment
• Legislative
• Instructional Technology and Design (ITD home page)
• Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment (CIA)
• Teacher Centers
  • New grant
• Higher Education
• Instructional Support News
• CNY NYS ASCD home page

Race To The Top

• Standards
• • Common Core Items:
    • Bill Baggett Janaury 9, 3-6p, Rodax 8 Large
    • ELA activities
    • Math activities
    • Math Boot Camp
      • January 17 & 18
      • Central Square Middle School
      • Grade Level Bands
      • webpage
      • Almost ready to accept registration
      • Class sizes of 48 at elementary level; 24 for middle
      • Andrew Chen
      • Good food
      • $40 per person cost
    • Doing both old and new or just new A1 exam? The Board of Regents meet next week. Update chart if you change your mind
    • Resources for ELA 11
    • Resources for A1
• Core Research
  • Resources and support from NT, CI&A, and SLS
  • October 25th report
• Data-Driven Instruction
  • PLCs follow-up and support group
  • Turn Your RtI Upside-Down (connected to PLCs)
    • Mike Mattos is confirmed for October 24, 2014. 
    • SRC Arena is reserved
    • Lining up conference day on the BOCES calendar
    • What kind of participation?
    • Next steps?
• Professional Practice (including APPR)
• Culture
• Long-term planning for RTTT (example plan)
• NT Report (waiting)

Other Business

• Enterprise America
  • Grand Opening
  • Middle-Level Open House, Information Meeting and Guided Tours
• 2014 Law Conference
  • save the date
  • input for program
• Save the Date: PBLNY August 5-6-7
  • Yong Zhao
  • Sam Chaltain
  • Sam Seidel
  • Suzie Boss
  • Ron Berger
  • PBL 101
  • PBL Leadership
  • PBL Coaching
• CNY Regional Vision for PBL and New Tech High
  • December 17th visit to Tech Valley High School
  • Cross contracts need to be done for anyone who registered
  • New Tech Network is visiting us soon
  • Presentation to update status in December

Assessment

• LOTE Checkpoint B
  • Exam has to be disqualified
  • Do we need/want to develop more?
• Regents Regional Scoring
• 3-8 Regional Assessment
• Summer School walk-ups need principal's approval
• Presentation from a scoring vendor to follow immediately

Future Meeting Planning

• The next BCIC meeting is December 19, 2013, in the Henry Large Conference Room.
• Next year we will hold our meetings in the Rodax 8 Large Conference Room: