Title I Spring 2017 Professional Learning Institute, May 17, 2017

Program Improvement and Family Support Branch

Title I Professional Learning Institute


ESSA-An Opportunity for All

Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE)
Division of Student, Family, and School Support
Program Improvement and Family Support Branch
Spring 2017 Title I Professional Learning Institute
Turf Valley Conference Center

Day 1: Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Agenda


8:00 to 9:00                                                       Registration

9:00 to 9:25                                                       Welcome
                                                                          Tina McKnight, Director
                                                                          Program Improvement and Family Support Branch, MSDE

9:25 to 9:45                                                      Greetings and Division Update
                                                                          Mary Gable, Assistant State Superintendent
                                                                          Division of Student, Family and School Support
                                                                          and  Academic Policy, MSDE

9:45 to 10:05                                                     Every Student Succeeds –
                                                                          The Importance of This Moment in Time
                                                                           Monique M. Chism Ph.D, Deputy Assistant Secretary                                                                            for Policy and Programs
                                                                           Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
                                                                           United States Department of Education

10:05 to 11:05                                                    Keynote Address: Advancing Equity Through ESSA –
                                                                           An Overview of the New Law

                                                                           Augustus Mays
, Director of Government Relations
                                                                           WestEd

11:05 to 11:15                                                    Break


11:15 to 12:05                                                    Maryland ESSA State Plan
                                                                           Mary Gable, Assistant State Superintendent
                                                                           Division of Student, Family and School Support
                                                                           and Academic Policy, MSDE

12:05 to 1:05
                                                      Lunch

1:05 to 1:55
                                                        Concurrent Session #1  
                                                                            Concurrent Topics include:
                                                                            •    Equity in Action
                                                                            •    ESSA’s Evidence Standards: Understanding
                                                                                 the Opportunities

                                                                            •    A Framework for School Turnaround: Four                                                                                  Domains of Rapid School Improvement
                                                                            •    Supporting Teachers with Students who have                                                                                  Challenging Behaviors
                                                                            •    Customized Support to Improve School Performance
                                                                            •   
Professional Standards for Educational Leaders
                                                                            •    Priority and SIG IV Schools, Planning for 2017-2018
                                                                            •     Focus Schools, Planning for 2017-2018

2:05 to 2:55                                                        Concurrent Session #2
    
3:05 to 3:45                                                       Director’s Updates
                                                                          Tina McKnight, Director
                                                                          Program Improvement and Family Support Branch, MSDE

3:45 to 4:00                                                      Wrap-up and Day 1 Evaluation
                                                                          Kristi Peters, Coordinator, Research and Evaluation
                                                                          Program Improvement and Family Support Branch, MSDE