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