Los Angeles Unified School District

Local District Northwest

“Building Academic Excellence ThroughCoherence,

Collaboration,High Expectations and Accountability”

COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE (CoP) INSTITUTE

October 23, 2015 - 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Conference Room North - ElementarySchools

Outcomes for Today:

  • Identify Problem of Practice (POP) based on data analysis.
  • Form Communities of Practice on Shared PoP.
  • Develop Short/Long Term SMART Goals.
  • Develop Plan-Do-Study-Act to implement for Cycle 1.

Agenda:

Time / Topic/Activity / Facilitator
8:00 - 8:05 / Welcome / Dina Sim, Administrator of Instruction
8:05 - 8:15 / Inclusion Activity / JosieStevens, SEL Coordinator
8:15 - 8:30 / Overview of CORE Waiver Requirements / Cara Schneider, Instructional Director
8:30 - 9:00 / Communities of Practice Grouping To Implement PDSA
  • Why CoP?
/ Cara Schneider, Instructional Director
9:00 - 9:30 / Data Analysis
  • SBAC Reports by Claims
  • School Quality Improvement Index Report (SQII)
  • DIBELS
/ Temo Arroyo, Title I Coordinator
9:30 - 10:00 / Develop Problem of Practice
  • Share Out
/ Cara Schneider, Instructional Director
10:00 - 10:20 / Break
10:20 - 11:30 / Highly Effective Strategies for Diverse Learners
  • Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
  • Academic Language Development (ALD)
  • Other Highly Effective Strategies for Diverse Learners
  • Depth of Knowledge (DOK) 3 Level
/ Sarah Bobarts, LRE Specialist
Gabrielle Davis, LRE Specialist
Christopher Sims, K-12 STEAM Expert
William Chang, Elementary ELD Coordinator
Debra Hirsch, ELD Compliance Coordinator
11:30 - 12:00 / SMART Goals
  • Short Term/Long Term
/ Cara Schneider, Instructional Director
12:00 - 1:00 / Lunch
1:00 - 1:15 / Communities of Practice Logistics
  • PDSA Template
  • Allowable Expenditures
  • Cycle 1 Time-Line
/ Temo Arroyo, Title I Coordinator
1:15 - 2:55 / Communities of Practice Planning Session / Instructional Directors and School Team
Cara Schneider, Instructional Director
2:55 - 3:00 / Feedback Link:

Los Angeles Unified School District

Local District Northwest

“Building Academic Excellence ThroughCoherence,

Collaboration,High Expectations and Accountability”

Local District Northwest

Communities of Practice Pairings/Triads

2015-2016

Community of Practice Schools / Community of Practice Facilitator / Focus Area
Alta California ES
Hart ES / Yolanda Guerra
Cara Schneider / Low Achieving-Special ED
Limerick ES
Panorama City ES
Tarzana ES / Eva Garcia / Low Achieving-Special ED
Canoga Park HS
Mulholland MS / Joe Nacorda
Margaret Kim / Missed API
Lawrence MS
Porter MS
Woodland Hills Academy / Joe Nacorda / Achievement Gap-Special ED
Low Achieving-Special ED
Cleveland HS
Monroe HS / Matthew Horvath / Achievement Gap-Special ED
Low Achieving-Special ED
Chatsworth HS
Portola MS / Joe Nacorda
Matthew Horvath / Low Achieving-English Learners

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