Title IIA Professional Development

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Title II-A Professional Development

• Deb Carroll
• Project Manager
• Annie Watt
• Sr. Financial Analyst
• Office of Teaching and Learning
• PO Box 3107
• Portland, OR 97208
• 503-916-3202
• dcarroll_at_pps.k12.or.us
• awatt_at_pps.k12.or.us

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Title II-A Professional Development Activities

• The purpose of Title II-A is to improve the
  knowledge of staff regarding effective
  instructional practices that
• Increase Student Achievement
• Involve collaborative groups of teachers and
  administrators
• Address the needs of students with different
  learning styles including ELL and TAG.
• Provide training in improving student behavior in
  the classroom and identify early and appropriate
  interventions to help students with special
  needs.
• Provide training on how to use data and
  assessments to improve classroom practice and
  student learning.

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Professional Development Activities must be

• Sustained, intensive, and classroom-focused and
  are not one-day or short-term workshops
• Advances teacher understanding of effective
  instruction strategies that are based on
  scientifically based research and
• Are developed with extensive participation of
  teachers, principals, parents, and
  administrators.

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Title II-A funds can be used for

• Conferences/Workshops
• Consultant Services
• Training Materials
• Teacher Stipends to Attend Workshops
• College course work to become highly qualified.

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What do Schools Need to do to participate

• Complete an FY 2010 Affirmation of Consultation
• Administrator a Staff Needs Assessment Survey
  online will be sent to administrators June 1
• Prepare a Needs Assessment Plan

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Needs Assessment Plans

• Staffs input on Professional Development Need
  (survey)
• Strategies to increase Student Achievement
  (assessments)
• Aligned with School Improvement Plan

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Professional Development OpportunityCurriculum
Mapping

• June 23, 2009 Curriculum Mapping 101
• August 19 20 2009 -Preparing for 2009/10 SY
• October 9, 2009 - Check-in Additional
  Supports.
• Register for June 23, 2009 by emailing
• School, staff names positions, email contact.
• Deb Carroll dcarroll_at_pps.k12.or.us

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Additional Contact Information

• Evelyn Brzezinski
• Interim Assistant Superintendent
• Office of Teaching and Learning
• 503-916-3202
• Bev Pratt
• ODE Title II-A
• 503-378-3600 x 2218
• http//www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/index.html

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Title II-A Fiscal Management

• Title II-A
• Annie Watt
• 503-916-3931
• awatt_at_pps.k12.or.us

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Annual Allocation

• Preliminary Allocation as of May 2009
• Expected Date of Final Allocation July 2009
• Calculation based on ALL students in PPS (Public
  Private) divided by total available funds.
• All Schools with Confirmation Form get an
  allocation regardless of past spending.

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Request for Travel/Training

• Workshop has to be relevant to work
• Increase student achievement
• Identified in Needs Assessment
• Travel Training needs to be preapproved.
• Travel Training Form completed signed
• Workshop information and registration attached to
  form.
• Originals sent to Annie Watt (no faxes or PDF)

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Helpful Hints by Annie -

• Sample of Travel/Training Request
• Suzy Smith
• would like to attend
• Delight in Words Workshop
• June 29
• using Title II-A funds.

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Step 1 Find a workshop that is relevant and
will support student achievement
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Step 2 Complete Registration Form
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Step 3 Example of Authorization Form for
Workshop Registration Only
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Example for Request to attend Out-of-Town
Conference
Please register early We cannot prepay
registrations not received at least 4 weeks in
advance of training.
Please register early We cannot prepay
registrations not received at least 4 weeks in
advance of training.
Please register early We cannot prepay
registrations not received at least 4 weeks in
advance of training.
Please register early We cannot prepay
registrations not received at least 4 weeks in
advance of training.
Please register early We cannot prepay
registrations not received at least 4 weeks in
advance of training.
SAMPLE OF REGISTRATION FORM
SAMPLE OF REGISTRATION FORM
SAMPLE OF REGISTRATION FORM
Complete all registration information This will
be sent to vendor.
SAMPLE OF REGISTRATION FORM
Complete all registration information This will
be sent to vendor.
SAMPLE OF REGISTRATION FORM
Complete all registration information This will
be sent to vendor.
Complete all registration information This will
be sent to vendor.
Complete all registration information This will
be sent to vendor.
Make sure to include information about the cost.
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Common Obstacles to getting payment requests
processed

• All documents must be original. This includes
  all forms and receipts. Please do not fax your
  documentation to us it creates excess paper and
  confusion.
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• Be sure to attach all necessary documents. If you
  are missing any necessary documentation in your
  request, it will be sent back to you to complete.
  
• Make sure you are using the appropriate form.
  Requests that do not have transaction form or
  which have an incorrect transaction form will be
  returned for you to complete.
• Tuition In order to receive reimbursement for
  college courses, staff must provide proof of
  payment and proof of completion of course (grade
  slip).
• Contracts In order to use a contract, it must be
  submitted to Annie Watt 30 days before the date
  the contact is needed. If you need help writing
  a contract, you must contact Annie Watt 60 days
  before you need the contract.
• Travel training If any conference fees need to
  be paid by the district in advance, the travel
  form must be submitted three weeks in advance.

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Important Dates

• Summer Activities
• Please have all summer professional development
  activities preapproved by June 19, 2009.
• All contracts, travel/training requests and
  resource materials have to be into Annie Watt
  prior to June 19 for approval.
• Exceptions - Reimbursements and Stipend requests
  can be made after June 19, 2009
• Starting July 1, 2008
• We will no longer fund out of country travel for
  professional development.
• Independent-study travel courses
• Out-of-town professional development staff
  retreats

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Additional Contact Information

• Evelyn Brzezinski
• Interim Assistant Superintendent
• Office of Teaching and Learning
• 503-916-3202
• Shari Lewis
• Assistant Controller
• Grant Accounting
• 503-916-3153
• Bev Pratt
• ODE Title II-A
• 503-378-3600 x 2218
• http//www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/index.html