MAISA Collaboration Project Update: Project Update

April, 2012

MAISA MAISA Collaboration Project Update

MAISA Project Purpose This project will help coordinate and focus the developmental activities of MAISA ISDs/RESAs to meet the immediate needs of our members and their constituents with timely and high quality products/programs which will address emerging issues without duplicating effort and resources. Deliverables
o o o o o Create a process for ISD/RESAs to bring forward issues for consideration for collaboration and collaborative work. Create a process for determination of what work will move forward as a collaborative project/activity Create a process for gathering information, ideas, needs in a proactive manner reflective of emerging trends/issues Liaison/interact with established MAISA regions, committees and other education groups to identify areas of collaboration and development. Create efficiencies through collaboration and make MAISA more effective in increasing programs Develop timelines and scope of work Keep MAISA leadership/membership regularly informed and advised about the project /work

and services for constituents. o o

MAISA Collaboration Updates:

Career & College Readiness Standards Project Connections to agencies and aligned initiatives
MDE has committed to be a part of the following: o MAISA Instructional Leadership Committee (Linda Forward and/or Mark Coscarella) o MAISA General Education Leadership Network (Gregg Dionne) o Math Leadership Team (RuthAnn Hodges) o ELA Leadership Team (Ruth Isaia) o Bureau of Assessment and Accountability membership on the General Education Leadership Network (Phil Chase) o MDE CCRS Portal provides a link to MAISA Units REMC has committed to be a part of the General Education Leadership Team (Sue Schwartz) o Support professional development anywhere/anytime o Possible REMC bid for curriculum management software Michigan Assessment Consortium (MAC) o MAC Board members participating on the ELA and Math Leadership Teams (Denise Brady and Rita Reimbold) o MAC Board members participating on the General Education Leadership Network (Lisa Bannon, Kathy Dewsbury-White, Terri Portice and Dodie Raycraft) MiLit Network o MiLit members on the ELA Leadership Team Michigan Math Science Center Network o Math Science Network members on the Math Leadership Team

Looking Ahead
The ELA Leadership Team is making plans for a June, 2013 Summer Institute. The purpose of this instititute is to develop a cohort of teacher leaders at each grade across the state to gain the depth of understanding needed to meet the expectations of the common core standards by implementing the MAISA units The long term vision of this effort is that it would become the basis for the ELA professional learning infrastructure not just around the units, but also for sharing student work and creating additional resources. The expectation is that this would become a multi year institute. Financial support for teacher attendance could be aligned with School Improvement and the LEA consolidated applications for Title I or Title II A budgets (4 days, $400 registration, plus lodging and mileage).

Talking points:
LEA talking points: 1. Phase I MAISA Units are available for teachers to utilize. They can be found on the MAISA web site. 2. Phase II MAISA Units will be available after August 9, 2012. 3. Consider potential teacher leaders and the support for participation in the ELA Institute. ISD talking points: 1. Atlas Rubicon Public Site will be ready for use for final MAISA Units and Lessons by August of 2012. 2. Plan on attending a Phase II Unit rollout on August 9th. 3. Share and discuss local transition guides with local administrators. 4. Discuss as an ISD/RESA how you might configure and support the ELA Institute.

Karen Mlcek 231.499.8781 karenmlcek@gmail.com Karen Szcodronski 231.350.2198 karenszc22@gmail.com

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