2018-2019 Keystone Teacher & Teacher Leaders Learning Opportunities

Keystone AEA is pleased to offer AWESOME learning opportunities for Teachers and Teacher Leaders related to the TLC Framework for the 2018-2019 school year!

We are super excited to announce that Keystone AEA will be hosting 2 of these events!  Register NOW for Teaching Transparently with Sarah Brown Wessling Course #168033 AND High Impact Instruction with Jim Knight Course #167968  

To view additional course offerings, click here.   For GREAT statewide Professional Learning opportunities focused on Teaching Transparently, Student Centered Coaching, Reflective Practices, and High Impact Instruction, click here.

Important Change in ESSA Timeline Memo

A Memo that was shared across the state last week for Director Ryan Wise


Important Change in ESSA Timeline


Dear Colleagues,

I’m writing to make you aware of a change in the timeline of school
improvement activities associated with implementation of the Every
Student Succeeds Act. Specifically, the timing of notifications to
schools provided with targeted and comprehensive supports based on
their ESSA accountability index scores will move from October 15 to
the first or second week of December (December 3-14).

This change is necessary to more closely align the
targeted/comprehensive school notifications with the launch of the
online school report card required under ESSA. The report card’s
timeline has moved to December to ensure a smooth public launch.

The revised timeline for school notifications will, in turn, impact
the timeline of regional training and support for administrators of
schools that will be provided targeted and comprehensive assistance.
You will receive more information about the revised timeline within a
week.

We will continue to update you often about ESSA implementation. This
fall, we will also share communication and outreach plans regarding
public announcements of school notifications and the report card.
Thanks for all you do for Iowa’s schools and students.

Sincerely,

Ryan

--

Ryan Wise, Ed.L.D.

Director

Iowa Department of Education

ESSA Consolidated Application Time 2018-2019

ESSA School Timeline: 2018-2019

ESSA Important Information to Start the Year Webinar

Couldn't tune into today's ESSA Important Information to Start the Year webinar?  No worries.  Here are the links to today's statewide ESSA update webinar and Ppt.  The links have also been posted on the ESSA Time Line Doc. 

Aug. 22, 2018 Zoom Webinar

Aug. 22, 2018 Ppt. Link

We're here to help.  If you need any assistance, please don't hesitate to give us a call.  Here's to a great new year of learning together.

2018-2019 DA/ESSA Training Dates

Below are the 2018-2019 Differentiated Accountability/ESSA Training Dates for Keystone AEA.  You will be receiving notifications and guidance from the Iowa Department of Education which will assist you in determining which session(s) to attend.  As always, we're here to help. If there's anything we can do, just let us know. 
       

Training	Date of Training	Location of Training	Start and End Time	Registration Link	Registration Deadline
Consolidated  Application - 1 day	Sept. 20	Dubuque Keystone AEA 2310 Chaney Road Dubuque, IA 52001-3090 Phone: 800-632-5918	9 to 4	#161563 KS - ESSA Consolidated Application Workshop	3 days prior to session
Consolidated  Application - 1 day	Sept. 20	Elkader Keystone AEA 1400 Second Street NW Elkader, IA 52043-9564 Phone: 800-632-5918	9 to 4	#161563 KS - ESSA Consolidated Application Workshop	3 days prior to session
Administrator Information - 1 Day	Oct. 23	Dubuque Keystone AEA 2310 Chaney Road Dubuque, IA 52001-3090 Phone: 800-632-5918	9 to 4	#161564 KS - ESSA Administrator Information Sessions	3 days prior to session
Administrator Information - 1 Day	Oct. 18	Elkader Keystone AEA 1400 Second Street NW Elkader, IA 52043-9564 Phone: 800-632-5918	9 to 4	#161564 KS - ESSA Administrator Information Sessions	3 days prior to session
SAMI - 2 day	Nov. 12-13	Dubuque Keystone AEA 2310 Chaney Road Dubuque, IA 52001-3090 Phone: 800-632-5918	9 to 4	#161565 KS - ESSA Self Assessment of MTSS Implementation (SAMI) Facilitated Session	3 days prior to session
SAMI - 2 day	Nov. 29-30	Elkader Keystone AEA 1400 Second Street NW Elkader, IA 52043-9564 Phone: 800-632-5918	9 to 4	#161565 KS - ESSA Self Assessment of MTSS Implementation (SAMI) Facilitated Session	3 days prior to session
SAMI - 2 day	Dec. 3-4	NICC Wilder Center 1625 Hwy 150 South; P.O. Box 400 Calmar, IA 52132 800.728.2256	9 to 4	#161565 KS - ESSA Self Assessment of MTSS Implementation (SAMI) Facilitated Session	3 days prior to session
Universal Tier Tools Day 1- 1 day	Dec. 10	Dubuque Keystone AEA 2310 Chaney Road Dubuque, IA 52001-3090 Phone: 800-632-5918	9 to 4	#161566 KS - ESSA Universal Tier Tools - Day 1	2 weeks prior to session
Universal Tier Tools Day 1 - 1 day	Dec. 18	Elkader Keystone AEA 1400 Second Street NW Elkader, IA 52043-9564 Phone: 800-632-5918	9 to 4	#161566 KS - ESSA Universal Tier Tools - Day 1	2 weeks prior to session
Universal Tier Tools Day 2	Jan. 10	Dubuque Keystone AEA 2310 Chaney Road Dubuque, IA 52001-3090 Phone: 800-632-5918	9 to 4	#161567 KS - ESSA - Universal Tier Tools - Day 2	2 weeks prior to session
Universal Tier Tools Day 2	Jan. 17	Elkader Keystone AEA 1400 Second Street NW Elkader, IA 52043-9564 Phone: 800-632-5918	9 to 4	#161567 KS - ESSA - Universal Tier Tools - Day 2	2 weeks prior to session
Universal Tier Tools Day 3 & 4 1 day	Feb. 11-12	Elkader Keystone AEA 1400 Second Street NW Elkader, IA 52043-9564 Phone: 800-632-5918	9 to 4	#161568 KS - ESSA - Universal Tier Tools - Day 3 and 4	2 weeks prior to session
Universal Tier Tools Day 3 & 4 1 day	Feb. 25-26	Dubuque Keystone AEA 2310 Chaney Road Dubuque, IA 52001-3090 Phone: 800-632-5918	9 to 4	#161568 KS - ESSA - Universal Tier Tools - Day 3 and 4	2 weeks prior to session
Intervention System-2 day	March 11-12	Elkader Keystone AEA 1400 Second Street NW Elkader, IA 52043-9564 Phone: 800-632-5918	9 to 4	#161562 KS - ESSA Intervention System	2 weeks prior to session
Intervention System-2 day	March 18-19	Dubuque Keystone AEA 2310 Chaney Road Dubuque, IA 52001-3090 Phone: 800-632-5918	9 to 4	#161562 KS - ESSA Intervention System	2 weeks prior to session
ESSA Action Planning-1 day	April 9	Dubuque Keystone AEA 2310 Chaney Road Dubuque, IA 52001-3090 Phone: 800-632-5918	9 to 4	#161569 KS - ESSA Action Planning	2 weeks prior to session
ESSA Action Planning - 1 day	April 11	Elkader Keystone AEA 1400 Second Street NW Elkader, IA 52043-9564 Phone: 800-632-5918	9 to 4	#161569 KS - ESSA Action Planning	2 weeks prior to session
ESSA Action Planning - 1 day	April 16	NICC Wilder Center 1625 Hwy 150 South; P.O. Box 400 Calmar, IA 52132 800.728.2256	9 to 4	#161569 KS - ESSA Action Planning	2 weeks prior to session

     

New State Assessment Memo from Director Wise

Many of you received this information last week, but I wanted to share it with those of you who might not have gotten it.   Looking forward to great things for the 2018-2019 school year! 

 

 

 

Dear Colleagues,

In the spring of 2019, a newly designed statewide assessment of student progress will be used in the state of Iowa.  Through House File 2235, the Legislature determined that the new state assessment developed by Iowa Testing Programs (ITP) at the University of Iowa will be administered during the 2018-19 school year. The Iowa Department of Education and ITP are committed to ensuring good communications to the field and will coordinate on important issues such as professional development and federal peer review.

A few key items of note:

Testing window: Per the statute, all districts will be testing during the last quarter of the year. To accommodate district calendars, the testing window for 2018-19 will be open from March 1 to May 30.

Professional learning: Starting in the late fall, professional learning will be delivered in multiple formats, including in-person seminars offered around the state as well as online. Topics will include test format and content, administration and accessibility.

Technology readiness: Because we expect the majority of school districts will administer the online version of new assessments in 2018-19, a technology readiness plan and district certification process is being developed.  The certification process will begin in November to check bandwidth, network connectivity, device compatibility, and load capacity.

Cost:  Legislators appropriated $2.7 million on behalf of public school districts to help offset the delivery costs associated with the new statewide assessment.  More specific information concerning the costs to districts will be available in August. 

We encourage you to send any questions you have to assessments@iowa.gov so that we can begin a Frequently Asked Questions page to be published on the new website.

More information will follow this summer. Thank you in advance for your support of our statewide assessment efforts.

Sincerely,

Ryan Wise, Ed.L.D.                                                   Stephen B. Dunbar, Ph.D.

Director, Iowa Department of Education                    Director, Iowa Testing Programs