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The Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center (ARCC) at Edvantia is one of 16 regional comprehensive and 5 content centers that make up the Comprehensive Center Network funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
The purpose of the comprehensive centers is to provide state education agencies with intensive technical assistance to address the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) requirements and meet student achievement goals. |
COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS: A PATHWAY TO SUCCESS FOR ALL STUDENTS
Today's college and career standards must prepare students for both college and careers. Recent findings show that approximately 80% of the career oriented students in SREB's network plan to go on to some form of further study and 60% of the students in the SREB network schools enroll in a four-year college.
The College and Career Readiness webinar on November 21, 2011 focused on college and career standards and the merging of career and technical education with college preparation. The Virginia and Kentucky State Departments of Education showcased their college and career readiness plans in the webinar.
STATE PROGRESS: TRANSITIONING TO THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS
The ARCC and SEA staff participated in a regional webinar to identify current research, strategies, tools, and activities that states are using to transition to the Common Core Standards. SEA/ARCC staff joined Dr. Robert Olson, Program Director of CCSSO; Dr. Jan Sheinker, Sheinker Educational Services, Inc.; Carrie Heath Phillips, Program Director of CAS; and Jim Kroening, Lead Testing/Accountability Consultant for NC DPI. These experts provided the latest information on Common Core Standards from national and state perspectives.
EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS: NEWS FROM THE FRONT
The Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center (ARCC) hosted an interactive webinar to learn more about how Early Warning Systems help identify potential dropouts and increase graduation rates. Lessons learned and successes from Virginia, whose system is up and running, were shared. Experts from the ARCC staff and the National High School Center shared information on creating a viable system and provided opportunity for discussion around this important topic.
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SUPPORTING KENTUCKY AND WEST VIRGINIA'S NEW EVALUATION EFFORTS
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has been developing the Professional Growth and Evaluation System, a design process for a new evaluation system for teachers and principals. And the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDOE)has implemented a teacher, principal, and counselor task force to make recommendations for revising their evaluation system. In both instances the ARCC brought in Dr. James H. Stronge, an expert on educator effectiveness and evaluation, who provided valuable training and insight. As a result, participants in each state have built a shared understanding of the issues and research surrounding evaluations, and learned ways to involve various stakeholders in their processes.
