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Implementation Commencing in September 2008)
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The Model C-2 Application Form is for multi-grade schools that:
NOTE: Schools eligible to submit a Model C-2
application are entitled to all of the programmatic flexibility offered in
Section 100.4 of Commissioner’s Regulations.
They may also request through the Model C-2 application process
additional relief from the prescribed units of study in a course or courses
for which there are no required State assessments. |
I. Model C-2 program enhancement
applications must include the following basic information:
I.1. District/school particulars
I.2. Eligibility: Evidence the school is eligible to apply for Model C.
I.3. Executive summary or abstract of the Model C-2 program enhancement proposal (maximum of two pages)
I.5. Student achievement information in the
Learning Standards area(s) targeted for enhancement
II. Model C-2 program enhancement
applications must include the following procedural evidence:
II.1. Consultation: The District
shall submit with its application a report
from the district’s shared decision-making team or, for the City School
District of the City of New York, the district’s school leadership team, that provides evidence that consultation
took place at the district and building levels and that identifies the concerns
expressed by constituents. Appropriate
attendance/signature sheets must accompany the reports.
II.2. Learning Standards Review: The
middle-level building undertook a thoughtful review of the Learning Standards
area(s) targeted for enhancement that:
a. Involved representatives from key constituency groups (teachers, administrators, support personnel, parents, district office representative, etc.);
b. Documented the current state of teaching and learning in the Learning Standards areas targeted for enhancement using evidence of best practice and research-based data that are aligned with the Regents Policy Statement on Middle-Level Education, the Department’s Essential Elements of Standards-Focused Middle-Level Schools and Programs, and the relevant Learning Standards areas .
c. Produced recommended changes in instruction in the Learning Standards areas targeted for enhancement based upon research data and objective evidence (e.g., using the Victoria Bernhardt planning process, the Comprehensive District or School Educational Planning process, New York City’s Comprehensive Educational Planning process, the Restructuring planning process, various CSR Models planning processes, etc); and
d. Included an external review of the process and resulting recommendations involving knowledgeable educators from outside the school (e.g., from the district office, BOCES, Regional School Support Center, NYS Middle School Association, etc.).
III. Model C-2 program enhancement applications
must include the following supportive information:
III.1. Program Enhancement Proposal: A detailed explanation of the proposed program enhancement that:
a. Describes the specific regulatory requirements in Sections 100.3 and/or 100.4 for which relief is being requested;
b. Includes a specific plan that explains how the targeted Learning Standards areas will be enhanced so as to ensure students achieve proficiency, including but not limited to, how instruction for attaining the learning standards will be incorporated into the school’s program and schedule. The program enhancements should reflect the recommended changes resulting from the review of the Learning Standards areas, be aligned with district and school improvement or redesign plans, and be congruent with the Regents Policy Statement on Middle-Level Education and the State Education Department’s seven Essential Elements;
c. Includes safeguards to ensure that staff providing instruction related to the program enhancement are both certified (duly licensed by the State Education Department) and highly qualified (have both the content knowledge and the pedagogical skills to teach the Learning Standards);
d. Includes objective, measurable indicators/evidence of school change and improvement for evaluating not only the effectiveness and impact of the program enhancement on student learning and personal development but also the implementation of the enhancement as proposed in the application. The indicators/evidence need to be aligned with the Regents Policy Statement on Middle-Level Education, the State Education Department’s Essential Elements of Standards-Focused Middle-Level Schools and Programs, the relevant Learning Standards, and the Indicators of Achievement Checklists developed by the SED for the non-tested area(s); and
e. Includes evidence that professional development activities associated with the proposed program enhancement in the targeted Learning Standards areas are consistent with the requirements in Section 100.2 of Commissioner’s Regulations.
III.2. District
Office Support: The resources and support the district office (in the case
of
IV. Model C-2 applications must include the
following assurances:
IV.1. Educational Conditions: The middle-level school included in the Model C-2 application is in compliance with the following six non-negotiable Educational Conditions:
a. Schools
must administer required State assessments in the middle grades (English
language arts, mathematics, social studies, science) as well as grade-by-grade
tests required under No Child Left Behind that began in the 2005-06 school
year.
b. Schools
must employ teaching staff who are properly certified to teach assigned
subjects/classes.
c. Schools must ensure their middle-level
program is aligned with the Regents Policy Statement on Middle-Level Education,
the State Education Department's Essential Elements of Standards-Focused
Middle-Level Schools and Programs, and the State’s Learning Standards.
d. Schools
must ensure that students who are at risk of not meeting the State’s standards
where there are State assessments receive timely and targeted academic
intervention services.
e. Schools
must ensure that students receive instruction in all of the State’s 28 Learning
Standards (with instruction in English language arts, mathematics, social
studies, science, and physical education occurring each year in each of the
middle grades).
f. Schools
must ensure that students are provided opportunities for taking high school
courses (acceleration).
IV.2. Public School Choice: In those districts where public school choice is required under No Child Left Behind (NCLB), a minimum of 20 percent of seats in each newly formed school will be offered to students seeking transfer, consistent with State and federal law.
IV.3. Data Collection: The district and the middle-level school(s) agree , if requested by SED, to use SED provided, research-based, survey instruments to collect data to assess the impact of the Model C reforms. Survey instruments will contain measurable indicators of structural, organizational, curricular and/or instructional changes as well as behavioral and attitudinal changes. Instruments will be, aligned with the Regents Policy Statement on Middle-Level Education and the Department’s Essential Elements of Standards-Focused Middle-Level Schools and Programs.
IV.4. Annual Public Evaluation: The district and the school(s) will conduct an annual public evaluation of the implementation of the Model C-2 application. This annual public evaluation will include information on the:
a. Implementation of the Model C-2 proposal
contained in the approved application.
b. Measurable indicators/evidence of school change and improvement as proposed in the application (which may be all or some of the evidence from the SED provided, research-based, survey instruments used to collect a common set of data from all Model C schools).
c. School’s Performance Index.
d. State-developed checklists of knowledge and skills or alternative assessments in those areas where there are no State assessments.
e. Compliance with the six Educational Conditions.
IV.5. Status Report to the State Education
Department: The district and the middle-level school(s) will submit an annual
status report to the State Education Department on the implementation of the
Model C-2 application in such form and according to such timelines as may be
prescribed by the commissioner.
IV.6. Implementation
of the Model C-2 Application: The president of the board of education, the
superintendent of schools and the principal(s) of the affected school(s) will
implement the Model C-2 application as written including the participation of
teachers and administrators in required professional learning sessions. In the case of
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Districts
are requested to mail one (1) signed original, five (4) paper copies, and one
(1) electronic copy (disk or CD) of the completed Model C-2 application by
Friday, January 11, 2008, to: Marybeth Casey – Associate in Middle level Education, 89 Washington Ave. Room 319
EB, NYS Education Department, Albany,
NY 12234. |
For further information about the Model C-2 application process, contact Marybeth Casey either by telephone at 518-474-0059 or by e-mail at mcasey2@mail.nysed.gov .
Model
C-2 Application Form
(For Implementation
Commencing in September 2008)
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The Model C-2 Application Form is for multi-grade schools that: · Have a grade seven, · Are newly formed or ARE NOT IDENTIFIED as a school requiring academic progress (SRAP) in year 3, 4 or 5, including a school identified for school improvement for three or more consecutive years under 20 U.S.C. section 6316(b), or a school under registration review (SURR) pursuant to section 100.2(p) of Commissioner’s Regulations, and · Are seeking approval to begin implementation in September 2006 of a program that enhances instruction related to one or more of the intermediate learning standards for which there are no required State assessments. NOTE: Schools eligible to submit a Model C-2
application are entitled to all of the programmatic flexibility offered in
Section 100.4 of Commissioner’s Regulations.
They may also request through the Model C-2 application process
additional relief from the prescribed units of study in a course or courses
for which there are no required State assessments. |
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NOTE: Any district
outside the Big 5 Cities ( |
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Districts are requested to mail one (1)
signed original, five (4) paper copies, and one (1) electronic copy (disk or
CD) of the completed Model C-2 application by Friday, January 11, 2008, to: Marybeth Casey Associate
Middle-Level Education NYS
Education Department
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For further information about the Model C-2 application process, Marybeth Casey either by telephone at 518-474-0059 or by e-mail at mcasey2@mail.nysed.gov.
I. BASIC INFORMATION
I.1 School/District
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I.2 Eligibility for Model
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Indicate with X’s the current status of the school:
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Attach a copy of both the school’s most
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I.3 Executive Summary
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Please provide a brief (no more than two pages) abstract of the Model C-2 proposal that summarizes what the school proposes to do. Include in this summary: · The Learning Standards areas that are the focus of the Model C-2 proposal and the reasons why they were so identified, · A description of the program enhancement(s), and · An explanation of how the school intends to evaluate the implementation of the Model C-2 proposal. |
Provide the names,
certifications, and 2007-08 teaching assignments of the school’s professional
teaching staff responsible for providing instruction related to the Learning
Standards areas targeted for enhancement (use additional pages if necessary).
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