Region II Education Service Center
Professional Development
LETRS
LETRS stands for Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling. It is for teachers of reading who are beginning to implement the components and principles of scientifically based reading instruction.
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Instructional Coaching
The Instructional Coaching Institute is a 3-day workshop that focuses on a partnership approach to improving instruction. This instiutute, developed by Dr. Jim Knight (University of Kansas), thoroughly explores the principles and practices of effective instructional coaches at any grade level.
| For more information contact: |
| Barry Dunlap |
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School Improvement Coordinator
barry.dunlap@la.gov
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985-549-2382
985-549-2572 Fax
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6 + 1 Traits of Writing
6 + 1 Traits is an approach to teaching and assessing writing. 6 +1 Traits focuses on the traits common to all strong writing: Ideas, Voice, Word Choice, Organization, Sentence Fluency, Conventions, and Presentation. This analytical approach to writing incorporates the use of a rubric. 6 + 1 is appropriate for grades K-12.
| For more information contact: |
| Lynn Delahaye |
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School Improvement Coordinator
lynn.delahaye@la.gov
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985-549-5427
985.549.2572 Fax
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| Jenny Rogers |
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School Improvement Coordinator
jenny.rogers@la.gov
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985.549.2471
985.549.2572 Fax
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| Barry Dunlap |
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School Improvement Coordinator
barry.dunlap@la.gov
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985-549-2382
985-549-2572 Fax
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| Carolyn Kane |
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Special Education Coordinator
carolyn.kane@la.gov
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985.549.5428
985.549.2381 Fax
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Write From the Beginning
Write From the Beginning (WFTB) is a comprehensive, developmental, model of instruction for writing with a K-5 focus. WFTB offers grade-level rubrics that are correlated with Louisiana state assessments. In order to implement WFTB, a school must have implemented Thinking Maps for at least one school year.
| For more information contact: |
| Jenny Rogers |
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School Improvement Coordinator
jenny.rogers@la.gov
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985.549.2471
985.549.2572 Fax
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| Lynn Delahaye |
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School Improvement Coordinator
lynn.delahaye@la.gov
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985-549-5427
985.549.2572 Fax
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| Barry Dunlap |
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School Improvement Coordinator
barry.dunlap@la.gov
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985-549-2382
985-549-2572 Fax
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Data Driven Leadership for School Improvement
This seven-session seminar is for principals and their central office counterparts who want to become competent and confident instructional leaders. At each of the three-hour, monthly sessions, participants will learn practical methods of checking implementation of School Improvement strategies. A commitment to attendance at all sessions is required.
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District Assistance Team Training (DAT)
District personnel who work with schools in School Improvement must participate in professional development on the following DAT modules in order to be certified.
| For more information contact: |
| Barry Dunlap |
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School Improvement Coordinator
barry.dunlap@la.gov
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985-549-2382
985-549-2572 Fax
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| Jenny Rogers |
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School Improvement Coordinator
jenny.rogers@la.gov
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985.549.2471
985.549.2572 Fax
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Accountability/Louisiana Needs Assessment (LANA) Module
Louisiana’s School and District Accountability System is intended to drive fundamental change in classroom teaching by helping schools and communities focus on improved student achievement. The system is designed to encourage and support the school improvement process. Participants will receive a general overview of the Accountability System, followed by professional development on the first piece of the School Improvement process, the needs assessment. Working from student assessment results, districts and schools will use the LANA module to collect and analyze pertinent data for use in the school improvement planning process.
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School Improvement Planning
Participants are led through the process of writing a School Improvement Plan as outlined in the Louisiana Department of Education’s "Tools for Success” and "School Improvement Plan Template.” Emphasis is placed on planning as a process and quality implementation/evaluation for success. Participation in the Louisiana Needs Assessment Module (LANA) is a prerequisite for attending the School Improvement Planning Module. The Accountability/Louisiana Needs Assessment module is a pre-requisite to attending this professional development offering.
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Degree of Implementation Guide (DIG)
The writing of the School Improvement Plan is just the beginning step in impacting student achievement in a given school. The second step is the quality implementation of the plan. The DIG is a process designed to systematically collect and analyze evidence to measure the level and quality of implementation of pre-determined indicators for each strategy in the School Improvement Plan. The Accountability/LANA and SIP modules are prerequisites to attending this professional development offering.
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District Assistance Team (DAT) Updates
State and federal policies change over time. District Assistance Team (DAT) personnel who have participated in DAT training and are certified must attend these update meetings in order to retain their certification.
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Thinking Maps
RESC II staff provide training to schools on teaching students to use Thinking Maps as visual thinking tools in order to improve their students' achievement.
Thinking Maps
| For more information contact: |
| Carolyn Kane |
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Special Education Coordinator
carolyn.kane@la.gov
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985.549.5428
985.549.2381 Fax
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| Jenny Rogers |
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School Improvement Coordinator
jenny.rogers@la.gov
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985.549.2471
985.549.2572 Fax
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| Lynn Delahaye |
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School Improvement Coordinator
lynn.delahaye@la.gov
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985-549-5427
985.549.2572 Fax
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| Barry Dunlap |
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School Improvement Coordinator
barry.dunlap@la.gov
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985-549-2382
985-549-2572 Fax
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Strategic Instruction Model (SIM)
The goal of this professional development opportunity is to provide teachers with differentiated learning strategies, teaching routines, and cooperative thinking strategies to improve the performance of students and teachers.
| For more information contact: |
| Carolyn Kane |
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Special Education Coordinator
carolyn.kane@la.gov
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985.549.5428
985.549.2381 Fax
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