CISC Year in Review 2015
2015 has been a great CISC year We have learned and accomplished so much.
January 2015 Meeting Highlights McKinsey & Company provided a full day of training on how to implement new initiatives so they are successful and sustained.
Collaboration groups focused on current issues such as LCAP, NGSS, Common Core, etc.
CISC Symposium February 11-13, 2015 Mickey Porter Symposium Chair Sonoma County
Focus: The power of and need for creativity and imagination in educational leadership in the 21 st century Teaching and learning strategies Harnessing the power of creativity for all Innovative leadership Keeping current Student voice Location: Anaheim - first time Symposium held in Southern California
Grant Lichtman Karen Pittman Randy Sprick Dr. Russell Quaglia Jim Knight Horacio Sanchez Patricia Ryan Madson Chip Heath Nirvan Mullick and Cain Monroy Kristen Swanson Chris Emdin 2015 SYMPOSIUM PRESENTERS Dale Dougherty
SYMPOSIUM - INNOVATIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS Matched highest attendance recorded- nearly 1,100 participants Only 5% no shows Pre-conference Edcamp, largest held to date Three school-wide visitations in Orange County Introduced Quick Talks and Voice-Over introductions
Edcamp Sessions Held in Ball Rooms and Breakout Rooms
Some of the worker bees
Sonoma County students making the finishing touches on laser cut notebooks
The remarkable Sonoma team with Caine Monroy & Nirvan Mullick of Caine s Arcade
Kitty s Amazing Photo Booth!!
Thank you for a wonderful CISC Symposium!
March Meeting 2015 Highlights LCAP/LCFF and the critical role that COE s play (Sue Burr) LCAP Calibration Training (Sue Stickel/Judy Flores)
LCAP LCAP
MARCH 2015 Highlights (continued) Dave Gordon, member of the Special Education Task Force shared highlights from the final report
MARCH 2015 Highlights (continued) McKinsey- Part 2- How thinking about performance and health can accelerate implementation
MAY 2015 Meeting Highlights District leaders panel on Smarter Balanced Hanover Research, State Experiences with Common Core Aligned Assessments shared with members
MAY 2015 Meeting Highlights (Continued) SBAC First Assessment Panel
MAY 2015 Meeting Highlights (Continued) Deb Sigman shares her assessment knowledge
AND MORE LCAP LCAP
September 2015 Meeting Highlights Presentation by Bernard and Khalil Kinsey Discussion on CCEE with Executive Director Dr. Carl Cohn LCAP Calibration on Sections 2 and 3
September 2015 Highlights (continued) Where Art and History Intersect The Kinsey Art Collection Bernard and Khalil Kinsey took us through an historical journey of African Americans and how those stories can change the educational future of our students.
September 2015 Highlights (continued) Carl Cohn, new Executive Director of the New California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE) introduced the his vision for the new collaborative and received feedback from CISC as he begins this new work.
New CISC Member Orientation, September 2015
November 2015 Highlights Presentation by Joel Montero, FCMAT Presentation by Brooks Allen, SBE, on LCAP Presentation by CORE on School Quality Improvement Index LCAP Resources
AND MORE LCAP LCAP
CISC GOES BEYOND
CISC Work Goes Beyond General Meetings CISC participated in the creation of the 2015 LCAP Review Manual CCSESA approved the manual CISC Chair Valerie Chrisman and Former BASC Chair Terena Mares trained County Office staff in a statewide webinar in April
CISC Work Goes Beyond General Meetings LCAP Calibration Trainings Orange County Sacramento County Tulare County The LCAP Calibration trainings developed by Judy Flores and Sue Stickel
CISC Work Goes Beyond General Meetings Transitional Kindergarten CISC School Readiness Subcommittee identified and vetted online resources for administrators Funded through Symposium earnings Available to county offices statewide
CISC Work Goes Beyond General Meetings Rubric Design Committee CISC members Gary Waddell, Sue Stickel, Valerie Chrisman and Beth Higbee CCSESA Accountability Task Force CISC members Sue Stickel and Valerie Chrisman CCSESA LCAP Coordinating Committee CISC members Kitty Catania, Lisa Gilbert, Jane Steinkamp, Judy Flores, Diana Asseier, and Valerie Chrisman
CISC Work Goes Beyond General Meetings Next Generation Science Standards Roll-Outs Year 1: Approximately 1900 science educators attended the 2-day trainings across the state. Year 2: Approximately 1640 attended the state-wide trainings.
CISC Work Goes Beyond General Meetings Created the ELA/ELD Adoption Toolkit Leaders: Charlene Stringham (Tulare) Raynette Sanchez (Los Angeles) Patti Thurman (Lassen) Primary authors: Lori Musso (San Mateo) Yee Wan, Ed.D. (Santa Clara) Tamara Wilson (Sacramento) Armando T. Zúñiga (Ventura)
2015 CISC Executive Committee Valerie Chrisman Chair Kitty Catania Chair-Elect Gary Waddell Chair-Past Diana Asseier Treasurer Ellen Barger Treasurer-Elect Executives-at-Large Shirley Diaz Judy Flores Renee Regacho-Anacerio Sue Stickel Charlene Stringham Mickey Porter 2015 CISC Symposium Chair Executive-at-Large Angelica Ramsey 2016 CISC Symposium Chair Executive-at-Large Peter Birdsall CCSESA Executive Director Efrain Mercado CCSESA Director Lupita Alcala CDE Deputy Superintendent Keric Ashley CDE Deputy Superintendent
2015 CISC Regional Leads Region 1 Paul Joens- Poulton Mendocino Region 2 Susan Hukkanen Butte Shirley Diaz Glenn Region 3 Bobbi Abold Yuba Region 4 Raquel Rose Marin Region 5 Angelica Ramsey Santa Clara Region 6 Rick Bartkowski Stanislaus Region 7 Kitty Catania Fresno Region 8 Lisa Gilbert Kern Region 9 Jean Madden- Cazares San Diego Region 10 Tammy Nguyen Mono Region 11 Yvonne Contreras Los Angeles
CISC Liaisons AFTER SCHOOL Dorothy Griffin Sutter DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS Mary Anne James Santa Cruz BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS Kitty Catania Fresno CHARTER SCHOOLS Ed Manansala El Dorado LANGUAGE POLICY Angelica Ramsey Santa Clara LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE Gary Waddell San Mateo RSDSS Renee Regacho- Anaclerio Placer
CISC Subcommittees ACCOUNTABILITY Sue Stickel (Sacramento) Judy Flores (Shasta) ELA/ELD Charlene Stringham (Tulare) Patti Thurman (Lassen) CAREER TECHNICAL Ronda Adams (Yolo) HISTORY Ed Manansala (Ed Dorado) Jean Madden Cazares (San Diego) DIGITAL LEARNING Shirley Diaz (Glenn) Christina Olmstead (Orange) LEADERSHIP Renee Regacho-Anaclerio (Placer) Susan Hukkanen (Butte)
MATHEMATICS Rick Bartkowski (Stanislaus) Ellen Barger (Santa Barbara) SCIENCE Jane Steinkamp (San Joaquin) Kathy Pon (Merced) RAN Beth Higbee (San Bernardino) Kathi Felder (Kings) SCHOOL READINESS Angelica Ramsey (Santa Clara) Natalie Woods Andrews and Nancy Herota (Sacramento) TEACHER DEVELOPMENT Mark Vigario (Sacramento) Tammy Nguyen (Mono) VAPA Kitty Catania (Fresno) Pam Ables (San Luis Obispo)
Retirements We said goodbye to three amazing ladies who have shared their talents, knowledge and skills with CISC for many years.
Raynette Sanchez Los Angeles Cyndy Dolph Madera Elena Castro Imperial
2015 CCSESA Awards JUDY FLORES PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATION AWARD VALERIE CHRISMAN CCSESA STAR AWARD
We are very grateful for the support of our Experts!
Peter Birdsall Executive Director, CCSESA
Keric Ashley Deputy Superintendent, CDE Lupita
Lupita Cortez-Alcala Deputy Superintendent, CDE
Nancy Brownell State Board of Education
Efrain, thanks for watching over us.
Special Thanks to Parrish!
THANK YOU!! It has been a privilege working along side each one of you and a pleasure serving you
Thank you 2015 CISC members
Looking Forward to 2016 Kitty Catania 2016 CISC Chair