STUDENTVOICE10TH COMMUNITYANNUAL TEACHERINNOVATION LEADPERSONALIZATION +LEARNCOMPETENCY HIGHERASPIRATIONS LEADFORENGAGEMENT HOWEQUITYMASTERY TRANSFORMATION INNOVATECOLLABORATE Table of Contents Get Social! Online Welcome 1 Share your photos and experiences on Twitter using What You Need to Know 2 #NESSC19. Follow @newenglandssc Agenda 3 for photos, announcements, and more. 2019 NESSC Champions 4

Pre-Conference Sessions 6 In Person Session Planner 7 Join us Monday at 5:30 p.m. in the ballroom foyer for an hour of networking, drinks, appetizers, Monday Sessions 8 and fun! Keynote: Jamila Lyiscott 11 Tuesday Sessions 12

About the LIS Thanks to Our Sponsors 15 We would like to thank the Nellie Mae Education Foundation and Unum, our sponsors, for their About the NESSC 16 generous financial support. NESSC Council Members 17 Four Points Sheraton Map 18 WELCOME

Dear Colleagues,

I never cease to be excited and amazed by the creativity and commitment of educators. This creativity and commitment are on full display once again at the New England Secondary School Consortium’s 10th annual School Redesign in Action Conference. This year, we have more than 60 unique sessions diving deeply into topics ranging from equitable learning environments to authentic community engagement. The goal, as ever, remains: To provide the best possible learning for all students. This goal is not beyond reach. Yes, there are racial and socioeconomic achievement disparities in schools across the U.S., but in light of our attendees and presenters, I remain encouraged. We are here ready to share insights, collaborate in our struggles, and innovate our way toward change. This conference is not meant to be easy. It is meant to challenge who we are, what we think, and how we teach. The insights you take home are meant to have a tangible effect on your classrooms, your schools, and your school communities. This conference is also a time to reconnect with friends and reexamine ideas. It is an opportunity to be inspired, to be humbled, and to learn. Over the next two days, I hope you will take the opportunity to try on new ideas, question yourself and those around you, and get ready to deepen your understanding about how we help all students create bright futures for themselves and their communities. Together, we have the power to create the schools our students deserve and our communities need. Let’s get to work building them.

Sincerely,

David J. Ruff Executive Director, Great Schools Partnership

New England Secondary School Consortium Partners

1 What You Need to Know General Help If you need assistance during the conference, please see a Great Schools Partnership staff member. We will be wearing yellow staff ribbons and can be found either at the registration table or walking around the venue. WiFi Network Name: NESSC19 Password: equity19 (all lowercase) Session Descriptions and Materials Read complete workshop descriptions online: newenglandssc.org/conference/scheduler/. A sched.org account is required to access workshop materials online. If you do not have an account, or need help accessing your account, please see the registration desk or email: [email protected]. Name Badges All conference participants should wear their name badges during the conference. Your name badge serves as your ticket for breaks, breakfast, lunch, and networking. Session Attendance Conference sessions are on a first-come, first-served basis. Session selections indicated online do not reserve your seat in the session. Please note: Pre-conference sessions (held Monday, March 25, from 8-11 a.m.) require pre-registration. Evaluations All workshop sessions include a paper evaluation. Please drop completed evaluations in the blue bins by the door as you exit a session.

In addition, a conference evaluation is included in your folder. (Copies available in conference session 6.) Conference evaluations may also be dropped in the blue bins; alternatively, they can be submitted at the registration table. Food Afternoon Break will be available Monday and Tuesday afternoons. Each break will include: coffee, tea, juice, and soda; freshly baked cookies, cakes, and brownies; fresh fruit; pretzels, chips, or vegetables with dip; and an assortment of candy. Breaks will take place in designated break areas. Look for the yellow rooms marked on the venue map.

Networking will start at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Several stationary appetizer displays will be available, including fresh vegetables, fruit, cheese, crackers, and an assortment of chocolate and vanilla cupcakes. A cash bar will also be available.

Continental breakfast will be available outside the ballroom on Tuesday from 7-8 a.m. Breakfast will include coffee, tea, juice, soda, freshly baked bread, croissants, bagels, pastries, assorted sliced fruits, and granola breakfast bars.

Morning Break will be available Tuesday morning. Morning break will include: coffee, tea, juice, and soda; bagels, fruit/nut breads, pastries, yogurt with granola and berries, and sliced fruit. Breaks will take place in designated break areas. Look for the yellow rooms marked on the venue map.

Lunch will be available Tuesday at 12 p.m. outside the ballroom. Lunch will be served buffet style and includes a soup and salad bar, a sandwich station, three hot entrees (with chef choice potato or rice & fresh vegetables), a dessert station, and beverages. Lost & Found If you lose an item during the conference, please visit the registration table. Nursing / Pumping Room A private room, which includes a refrigerator, has been reserved for nursing mothers. Please see the registration desk for more information.

2 @newenglandssc Get updates, photos, AGENDA and more: #NESSC19 Monday, March 25 7:00 a.m. Registration 8:00 a.m. Pre-Conference Sessions (Pre-Registration Required) 11:00 a.m. Registration (Ballroom Foyer) + Lunch On Your Own 1:00 p.m. Conference Sessions: Round 1 (Meeting Rooms) 2:15 p.m. Break (Break Stations) 2:45 p.m. Conference Sessions: Round 2 (Meeting Rooms) 4:00 p.m. Break (Break Stations) 4:15 p.m. Conference Sessions: Round 3 (Meeting Rooms) 5:30 p.m. Networking, Hors d’oeuvres, + Cash Bar (Ballroom Foyer) Tuesday, March 26 7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast (Ballroom Foyer) 8:00 a.m. Keynote Speaker: Jamila Lyiscott (Ballroom) Pedagogy on Fire! Teaching for Social Justice 8:45 a.m. Break (Break Stations) 9:00 a.m. Conference Sessions: Round 4 (Meeting Rooms) 10:15 a.m. Break (Break Stations) 10:45 a.m. Conference Sessions: Round 5 (Meeting Rooms) 12:00 p.m. Lunch (Ballroom + Ballroom Foyer) 1:15 p.m. Conference Sessions: Round 6 (Meeting Rooms) 2:30 p.m. Adjournment (No Closing Session)

Read session descriptions at: newenglandssc.org/conference/scheduler

3 2019 NESSC Champions

The New England Secondary School Consortium (NESSC) is pleased to acknowledge the unwavering effort and support exhibited by our 2019 NESSC Champions. The following individuals have made significant contributions toward the fulfillment of the goals and strategies of the NESSC through unique efforts to promote and implement changes in instructional practice, to support passage of key policy, and to enhance public engagement in education. Each NESSC state agency has selected an individual they feel has championed the ideals of the NESSC to ensure high-quality, equitable learning for all students, and have influenced all of us in this process. Connecticut Dr. Salvatore Menzo completed his undergraduate degree at Connecticut College and the University of Sydney. He started his career in 1993 as an eighth-grade language arts teacher in Willimantic, Connecticut.

After completing his Masters in Curriculum and his 6th year in Administration in 1998 at the University of Connecticut, Dr. Menzo was appointed assistant principal and then principal at Silas Deane Middle School in Wethersfield, Connecticut.

In 2005, Dr. Menzo was appointed Superintendent of the Marlborough Public School District in Connecticut. There with staff, he helped students realize the highest achievement levels and statewide distinction.

In 2008, Dr. Menzo received his Doctorate from the University of Connecticut. His research was conducted in Baltimore County Maryland on the topic of parental engagement and its impact on student achievement. Dr. Menzo not only defended his dissertation at the University of Connecticut, but also presented it to faculties in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

In 2009, Dr. Menzo was appointed Superintendent in Wallingford, Connecticut. Since then, he has facilitated the development of a strategic plan that has allowed the district to navigate through challenging financial times while increasing student programming in the arts, world language, and athletics. Dr. Menzo is committed to engaging community and staff in the development of a mastery-based learning approach for all students. He has fostered leadership opportunities for staff at all levels. Dr. Menzo’s is values community partnerships and possesses a passion for improving learning opportunities for students, staff, and parents. Massachusetts Lourenço P. Garcia, Ed.D., is an award-winning and nationally-recognized principal with more than twenty-three years of teaching, research, leadership, and consultancy experience. He completed his undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Russia, Cape Verde, and the United States and received his master’s degree in applied linguistics and doctorate in urban education, leadership, and policy studies from the University of Massachusetts Boston. Dr. Garcia joined Revere Public Schools as its high school principal in 2010. Previous assignments include principal of Woonsocket High School and assistant of principal of William E. Tolman Senior High School (RI), social studies teacher at Brockton High School, and geography teacher at Domingos Ramos High School (Praia, Cape Verde). Dr. Garcia, a polyglot, is also fluent in Cape Verdean, Portuguese, English, Spanish, Russian, and French.

Throughout his tenure with Revere Public Schools, Dr. Garcia led Revere High School through profound transformative innovations leveraging on student agency, personalized learning, teacher leadership capacity, organizational structural changes, and educational technology to promote student learning. Under his leadership, the school won various prestigious awards, including the Schools of Opportunity National Award (Gold Medal, 2016) and the Best Urban School in America (Gold Medal, 2014). He is credited with bringing student-centered learning to Revere Public Schools and developing and aligning systems and processes to implement the model effectively.

4 Currently, Dr. Garcia is a member of the Superintendent’s Cabinet and the Executive Director of Data and Accountability for Revere Public Schools. In his new role, he works with principals, directors, coaches, school improvement teams, and other school-based teams using different approaches to data, including school accountability, early warning indicator system, and other learning metrics and measurement to increase student achievement. New Hampshire Michael Berry is the principal at White Mountains Regional High School (WMRHS). He joined WMRHS in 2009 as the Assistant Principal/Athletic Director. In July of 2012, he was named Principal. Prior to relocating to Northern New Hampshire, he lived in Newnan, Georgia, where he taught and coached at Northgate High School. While at Northgate, he taught AP US history and American Studies and coached varsity soccer and varsity football.

Mr. Berry attended St. Joseph’s College in Rutland, Vermont, earning BA in History and Secondary Education with a minor in English. He earned a MA in Educational Leadership from West Georgia University in Carrollton, Georgia. ​Presently he is a member of the Granite State Leadership Academy and enrolled at Southern New Hampshire University working on a degree to become a Superintendent. Rhode Island EduLeaders of Color R.I. was established in 2016 in response to research studies demonstrating a lack of racial and ethnic diversity in the teaching profession nationally. Co-founders Karla E. Vigil and Carlon Howard set out to create a space where educators and leaders of color could discuss relevant issues and brainstorm innovative solutions to systemic problems. They hosted the first meetup in November 2016 with personal colleagues and friends in the community and sought to address some of the many inequities in education facing historically underserved communities:

●● Lack of racial and ethnic diversity in schools and organizations

●● Minimal training for teachers on culturally responsive teaching practices

●● Lack of support in the retention efforts for teachers and leaders of color. Over time, the meetups evolved and grew to be a place where individuals could share their passions and network with community leaders. Each meetup now features almost sixty attendees and has welcomed educators, administrators, elected officials, thought leaders, and nonprofit and for-profit professionals all committed to improving the quality of education for our most underserved youth. EduLeaders of Color RI’s mission is to create systemic change in education by cultivating spaces for leaders of color invested in dismantling inequities, strengthening organizations led by people of color, and fostering community partnerships.

NESSC is particularly indebted to the leadership of co-founders Karla E. Vigil and Carlon Howard, who will be accepting the award on behalf of EduLeaders of Color Rhode Island. Vermont The Tarrant Institute for Innovative Education facilitates and showcases examples of effective 21st century learning and edtech ideas for educators. We’re educators and administrators with a passion for edtech and a willingness to innovate. We help educators make the most of emerging technologies to increase student engagement.

As part of the College of Education and Social Services at the University of Vermont, we support the rollout of 1:1 internet-enabled devices to our partnering schools and provide funding for technology innovations within our cohort. We’re helping to move Vermont’s middle schools toward a technology-rich, student-centered outcome.

NESSC is particularly indebted to the leadership of John Downes, director, and Penny Bishop, principal investigator, who will be accepting the award on behalf of the Tarrant Institute for Innovative Education. 5 Pre-Conference Sessions pre-registration + fee required Monday, March 25 8:00–11:00 a.m.

Room Title | Presenting Organization

Equity Design 101: Co-Creation for Equity in Education 103 Reflex Design Collective, CA High School ReDesign for Student-Centered Learning: Bringing Students, Teachers, Principals, and 104 District Leaders Together | The Highlander Institute, RI Building a District-Wide Culture of Successful, Engaged Learners Through High-Impact Instructional 201 Strategies | MSAD 6, ME Students Learning to Ask Better Questions: An Easier Path to Inquiry in the Classroom 202 The Right Question Institute, MA Walking the Talk: The Whats, Whys, Hows, and Woes of the Proficiency-Based Learning Journey 203 Great Schools Partnership, ME What Does It Look Like to be Proficient at Problem Solving? Teaching and Assessing the Transferable 204 Skills | Great Schools Partnership, ME Exploring the Elements of Effective Instruction 205/206 Great Schools Partnership, ME LIS Meeting: What’s in It for the Students? (League of Innovative Schools Members Only) Ballroom Killingly Intermediate School, CT; Nathan Hale-Ray High School, CT; Pittsfield Middle High School, NH; Westbrook High School, ME

Read Complete Session Descriptions: newenglandssc.org/conference/scheduler 6 Session Planner

Welcome to the School Redesign in Action conference (SRIA) 2019! With so many exciting sessions to choose from this year, we designed this planner to help you organize your time and build your schedule of preferred workshops.

To read full descriptions of sessions, including where and when each session will be presented, visit: newenglandssc.org/conference/scheduler

Concurrent Session Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Monday, 1:00–2:15 p.m.

Monday, 2:45–4:00 p.m.

Monday, 4:15–5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, 9:00–10:15 a.m.

Tuesday, 10:45–12:00 p.m.

6 Tuesday, 1:15–2:30 p.m.

7 Monday Sessions 1 Monday, March 25 1:00–2:15 p.m.

Room Title | Presenting Organization Strand

Owning the Room: Student Voice, Choice, and Ownership of Their Learning 101 V Great Schools Partnership, ME Student Ownership of Their Education in ACE, a Competency-Based Program at 103 V Brookline High School | ACE Program at Brookline High School, MA Next Steps: Constructing a Proficiency-Based Learning Transcript That Works 104 O Harwood Union High School, VT Teaching in Two Worlds: Building and Maintaining a Standards-Based Curriculum in a 105/106 T Conventional Grading World | Smithfield High School, RI Increasing Engagement in Science and Mathematics Through Student Voice and Choice 108/109 V Melrose Public Schools, MA This Is Us: Small Town, Big Outcomes 114 V Hinsdale High School, NH Leveraging High School PLCs and Organizational Structures to Support Mastery-Based 115 O Learning | Bolton High School, CT Doing More for More Kids: Shifting From Culture of Teaching to a Culture of Learning 117 T White Mountains Regional School, NH Community Engagement 101: Lift Every Voice 201 C Great Schools Partnership, ME How Putting Students at the Center Helped to Spark the Raising of a Black Lives Matter 202 C Flag in Montpelier, Vermont | Montpelier High School, VT Using a Theory of Action to Make and Measure Change in Your School or District 203 S Great Schools Partnership, ME Reimagining Family Engagement as a Tool for Harnessing the Power of Community and 204 C Improving Outcomes for Students | New Bedford Public Schools, MA Embedding Social and Emotional Learning in Secondary Classrooms 205/206 T Engaging Schools, MA How Partnership Councils Can Support Shared Decision Making in Schools 208/209 C Lawrence Public Schools, MA “Does This Assignment Count?” Focus on Formative Instruction and Assessment, a 212 T Critical Component in a Proficiency-Based System | Bonny Eagle High School, ME Navigate the Future by Starting Now: Sustaining Innovation via Networks 213 S Getting Smart + New Tech Network, CA

KEY T Teaching + Learning O Organizational Design C Community Engagement S School + District Leadership V Student Voice + Choice

8 2 Monday, March 25 2:45–4:00 p.m.

Room Title | Presenting Organization Strand

Owning the Room: Student Voice, Choice, and Ownership of Their Learning 101 V Great Schools Partnership, ME Student Ownership of Their Education in ACE, a Competency-Based Program at 103 V Brookline High School | ACE Program at Brookline High School, MA Let Students Lead the Way to Transform Classroom Practice 104 V Harwood Union High School, VT Designing Schedules That Help Mission Statements Come Alive 105/106 O Champlain Valley Union High School, VT Eliminating Structural Inequities Through Systems Thinking 108/109 S West Hartford Public Schools, CT In the Classroom, Advisory, and Through Restorative Justice: Circle Process Is an 114 Essential Ingredient of the Trauma-Informed, Democratic School O Randolph Union High School, VT Designing Tasks For ALL: Opportunity, Choice, and Equity 115 T Naugatuck Public Schools, CT Doing More for More Kids: Shifting From Culture of Teaching to a Culture of Learning 117 T White Mountains Regional School, NH Aligning Best Practices From Special Education and General Education in Dynamic Unit 201 T Design | Great Schools Partnership, ME Get Parents on Board With School Transformation Through Authentic Engagement 202 C The Sharon Academy, VT Who Belongs? The Role of Racism in Schools Not Used to Addressing It 203 C Great Schools Partnership, ME Try Everything and Include Everyone: Community Meetings to Promote Student Voice and 204 C Engagement | Next Charter School, NH Embedding Social and Emotional Learning in Secondary Classrooms 205/206 T Engaging Schools, MA Failing Forward Together: Lessons Learned in Transformation from Traditional to Learner- 208/209 Centered Practices in a Large Open-Enrollment Public School O TechBoston Academy, MA “Does This Assignment Count?” Focus on Formative Instruction and Assessment, a 212 T Critical Component in a Proficiency-Based System | Bonny Eagle High School, ME Open Educational Resources (OER): For the Teachers, By the Teachers 213 Blackstone Valley Prep, East Providence High School, Highlander Institute, + RI Office of T Innovation, RI

KEY T Teaching + Learning O Organizational Design C Community Engagement S School + District Leadership V Student Voice + Choice

9 3 Monday, March 25 4:15–5:30 p.m.

Room Title | Presenting Organization Strand

Equity by Design: Designing Ideal Schools 101 C Creative Reaction Lab, MO Reimagining Family Engagement as a Tool for Harnessing the Power of Community and 103 C Improving Outcomes for Students | New Bedford Public Schools, MA Let Students Lead the Way to Transform Classroom Practice 104 V Harwood Union High School, VT It’s Time We Talked: PK–16 Approaches to Effective Teacher Preparation 105/106 T Thomas College, ME + University of Maine Presque Isle, ME Increasing Engagement in Science and Mathematics Through Student Voice and Choice 108/109 V Melrose Public Schools, MA In the Classroom, Advisory, and Through Restorative Justice: Circle Process Is an 114 Essential Ingredient of the Trauma-Informed, Democratic School O Randolph Union High School, VT Teaching in Two Worlds: Building and Maintaining a Standards-Based Curriculum in a 115 T Conventional Grading World | Smithfield High School, RI Work It! Deeper Learning, Statewide Assessment, and Research-Based Guardrails in New 117 Hampshire | Jobs for the Future, MA; New Hampshire Learning Initiative, NH; Sanborn Regional T High School, NH Aligning Best Practices From Special Education and General Education in Dynamic Unit 201 T Design | Great Schools Partnership, ME Creating a More Equitable Learning Environment With Open Enrollment and Detracking 202 O Policies | Danbury Public Schools, CT Leading Change: Harnessing Key Principles and Practices of Community Engagement 203 C Great Schools Partnership, ME Manchester Proud: The Power—and Reality—of Authentic Community Engagement in a 204 C District Strategic Plan | Reaching Higher NH, NH How Partnership Councils Can Support Shared Decision Making in Schools 205/206 C Lawrence Public Schools, MA Failing Forward Together: Lessons Learned in Transformation from Traditional to Learner- 208/209 Centered Practices in a Large Open-Enrollment Public School O TechBoston Academy, MA Implementing a Meaningful, Integrated Individual Learning Plan (ILP) 212 O Rhode Island KIDS COUNT, RI Leveraging High School PLCs and Organizational Structures to Support Mastery-Based 213 O Learning | Bolton High School, CT

Monday Happy Hour! Come network and enjoy appetizers and cupcakes (and cash bar!) from 5:30–6:30 p.m. in the ballroom foyer 10 Keynote: Jamila J. Lyiscott, Ph.D.

Pedagogy on Fire! Teaching for Social Justice Tuesday, March 26, 8:00 a.m. | Ballroom On the other side of this national struggle, how will students remember the state of your classroom? This address calls for all educators to set their pedagogies on fire! To lean into the heat of this moment, center student voice, and allow the fire to forge another, more substantive level of engagement that is not afraid to incorporate the sociopolitical elephants in the classroom for teaching and learning. We will challenge Eurocentric pedagogical approaches that not only under-prepare students for the realities of our increasingly multiethnic, multilingual, globalized society, but are also rooted in colonial and racist ideologies that stifle the voices, identities, and realities of students of color. Drawing on over 10 years of Dr. Lyiscott’s research and community engagement, we will engage in dialogue and critical self-reflection about our current classroom climates and receive tools for rooting pedagogy in the voices and identities of students to set our pedagogies on fire.

JAMILA J. LYISCOTT, Ph.D Jamila Lyiscott is a Harry Potter enthusiast, a community engaged scholar, a nationally renowned speaker and a spoken word artist. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Social Justice Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Senior Research Fellow of Teachers College, Columbia University’s Institute for Urban and Minority Education (IUME). Across these spaces, Jamila’s work focuses on racial justice, community engagement, and youth activism in education through the lens of what she has termed, “Vision-Driven Justice.” She has been invited to over 100 institutions throughout the nation where she works with youth, educators, and people across disciplines to inspire vision and action. Her forthcoming book, Confronting White Privilege Within and Beyond the Classroom, documents her powerful experiences, tools, and insights used to dismantle white privilege within predominantly white institutions throughout the nation. Jamila’s scholarship and activism work together to prepare educators to sustain diversity in the classroom, empower youth, and explore, assert, and defend the value of Black life. As a testament to her commitment to educational justice for students of color, Jamila is the founder and co-director of the Cyphers For Justice (CFJ) youth, research, and advocacy program, apprenticing NYC high school youth, incarcerated youth, and pre-service educators as critical social researchers through hip-hop, spoken word, and digital literacy.

Jamila is most well known for being featured on Ted.com where her video, 3 Ways to Speak English, was viewed over 4 million times, and for her commissioned TED Talk, 2053 in response to the inauguration of the 45th president of the United States. She has also been featured in Spike Lee’s “2 Fists Up,” on NPR, Huffington Post, Lexus Verses and Flow, Upworthy, The Root, and many other media outlets nationally and internationally. Her poetry and scholarly work have been published in several peer-reviewed scholarly journals.

Presenters: David Ruff (executive director, Great Schools Partnership), Jamila J. Lyiscott, Ph.D

For complete session descriptions: newenglandssc.org/conference/scheduler 11 Tuesday Sessions 4 Tuesday, March 26 9:00–10:15 a.m.

Room Title | Presenting Organization Strand

Using the Gradebook to Report What Students Learn, Not Earn 101 T Great Schools Partnership, ME Get Parents on Board with School Transformation Through Authentic Engagement 103 C The Sharon Academy, VT Everyday Routines to Increase Engagement, Equity, and Rigor in the Math Classroom 104 O Better Math Teaching Network, VT Creating and Improving an Internship Program at Your School 105/106 O The Met High School, RI A Three-Step Process for Successful Learning Using Self-Assessment, Peer-Assessment, 108/109 T and Reassessment Effectively | Poland Regional High School, ME Open Educational Resources (OER): For the Teachers, By the Teachers 114 Blackstone Valley Prep, East Providence High School, Highlander Institute, + RI Office of T Innovation, RI C’ing Student Success Through Cognition, Communication, Collaboration, Coherence, 115 T and Curriculum | Bloomfield High School, CT Eliminating Structural Inequities Through Systems Thinking 117 S West Hartford Public Schools, CT Hiding in Plain Sight: Using High School Programs of Study to Uncover Equity and Rigor 201 O Issues | Great Schools Partnership, ME District-Level Policy: How Authentic Engagement Can Drive Equitable Education 202 C Great Schools Partnership, ME Constructive Disruption Through a District Wide Equity Review Process 203 C Salem Public Schools, MA Manchester Proud: The Power—and Reality—of Authentic Community Engagement in a 204 C District Strategic Plan | Reaching Higher NH, NH Restorative Justice: Policy, Practice, and Potential 205/206 S Union Institute + University, OH Personalizing Professional Learning: Leveraging Action Research to Inform 208/209 Implementation of Proficiency-Based Learning O P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School, FL Increasing Equity and Empowering Student Leadership Through a Teacher Apprentice 212 V Program | Lindbolm Math + Science Academy, IL Student-Centered Ethnic Studies Through School and Community Partnerships 213 C Alliance of Rhode Island Southeast Asians for Education (ARISE), RI

KEY T Teaching + Learning O Organizational Design C Community Engagement S School + District Leadership V Student Voice + Choice

12 5 Tuesday, March 26 10:45–12:00 p.m.

Room Title | Presenting Organization Strand

HOW? Utilizing Habits of Work in a Proficiency-Based System 101 T Nokomis Regional High School, ME A Vision for Learning: Using Self-Reflection and Peer Review to Align Your School 103 O Improvement Efforts| New England Association of Schools and Colleges (MA), Everyday Routines to Increase Engagement, Equity, and Rigor in the Math Classroom 104 O Better Math Teaching Network, VT A Critical Conversation About Racial Equity in Northern New England 105/106 C Maine Spark, ME Collaboration With Higher Education and Community-Based Organizations to Provide 108/109 C Educational, Cultural, and Mentoring Opportunities | Pittsfield Public Schools, MA Innovating for Equity: Critical Conversations About a New School Redesign Framework 114 O Center for Collaborative Education, MA Implementing a Meaningful, Integrated Individual Learning Plan (ILP) 115 O Rhode Island KIDS COUNT, RI If You Build It, They Will Grow: Using Student & Faculty Voice to Implement an Innovative 117 O Master Schedule | Oyster River High School (NH Leading Change: Harnessing Key Principles and Practices of Community Engagement 201 C Great Schools Partnership, ME Not Just Another Meeting: Maximizing Professional Learning Groups to Impact Teacher 202 O Practice + Student Learning | Great Schools Partnership, ME How Putting Students at the Center Helped to Spark the Raising of a Black Lives Matter 203 C Flag in Montpelier, Vermont | Montpelier High School, VT Equity by Design: Designing Ideal Schools 204 C Creative Reaction Lab, MO Student Engagement: It’s Elemental 205/206 T Otter Valley Union Middle and High School, VT P2BL: Initial Experience With Project and Proficiency-Based Learning in a Vermont 208/209 T Middle/High School | U32 Middle + High School, VT Increasing Equity and Empowering Student Leadership Through a Teacher Apprentice 212 V Program | Lindbolm Math + Science Academy, IL Navigate the Future by Starting Now: Sustaining Innovation via Networks 213 S Getting Smart + New Tech Network, CA

Don’t miss the updates, photos, and fun! @newenglandssc #NESSC19

13 6 Tuesday, March 26 1:15–2:30 p.m.

Room Title | Presenting Organization Strand

HOW? Utilizing Habits of Work in a Proficiency-Based System 101 T Nokomis Regional High School, ME Transitioning to a More Student-Centered Mathematics Classroom 103 T Exeter Regional Cooperative School District, NH A Three-Step Process for Successful Learning Using Self-Assessment, Peer-Assessment, 104 T and Reassessment Effectively | Poland Regional High School, ME Collaboration With Higher Education and Community-Based Organizations to Provide 108/109 C Educational, Cultural, and Mentoring Opportunities | Pittsfield Public Schools, MA NESSC Council Meeting (begins at 12:15 p.m.) 114 Council Members Only C’ing Student Success Through Cognition, Communication, Collaboration, Coherence, 115 T and Curriculum | Bloomfield High School, CT If You Build It, They Will Grow: Using Student & Faculty Voice to Implement an Innovative 117 O Master Schedule | Oyster River High School, NH Using the Gradebook to Report What Students Learn, Not Earn 201 T Great Schools Partnership, ME Not Just Another Meeting: Maximizing Professional Learning Groups to Impact Teacher 202 O Practice + Student Learning | Great Schools Partnership, ME Constructive Disruption Through a District Wide Equity Review Process 203 C Salem Public Schools, MA Try Everything and Include Everyone: Community Meetings to Promote Student Voice and 204 C Engagement | Next Charter School, NH Work It! Deeper Learning, Statewide Assessment, and Research-Based Guardrails in 205/206 New Hampshire | Jobs for the Future, MA; New Hampshire Learning Initiative, NH; + Sanborn T Regional High School, NH Next Steps: Constructing a Proficiency-Based Learning Transcript That Works 208/209 O Harwood Union High School, VT Student-Centered Ethnic Studies Through School and Community Partnerships 213 C Alliance of Rhode Island Southeast Asians for Education (ARISE), RI

KEY T Teaching + Learning O Organizational Design C Community Engagement S School + District Leadership V Student Voice + Choice Share your feedback Please leave your completed conference evaluation in the blue bin near the door. Thank you! 14 About the LIS

Founded by the New England Secondary School Consortium and coordinated by the Great Schools Partnership, the League of Innovative Schools (LIS) is a regional professional learning community open to all New England secondary schools. Members join a growing network of learning institutions working to strengthen their programs, exchange professional expertise, and create more equitable learning opportunities for their students. What We Do The League of Innovative Schools empowers members to:

●● Connect with other educators. When practicing educators collaborate, you get stronger communities, more energized and equitable learning environments, and better results for your students.

●● Share good ideas. The LIS is a forum for you to exchange expertise with and learn from other school leaders and teachers.

●● Accelerate school improvement. See what has worked—and what hasn’t—in schools from across New England. Use this shared experience and collective knowledge to improve your own school’s policies and practices. Member Benefits Membership is open to all middle schools and high schools – including charter schools, private schools, and career and technical institutes. Member benefits include:

●● The collective knowledge and experience of over 165 innovative member schools from New England.

●● Regional conferences and state-level meetings devoted to learning with and from other educators.

●● Coordinated site visits to other member schools – a powerful opportunity for collaboration.

●● Job-alike professional learning groups.

●● Participation in a network that celebrates your school’s commitment to student-centered practices, continuous improvement, and educational equity.

Join for free today at newenglandssc.org/league.

15 About the NESSC

The New England Secondary School Consortium (NESSC) is a regional partnership of state education agencies, leaders, and educators that promotes forward-thinking innovations in the design and delivery of secondary education across New England. All six New England states—Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont— work together to close persistent achievement gaps and promote greater educational equity and opportunity for all students. Our Goals In each of our six states, the NESSC strives to:

●● Increase the high school graduation rate to above 90%.

●● Decrease annual high school dropout rate to below 5%.

●● Increase the college enrollment, persistence, and completion rates to above 80% each. Our Work The NESSC brings together state leaders and educators to promote educational equity by:

●● Advancing a state-led policy agenda focused on critical, high-leverage areas of schooling in the 21st century.

●● Connecting and supporting educators across states through networking activities, the exchange of best practices, and our League of Innovative Schools (LIS).

●● Building public understanding of and support for more innovative approaches to educating today’s students. Why It Matters Strong schools are the foundation of our society. Democracy, opportunity, prosperity, and equity—the values that have come to define the United States—depend on an informed, engaged, well-educated citizenry. To prepare the next generation of citizens and leaders, we need strong schools that meet the needs of every student.

That’s just to start! Strong schools are also the cornerstones of our local communities and are the best job-creation programs we have. Preparing every student for success will strengthen our economy and empower communication across our country.

The six partner states of the New England Secondary School Consortium thank the Nellie Mae Education Foundation for its generous support of the NESSC. newenglandssc.org 16 NESSC Council Members The New England Secondary School Consortium Council brings together a diverse cross-section of state leaders to providesThe New strategic England leadership Secondary to the School NESSC Consortium while also acting Council as champions brings together for its avision, diverse mission, cross-section and goals. of state leaders to provides strategic leadership to the NESSC while also acting as champions for its vision, mission, and goals.

CONNECTICUT NEW HAMPSHIRE Jeffrey Kitching, EdAdvance (RESC) Evelyn Aissa, Reaching Higher New Hampshire Patrice McCarthy, Association of Boards of Education Christine Brennan, Deputy Commissioner of Education Nikitoula Menounos, CT Technical High School System Frank Edelblut, Commissioner of Education Salvatore Menzo, Wallingford School Department Rick Ladd, State Legislature Caroline Messenger, Naugatuck Public Schools Bill McGowan, Winnacunnet High School Fran Rabinowitz, CT Assoc. of Public School Supt. Brian Stack, Sanborn Regional High School Dianna Roberge-Wentzell, Commissioner of Education Peter Stackhouse, Great Bay eLearning Charter School Wendy Scott, Bolton Public Schools Nancy Stiles, State Legislature (2004-16) Malia Sieve, HCM Strategists Connie Van Houten, State Legislature Allan B. Taylor, State Board of Education RHODE ISLAND MAINE Gregg Amore, State Legislature Ed Cervone, Educate Maine Michael Barnes, Foster-Glocester Public Schools Danielle Despins, Maine Department of Education Cali Cornell, RI Department of Education Diana Doiron, Maine Department of Education Rosemary Costigan, Community College of Rhode Island Ben Gilman, Maine State Chamber of Commerce Paula Dillon, Barrington Public Schools Chris Howell, Windham High School Daniela Fairchild, Governor’s Office of Innovation Brian Hubbell, State Legislature Stephanie Geller, RI Kids Count Beth Lambert, Maine Department of Education Patricia Page, East Greenwich Public Schools Shawn Lambert, Director, Oxford Hills Technical School Mary Ann Snider, RI Department of Education Dwight Littlefield, Maine Department of Education John Simmons, RI Public Expenditure Council Pender Makin, Commissioner of Education Ken Wagner, Commissioner of Education Alana Margeson, University of Maine Presque Isle VERMONT Mary Nadeau, Nokomis Regional High School Heather Bouchey, Deputy Secretary of Education Jane Sexton, Maine State Board of Education Adam Bunting, Champlain Valley Union High School MASSACHUSETTS Peter Burrows, Addison Central Supervisory Union Cliff Chuang, MA Dept. of Elementary + Secondary Ed. Jess DeCarolis, VT Agency of Education Chris Dede, Harvard Graduate School of Education John Castle, North Country Supervisory Union Paul Foster, Springfield Public Schools Rebecca Fillion, Twin Valley Elementary School Dan French, Center for Collaborative Education Daniel French, Secretary of Education Steve Hiersche, Beverly Public Schools Susan Hennessey, Tarrant Institute for Innovative Education Dianne Kelly, Revere Public Schools Ned Kirsch, Franklin West Supervisory Union Kenneth Klau, MA Dept. of Elementary + Secondary Ed. Erin Maguire, Essex Westford School District Ann Koufman-Frederick, LearnLaunch Institute Andre Messier, Lake Region High School Diana Marcus, Burlington Public Schools Jay Nichols, Vermont Principals Association Shayna Morgan, Fall River Public Schools Caitlin Steele, Addison Central School District Linda Noonan, MA Business Alliance for Education AT-LARGE MEMBERS Alan November, November Learning Duke Albanese, Great Schools Partnership David O’Connor, MAPLE Consortium Nicholas Donohue, Nellie Mae Education Foundation Beth Rabbitt, The Learning Accelerator Mark Kostin, Great Schools Partnership Jeffrey Riley, Commissioner of Education Sarah Linet, Great Schools Partnership Tom Scott, MA Association of School Superintendents David Ruff, Great Schools Partnership Charlie Toulmin, Nellie Mae Education Foundation Aaron Townsend, Great Schools Partnership NEWENGLAND SECONDARYSCHOOLCONSORTIUM Four Points by Sheraton Map

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Lennox Terrace Jr. Ballroom 201 204

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ENTRANCE Business Center/ Executive Accounting 213 Sales Office Office Office

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