Cankdeska Cikana Community College Rural Systemic Initiative

Cankdeska Cikana社区学院是部落学院农村系统倡议第3组的一部分。这类项目在第一年得到规划支持，随后两年用于实施系统性改革。由于这一初始资金，目标学校100%的教师接受了培训，并开始在课堂上实施基于标准的课程。第二阶段的策略是根据对在标准化成绩测量中得分很高的高度贫困学校的广泛研究而选择的。有效的改革努力已被证明提供高质量的专业发展计划，良好的协调与预期的教学成果的结果为导向，并有一致的政策贯穿整个系统。成功的学校仔细评估学生的表现，并与标准进行比较，并为学术指导创造额外的时间。基于这项研究，C4计划将在以下三个方面进行扩展：每年提供两次的基于专业技能标准的课程培训，将使新员工熟悉并为有经验的教师提供最新的发展。额外的培训课程将侧重于基于标准的评估，包括客观、标准的替代评估，以取代标准化考试。C4将协调一个暑期科学研究所，在此期间，教师将使用数学和科学方面的独立和指导性研究以及替代评估来试点课程计划。在C4的协调下，这一课程将由参与实施的教师进行试点、评估和修订。这种教师即研究者的模式预计将有助于对劳动力的科学培训，并增加学校对课程的承诺。这方面的一个创新是为准专业人员提供第二类培训，并为教师助手提供单独的暑期研究所。一致的政策现有的RSI理事会的保留计划旨在提高中小企业在k通过14级将扩大到包括标题I和其他保留的RSI程序。该委员会将每月召开会议，以协调活动，将利用资源，最大限度地提高教师的参与，并有最佳的影响学生的成绩。项目主任将被任命为每个目标学校的课程委员会成员。这些委员会负责通过、实施和公布支持基于标准的课程和系统改革其他方面的政策。协调资源协调成果的例子是双高中-大学学分课程，以增加数学和科学的高级机会，并在州印第安教育协会会议上进行培训，该会议由所有北达科他州保留RSI项目联合主办。RSI的工作人员和理事会将协调数学和科学课外教学的发展，Cankdeska Cikana的资金来自保留地已有的私人和联邦资助项目。这些项目和政策制定的培训将分别由RSI资金和RSI理事会提供。Cankdeska Cikana可以利用与学区三年的成功合作以及一位经验丰富的RSI项目主任，他是一名注册的部落成员，也是一名前中学数学和科学教师。因此，该项目一开始就得到了目标学校管理人员和教师的高度信任。

Cankdeska Cikana Community College was part of cohort 3 of the Tribal CollegeRural Systemic Initiative (TCRSI). Programs in this cohort received planning support inthe first year, with the subsequent two years used to implement systemic reform. As aresult of this initial funding, 100% of the teachers at the target schools were trained andbegan to implement standards based curriculum in their classrooms. Strategies for PhaseII were selected based on extensive research on high poverty schools that scored highlyon standardized achievement measures. Effective reform efforts have been shown toprovide professional development programs of high quality, be well coordinated withdesired instructional outcomes results oriented, and have consistent policies throughoutthe system. Successful schools carefully assessed student performance in comparisonwith standards and created additional time for academic instruction. Based on thisresearch, the C4 Initiative will expand on the following three fronts.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTStandards Based Curriculum training offered twiceper year will acquaint new hires and provide current developments for experiencedteachers. Additional training sessions will focus on standards based assessment, includingobjective, standard alternative assessments to standardized tests. C4 will coordinate aSummer Science Institute during which teachers pilot lesson plans using independent andguided research in mathematics and science, and alternative assessment. With thecoordination of C4 this curriculum will be piloted, evaluated and revised by the teachersinvolved in implementing it. This teacher-as-researcher model is anticipated tocontribute to the scientific training of the workforce, and increase school commitment tothe curriculum. An innovation in this area is the inclusion of a second strand of trainingfor paraprofessionals, with a separate Summer Institute for teacher aides.CONSISTENT POLICIES The existing RSI Council of reservation programs aimed atimproving SMET at the k through 14 level will be expanded to include Title I and RSIprograms on other reservation. This committee will meet monthly to coordinate activitiesthat will leverage resources, maximize teacher participation and have the optimal impacton student achievement. The Project Director will be appointed a member of thecurriculum committee at each of the target schools. These committees are charged withadoption, implementation and publication of policies supporting standards basedcurriculum and other aspects of systemic reform. Extensive use of telecommunicationswill facilitate coordination with off-reservation programs.COORDINATED RESOURCESExamples of resource coordination outcomes are dualhigh school-college credit course to increase advanced opportunities in mathematics andscience, and training at the state Indian Education Association conference supportedjointly by all North Dakota reservation RSI projects. RSI staff and Council willcoordinate the development of after-hours instruction in mathematics and science, fundedby resources from private and federal grant funded programs already on the reservation.Training for these programs and policy development will be provided with RSI funds andby the RSI Council respectively.Cankdeska Cikana can draw upon three years of successful collaboration with the schooldistricts and an experienced RSI Project Director who is an enrolled tribal member andalso a former middle school mathematics and science teacher. As such, the project beginswith a high level of credibility with the target school administrators and teachers.