Cankdeska Cikana Community College Rural Systemic Initiative

坎德斯卡·奇卡纳社区学院是部落学院农村系统倡议（TCRSI）第三批项目的一部分。这批项目在第一年获得规划支持，随后两年用于实施系统性改革。由于这笔初始资金，目标学校100%的教师都接受了培训，并开始在课堂上实施基于标准的课程。第二阶段战略的选择是基于对标准化成就指标得分较高的高度贫困学校的广泛研究。有效的改革已被证明能够提供高质量的专业发展计划，与期望的教学成果相协调，并在整个系统中具有一致的政策。成功的学校仔细评估学生的表现，并将其与标准进行比较，并创造额外的学术指导时间。在此基础上，C4倡议将从以下三个方面展开。专业发展标准为基础的课程培训每年提供两次，以熟悉新员工，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，包括标准化考试的客观、标准替代评估。C4将协调夏季科学研究所，在此期间，教师将试点课程计划，使用独立和指导的数学和科学研究，以及替代评估。在C4的协调下，该课程将由参与实施的教师进行试点、评估和修订。这种教师作为研究人员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辅助专业人员提供第二套培训，为教师助理提供一个单独的暑期学院。现有的旨在改善k至14年级学生SMET水平的RSI保留地委员会计划将扩大到包括Title I和其他保留地的RSI计划。该委员会将每月召开一次会议，协调活动，以充分利用资源，最大限度地提高教师的参与度，并对学生的成绩产生最佳影响。项目总监将被任命为每一所目标学校课程委员会的成员。这些委员会负责采纳、实施和公布政策，支持以标准为基础的课程和系统改革的其他方面。电信的广泛使用将促进与非预订计划的协调。协调资源资源协调成果的例子有：为增加数学和科学的高级机会而开设的高中和大学双学分课程，以及由北达科他州所有保留区RSI项目联合支持的州印第安人教育协会会议上的培训。RSI的工作人员和委员会将协调数学和科学课后教学的发展，资金来自私人和联邦政府资助的保留区内已有的项目。这些计划和政策发展的培训将分别由RSI基金和RSI理事会提供。Cankdeska Cikana可以利用与学区和经验丰富的RSI项目主任的三年成功合作，该项目主任是一名注册部落成员，也是一名前中学数学和科学教师。因此，该项目在目标学校的管理人员和教师中具有很高的可信度。

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.