Teaching and Learning

Mission Statement

The Oconee County School’s Teaching and Learning Department welcomes you to the 2012-2013 school year! Our mission is to provide leadership, service and support for the Oconee County School System. We will work collaboratively to guide the system’s curriculum, instructional design, and assessment practices to ensure teacher effectiveness and student learning across all grades and courses.

Teaching and Learning Staff

Assistant Superintendent
Dr. Claire Miller

Teaching & Learning Secretary
Terresa Alexander

Assessment & School Improvement
Richard Coleman, Director

Career, Technical, & Agricultural Educ. (CTAE)
Dr. Pam Goodman, Director

Elementary Education
Lisa Daniel, Director

Secondary Education
Scott Gordon, Director

Federal Programs
Shannon Hammond, Director

Federal Programs Secretary
Judy Dixon

Technology
Dr. Michael Hale, Director

Georgia has adopted the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards (CCGPS) along with 47 other states across the nation. The development of national standards for K-12 English Language Arts and Mathematics was initiated by the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). These standards provide a consistent framework to prepare students for success in college and career. The standards can be viewed on the Common Core State Standards website www.corestandards.org or on the Georgia Department of Education website www.georgiastandards.org. We encourage you to visit the link below and explore the CCGPS resources for our teachers.

What does the CCGPS mean for Oconee County Schools?

Identify K-12 English Language Arts and Mathematics Power Standards to clearly communicate what students should know and be able to do
Revise Pacing Guides, Assessments, and Teaching Units to align to the CCGPS
Update the Standards-Based Report Cards K-5 to reflect CCGPS learning expectations
Provide high quality professional learning, support, and resources for our teachers

CCGPS Timeline

The following chart outlines CCGPS implementation and the associated assessment implications as Georgia moves to a National Common Assessment in 2014-2015 for ELA, Writing, and Mathematics.

	2011-2012	2012-2013	2013-2014	2014-2015
Curriculum	Curriculum Awareness and Preparation for Transition	Teach CCGPS K-12 ELA and K-9 Math	Teach CCGPS K-12 ELA and K-10 Math	Teach CCGPS K-12 ELA and K-11 Math
State Assessment	Field Test CCGPS Items (CRCT)	Transitional Assessment with CCGPS Items	State Assessment with CCGPS Items	State Assessments for Science and Social Studies Only
National Assessment		Pilot National Common Assessment (PARCC)	Field Test National Common Assessment (PARCC)	National Common Assessment for ELA, Writing, and Math (PARCC)

Georgia is a member of the assessment consortium, Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC), charged with developing the national common assessment to be implemented in 2014-2015. This summative assessment will be a combination of performance tasks and a more traditional end-of-year standardized test. The combination of the two assessments will determine a student's proficiency level. You can learn more about the PARCC assessment by visiting www.parcconline.org.

Georgia PARCC Educator Leader Cadre Wikispace

http://georgiaelc.wikispaces.com/home

National PTA Parents' Guide to Student Success

The Parents’ Guide to Student Success (English and Spanish) was developed in response to the Common Core State Standards in English language arts and mathematics that more than 40 states have adopted. Created by teachers, parents, education experts, and others from across the country, the standards provide clear, consistent expectations for what students should be learning at each grade in order to be prepared for college and career. National PTA created the guides for grades K-8 and two for grades 9-12 (one for English language arts/literacy and one for mathematics).

The Guide includes:

Key items that children should be learning in English language arts and mathematics in each grade, once the standards are fully implemented.
Methods for helping parents build stronger relationships with their child's teacher.
Activities that parents can do at home to support their child's learning.
Tips for planning for college and career (high school only).

Click HERE to access the Guides.

CCGPS Resources for OCS Teachers

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Current Edition: May 10, 2013

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Vision: Oconee County Schools will be a nationally-recognized leader in academic achievement by ensuring all students receive rigorous, balanced education that will enable them to compete in and contribute to a global society.

Motto: Committed to Student Success