Level II: The second, and final year.

Level II Teams are given the freedom to choose from various areas of study as they continue to implement the Standards-Aligned Classroom Project. A core focus is on motivating the fellow faculty members to become partners in the process of developing appropriate assessments as they study the Illinois Learning Standards. As part of that focus, Level II participants will be allowed to monitor their own progress throughout the year.

Teachers who complete the program are also eligible to earn CPDUs, Graduate level credits, and Administrators’ Academy Credit.

Level II Learning Team Agreements

As a member of a Level II Learning Team, you will be asked to satisfy the following requirements:

• The team must have at least two returning members and one building-level administrator. It is recommended that there be 2 to 5 teachers on the team.
• New team members (replacing a Learning Team member from year one) will be required to attend a two-day Level I Learning Team training.
• New administrators will be required to attend a two-day Level I Learning Team training and will sign a contract.
• All Level II Learning Team members must attend a one-day Level II Learning Team training.
• The team will meet at least 4 times a year with a coach provided by the ROE.
• It is recommended that Level II team members meet at least 9 hours during the school year to provide ongoing articulation and peer support. (These hours do not include time met with the team coach.)
• Identify a Learning Team course of study plan.  (Evaluating Student Work, Developing Rubrics from KRSPs, Constructing Effective Assessments, Implementing the Seven Strategies.)
• The team will continue the study of alignment of Illinois Learning Standards for classroom use and continue the study of classroom-based assessments.
• The team may choose an area of assessment to develop and implement, i.e. rubric development, teacher-made tests, unit/standardized test review, or unit/lesson planning after completing the work of Richard Stiggins. Other resources might include the work of Wiggins, McTighe, or Burke, etc.
• Each team member will submit a lesson plan incorporating the principles of assessment for learning.
• The team will update their entire faculty at least once during the school year on their Learning Team activities, and update the Board of Education as appropriate.
• The team will present at the annual SAC Fair, if applicable.
• The team should be willing to offer support to other school or area Level I Learning Teams.
• The Learning Team responsibilities include:  maintaining a Learning Team Log, completing and submitting a standards-aligned lesson plan, and beginning to plan for SAC dissemination.