October 25, 2022

Dr. Hernandez, Deputy Superintendent
Yonkers Public School District
One Larkin Center
Yonkers, NY 10701
914-376-8000

Dear Dr. Hernandez,

We   understand   that   your   school   district   has   many   choices  when   partnering   with   professional  development   providers. CKingEducation is honored to have the opportunity to be a potential provider. Based on our previous conversation we are proposing the following professional development activities:

●	Job Embedded Coaching (face-to-face)

“Job Embedded Coaching” targets identified schools and teachers to work with coaches to develop lab sites that exemplify best practices that support student engagement, thinking, discourse, and the use of math tools/manipulatives. The PD structure will happen  in  two  phases. Phase 1  utilizes a  1:1  coaching structure that  incorporates planning  and  lesson implementation with co-teaching and feedback.   Phase 2 uses an adapted lesson study model where other schools are invited to view lessons in action utilizing a lens of student engagement and thinking behaviors as articulated in “Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics” by Peter Liljedahl (2018).

Tangible Outcomes: Participants will be able to...
●	Apply pedagogical structures/strategies with the direct feedback from an instructional coach
●	Adapt and update instruction to better support student learning as they expand their pedagogical toolkit
●	Model for peers in a constructive, supportive setting
●	Employ pedagogical structures that increase student cognitive engagement

School Partners: Based on our conversations it has been indicated that these schools would be best served by professional development with CKingEducation with each school receiving 10 days of professional development services.

Cross Hill Academy	
School 23	
Museum School 25	

160 Bolmer Ave
Yonkers, NY 10703

Grades: 3 - 8 serving between 300 to 350 students

 NYSED Math Data 2021

Consultant: Christine King	
56 Van Cortlandt Park Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Grades: PK - 8 serving between 500 to
560 students

 NYSED Math Data 2021

Consultant: TBA	
579 Warburton Ave
Yonkers, NY 10701

Grades: PK - 6 serving between 250 to
300 students

 NYSED Math Data 2021

Consultant: Sheldon Fine	

Outline of Proposed Structure for 10 PD Days:

Day #	
Month	
Professional Development Activities	
Artifacts	

1	
November	
Classroom Visits and Feedback using “lens”
outlined by district.	
One-page document noting observations and recommended next steps	

2	
December	
Coaching Session #1, Classroom Environment
Feedback	
Updated Lesson Plans Classroom Environment Update Use of specific manipulative	

3	
January	
Coaching Session #2, Co-teaching	
Updated Lesson Plans
Use of instructional strategy that promotes engagement, collaboration, discourse Continued use of specific manipulative	

4	
February	
Adapted Lesson Study Cycle #1 Day 1	
Lesson plans with feedback from fellow teachers

Adapted Lesson Study Feedback Forms completed by participating teachers and consultant

Adapted Lesson Study Debriefing Forms completed by participating teachers and consultant containing short and long-term goals	

5		
Adapted Lesson Study Cycle #1 Day 2		

6	
March	
Adapted Lesson Study Cycle #2 Day 1		

7		
Adapted Lesson Study Cycle #2 Day 2		

8	
May	
Adapted Lesson Study Cycle #3 Day 1		

9		
Adapted Lesson Study Cycle #3 Day 2		

10	
May/June	
Classroom Visits and Feedback
Reflection, Next Steps	
One-page document noting observations, growth, and recommended next steps	

How will the impact of PD be measured?
●	Student/Teacher growth based on a mathematical disposition scale.
●	Student growth on targeted areas for District Benchmark Exams.
●	Teacher growth on targeted measures of teacher effectiveness.

Costs: 30 Days @ $45,000
●	Job Embedded Coaching (face-to-face) $1,500 per day per consultant to work with up to 3 - 4 teachers 1:1 (Phase 1) , or up to 12 teachers in groups (Phase 2). Coaching includes, but is not limited to, planning, co-teaching, demo-lessons, unpacking assessment data, and lesson implementation feedback. Class sets of materials are not included in the cost, not considered as part of workshop materials, and would need to be purchased separately. Materials provided would be posted for later access at www.ckinged.com/yonkers.

If you have any questions about the proposed PD activities, please feel free to contact me directly at 646-256-5867.  If you have questions regarding securing a Purchase Order to lock in services, please contact Beverly Woodburn at 770-598-3810.  We look forward to the opportunity to work with the Yonkers School District in enabling your teachers to better support your students.

Regards,

Christine King, CEO CKingEducation, Inc.
Web: www.ckingeducation.com
Work: 412-CKingEd
Mobile: 646-256-5867