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**CIA: It's All About Communication, Conversations and Connections**
==The CIA at Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES is an acronym for **__C__**urriculum, **__I__**nstruction and **__A__**ssessment. The CIA movement is guided by the organization’s core values of achieving excellence, establishing partnerships, embracing continuous improvement and seeking accountability, and its primary purpose is to establish a systemic BOCES-wide culture that unifies instructional programs and creates a synergy for continuous instructional improvement.==

==Using Race to the Top (RTTT) terminology, the CIA **network** committee has been established for the purpose of identifying curriculum, instruction and assessment goals for all of our instructional programs and, as a result, will work closely with the CIA **inquiry** committees that have now been established in each program. In addition, the network committee will partner with the BOCES-wide technology and professional development committees to coordinate supports and resources needed to accomplish CIA goals. Ultimately, the CIA will help to achieve a more integrated model of guiding future curriculum, instruction and assessment efforts and improve **communication**, encourage **conversations** and promote **connections** throughout the entire organization.==

= CIA PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHT: = == Dr. James Langlois, Dr. Lynn Allen & Karen Marconi presented an overview of the CIA initiative at the New York State School Board Association's Annual Convention on October 29, 2011. As part of our presention, we premiered the video starring several of our CIA network committee members. To view the video, click: @http://youtu.be/VhH3tlrp3lw ==

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