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HMS Staff Meeting

HMS Staff Meeting. December 18, 2012. Reminder: ALL DOORS should remain in the locked position throughout the school day. Thank you for reassuring our students. Rumors: Encourage students to report information to a trusted adult. How much information is appropriate to share?

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HMS Staff Meeting

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  1. HMS Staff Meeting December 18, 2012

  2. Reminder: ALL DOORS should remain in the locked position throughout the school day. • Thank you for reassuring our students. • Rumors: Encourage students to report information to a trusted adult. • How much information is appropriate to share? • Feedback from parents is mostly positive • Live news coverage was shown in some classrooms on Friday – please use your best judgment when sharing information with students – some inaccurate information my have been reported. Safety Plan

  3. Andrea Czerwinski is the RTI coordinator • The Student Support Team meets on a regular basis to review discipline, attendance and academic issues. RTI Presentation

  4. ELA and Math assessment information was released from the state. • Students will need to write in complete sentences on the ELA assessment to receive full credit. • Please encourage your students to write in complete sentences whenever possible. • http://engageny.org/resource/test-guides-for-english-language-arts-and-mathematics Please write in complete sentences.

  5. 2-Point Rubric—Short-Response Score Response Features • 2 Point The features of a 2-point response are • Valid inferences and/or claims from the text where required by the prompt • Evidence of analysis of the text where required by the prompt • Relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, and/or other information from the text to develop response according to the requirements of the prompt • Sufficient number of facts, definitions, concrete details, and/or other information from the text as required by the prompt • Complete sentences where errors do not impact readability • 1 Point The features of a 1-point response are • A mostly literal recounting of events or details from the text as required by the prompt • Some relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, and/or other information from the text to develop response according to the requirements of the prompt • Incomplete sentences or bullets • 0 Point The features of a 0-point response are • A response that does not address any of the requirements of the prompt or is totally inaccurate • No response (blank answer) • A response that is not written in English • A response that is unintelligible or indecipherable • If the prompt requires two texts and the student only references one text, the response can be scored no higher than a 1. ELA Short Response Rubric

  6. http://www.ceres.k12.ca.us/InstNorms/WaitThinkTime.htm • What method do you use to ensure students have at least 3-5 seconds before responding? • Here are a few ideas submitted by CUSD teachers to the Coaches Corner: • Walking five steady steps • Counting on fingers while students think • Tapping your leg • Use wait/think time ball (click here for information on where to purchase a Flashing Timer Ball) • Pacing the front of the room • Say a nursery rhyme in your head • Shuffling your random selection sticks/cards 3x’s • Look out at all the students’ faces (1/2 a room at a time) • Read the question in your head 3 times • Hold up three fingers for the shape of a W and wait 5 seconds • Have kids who want to piggy back onto last person’s response give a thumbs-in sign to continue where the friend left off, adding to their comments • Wait for the buzz to die down (during Think-Pair-Share) Prizes that you can use in the classroom!

  7. Colleen Sperry • Andrea Tretter • Jeff Pitillo Thank you for your support in the hallways!

  8. Janelle Kopsa received National Board Certification!!!!! Did You Hear?

  9. Retirement:  That's when you return from work one day and say, "Hi, Honey, I'm home - forever."  ~Gene Perret Congratulations and Best Wishes to Holly Bortel!

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