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New Teacher Summer Institute Moore Public Schools August 12, 2014. Welcome to Moore!. Dr. Robert Romines Superintendent of Schools. District Leadership Team. Johnny Bailey, Assistant Superintendent – Personnel Brad Fernberg , Assistant Superintendent – Secondary Instruction
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New Teacher Summer InstituteMoore Public SchoolsAugust 12, 2014
Welcome to Moore! • Dr. Robert Romines • Superintendent of Schools
District Leadership Team • Johnny Bailey, Assistant Superintendent – Personnel • Brad Fernberg, Assistant Superintendent – Secondary Instruction • Michelle McNear, Assistant Superintendent – Elementary Instruction • Jeff Horn, Assistant Superintendent – Operations • Rick Cobb, Assistant Superintendent – Curriculum and Instruction
District Leadership Team • John Marren, Director of Operations • Norman Dean, Chief Financial Officer • Earl Capps and Jimmy Martin, Managing Directors of Career Tech, Alternative Education, and Child Nutrition • Brian Fitzgerald, Athletics Director • Kim Heard, Director of Special Services • Gail Steelman, Director of Student Services • Jun Kim, Director of Technology
Schedule for Today • 8:30 to 10:00 Welcome to MPS • 10:00 to 10:15 Break • 10:15 to 11:30 Curriculum and Professional Development • 11:30 to 12:30 Lunch provided by MACT • 12:30 to 1:20 ELL for New Teachers • 1:30 to 2:20 ELL – Academic Vocabulary • 2:30 to 3:20 Child Abuse
Who we are – by the numbers • 24 Elementary Schools (and one on the way) • 5 Junior High Schools (and one on the way) • 3 High Schools • VISTA • PASS-B
Who we are – by the numbers • 23,000+ students • 1,500+ certified staff • 600+ support staff • 126 square miles
MPS borders eight other school districts. • Norman • Oklahoma City • Mustang • Mid-Del • Western Heights • Newcastle • Little Axe • Robin Hill
Why we succeed • Committed school board members • Strong parent and community relationships • Encouraging principals • Academic Resource Team • Professional Development Committee • Technology resources • Opportunities for career advancement
Academic Resource Team • Eight content area coordinators • Provide instructional resources • Work with teacher committees to develop pacing guides and benchmark tests • Model lessons • Co-plan and co-teach • Observe classes and provide feedback • Plan and deliver professional development
Academic Resource Team • Three Technology Integration Specialists • Help teachers utilize electronic resources • Model lessons • Co-plan and co-teach • Observe classes and provide feedback • Plan and deliver professional development • Support academic content with technology solutions
Academic Resource Team • Sylvia Berry, TIS • Andrea Brock, Math • Michelle Burks, Elementary ELA and Library/Media • John Davidson, Computer/Business and Career Tech • Ginger Howe, Secondary ELA and World Languages • Heather Grivé, Science • Rebecca Mclaughlin, GT and Fine Arts • Sarah Rodden, TIS • Shirley Starkey, Social Studies and Early Childhood • Heather Wakefield, Title I • Brandon Wilmarth, TIS
Special Services Leadership • Kim Heard, Director • Sande Johnson, Assistant Director • Gyla Davis, Coordinator
Professional Development Yearly Requirements for All Certified Employees: • Bloodborne Pathogens Update – Online • Section 504 Diabetes training – Online • Training: Child Abuse/Neglect – One Point • ELL Required Point for 2014-15:Academic Vocabulary for ELLs – One Point
Professional Development Other Requirements for Specific Groups: • ELL Training for New Teachers – One point for all teachers who are new to the district • Gifted/Talented – One point annually for all teachers with AP, Pre-AP, or SEARCH classes • Hazardous Material Safety Education – One point annually for all secondary science teachers • Autism Education – One point initially for all resident year teachers of students in grades Pre-K through 3, and at least one point every three years for all certified staff who work with students in that grade span
Professional Development Opportunities • Site PD Representatives • Academic Resource Team • Instructional Coaches • Library/Media Specialists • Pre-service meetings (August 14, 15, 18) • Site Improvement Day (September 2) • Zone Day (February 20) • YANTA
Social media for Educators • Twitter • #oklaed • Chats Sunday nights at 8:00, moderated by Oklahoma educators • @ToddWhitaker • @BethWhitaker2 • @RickWormeli • @AnnetteBreaux • Blogs • A View From the Edge • okeducationtruths • Diane Ravitch
Tracking PD Points • Electronic Registrar Online • Register for workshops • Complete evaluations • Transcript of points earned • Requirements for the 2014-15 School Year
Standards and Regulations • PASS • Common Core State Standards • Oklahoma Academic Standards • HB 3399 • Reading Sufficiency • Achieving Classroom Excellence • A-F Report Cards
State Assessments • OCCT in Grades 3-8 • Reading & Math in all grades 3rd – 8th • Science, Social Studies, and Writing in 5th & 8th • Geography in 7th • EOI in High School Subjects • Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II • English II, English III • Biology • US History • High-stakes Testing • 3rd Grade Reading • Four of Seven EOIs to graduate
The future for which we’re preparing our students… • In 2014, MPS students took 1,275 Advanced Placement Tests in 24 different subjects. • In 2013, the average ACT score of MPS seniors was 22.2. • More than half of our students go straight to college immediately after high school. • Nearly half of graduating seniors have participated in an occupationally-specific CT program, either at school, or through MNTC. • Most of our graduates will work in career fields that are still emerging.
Table Exercise – Career Fields • Take a few minutes to think of all the careers that you didn’t choose. • Most common • Most unique • Newest • Oldest
Curriculum Calendars & Pacing Guides • Help all teachers know what to teach & how long it might take, a suggested sequence for content, and an assessment schedule • Created & reviewed yearly by committees of teachers within each content area • Allow flexibility based on your students’ learning needs, but designed to help you “stay on track” in getting students prepared for assessments and the next grade level’s expectations • Find them online or get them from your coordinator or department head.
Benchmark Assessments • Quarterly or Nine-Week Tests • Given in core content areas, grade 3 and up • Two week window at the end of each quarter (not 4th) • Site/Department will set exact date of administration • Benchmarks are designed to let you, your site, and the district know how your students are progressing toward spring state-assessment readiness. They are not a teacher-evaluation tool. The results help you make decisions about instruction and to help others make decisions about student testing arrangements and professional development.
What Does It Mean to “Remediate”? • Remediation isn’t… • Teaching the same thing the same way again • Repeating the directions • Extra practice (including “re-doing” work without guidance or help) • Remediation is… • Changing the way you explain a concept • Breaking down content into smaller pieces • Providing learning/memory strategies along with content knowledge
Why does it matter? • Only 40% of adults who dropped out of high school are even employed. • 75% of America's state prison inmates are high school dropouts. • The estimated cost to taxpayers of adult illiteracy is $224 billion per year. • The death rate for people with fewer than 12 years of education is 2.5 times higher than people who graduated.
Early Risk Factors • Poor attendance • Disruptive behavior • Failing math or reading classes