Country Dale Elementary School Welcome Back!

1. Country Dale Elementary School Welcome Back! 2012-2013

2. Welcome New Staff! • Holly June in 3rd grade with Maggie and Sue! • Melissa Batog- ESL Teacher • TBD for CD- District Curriculum Interventionist • 16 hours of Art– will need replacement for Dave Oaks

3. Math Interventionist Math Interventionist

4. Who are we as a PLC? • District Mission and Vision • CD’s Vision and Value Statements – focus for Friday

5. "Backchannel" Conversation As you watch this video, use the following link to share your impressions with other CD staff…. Today's Meet

6. How do we get the work done?What professional qualities do we need to work smarter not harder? Honda Commercial

7. Grading For Learning Plan 2012-13 • Grading For Learning Meetings • All certified staff, monthly for 1 hour • Principal sets meeting dates and time • Report Card Meetings and Discussions • Report Card Cadre to be formed • Starting in January/February • WatchGrading For Learning Update from June 12 and 13 as a faculty • Grading For Learning Website Link

8. RtI and iTime • RtI district handbook – coming • Focus on Reading (starting in October) • Start in October with iTime Schedule • EA support - staggered schedule with all I-time covered • Focus on students who are struggling • Focus on students who are excelling within the content area time • Screencast #1 - RtI Overview • Screencast #2 - Elementary RtI • iTime Plan

9. Personalized Learning Modules in Moodle Integrate technology within literacy – partial focus of vertical team meetings Insert link to Google tutorials

10. PBIS • Cougar CodeSlips • Monthly School-wide Incentives • Monthly Classroom Incentives

11. EDM 2012-2013 EDM Overview

12. Literacy • Lesson Study • Grades 1-3 will give Running Records to all students • Training for 3rd grade will take place in our September vertical meeting • Purpose: Data from LS’s willdrive our small group work because of "ramped up" expectations with the Common Core.

13. Technology Updates • New to our building • District Updates link • District increased its Internet bandwidth • Plug in network cords for all laptops when available (for fastest connectivity and to receive system updates) • Request technical assistance/questions through the Help Desk software

14. Staff Proficiency - Level 2 • Personalized, self-directed, teacher choice • Teachers will integrate into their individual goal(s) • Teachers will conference with administrators at end of school year on goal • Tech coaches will be facilitators • Tech Tools Times will not be sit & get • More details will be shared at September Tech Tool Time <September 10th, 8:10>

15. CD Focus for 2012-2013 •Working as a community of professional learners to enhance student achievement - Collaborative Teamwork Focus on 3 questions 1)What do we want each student to learn? (Common Core Standards) 2)How will we know what students have learned? (state, school, and classroom formative/summative assessments) 3)How will we respond to students who are not learning? (Share strategies, lessons, and activities and apply school/classroom intervention) * Team discussions will focus on items that directly impact student learning of Common Core Standards.

16. CD Focus for 2012-2013 •Elements of Good Instruction •Personalized Learning (Grading, RtI, Technology) •Literacy in all content areas •Common Assessments •School Improvement Process - Building Goal / PBIS Goal - Action Plans focused on groups of students (data driven and responsive) - iTime groups •School-wide Discipline System-PBIS Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports

17. Focus on Growth when meeting as a grade level team, in vertical teams, as a building Collaboration Expectations: • 1. Student Growth (academically and behaviorally) • Utilize MAP, WKCE, common assessments for student planning 2. Teacher Growth • Lesson Study - Literacy lesson development • Instructional Strategies sharing (in teams and across grade levels)/Pacing • 3. School Growth • SMART Goal (assessments and analysis) • RtI - Intervention time for students (research based interventions in reading and math eventually)

18. Collaborative Expectations CD's wiki •Be sure to check the Wiki weekly for updates and announcements. • We will use the wiki or a Go To Meeting format to communicate for our "Un-Staff Meetings"

19. RtI Process •Meeting with grade levels every 6-7 weeks (use rotating subs) – Building RtI (longer to identify further diagnostic assessment and action plan which includes intervention) • Continue GL RtI meetings (shorter to identify student and BEGIN the discussion or for updates –RtI meetings focused on interventions for students struggling behaviorally and/or academically –Focus on 20th% or below – Strategic or Intensive levels –Teams should notify Karenof student concerns before grade level RtI Meeting

20. Important Info/Reminders • Parent Communication – minimum expectation is to have monthly news (in school newsletter or grade level) • Learning Target Meeting with Karen(on Wiki) Grade level SIP action plan = RtI implementation, CCSS Technology Proficiency • P-T Conferences/Scheduled for Fall (@ Open House) • EA Roles / Responsibilities • More GL MAP testing – need laptops during MAP testing? • Fall MAP window – September 13 – October 5 • First grade will need @1 ½ for reading and 1 hour ½ for math

21. Assessment Calendar • MAP September 13-October 5th • January 3-31st MAP 2-6th AND MAP for Primary K-1 • May 1-24 • O-Lennon October 10-14 3rd & 6th; all 4, 5 new students • PALS October 14-Nov. 9thKdg • January 7-February 1 Kdg (Optional) • April 29 – May 24 • WKCE-WAA October 23-November 23 3rd-8th • ACCESS December – February

22. FPS Supervision • Karenwill contact you if you are on the observation rotation this year...

23. Who's Who @CD • Emergency Response Team (Karen, Greg Jenks, Beth Hemmer, Jill Polglaze, Tina Buelow, Dave Blask) • PowerSchool Go-To’s (Ruth and Dave) • Math Super Users (Tina Buelow K-2, C.J. Davis, 3-6) • Student Council Advisors(Stephanie Aseltine, Sue Wucherer, Tina Buelow) • PBIS Committee – Dave Blask, Sue Wucherer, Sana Wressell, Carey Wisotzke, Karen Bednar, Mitch Calkins, C.J. Davis, Grace Boehm, Ruth DeBellis, Tina Buelow, Christina Hanks, Karen Noel • Karen’s Collaboration team – Tina, Mitch, Sue, Stephanie, Grace – ALL are welcome

24. Meeting Schedule • BCT – Karen’s Collaboration team (one rep from each GL)see Meeting schedule doc • PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports) • Tech Tool Time – • Grading For Learning Meetings – suggestions for how to fit in • Collaboration Meetings – Grade level and Vertical Grade Levels / See Meeting Schedule doc for dates (decide grade level meeting times and let Karenknow dates/times) • RtI Meetings / See Meeting Schedule doc 6- 7-week rotation for building RtI weekly grade level RTI meetings • Vertical team meetings – different format this year

25. Updates •Plan for Parent Information Night (in place of last year’s Literacy Night)- September 18? •Classroom communications home – share with Karenbefore sending •Workday 8am-4pm (8:10-4:10 on meeting days) •Posting grades on PowerSchool-timeframe

26. Other Updates • Use the Staff Page on the District Website to access most recent links...bookmarks may not be updated as they change often. • IPAD cart in Stephanie and C.J.’s room

27. Welcome Back! Have a great week of preparation! Wednesday 8:00 am – 4:00 pm Thursday –8:00 am – 8:00 pm Friday 8:00 am – 12:00 pm *SMART Goaldevelopment Thursday from 8-11:30am andValues/Team Building Friday from 8-10am in the LMC Open House from 6-7:30pm