Principal’s Welcome PTSA General Meeting

1. Principal’s WelcomePTSA General Meeting Druid Hills High School August 12, 2014

2. Topics • Current Enrollment • New Staff • Technology Updates – Infinite Campus & Microsoft Office • New Partnerships (Applerouth , Nathan’s, DeKalb County Sanitation) • IB • Title I • Grading Protocol • Georgia Milestone • Q & A

3. Current Enrollment • 9th Grade: 433 • 10th Grade: 308 • 11th Grade: 281 • 12th Grade: 389 • Total: 1411 (No Show w/drawal begins 8/22)

4. New Staff • Counseling: Maura Pannier (Head), Hanna Hopkins • Reading: Carolyn Mills • Math: Stephanie Reiss • Science: Carrie Helton • World Languages: Julia Duncanson, Malik Guetarni • Spanish/Art: Pilar Hernandez

5. New Staff • Media Specialist: Zoe rascoe • Special Education: • Jody LaScala (LTSE) • Interrelated: Daryl Hardnett, Mary McIntosh, Rosaria Rice • MOID: Paige Anderson • Soon to be hired: 1-to-1 Paraprofessional

6. Infinite Campus – Campus Portal • Parents and Students can: • View attendance, schedules, grades, and assignment details • Receive notices and messages from teachers, DHHS, and DCSD • Access the app from a mobile device • If you already have a Parent Assistant account, you can access Campus Portal with your username and password • If you don’t, you’ll be able to August 25

7. Download Microsoft Office for Free • http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/office-365 • Username: “s” + Student Number @dekalbschoolsga.org • Password: dekalb00 or password students uses to access computers at DHHS

8. Mock SAT & ACT Testing • Mock ACT: Saturday, August 16 9AM Cafeteria • Mock SAT: Saturday, august 23 9am cafeteria • On-campus classes (NOT FREE) • SAT • ACT

9. IB • 84% Diploma Passage rate amongst class of 2013 • Above world average rate • 12% increase from last year – highest ever • MYP @ DHHS • School choice for ib-track rising 9th graders

10. Title I Update • Targeted Assistance • Forms of support: • Reading and Math Support classes • Technology • Instructional Resources • After-school tutorial • Summer enrichment

11. DCSD Grading Protocol • Student grades are expected to reflect an appropriate amount of curriculum assessment. There should be a balance of grades in each category to support appropriate assignments based on units of study. • Four Components • Pre-Assessment • Assessment During Learning • Guided, Independent, or Group Practice • Summative/Assessment of Learning • Context is key

12. Pre-Assessments & Assessment During Learning Pre-Assessment (0% of grade) Assessment During Learning (25% of grade) • Formal (Universal Screener, SLO Pre-test) • Informal • Skills assessment • Quiz • Project

13. Guided, Independent, or Group Practice & Summative Assessment Guided, Independent, or Group Practice (45% of grade) Summative Assessment (30% of grade) • Classwork • Project • Homework • Test • Culminating Project or Performance • Final or Culminating Exam

14. EOCT • If the course requires an End-of-Course Test (EOCT), the EOCT will weigh 20% of the student’s final grade. The remaining 80% of the student’s grade is determined by the final average in the course.

15. Speaking of the EOCT… As a comprehensive Assessment Program, the Georgia Milestones is designed to provide: • consistent expectations and rigor to position Georgia students to compete with peers nationally and internationally, • consistent signal about student preparedness for the next level, be it the next grade, course, or college/career, • consistent signal about student achievement both within system (across grades and courses) and with external measures (NAEP; PSAT; SAT; ACT).

16. Goodbye EOCT…Hello EOC • EOG/EOC replaces the CRCT and EOCT. • EOG – Grades 3 -8 / EOC – Grades 8* - 12 • CTB-McGraw – Hill is the vendor for both tests. • The 3rd, 5th and 8th Grade Writing Test Eliminated (last year for GHSWT Main Administration) • Both EOG and EOC will include Constructed Response and Extended Response test items. • Technology Expectation • 30% Year 1 • 80% Year 3 • 100% Year 5

17. Are You Smarter Than a 6th Grader? Tanya played a computer game in which the score was calculated using the equation where s is the score, t is the number of points Tanya earned, and c is the number of points her computer opponent earned. Tanya recorded her scores for one week on the number line shown in the diagram.  The winner is determined by the highest score. Part A: On Tuesday, Tanya’s computer opponent scored 33 points. How many points did Tanya score? Explain your answer or show your work. Part B: On which day were the scores of Tanya and the computer the closest, but not the same? Who won that day? Explain your answer. Part C: Explain what Friday’s score means about the number of points Tanya and the computer earned. Justify your answer using words and a mathematical statement. Part D: On which day(s) did Tanya win? Using t and c, write a mathematical statement to support your answer.

18. Resources • Content standards • Frameworks, formative lessons, PARCC evidence statements • •Sample items • Formative items/benchmarks via Georgia OAS→GOFAR; • Released items via PARCC, SBAC, other states (KY,NY), NAEP • Parent’s guide to Georgia’s new assessment developed by the National PTA http://www.pta.org/advocacy/content.cfm?ItemNumber=3816

19. QUESTIONS?