OLL Elementary School Communication

We are excited to offer Creating Compassionate Classrooms and Classroom Management training specifically for Kindergarten Instructional Assistants!

Here is the info you need to know!

What: Creating Compassionate Classrooms for Kindergarten Instructional Assistants

MyPGS Course: 4283

When: Two 3 hour sessions. See the schedule below!

Who: Kindergarten Instructional Assistants

Where: Virtually on Zoom

Please note that we are recommending that IAs attend the training dates in the same cohort, but this is not required.

Cohort 1: Section 31046

1/10/22 8:45am-11:45am

1/18/22 12:30pm-3:300pm

Cohort 2: Section 31047

1/10/22 12:30pm-3:30pm

1/19/22 9:15am-12:15pm

Cohort 3: Section 31048

1/11/22 8:45-11:45

1/21/22 8:45-11:45

Cohort 4: Section 31049

1/11/22 12:30pm-3:30pm

1/21/22 12:30pm-3:30pm

As you hire new teachers for the second half of the year, please be sure to go to myPGS to pair them up with a mentor. Please use this instructional guide for assistance. Don’t forget to finalize the pairing and add the start date of the mentorship. This will ensure that the mentor will get paid for the time they have logged and mentored.

If you need to change a mentorship, please remove the original pairing. Use this quick guide on how to remove a pairing. Please note that this will not effect their pro-rated amount for the time they mentored. Then just simply add the new mentor with the instructions above.

The Elementary Math Team is excited to begin our journey into the Florida B.E.S.T Standards for Mathematics starting in January 2022.  During 2nd Semester, K-5 teachers that specialize in Mathematics will have the option of engaging in learning around the Florida B.E.S.T Standards for Mathematics in place of attending the K-5 ELA sessions for our remaining Early Release Days.  K-5 teachers that teach all content areas or that specialize in ELA should continue to attend the ELA sessions.  Additional opportunities to engage in this learning will be provided through evening cohorts and summer learning.

Information regarding our 1/12/2022 session can be found below.  If you have any questions or would like additional information, please feel free to contact Tracy Miller

Session Learning Goals:

• Understand the development of Florida’s B.E.S.T Standards for Mathematics
• Understand how the B1G-Ms assist educators in planning for High Impact Instruction

Wave 2

Time: 1:40-2:25

myPGS Course #4285, Section #31054

Zoom Link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82928706656

Target Audience: K-5 teachers that specialize in Mathematics

Wave 3

Time: 3:00-3:45

myPGS Course#4285, Section #31055

Zoom Link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83559044075

Target Audience: K-5 teachers that specialize in Mathematics

The Pasco Pathways Innovative Programs and School Choice application process will open on January 6th.  This email is being sent to provide administrators information as we prepare for the Controlled Open Enrollment School Choice window.

The school choice window will be open from January 6 @ 8:00 am through January 20, 2022 @ 4:30 pm.  The dates of the window for applications and for notification of outcome to families that has been published to the school choice website.  Flyers were sent to school campuses in early December.  The flyers can be printed if additional copies are needed, or you would like to link to your website or other communication during the window.  In addition to these marketing materials, you can share the Pasco Pathways Catalog to showcase many of the options in our county.  We have updated the district website to have all information in one place regarding the options available as well as information about the 22-23 application window.

We are asking that schools send school choice FAQ link ​to their support staff and other staff members as needed so that staff can answer questions families may have about school choice. We are also asking all principals to use this script which can be modified to meet the needs of each school, to inform families of the school choice window. In addition to phone calls home, please share/retweet all social media posts you see about the application process. If you have any questions about school choice, please contact Francesca Howard, or Samantha Del Valle.

It’s time to celebrate literacy!

Celebrate Literacy Week will be held from January 24^th to January 28^th. The theme this year is “Launch Into Literacy: Blast Off Into New Worlds ” To celebrate, @PascoLiteracy has created a week of    themed activities that celebrate literacy and what it means to launch into literacy and blast off into new worlds.

Join the Office for Leading and Learning as we celebrate literacy our love for literacy by participating and tweeting your pictures to @PascoLiteracy. Be sure to tag #PascoLiteracy. We can’t wait to celebrate alongside you!

We still have plenty of room! Please check out this flyer for a list of teachers that are already Clinical Educator trained. Recruit teachers that are not and would be great candidates for this leadership role.

Please remember that all host teachers and teachers that mentor PDCP teachers with certain certificates need to be both Clinical Educator trained and have their Reading Endorsement. Check out this list of Reading Endorsed teachers that are not Clinical Educator trained. Let’s make sure we have enough teachers that have both requirements to fulfill the 22-23 state statute. 

Requirements for Clinical Educator:

• Minimum of three years “highly effective or effective” teaching experience
• Demonstrated emphasis on personal professional development and advancement of the education profession 
• Demonstrated effective skills related to: 

• • designing, delivering, and assessing high-impact learning activities for ALL students
  • building a compassionate classroom
  • communication, collaboration, and organization 

• Demonstrated effective leadership skills, qualities, and experiences  

 Once the form is complete, please email to Charlotte Kralik. All recommended teachers will be registered in myPGS.

On Friday, January 7^th Team ELA will come together with coaches for the monthly ELA coaching session from 10-1:30. The agenda includes:

• Vocabulary Strand of the B.E.S.T Standards
  • Module planning
  • Connections to PLC work
• ELA Updates/ News You Can Use
• ERD Train-The Trainer: Building Knowledge and Vocabulary Through Texts (beginning around noon)

Please feel free to join!  

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89192168694?pwd=U0NDSy9ydHU4NEFIczhUaDFYQndFdz09

Meeting ID: 891 9216 8694

Passcode: Literacy

We now have the capability to create flexible intervention groups in the DIBELS data system for progress monitoring!

This will allow you to:

• Create groups for progress monitoring in the DIBELS Data System
• Add/Remove students from groups for progress monitoring as needed
• Review the progress monitoring data for the group only

If you would like this OPTIONAL feature for your school, please identify one person at your school that will serve as a DIBELS Data System Point of Contact and enter their information on this form: https://forms.office.com/r/uqGNf1M3g5. This person will be given a “how to” resource and additional permissions within the DIBELS Data System that will allow them to create intervention group classes, so they should be a current school-level user (e.g., admin, coaches, etc). Most classroom teachers have class-level access and should not be nominated.

Happy New Year!  Hope you all had a wonderful break.  The district has placed a third order with Florida School Book Depository.  This order will provide each school site with any teacher materials requested through the machform (for new and recently filled allocations) and additional student material for new students that enroll:

K-2 (student resource packages-my Books & Read and Respond Journals)

1st-3

2nd-3

3rd-3

4th-3

5th-3

In addition, schools that submitted machforms for additional student resources for enrollment growth prior to break and enrollment was verified, we submitted orders to cover that growth.  The purchase orders have been processed and sent to FSBD.  There is no action needed from the school.  The only action will be to count, inventory, and receive the shipment once it is received at the school site.  Any incomplete orders will need a discrepancy request if what is received does do not match the purchase order and packing slip.  Please do not sign for the shipment without confirming the materials were received in their entirety per the purchase order.  In the links below you will find purchase order number by school.  Your bookkeeper will be able to retrieve the order from MUNIS. The second link will outline what you are receiving by school for teacher and student.

HMH Into Reading PO by school.xlsx

HMH Order breakdown by School.xlsx

Attached you will find the component breakdown for teacher materials so that you can inventory your shipment to what is included in the package.

As of today, there are several grade levels on back order.  HMH is working with FSBD on supplying inventory and complete orders will begin shipping on Tuesday, January 11th.  As soon as shipment information is available, I will forward it to the individual schools so you can prepare to receive and inventory.

Please reach out to Fran Howard if you have any questions.  Thank you again for all you do 🙂

The Elementary Math Team is excited to begin our journey into the Florida B.E.S.T Standards for Mathematics starting in January 2022.  We will offer three evening cohorts second semester.  Each of these cohorts will participate in three sessions.  The dates, times, locations, myPGS course & section #s, and topics that we will focus on for each session can be found below.  Instructional participants will receive stipend pay and 2 inservice points per session.  Please be sure to register for each of the three sessions separately in myPGS.  We look forward to collaborating and learning with all of you as we begin this journey on the B.E.S.T path! 

Session 1: Florida B.E.S.T Standards for Mathematics Overview 

Session 2: Mathematical Thinking and Reasoning Standards (MTRs) & Fluency with Arithmetic Operations and Automaticity with Basic Arithmetic Facts 

Session 3: Florida B.E.S.T Standards Alignment to Eureka Math & Zearn 

Beginning in late January, OLL and our MTSS Specialists will facilitate 2 virtual PLC Facilitator Trainings.  Participants can choose from our New/Aspiring 1-session PLC Facilitator training or the 3-session PLC Facilitator training.  See attached flyer for more information.

Results from the 2^nd grade CogAT Screener are now available to elementary testing coordinators via the  ARM SharePoint. Please watch the attached recording prior to reviewing results. Jonathon Chasin or Kristin Ingold are available for any questions.

Here is a one-stop shop for all of Pasco County’s Coaching Events and Support Structures.

January Highlighted Event

Pasco County’s Instructional Coaching Conference – January 25^th 8-4pm (required for all coaches).  This session will contain a train-the-trainer session for Early Release Day.  Any admin or coach that joins in these events is invited to the conference and our session.

 Coaching Pool Interviews

We currently have a number of open instructional coaching positions and are looking to systematically add highly qualified coaching candidates to our pools for Learning Design Coaches and Instructional Trainer Coaches.  If you have teacher leaders or folks who are looking to apply for coaching positions, please communicate our Coaching Pool Interview plan and dates.  Thank you.

Aspiring Coaching and Aspiring Leader Courses are opening for registration.  Here is our flyer!

Trail Blazer Cohort:  Winter 2022

Coaches and teachers team up in our fourth Trail Blazer Cohort!

Create learning environments in which all students are engaged, challenged, feel safe to take risks, and are supported to learn

Demonstrate expertise in content knowledge as well as pedagogical techniques

Share knowledge and new learning with colleagues

Exhibit flexibility, responsiveness, and a commitment to continuous learning

Check out  our flyer with the details and dates.

Participants can sign up at this link:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/DesignPage.aspx?fragment=FormId%3DaaJT4khSVE6bZ7duOoYiIMZgN9a_mNdLrvXwMcNuUx5UODZYQUFTRDdKT1I0UDdWOTRZRFRXOFExRC4u%26Token%3D417b7a2e5b5d40a5b20df5b2bf8045c7

Coaches can sign up for 1:1 connection w/ Craig week of Jan 17-21   Shareable Calendar

Cohort 3 Launch w/ both Teachers and Coaches will be 2/7 virtually 5:30-7:30PM

Research has shown that students who complete 3 Zearn lessons per week (outside of tier 1 instruction) show substantial growth in math proficiency. That is because Zearn is a scaffolded, supplemental program that students can use to help them outside of tier 1 direct instruction. Here’s how it works: When starting a new module, students can also start the same mission in Zearn. They will continue consecutive lessons while still receiving tier 1 direct instruction. Because it’s scaffolded, the students will be getting a double dose of learning, help at the time they need it, and the tower of power allows them to work on grade level problems with immediate feedback. When changing modules, they would change to the new mission to match the module that is being taught even if they didn’t complete the previous mission. Students can do Zearn at home, before school, when finishing early or anytime they have extra time in the classroom.

Keep in mind this work is not replacing Grade Level Tier 1 Instruction but used as a supplement outside of classroom instruction.

To help motivate students, here’s a collection of ideas ZEARN has seen used this year to build excitement and momentum around weekly lesson completion: Zearn Digital Lesson Incentive Ideas.

If you have any questions or need help getting started, please don’t hesitate to email Jan Anderton at janderto@pasco.k12.fl.us

Please share with new teachers that did not attend the kickoff on Monday, July 26th or make-up session on September 18th. Use this spreadsheet to see who attended from your school.

We are excited to announce that we will be hosting the mid-year hire new teacher on-boarding session in person at the District Office in Building 2, Oak room from 8:30am-4:00pm. We will cater lunch for you to enjoy while having a moment to connect with our certification team. They will be available to answer all of your questions. Since this training is on a Saturday we will be paying you $25 an hour for learning with us. 

This course is required for all new hires to Pasco whether you are coming in with experience or not. In the morning, we will review information about the Pasco Way of Work as well as our systems, platforms, evaluation systems, and orient all new hires to Pasco County Schools. In the afternoon, we will begin our journey with building a compassionate classroom.  We will engage in an activity to understand the six pillars of a developmental relationship and the importance of building trusting relationships with their students. We will emphasize that setting clear expectations, rules, and procedures is essential to maximize learning. All new teachers will begin to build out their classroom success plan for the year including these elements and much more.

Please register in myPGS:

Course #4107

Section #29935

We will send communication and directions prior to the session. We are looking forward to meeting you!

If you have any questions, please email Charlotte Kralik.