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Hello administrators and coaching stakeholders.  We have our Fall Coaching Conference scheduled for August 31st.  Here is a link to all of the session descriptions and professional development opportunities.  We will combine presentations from national coaching experts, local external partners and vendors, and our great internal experts to offer a variety of choices designed to meet the needs of our instructional coaches.  There will be a few requires sessions for coaches that support the upcoming Early Release dates (train-the-trainer sessions), and opportunities to engage in sessions around coaching content through best practices.

Here is a link to the event on Sched:  https://coachingconference2021.sched.com/.  Thanks in advance for providing your coaches with the time to participate in this virtual event.  Please contact Jeremy Blair, Program Coordinator for Instructional Coaching, with any questions, input, or needed clarifications.

We are excited to be engaging in Early Release Days with our Math teachers.  We will have 5 different paths that teachers can select to join: Middle School On Level, Middle School Accelerated, Algebra 1/LAM 1, Geometry, Electives (Algebra 2, MCR, Prob/Stats and Pre-Calc).  Please encourage your teachers to select their path using this link by August 31^st.  We will then share out the list so you know which path each teacher has selected.  If you have any questions or suggestions, please reach out to Odalis Tavares.

September (American Founders’ Month) is an important month for Social Studies instruction and one of the busiest for instructional statutes. Instructional statutes are required instruction in addition to standards aligned instruction. Please make sure that teachers are documenting within their lesson plans how they are embedding and meeting the instructional statutes. Below you will find a list of important dates linked to resources within our learning networks and within the MyLearning Canvas courses. As the FLDOE updates resources those will be included as well within our instructional mandates page. Also continuing this year within the LN Mandates Pages is a hyperlinked calendar with ideas and resources for the month.

• American Founders Month-September
• Patriot Day, September 11
• Hispanic Heritage Month September 15th – October 15th
• Constitution Day-September 17th
• Freedom Week-September 21st-25th

As each of your campuses celebrate the month with great lessons and activities, please take pictures and share them out with us via email or Twitter with the #PascoHonorsFoundersMonth. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Tina Stavrou with any questions. We are eager to see the great lessons in all our classes!

Clinical Educator: Recommendations Due by Friday, September 18th

Clinical Educator Flyer and Instructions

Requirements:

• 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 

Please select here for a report of your teachers that are Clinical Educator trained.

Full Clinical Educator Recommendation Form: 

CET Principal Recommendation Form.docx

 Full Clinical Educator:

Cohort 1: September 21st, October 19th, and November 16th from 5:00-8:00pm (Zoom) 

Cohort 2:  January 11th, February 8th, and March 8th from 5:00-8:00pm (Zoom) 

Please note that the above dates can be selected on the form. Once the form is complete, please email to Charlotte Kralik. All recommended teachers will be registered in myPGS.

We are excited to recognize amazing literacy teacher leaders within our schools. We are asking each school nominate a literacy teacher leader. Upon nomination the administration will provide this nomination packet for the teacher to complete. After all nomination packets are received, Pasco County Schools would like to recognize each Literacy Teacher nominated at the school level at one of our board meetings. Once a panel completes a blind review, one of our very own amazing Pasco Literacy teacher leaders will then represent Pasco for the Florida Literacy Association Literacy Teacher of the Year recognition!

To be nominated, the applicant should meet the following criteria:

1.  Has made a positive impact on student reading.

2.  Applies innovative reading and literacy techniques in a classroom setting.

3.  Promotes reading and literacy outside the school.

4.  Has had advanced study in reading through college courses and/or in service workshops.

5.  Has published articles or made presentations at in-service workshops and/or conference sessions.

6.  Provides proof of current membership in a local reading council (optional), Florida Literacy Association, and the International Literacy Association (optional).

Schools must select their nominees and return the completed nomination form and supporting documentation to Cassie Hernandez on or before September 16^th. Completed submissions may be submitted electronically to Cassie Hernandez.

We are happy to inform you that your School currently has IXL licenses for Tier 3 intervention.  That would be for students  with a PMP in Algebra 1, or students in Algebra 1A or LAM 1.  Your school has up to 200 licenses available.  Your teachers using IXL will need to be loaded into the system so please send a list of teachers (with their emails) to Jan Anderton.

If you would like to purchase more for the rest of your math students, contact Chrissy Earnheardt at chrissye@ixl.com and  use your school’s instructional funds.  You would still qualify for the district rate, so let her know you’re from Pasco County Schools.  

FYI:  Research has shown that in schools using IXL for two years, the math passing rate on the FSA was 15 percentile points higher in schools compared to non-IXL schools.

Good News:  IXL has a weekly diagnostic available for students that could be used as a data point  for PMP’s in myStudent SSS.  

Here is the information on how to use IXL to share with your teachers.

Within the first 30 days of school, we should be reviewing a current list of students with PMPs in the area of ELA and Math and comparing it to the myEWS eligibility list.  Please remember, we used multiple data points to generate the tentative list of students in need of a PMP (Tier 3 intensive intervention and remediation). For Tier 3 resources, please access the Tier 3 Decision Guide and Resource Maps for ELA and Math on the Learning Networks under  Progress Monitoring Plan Actions. Ultimately, the teacher, in collaboration with the SIT team, will make the final PMP updates in myStudent.  This will need to be done on the PMP/Interventions tab in myStudent by September 21^st. We will also be sending home a district letter notifying all families of our updates to the PMP process and criteria.

Once the PMP status is verified or updated, then teachers will need to develop an intervention plan in the SSS module under Academic Monitoring. This plan should reflect the Tier 3 interventions the student is receiving in ELA and/or Math. You will see that under Event, this is where the Notification Letter and Progress Monitoring Plan is generated. If a change has been made to PMP status, then the letter will be populated with updates, if no changes have been made from EOY, then the letter would be blank and you would not need to send it home.  Parent meetings should be scheduled to create Progress Monitoring Plans, prior to the end of Q1, October 15.

Here are links to a few resources to support this process:

o    PMP (Tier 3) Timeline of Events 

o    Initial or New Subject Area Progress Monitoring Plan, Process of Events 

o    Discontinue Progress Monitoring Plan, Process of Events 

o    “How to” sheet for Academic Monitoring in MyStudent SSS  

Please note that we will start reporting monthly progress to parents beginning with Q1 Report Cards.  Here is a chart that indicates when the progress letters will be generated in the letter queue in myStudent and when they should be sent home.

If you or your teams have any questions or need any support, please let them know we will be offering PMP/MTSS Office Hours next week on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 from 2:00-4:30.  Jump on when it is convenient to your schedule.

Zoom

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82088338841?pwd=SWs5OFM0UVh4SVhra3FHa0F0ZFA2Zz09

Meeting ID: 820 8833 8841

Passcode: PMP

If you have questions, please contact Courtney Lough or Jan Anderton.

The Office for Leading and Learning is excited to offer the following Fall 2021 certification exam prep courses for teachers who would like help preparing for the exams:

General Knowledge Math Subtest Prep course: This course will focus on helping teachers prepare for the Math subtest of the General Knowledge exam. The course will review key aspects of math that teachers may need to refresh prior to taking the exam. The course will be offered as 1-day training, on a voluntary basis, on the following dates:  

 Saturday, December 4             District Office/Building 2 Oak Room;  8:30 am – 3:30 pm Section # 29824

General Knowledge Reading Subtest Prep course: This course will focus on helping teachers prepare for the Reading subtest of the General Knowledge exam. The course will review key aspects of reading that teachers may need to refresh prior to taking the exam.  The course will be offered as 1-day training, on a voluntary basis, on the following dates: 

 Saturday,  October 9                    District Office/Building 2 Oak Room;  9:00 am – 1:00 pm Section # 29822

Professional Ed Test Prep course (must be a current teacher to enroll): This course will focus on helping teachers prepare for the Professional Ed Test Exam. The course will review best practices in the classroom, as well as the school environment. The course will be offered as 1-day training, on a voluntary basis, on the following dates:

Saturday, November 6                   District Office/Building 2 Oak Room;  9:00 am – 1:00 pm Section # 29823

All courses will be available on myPGS on September 1, 2021.

Please register for all courses in myPGS using the course numbers listed above.
**Please note** There are no walk in’s allowed at any of the courses.  You must pre-register on myPGS. 

If you have any questions about any of the courses, please contact Tricia Graham at pgraham@pasco.k12.fl.us.

A current senior can only make a request for part-time status during their last year of enrollment in high school and if they are ahead in credits.  Full-time PHSC students are not considered part-time. The student must also be experiencing a hardship (medical or financial) that makes the request necessary.  If a request is made the following process will be utilized:   

• The administrator and/or school counselor will complete the part-time status request form and send it to Tonia Shook and Lynn Young.    
• The email will include the reason the request is being made.    
• Tonia and Lynn will review the requests weekly and then will send the information and their recommendation to Superintendent’s Staff for final review.     
• Once this process is completed the school will be notified of the approval or denial of the request.   

Please remind students of the implications for Valedictorian and Salutatorian status if they are approved for part time status. The requirements for Val/Sal eligibility can be found in the SPP. Please contact Tonia Shook  or Lynn Young  with questions.

This is a reminder about the financial literacy requirement that must be met by all high school students.  Section 1003.4282, F.S., Requirements for a standard high school diploma, requires a student to earn one-half credit in economics, and 1003.41, F.S., Next Generation Sunshine State Standards which must include financial literacy instruction.  Students meet this requirement through 2102335 Economics with Financial Literacy and/or 2102345 Economics with Financial Literacy Honors, as well as through the academic elective of Personal Financial Literacy 2102372 and Personal Financial Literacy Honors 2102374.

Students completing their economics requirement through AP or Dual Enrollment and are not enrolled in the Personal Financial Literacy elective are required to be instructed in all of the financial literacy content associated with the 9-12 Financial Literacy Strand and its related standards and benchmarks. In order to meet this requirement, Pasco County Schools has provided a seven-module online course through the EverFi, Financial Literacy platform. The 2021-22 cohort Everfi Course access code for DE students is:88ffe299.   The course will take approximately 6 hours for a student to complete to earn certification in the content.  AP Micro and Macro teachers will serve as the teacher for the EverFi modules and must monitor that the students who still need to meet their financial literacy requirement.  Tina Stavrou will be the EverFi teacher for Dual Enrollment students. Linked is a letter that, prior to graduation, any appropriate school personnel can use to notify any AP and/or DE students that they have not met the requirement due to not completing the modules.

Students in an IB or AICE diploma program are not required to be instructed in content outside the scope of the program’s courses provided that the student successfully completes the IB or AICE curriculum.

If you have questions on how your students can meet the Financial Literacy content requirement, please reach out to Tina Stavrou.

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

Upcoming Events:

Coaching Conference                          8/31    8:30-4:30         All Coaches Required to Attend

New Coach                                          9/7      1:00-3:00         All New Coaches Encouraged to Attend

Coaching Leadership Team                 9/10    1:00-3:00         Admin, School-based coaches, and district leads

Secondary Power Hour                       9/16    8:30-9:30         Updates around hot topics for secondary

Elementary Power Hour                     9/16    10-11:00          Updates around hot topics for elementary

Monthly Content Coaching: 

Elementary Meeting Times: 10:00 am – 1:30 pm  

Secondary Meeting Times: 8:30 am – 12:00 pm 

Admin Moves:  3 Quick Tips to a Great Start with Your Instructional Coaches

1. 1. Set up an initial meeting to discuss your goals, common vision of coaching, and to set a regular meeting schedule. 
   2. Review Coaching Expectations.  The most impactful instructional coaching is focused on face-time with teachers and teacher teams.  Prioritize instructional coaching around content and student outcomes.  Align coaching efforts to your school goals. 

• Clearly define coaching at your school.  Consider a communication plan for stakeholders to communicate your coaching definition, the way your coaches spend time, and what teachers and teams can expect from coaches.

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.

2021-2022 LEAD – Aspiring Leaders Courses – Registration Now Open

Choose form one of 6 different virtual course options for Teacher Leaders, Aspiring Coaches, Non-Instructional Leaders, Aspiring Assistant Principals and District Leaders.

Here is the Flyer for more information.