OLL High School Communication

Please take a few minutes to provide input for your professional learning sessions for the upcoming year.  Similar to years past, we will build a leadership track within the 2022 Together We Learn event.  Together We Learn is our annual system-wide professional learning conference and is scheduled for the week of July 25^th.  Participants will engage in rich learning experiences in a virtual format.  In addition, we are looking for input in your principal/assistant principal/department learning experiences. 

https://pasco.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bPbIA6xETpurDIW

Math for College Algebra

Recently the state released that they are going back to using the course code for Math for College Readiness to replace Math for College Algebra. The correct course code for MCA is 1200700. If there are any juniors currently enrolled in MCR, they may NOT take MCA next year.  Please reach out to Odalis Tavares or Stephanie VanTassel with any questions.

Math for Data and Financial Literacy – Planning

As we begin to prepare for the 2022-2023 school year, we need your help in identifying the resources on your campus. We previously used the  text being recommended when we offered Financial Algebra.  Please complete this survey to help us plan.

OLL is excited to announce that we will be hosting a 2-day grading practices workshop with Solution Tree. The event will take place at Pasco Hernando State College- West Campus in New Port Richey.

June 13^th and 14^th will be focused on secondary. Each middle and high school can send up to 3 people.

Spots are limited so please use the criteria below when selecting who will attend this required training:

• 1 admin and 2 Instructional employees who will be with your school in the 22-23 school year.
• At least 1 of the instructional should be a classroom-based core content teacher
• The other instructional can be a coach or another instructional leader on your campus

Please fill out this form to sign up your school for the event by May 6, 2022.

Please reach out to Melissa Caruso with any questions regarding this event.

Our window for making EOY PMP determinations for the 22-23 school year will be May 9-May 20.  All teachers of ELA and Math will need to go into myStudent and confirm PMP status for each student on the PMP/Interventions tab.

We will roll in current PMP status of meeting or not meeting standards, so teachers will only need to make updates if the status is changing for 22-23.  We want to ensure the PMP designations are as accurate as possible, so we can notify each parent on the Q4 Report Card.

As you are reviewing EOY data to determine who will need a PMP for 22-23, you can access the EOY PMP Considerations report in myEWS:

• Open myEWS from myPascoConnect
• Click on EOY PMP Consideration tab to open report
• Filter by grade level and/or teacher
• Filter by ELA Eligible or Math Eligible to see a watchlist of students that may need a PMP for 22-23
  • PMP Watchlist Criteria

Once we have FSA results for grades 3-10, any student scoring a Level 3, 4, or 5 will be marked as Met Standards for the content area of ELA (Reading and Writing) or Math.

And,

any student that scores a Level 1 will be marked as Not Met Standards and will roll into the 22-23 school year with a PMP.

Please reach out to Courtney Lough, Jan Anderton, or Larry Porter if you have any questions as you engage in this process.

Beginning in June of 2022, all five gifted endorsement courses will be available over the summer. Teachers will be compensated for 60hrs at the stipend rate ($25/hr) per course they complete over the summer. This opportunity is being made available through a grant and will conclude once all funds have been utilized. For additional information on dates/times please reference the  attached flyer. Contact Kristin Ingold with any questions.

Prioritized Participants​ are as follows:

• Teachers currently tagged out of field for the gifted endorsement ​​
• Teachers that will be tagged in 22-23​
• Remaining seats out of 50 (per course) on first come first serve basis​
• Interested participants will complete the MachForm on the  attached Flyer​
• Confirmation of enrollment in course will be via myPGS registration​

Each year we rely on multiple sources of information to inform the strategic actions and focus for Pasco County’s Instructional Coaching Program. We are asking each coach and each coaching stakeholder to complete this quick, 22 question survey about your needs. We are specifically using this information to plan future professional learning, course correct on any missteps, and to generate new ideas and directions that will promote awesome staff and student outcomes.

Here is your Survey. You opinion counts. Please complete this survey by May 9th!

Thank you to those that were able to attend the instructional materials consumable re-order workshops earlier this month.  For reference, we have included the link to the folder shared with participants. School Resources- Instructional Materials

As was mentioned, at this time you should be budgeting and creating quotes for what will need to be reordered.  The funds have not yet been allocated to your cost center.  The timeline for that action and the first available day to use the funds will be after the board memo for these purchases is approved at the May 17^th board meeting.  

 Please reach out to Melissa Caruso or Fran Howard with any questions. 

Full Clinical Educator:

Please check out this flyer for Clinical Educator summer trainings and information. All candidates will need to meet the criteria below.

List of approved mentors at your school.

Fill out this recommendation form, select date of cohort on form, and send to Charlotte Kralik to register in myPGS.

Clinical Educator Refresher Updates and Important Information:

Great news! We will be requiring Clinical Educator trained mentors to take the refresher every five years. We are constantly revising the course content to best serve our new teachers and interns. Mentors are one of the greatest support systems in our district. It is time to step up our game to ensure the high-quality mentoring.

Please check out this flyer and share with teachers that have not taken Clinical Educator in more than five years. You may view this contact list of mentors by school to connect with teachers that require the refresher to continue mentoring. This is your opportunity to select the key leaders in your building to take on this important role.

Please also note that we have hundreds of teachers that need to take the refresher. We will not be expiring any certificates until June 30, 2023 and will be flexible. Clinical Educator approved mentors will not lose their certificate we are just starting communication of this new expectation. The goal is to offer many opportunities and for our mentors to be actively refreshing their certificate.

Fill out this recommendation form for Clinical Educator trained teachers with expiring certificates, select date on form, and send to Charlotte Kralik to register in myPGS.

Criteria for Clinical Educator:

• Minimum of three (3) 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 

Any questions, please contact Charlotte Kralik.

Today we are sharing a link to our Coaching SMORE.  This is one of the key structures we use to communicate with our stakeholders.  In the SMORE, folks can find links to our  Instructional Coaching Dates 2021-2022.docx, meeting information and links for upcoming events, highlights on best practices around equity, data usage & display, and other key coaching skills.  We also offer nice-to-know information around professional development opportunities and state updates.

The Summer Coaching Academy is designed for both coaches and administrators to work together around coaching in your building.

Summer Coaching Academy

June 21st or 22nd (PHCC Porter Campus) 8:30-3:30pm

Sharon Thomas from Jim Knight’s Instructional Coaching Group provides professional learning where admin teams and coaches work together. Each school will join the event for one full day of learning.

Here are sign-ups for teams to choose the date that will best fit their Summer Plans.  Thanks in advance for booking your day and letting us know how many folks from your team will join.  Stipends are provided for School-Based Coaches for this Summer event.

Updates to our Instructional Coaching Pool

As you may know, we have completed the latest round of interviews for the  Instructional Coaching Pool.  We have added a record number of new candidates.  If you have an open coaching position, we have likely been in touch.  Not only will we advertise your open coaching positions to this pool, but we would like to provide you access to preview or review the status of any applicant. 

If you would like to chat about the pool, process information around a specific applicant or talk through any logistics, please email Jeremy Blair jdblair@pasco.k12.fl.us.