OLL Elementary School Communication

We are happy to announce the schedule for HMH Module 3 End of Module Assessment. As a reminder, the writing prompt on the Module Assessment is optional. The grammar section should be completed. If you need additional support with the pacing, there is time built in to get caught up and our ELA team is here to assist should you need advice on scope and sequence adjustments. More information will come in the upcoming weeks regarding any modifications to the data reported in myProgress.

Grades 1-5:

• Module 3 Assessment released Wednesday, October 6^th (for printing assessments and answer sheets)
• Testing Window is Friday, October 8^th through Friday, October 18^th
• Scoring in myProgress Must be Completed By:  End of Day, October 18, 2021

Grade K:

• Module 2 Assessment released Wednesday, October 6^th (for printing assessments and answer sheets)
• Testing Window is Friday, October 8^th through Friday, October 18^th
• Scoring in myProgress Must be Completed By:  End of Day, October 18, 2021

IMPORTANT NOTE: Some questions on the Module Assessments may have been designed for students to practice matching responses to correct answers. This feature is not available in myProgress so those questions must be omitted. ARM will provide edited Module Assessments and updated answer sheets when this occurs. To note any modifications to assessments, please follow the instructions included in the Module Assessment Administration Guide. This Guide and Communication for grade K can be found here  Module Assessment 2 Administration Information. The Guide and Communication for grades 1-5 can be found here  Module Assessment 3 Administration Information  and for all modules can be found here Formative and Summative.

Here is the most current list of endorsed staff, as of 10/1/21. If you have teachers that need to obtain a reading endorsement there is still an opportunity for them to enroll with the courses at UF Literacy Matrix, or in the district pathway. Here is the information shared last week about the UF Pathway and how to register.

Pre-enrollment for the UF Flamingo Literacy Matrix 2021 is open! Join over 3,000 public and charter school educators enrolled in the UF Flamingo Literacy Matrix to earn Reading Endorsement in Florida. The UF Flamingo Literacy Matrix is an online professional development system built in partnership with Just Read, Florida! and the Florida Department of Education and a route for Reading Endorsement.

The Florida Department of Education is sponsoring your participation in this initiative…so it is free to you!  

If you are in need of Reading Endorsement you may be eligible to participate. You will need to select each Competency that you need for Reading Endorsement during pre-enrollment.  ​​It is imperative that you correctly identify your competency needs in order to be placed in the correct courses. UF is an approved provider of the Competency courses; however, they do not approve previous coursework. If you have any questions contact your district liaison, Danielle Varcardipone. 

Weekly activity is required, though you can work at your own pace. We recommend that you complete one competency per month.  View this video for additional information. After you have determined what competencies you need, please click on this link included in the flyer to pre-enroll as soon as possible! Courses will begin the first week of November. 

We are excited to share a webpage that has been created to help parents have access to important information in one place. Please share this resource in any way that is helpful to your school and community. If there are areas you would recommend adding, please email Samantha Del Valle.  

Navigating Elementary School

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

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!

Beginning in October, the Office for Leading and Learning will be hosting 2 PLC Facilitator sessions.  See attached flyer for additional information.