OLL Elementary School Communication

As we move towards the midpoint of our first year of implementing HMH and the new B.E.S.T. standards, we are putting together a work group to assist with the important task of refining the assessments to better align with the standards.

To do this, we are asking that you please recommend a teacher or instructional coach that has knowledge of the reading series, the new standards, and the current assessments from HMH.

The task force will be engaged in the following scope of work throughout their time in the work group.

• Review HMH module assessments for all modules grades K-5 to ensure alignment with the B.E.S.T. Standards. All standards and benchmark clarifications should be considered, not just the standard listed.
• Recommend modifications to correct errors in the terminology used in the module assessments.
• Review HMH Into Reading lessons within the module to identify and align test questions with lessons taught throughout the module.

Members of this work group will be paid for their time. There will be an initial meeting for all team members to set the expectations for the work. The rest of the hours will be set by the grade level partners to meet the goal with some flexibility of when they will meet to check each other’s work for submission.

Please submit your recommendations via this form by December 10^th. We will hold the first meeting on Tuesday, December 16^th  at 4:30 pm.

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.

This year’s Together We Lead/FASA Discover is scheduled for June 7^th – June 9^th at the Omni Championsgate in Orlando, Florida.  The Office for Leading and Learning will cover the cost for school and district leaders’ FASA membership and conference registration for those that will be attending.  Please take a few minutes to RSVP to let us know if you will be attending.  Schools and departments will need to cover the cost of hotel and travel expenses.  Hotel registration will open on January 17^th and the cost is $209 per night.  The conference is schedule to begin mid-day Tuesday and will run all day Wednesday and Thursday.  Hotel information will be sent out in January so you are ready to reserve your room on the 17^th.

RSVP here.

We want to thank you and your school for your support of the Pasco Pathways Virtual Expos! We couldn’t have done it without you. We have had overwhelming positive feedback from the events. We had over 1,200 participants over both nights. The playlist for all the recordings has been linked to the school choice webpage. These videos are housed in YouTube which will allow you to post on social media, your school website, or to share with families as they reach out. Please take a minute to complete the Pasco Pathways Feedback Survey to share your experience with us to help us continue to make informed decisions for next year:

Click here to access the survey. 

Included in this spreadsheet are the new start times for your school’s early release PD beginning in January. These times reflect all new bell times and we are hopeful that they will work for your schools. We share that there will be some schools who will have the school-based PD and work time BEFORE the ERD session instead of at the end in order to maintain the wave and grouping structures, so please be sure to look closely at the impact for your site. Should you have any additional questions, please reach out to Lea Mitchell. 

PMP Monthly Progress Letters will be posted in the Letter Queue area in myStudent the morning of January 5^th for review and will then be reposted on January 10^th. This will allow for you to send them at the same time as Quarter 2 Report Cards on January 11^th.

You can find the directions for printing the letters on pages 4-5 of the   Academic Monitoring in myStudent.docx.

Please reach out if you have any questions.

This is the most recent list of staff who are currently reading endorsed or reading certified. If you have staff members who are still seeking an endorsement, they have several options for obtaining an endorsement:

• The district offers courses throughout the year, with new sections starting in January.
• The UF Literacy Matrix is still enrolling participants, they can use this link to enroll.
• They can also take  the K-12 Reading Test (035), we have a reading endorsement preparation course section 30847 to help them prepare.

If you have any questions you can contact Danielle Varcardipone.

The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) are the nation’s highest honors for teachers of mathematics and science. The PAEMST program is pleased to announce that the 2021–2022 nomination and application cycle for K-6th grade science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and/or computer science teachers is currently open.

The Awards were established by Congress in 1983 and are administered by the National Science Foundation (NSF) on behalf of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. The President may recognize up to 108 exemplary teachers each year. Presidential Awardees receive a certificate signed by the President; a trip to Washington, D.C., to attend a series of recognition events and professional development opportunities; a $10,000 award from NSF; and join a prestigious cadre of more than 5,100 teacher-alumni from across the nation.

Eligibility:

To be eligible for this cycle, teachers must

• be full-time employees of a school or school district,
• teach at the K–6th grade level at least 50% of the day, and
• have at least five years of K–12 teaching experience prior to this school year.
• And should teach science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and/or computer science.

Please consider nominating a talented Pasco teacher using the PAEMST website today. If you are interested in applying yourself, you can begin an application at www.paemst.org. The 2021–2022 nomination deadline is January 7, 2022, and the application deadline is February 6, 2022. Also, please send any nominees’ names to Bobbi Starling so we can recognize these teachers as well.

Should you have any questions about the program or the nomination process, please contact info@paemst.orgor 855-723-6780 or you can reach out to the Sr. Curriculum Specialist in your content area at the district.

In the Summer of 2021 Governor DeSantis launched the National Model Civic Literacy Initiative which included the Florida Civics Seal of Excellence. This Seal allows for a $3,000 bonus for educators who complete a training to earn the endorsement. The Florida Department of Education has begun to release additional information on the number of teachers statewide who will be eligible and will be sharing specific details on training dates in the coming months.

Information will be forthcoming about the required state professional development; prioritized teachers to receive the summer trainings; and funding for the seal requirements in the Spring from the Commissioner’s office. The Office of Leading and Learning will be the point of contact for questions, as more information is released from the state we will communicate in our administrator and teacher newsletters. Please contact Tina Stavrou or Samantha Del Valle with questions.

Based on multiple requests, we have been able to schedule an optional SIPPS overview session with one of our Collaborative Classroom Consultants, Robin Pfieffer. Please let interested teachers know that registration opens on Wednesday, December 8^th in myPGS-Course 2624, Section 30932.

Winter SIPPS 101 Introduction (2022)

January 3^rd 12:00-3:00PM (Teacher Planning Day)

This is a blended learning opportunity, so teachers will attend 3 hours face-to-face on Zoom and be asked to complete 3 hours of myLearning modules to earn 6 hours of PD points.

Please reach out to Courtney Lough if you have any questions.

We are all very excited for the opportunity below for teachers to engage in learning around computer science and get ready to take AND PASS the Florida K-12 Computer Science Certification exam.

What: Self-Paced, Online Computer Science Certification Prep course through CodeHS
When: Dates – Teachers may work at their own pace but, need to take and pass the certification exam by June 16th, 2022.
Where: Online
*Teachers will get:
• A self-paced course
• Stipend Rate for the time spent on course (37.5 hours)
• CS K-12 Certification Exam fee reimbursed, 2 attempts
• $1,000 Bonus if they participate in on-line training and pass the K-12 Computer Science Exam by June 16th, 2022.
• Please complete this form for those teachers you would like to engage in this opportunity no later than 1/30/22 so we may complete and pay for the registration due to limited number of spaces. We will prioritize registration for teachers who will be teaching computer science courses in 22-23. If you have teachers you determine are interested or in need of this training after 1/30/22 they can still be considered as long as there are open spots.

If you have any questions, please contact Bobbi Starling.

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. 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.  

The person nominated must have school-level access to DIBELS (e.g., admin, coaches, etc). Most classroom teachers have class-level access and should not be nominated.

Please use the form below to nominate your school’s DIBELS Data System Point of Contact:

https://forms.office.com/r/uqGNf1M3g5

Do you have classrooms that could use an extra boost of Social Emotional Learning supports?

Or classrooms that could use a reset of routines, and procedures?

This resource is for admin and teachers to support classroom Social Emotional Learning and behavior after a long break.

It includes activities and routines that your teachers can use to promote a compassionate classroom.

 First 20 Days Back.docx

This resource will also be shared directly with teachers in the teacher newsletter.

If you have any questions or need support, please reach out to the intervention services behavior team,

Larry Porter, Susanna Haberle, and our newest member, Deedra Mitchell!

Shout out to Pasco County Schools for a 100% submission on the PBIS Mid-Year Implementation Checklist!

Congratulations Pasco for earning a GOLD star! Your hard work and dedication are certainly recognized and appreciated!