During our principal meetings last week we had the chance to talk about the progress of SEL work happening in Pasco. Our next step is to gain better understanding of our students thoughts, feelings, responses, etc. related to SEL. Your task is below:

1. Meet with a group of students from you school and talk to them about SEL and the work happening in Pasco (SEL Infographic.pdf)
2. Listen to their reactions, thoughts, feedback, etc.
3. Record notes from the conversation in this form: SEL Student Feedback and Insights  

• Review your school information on the spreadsheet provided at principal meeting (Reading Endorsement Information)
• Enter any errors or needed additions to your schools’ data using this form– also included int he Reading Endorsement Informationt
• Consider your systems and supports for Tier III interventions in reading to determine the scale at which you will need “reading endorsed” staff to provide the Tier III.
  • If all your teachers share the Tier III work the scale will be much larger than if only concentrated team of people support the Tier III work at your school. 
  • This may also prompt further discussions at SIT and SLT team meetings related to the approach to Tier III- determine what will be best for your students and your school based on your unique circumstances and needs
• After you reflect on your school’s status and needs- determine if you believe a school based (all staff participate), a cohort based (your teachers join with teachers from other schools near by), or individualized (your teachers engage in the endorsement courses at their own pace and rate with anticipated completion by August 2020. Remember during the initial year of requirement teachers will likely be tagged out of field and will need to fully complete within two years of being tagged “out of field”
• Once you determine your school’s desired model-please indicate your selection here. This info will be compiled and used for next steps with endorsement and Early Release planning. We need everyone to respond in order to determine best next steps.  

We are still seeking schools to pilot revisions to grading during the 19-20 school year. Please talk with your SLT and Kinder and 3rd grade teams and consider applying.. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=aaJT4khSVE6bZ7duOoYiIGQoyudU3GVIn1QGzwaEOu5UNkZXT0hNQ1JWUzVPQ0NFSFRKODhNSEFGSS4u

Eureka Math Module Study Release Date:

Grade 3 Module 6: March 12, 2019.

On Wednesday, March 6^th, we will have an ELA Coaching meeting, where our primary focus will be engaging in ELA Learning Walks.  Coaches will dive deep into the IPG and discuss coaching moves and ways to provide teachers with actionable feedback. 

 We will also engage coaches in conversations around reading critically and making cross content connections.  This session is intended for ITC and LDC coaches that support literacy.  For this session, due to learning walks, we want to keep the groups small and focused on the work of coaches.

Nearpod is providing a series of webinars from January to April designed to address content in our K-12 curriculum. These webinars will highlight content that Nearpod provides in support of relevant curricular topics, engagement strategies, differentiation strategies, and assessment data from Nearpod reports.

Participants can click on the link to register.  All teachers with Nearpod access will be sent an email with the webinar offerings. 

Here is March’s available webinars:

March 2019

Date	Topic	Time	Audience
03/13/19	Changing the Game with Nearpod: Using Nearpod to Elevate Student Learning Register:  https://goo.gl/forms/03sOnvC6emU1BUzO2 Join:  https://nearpod.zoom.us/j/336326358	9:00 – 9:45am EST	K-12
03/18/19	Reports & Data to Drive Instruction Register:  https://goo.gl/forms/feMLHyAVaZVvQMKw2 Join:  https://nearpod.zoom.us/j/757688086	9:15 – 10:00am EST	K-12
03/25/19	Integrating Nearpod into Your Canvas Course Register:  https://goo.gl/forms/nBKhgbqczx4IxF5U2 Join: https://nearpod.zoom.us/j/829090759	9:00 – 9:45am EST	K-12

Congratulations to all of the schools that have representatives competing in the Odyssey of the Mind state finals! The creativity, collaboration, and imagination of all participants was inspiring! This field trip has already been approved by the board in July so each principal will be receiving a list from OM coaches of their students that will be attending this event by March 29^th for their records. Due to this prior approval, fees can be paid immediately by the schools and there is no need to wait for paperwork to be completed since it is not needed. Please contact Kristin Ingold with any questions.

On Monday, March 11th all Pasco staff will receive a “Call for Proposals” for the Together We Lead and Learn events this coming July. We encourage school leaders, teachers and teams to submit proposals to share, showcase, facilitate, etc. sessions that are most beneficial when offered by the practitioners themselves. The number one stakeholder group that all people indicate wanting to learn from are the practitioners in the field which means we need YOU!  Please consider submitting a proposal and encouraging your rock star teachers, teacher teams and school staff to submit. Here is a preview of the flier that will go out on Monday.