OLL Elementary School Communication

Assessment Booklets are to be kept for 90 days after scores have been entered into the DDS. Once that time period has passed, teachers can submit a request to have the booklets picked up by OTIS and destroyed. To request disposal, please complete the Confidential Disposal Request for OSA/Duplicate Documents Mach form. Additional information about Records Disposal can be found here.

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 15^th and 16^th will be focused on elementary. Each elementary school can send 2 people.

Spots are limited so please use the criteria below when selecting who will attend.

• 1 admin and 1 instructional employee who will be with your school during the 22-23 school year.

• The instructional employee should be a classroom-based core content teacher.

Please fill out this form to sign up your school for the event.

The Sons of the American Revolution award is to be given to 5th grade students who exhibit qualities of dependability, leadership, patriotism, and upright character in speech, and habits. These qualities of citizenship are the same that helped build the United States of America and exemplify the ideals of our founding fathers.  Traditionally, each fifth grade teacher nominated two students to receive the award from their class.  Per the request of our local chapter, they ask that each 5th grade teacher select one boy and one girl recipient from their class that exhibit these characteristics. The chapter would like the award to be held in high regard, not to be given as a blanket award to all students. We are giving each school the discretion to award the certificates based on the needs and qualifications set forth at each school. Please complete this form to request your certificates. If you have any questions, please reach out to Tina Stavrou.

We are entering the time of year to plan for the re-ordering of instructional materials for the 2022-2023.  Schools are responsible for placing the order for their individual sites. To ensure consistent processes across the district OLL will be hosting workshops to review the order timeline and process.  This workshop is for school administrators and school bookkeepers.   Topics covered:

• Adoption/procurement template purpose
• Consumable reorder timeline and guidance

2022-23 Annual School Based Instructional Materials Allocation Process.docx

There are 4 dates and times below so that everyone has an opportunity to attend.  Bookkeeper coordinators (finance), purchasing, and the academic coordinators will also be available at this time to answer questions about the process.   Please use this zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84663755217?pwd=dnQyaDRTT01LeURsUnE2N081eXFndz09

4/12 3:00-4:00pm (zoom) secondary

4/13 3:00-4:00pm (zoom) secondary

4/18 8:30-9:30am (zoom) elementary

4/19 8:30-9:30am (zoom) elementary

The Module 10 Assessment for grades 1-5 suggested testing window is April 6th through April 29th. As this is an optional module assessment, the data entry window is open through May 25th. Please be sure to use these Module 10 Administering Guidelines documents to note any modifications and obtain rubrics and directions.  

Final versions of the assessments can be found within the  Formative and Summative folder.  

If your school has requested copies of this assessment, they will be delivered to your school between Wednesday, April 6th and Friday, April 8th. Copies for all remaining Kindergarten (modules 8 and 9) and Grades 1-5 (modules 11 and 12) assessments will be provided to requesting schools in the within the next two weeks.  

Assessment Window: April 4th through April 22nd  

Gating and Discontinue Rules: The Spring Assessment will include updated Gating rules for students meeting the Ambitious Cut Score in grades 1-3. The Benchmark Discontinue rules for K and 1 students that were in place for the Winter assessment are not valid for the Spring Assessment. The only Discontinue rules that apply are the rules noted in the Reminders section of each probe. Please see pages 43-46 of the DIBELS Administration and Scoring Guide for more information.  

Your coaches have received this information during their March 28^th coaches meeting and will communicate those rules to teachers. This PowerPoint may be used to reference those rules.  

All grade 3 Module Assessments have been reopened in myProgress. This will allow teachers to provide the module assessment to any students with missing scores and have those scores displayed on Student Data Sheets.  

Advancing Leaders Academy provides school and district leaders with professional learning and personalize growth opportunities related to Leadership Excellence.  

Are you interested in: 

• Aligning yourself with Pasco County Schools’ Vision of Leadership Excellence
• Polishing and refining your personal leadership skills
• Discovering the interconnectedness of our district
• Networking and building relationships with leaders from across our county

If so, Advancing Leaders Academy is for you! 

Click here for more information and to apply.

Application window runs from 4/18/2022 – 4/27/2022.

For more information, contact Vaughnette Chandler at vchandle@pasco.k12.fl.us.

FASA is offering a webinar series for all leaders called, “Teacher Retention Webinar Series” where they will focus on the current state of the teacher experience and learn practical strategies to drive retention. The webinars are hosted by FASA and Education Elements and are free for FASA members. We at FASA understand the pressure schools and districts are under and provide these opportunities to you as a member benefit.  You may register for each webinar individually:

Improving Teacher Wellness, Improving Retention

Friday, April 8, 2022, 11:00am-12:00pm, Eastern

Click HERE to register

Climate, Culture and the impact on Retention

Thursday, April 14, 2022, 11am-12:00pm, Eastern

Click HERE to register

Onboarding to Build Belonging and Keep Teachers

Friday, April 22, 2022, 11am-12pm, Eastern

Click HERE to register

Please see the order form for the B.E.S.T. Standard Books: https://forms.gle/5GZcUdPxtdhf3WZe9. If you have any questions, please reach out to Kaitlyn Miller with NEFEC. Her email is millerk@nefec.org.

PMP Monthly Progress Letters will be posted in the Letter Queue area in myStudent on April 18^th for review and will then be reposted on April 21^st. This will allow for you to send them at the same time as Quarter 4 Progress Reports on April 22^nd.

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

Please reach out to Courtney Lough, Jan Anderton, or Larry Porter if you have any questions.

The 2^nd school choice window which will be open from April 11th through April 18th.  The school choice website has been updated with the  programs that will be on the application. Reach out to @Francesca Howard with any questions.