OLL Elementary School Communication

We are aware of the misprint in the scoring booklet for Kindergarten NWF and the student materials for Grade 2 Maze.

For the Kindergarten measure, the directions ask students to read the nonsense word yed. To score this response, assign points to students who are able to read the word yed and/or provide the sounds for the word yed. No points are assigned to students who read or provided the sounds for the word yep.

For the Second Grade measure, the answer choices provided in the Second Grade Manual for line 48 incorrectly lists hinted, laughed, and should. The correct answer choices should include hinted, laughed, and shouted. This error has been updated by Amplify and is reflected in the G2 EOY Maze Student Measure. If your teachers have given this assessment, students should be awarded credit for that question. If they have not given the assessment, please have them use the measure linked above.

We will make sure to have the updated student materials in print for the 22-23 school year.

Scholarships are still available, and the application will be open until the end of April.  Eligible students include all public school students in grades 3 through 5 who scored a Level 1 or 2 on their FSA ELA in grades 3 or 4 in the spring of 2021. The scholarship is $500 and could be used by families for things such as afterschool tutoring in reading or summer reading programs at StepUpForStudents.org/Reading. It is most helpful to include the student’s FLEID on the application. The students may be asked for their ELA score report, but it is not required to complete the application.

Please share these flyers in English or Spanish with families.

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

There are 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

4/18 8:30-9:30am (zoom) 

4/19 8:30-9:30am (zoom) 

Please reach out to @Francesca Howard if you have any questions.

 ESY Summer 2022 Guidelines.docx are available through sharepoint. We ask that you bookmark and visit the guidelines here as updates and revisions will be made over the next few weeks. If you have questions, please reach out to the following contacts:

• • ESY Elementary: Kim Hedgspeth, kfoster@pasco.k12.fl.us    
  • ESY Secondary: Melissa Caruso, mlcaruso@pasco.k12.fl.us
  • ESE/Access: Stephanie Long, stlong@pasco.k12.fl.us

• Allocations: Michelle Williams, emwilli@pasco.k12.fl.us
• ESY Staffing: George Papaemanuel, gpapaema@pasco.k12.fl.us & Ally Panatex, apanatex@pasco.k12.fl.us

Keep in mind that the allocations you received are projected based on winter data. When determining final allocations, Spring DIBELS, MAPS, and FSA data will be considered so all 3^rd grade students meeting eligibility receive the ESY opportunity. In order for your allocations to be accurate for the students at your site, PLEASE monitor your DIBELS data to ensure all of your data is entered during the window that ends on April 22, 2022. The last day to enter the data into the system is April 29^th.

A final eligibility list will be created to assist you with identifying students for reading camp. Thank you for all the work you are doing for all of our students this year as we prepare for summer reading camp. For questions regarding DIBELS, please contact Courtney Lough. For summer reading camp questions, please contact Kim Hedgspeth.

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 need to only 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.

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.

Next steps:

• Administer spring assessments
• Review data and cross check with EOY PMP Considerations tab in myEWS
• May 9-May 20, update ELA and Math PMP status for each student in myStudent on PMP/Intervention tab
• All 21-22 Tier 3 Intervention Plans in the SSS Module will be Locked on May 25^th (OTIS)
• Parents will be notified of 22-23 PMP status in Q4 Report Card

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

This just a reminder that the Human Growth and Development Units for 4^th, 5^th, 7^th and 8^th grade science courses should be scheduled for the middle of May. All information and materials can be found in the ELN science rainbow map or the science SLN. Please ensure that your teachers send home the parent opt-out letters at least 2-3 weeks before instruction. Additionally, please ensure science teachers have ordered the appropriate number of free workbooks from the warehouse and have reviewed the unit content and training videos in myLearning before the content is delivered.

With the passing of the new language in HB 1557, which is effective July 1, 2022, questions may arise from parents on how this impacts instruction in the Human Growth and Development Units. We have included some  FAQ’s regarding HB1557 for your convenience to assist you with questions parents may have related to this house bill. These will also be in learning networks for teachers. If you or your teachers have any additional questions, please reach out to Matt Wicks (mwicks@pasco.k12.fl.us) or Gabby Montemarano (gmontema@pasco.k12.fl.us) of the health education team

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.

Section 1003.4995, Florida Statutes (F.S.), requires the commissioner to develop a fine arts report to be posted on the Florida Department of Education website. The department will use data already reported by districts to provide most of the information presented in the report. However, to fulfill the requirements of section 1003.4995, F.S., the following additional information is needed:

• The manner in which schools are providing the core curricular content for fine arts established in the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards.

In order to address this component of the statutory requirement, the department has created a survey to be completed by each school in your district. Please forward to each principal or principal-designated staff member to complete this brief survey by April 30, 2022. The survey can be found at https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6691777/2021-2022-Fine-Arts-Report.

Sharing the Coaching SMORE

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.

Here is the most up to date list of staff who are reading endorsed or certified. Teachers still interested in obtaining a reading endorsement, can register for new courses, which start on April 18^th for competencies 3, 4, and 5. The Reading Endorsement Preparation Course, #4236,  is still available for those that would like to prepare and take the K-12 Reading Subject Area test (035). If teachers need assistance registering for courses, they can contact readingendorsement@pasco.k12.fl.us.

All Literacy Leaders are invited to attend the Just Read Florida Regional Literacy Rally. This is an opportunity to connect with literacy leaders across our area and deepen your knowledge around the BEST standards and literacy implementation efforts. 

Check this flyer for details.

The 2^nd school choice window will close on Monday, April 18th, 2022 @ 4:30 pm. The notification window will open on May 9^th through May 13th @ 4:30 pm.  Reach out to Francesca Howard with any questions.

We are excited to recognize amazing social studies teacher leaders within our schools. We are asking for school nominations of a social studies teacher leader, who exemplifies our Pasco vision and mission.   Please nominate your social studies teacher leader through this form. After all nominations are received, a panel completes a blind review, one amazing social studies teacher leader at every level (elementary, middle, and high) will then represent Pasco for the Florida Council for the Social Studies Conference Teacher of the Year banquet in October 2022. Selected teachers will also be recognized at a Pasco Schools School Board meeting. Schools must submit their nominees on or before June 1^st.

Please sign up for an Everfi – Class Guest Speaker

Register for a 45 minute Financial Literacy Workshop hosted by EVERFI our education partners for Financial Literacy Month, where students will be engaged in digital financial literacy lessons! Space is limited – Click here to reserve your spot.