OLL Elementary School Communication

We are pleased to continue partnering with Pasco County Libraries and support their summer programming. Please work to advertise and communicate the great opportunities that they are offering our students this summer. 

Ocean of Possibilities Flyer

Thank you in advance for sharing this information with your ESY hires, as this is the only way they will receive the information.

Elementary ESY Third Grade Teachers and Interventionists will meet via ZOOM on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm.

Participants must also register on myPGS for course #4354 Section 31374

Lead Teachers must attend the ESY Training in person at the District Office, Building 2, in the Magnolia conference room.

Lead Teachers will meet on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm.

Participants must also register on myPGS for course #4354 section 31377.

Please reach out to Kim Hedgspeth with any questions regarding this event.

Thank you to those that were able to attend the instructional materials consumable re-order workshops earlier this month.  For reference, I have included the link to the folder shared with participants. School Resources- Instructional Materials

At this time you should be budgeting and creating quotes for what will need to be reordered.  The funds have been allocated to your cost centers and the board voted to approve the purchases at the May 17^th meeting.   

To provide to teachers the resources needed, we are requesting that this form be completed as soon as possible.  Many schools have not yet entered their information. We know that schools could experience a shift in allocations, and it will be an expectation that if teacher material is needed that schools help each other with the need if at all possible.  Please reach out to Kim Hedgspeth or Fran Howard with any questions. 

The initial school order for Eureka Math will be placed and purchased at the district level. (the only action for the school at this time is to complete the task below, we will use the requests to obtain a quote and place the order- you do not need to contact Eureka)  In this link, you will find a spreadsheet with two tabs: tab 1- school name and address, tab 2 list of schools).  In tab 2 we have prepopulated the 2022-23 projected ADM published by the planning department.  Please do not edit those columns.  The only columns that can be edited are the “requested” columns shaded in pale green.  Please indicate your anticipated school based needs.  Please complete this task by May 20, 2022.  We will compare the projected ADM with your request and place the order accordingly.  **Any additional materials based on enrollment changes once the school year begins, can be placed at the school level using your textbook funds (this would be the only reason to obtain a quote from Eureka).  

Eureka

This summer we will be hosting a PLC Institute from Solution Tree from Wednesday, July 13th-Friday, July 15th. Please select your school team. This team can include six instructional staff as well as two administrators. Please share this save the date and registration with them. More details and information about this event below!

Location: 

Title 1 School Teams: Sunlake High School

Non-Title 1 School Teams: Charles S Rushe Middle School

Dates and Times:

July 13^th 11:00am-5:00pm

July 14^th 11:00am-5:00pm

July 15^th 9:30am-2:45pm

School Teams: 

Up to 2 Administrators

Up to 6 Instructional Staff

Registration Link

More information to come about this event to all that register! 

You are now able to process attendance and points in myPGS for your teachers following these instructions.  This needs to be completed by Friday, May 20th.

This year we imported all your instructional staff into your PLC and ERD course/sections. If you have any staff changes this year, first you will need to update your roster. Use this spreadsheet to access your Early Release Day course and section numbers to or go to the “Instructor” tab to view your school’s courses.

Once the learners (staff) are updated, it is time to mark attendance/roster status. Any staff who did not fully attend must be marked absent and incomplete. We do not give partial points, as the administrator it is your decision to make if your staff actively participated and should be awarded the points.

Please note that marking attendance/roster status is a two-step process. You must select “Save this Page” after each selection. If the status says, “Pending Completion” you are not done. You need to select “Complete” or “Incomplete” then “Save this Page” again. Please lock (padlock icon) the course once you are done. This will ensure your course is secure and can’t be edited. 

You are welcome to have your myPGS Designee support you with this task. As the administrator of these courses, please do a final check to ensure your teachers have earned their points for these courses.

If you have any questions, please contact Charlotte Kralik.

The Module 9 Assessment (Kindergarten) and Module 12 Assessment (grades 1-5) suggested testing window is May18th through May 20th.  

Please be sure to use these Administering Guidelines documents to note any modifications and obtain rubrics and directions.  

Grades 1-5:  Module Assessment 12 Administration Information.docx 

Kindergarten:  Module Assessment 9 Administration Information.docx 

As these are optional module assessments, the data entry window is open through May 25th.  

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

We will be promoting a District Summer Challenge for all elementary students to participate in from June 1^st to July 31^st.  Students will have the opportunity to win prizes at the individual and school levels.  We will be communicating this program in two ways this summer. Posters and flyers will be sent to ESY host sites and Place programs to encourage the students on campus to participate in the challenge. We are asking that each school also advertise the summer challenge on their websites and in any electronic end-of-year communications to families. Susan Thomas will be reaching out to webmasters for the website information.

See below for the required actions for all K-5 teachers. This is crucial for a successful summer learning challenge. This information will be in the teacher newsletters released later this week.

For students to be successful, we need your help.  Please make sure ALL students, K-5, know how to log in and access Lexia and Zearn. 

Lexia: Remember, the first time a student logs in to Lexia, they will take a placement test.   If you have a student that has been inactive in Lexia for several months or has not grown a level all year, you may want to consider resetting their placement test before they leave for the summer, so the data is the most accurate.  (Please know, that all historical data will be lost if you reset a student’s placement test, so you will want to print the skills report first.)

Zearn: Teachers must assign the first mission/module in the summer program before students leave for summer break. Click here to determine missions/modules by grade level in the summer program. Click here for setting student assignments.  Please note: if a student is a 3rd grader/upcoming 4th grader, he/she would be assigned 3rd grade missions/modules during the summer program to ensure a solid foundation for 4th grade.  Once teachers assign the first mission in the summer series, the program will automatically go to the next mission.  

Please reach out to Kim Hedgspeth with any questions about the marketing materials, Courtney Lough for Lexia questions, and Jan Anderton for Zearn questions.

3^rd Grade ESY Book sets

Each school will be receiving an envelope that has the books your ESY teachers will need during summer reading camp. You should receive a set of 6 books for each of your 3rd-grade summer reading camp teachers.

Please reach out to Kim Hedgspeth with any questions.

We have current Pasco County data that proves students doing 3 Zearn lessons per week have a significant increase in their NWEA and FSA data. Wouldn’t it be great if we could continue that for the summer? Well, it is here!

Zearn presents their summer 2022 Intensive Math Series which offers a coherent, focused 4–6-week sequence that will build strong foundations for all rising 1st through 9th graders to help them succeed in their 22-23 academic year.

Please note that these lessons would have to be assigned to your students before leaving for the summer and I also encourage you to notify parents about this incredible summer opportunity. Click here to find out more.

Feel free to contact Tracy Miller or Jan Anderton, should you have any questions.

Now, that internal transfer process is complete I know that you will be actively hiring for next year. The new teacher team wants to ensure that all new hires are invited to some welcoming and learning opportunities this summer. Please share this flyer with them and help them register for the New Teacher kickoff on Monday, July 25^th from 8:30-4:00pm. The kickoff will be at Land O’ Lakes High School. Yes, in person! This event is required for all new hires to attend.

All new hires whether they are coming to us with experience or not are invited to each of these events. Our goal is to be able to connect with them at the district level as quickly as possible. Along with your help we can make this happen! Please see below for details and if you have any questions reach out to Charlotte Kralik.

New hires packages will be sent to each school. In this package are postcards with information about the new teacher year-long induction and PDCP. Colored copies of the summer events flyer as well as a poster to be hung in your front office. Please be on the lookout for this package and hand out to these to all new hires!

Virtual Summer Meet and Greets: Choose one time to join!

New hires will join the new teacher team virtually to learn about the summer events and on-going professional development and supports that are provided to them there first year in Pasco. Special guests will be available to meet with our new hires to inform on topics like benefits, certification, and much more!

Wednesday, June 22^nd from 9 – 10 am or 4 – 5 pm

Thursday, July 7^th from 9 – 10 am or 4 – 5 pm

Tuesday, July 19^th from 9 – 10 am or 4 – 5 pm

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89548273914

New Teacher Welcome Event: Saturday, July 23^rd at Jay B. Wilderness Starkey Park from 11:00am-2:00pm

All new hires and their families are invited to attend new teacher team and sponsors for free food, giveaways, music, and fun! More information shared at Meet and Greets.

New Teacher Kickoff: Monday, July 25^th (Required for new hires!)

New teachers will attend the new teacher kickoff on Monday, July 25^th at Land O’ Lakes High School from 8:30am-4:00pm. New hires will be on-boarded learning the Pasco Way of Work and attend their first compassionate classroom training. 

Please register here!

New Teacher TWLearn Content Sessions: Tuesday, July 26^th and Wednesday, July 27th*

New teachers will attend their specific content sessions facilitated by our content specialists. These trainings are essential for a strong start. They will learn how to navigate the learning network, dig into the curriculum and resources and be ready to launch for their first units of learning.

*New hires will register for these sessions on Monday, July 25^th during the kickoff. 

New Teacher Campus Tour: Thursday, July 28^th at your School*

This day is for all new hires to learn the ropes of their new campus. New teachers will be greeted by a tour guide to tour the school, meet key people, and get started on setting up their classroom. This day is planned by each school and their selected campus tour guide. *Times and specific details will be shared with new hires prior to this day.