OLL Elementary School Communication

If you or your teams have any questions or need any support, please let them know we will be offering PMP/MTSS Office Hours.  Jump on when it is convenient to your schedule.

Since the NWEA MAP window is closed, please review the data for all students that were retained in 3^rdgrade. If a retained 3^rd grader scored at or above the 50^th percentile on the fall assessment, you should use that data to promote the student through exemption #3, Alternative Assessment. It will be important to print and attach the MAP Student Profile report to the Mid-Year Promotion form and submit it as soon as possible. Once it is reviewed and approved, you will need to notify the parents and make the update to enrollment and schedule change in myStudent. We will want to make these changes now and do not need to wait until the end of the quarter. 

If you have students that are retained and do not meet the criteria for mid-year promotion, please make sure they are receiving Tier 3 Reading Interventions and have access to 4^th grade math, if they scored a Level 2 or higher on the Math FSA.

Please contact Courtney Lough if you have any questions regarding mid-year promotion decisions.

The 2021 Pasco Pathways Expo events will be on November 15th from 5-8 p.m. (West Side) and on November 18th from 5-8 p.m. (East Side). Direct emails were sent to elementary schools with specialized programming or with magnet status to complete the mach form below. All other elementary schools are welcome to attend to highlight your school to families. Below is helpful information to assist in determining your school’s interest.

These expo events are meant to highlight your program options and/or highlight what is unique about your school ahead of the Pasco Pathways application window, which is January 6^th – January 20^th. The Pathways events continue to be the way the county is streamlining the number of places families need to go to gather information on innovative options for their students. The expos will be hosted virtually again this year using the Sched platform. Based on feedback from the event last year, each school will create pre-recorded videos for their sessions that will be uploaded into Sched for families to view. Along with the pre-recorded video, each session will have time for live Q&A with the school designees via Zoom.

We would like to gather information, via the Mach Form below, on how many sessions you would like to offer. Additionally, we will be following up with guidance for the pre-recorded videos as well as FAQs for families interested in attending.

21-22 Mach Form – Complete by September 29^th 

Please complete the below PD instructions for those that attended all 3 days (AM and PM) of DigitalXP. Contact Kristin Ingold with any questions.

1. Register in myPGS
   1. Course title/number: AVID DigitalXP, #3479
      1. Section #: 29999
2. Enroll in Pasco AVID-OLL course (#119904) within myLearning.
   1. 1. Complete 4 question Canvas quiz: 2021 AVID DigitalXP
3. Submissions will be reviewed at the end of October, where points will be awarded accordingly.

This year, we will continue to work with you to make school wide professional development as easy as possible to manage. PLC sections have been created for the 21-22 school year. All instructional staff that are tagged to your cost center have been imported to your school PLC roster. Instructional staff do not need to register because of the bulk import created. 

Last year, we trained one designated person at your school site to take on this task. The selected person will support you and your school with requesting courses, marking attendance, and completion. This person can be someone from your support staff, such as bookkeeper, principal’s secretary, data entry or you may choose your LDC or another instructional coach. 

Please review this spreadsheet to see was selected and trained. You are welcome to change or add someone different for this year. Please make your selection by Friday, September 17th. 

We will reach out to all our new designees for our Thursday, September 23rd training from 8:00-9:00am via zoom.

Thank you for your help with this! We hope this is helpful resource for you. For any questions, please reach out to Charlotte Kralik.

Thank you for being patient with us as materials arrived at sites at different times and modifications were made to the HMH Module 1 Assessment and testing window. We are happy to announce the schedule for HMH Module 2 End of Module Assessment for those who are ready. If you are not yet ready, no worries, there is time built in to get caught up and our ELA team is here to assist should you need advice on scope and sequence adjustments.

Grades 1-5:

• Module 2 Assessment released Wednesday, September 15^th (for printing assessments and answer sheets)
• Testing Window is Friday, September 17^th through Friday, September 24^th
• Scoring in myProgress Must be Completed By:  End of Day, September 28, 2021

Grade K:

• There is not an updated testing window as teachers and students should still be working through their Module 2 content.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Some questions on the Module Assessments may have been designed for students to practice matching responses to correct answers. This feature is not available in myProgress so those questions must be omitted. ARM will provide edited Module Assessments and updated answer sheets when this occurs. To note any modifications to assessments, please follow the instructions included in the Module Assessment Administration Guide. This Guide and Communication for module 2 can be found at this link Module Assessment 2 Administration Information.docx and for all modules can be found here Formative and Summative.

Federal and state legislation requires that public school curriculum honors and celebrates September as American Founders’ Month with the inclusion of Constitution Day and Freedom Week.

• Constitution Day, September 17, 2021 – Federal legislation requires educational institutions to recognize Constitution Day in their instructional program on September 17. 
• Celebrate Freedom Week, September 20^th – 24th, 2021 – State statute directs Florida schools to educate students about the sacrifices made for freedom in the founding of this country and the values on which this country was founded during Celebrate Freedom Week. The week must include an in-depth study of the Declaration of Independence, and an oral recitation by students (led by principal or teachers) of an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence. 
• The Freedom Week excerpt and additional information may be found in the Memo and Proclamation.

2021-2022 LEAD – Aspiring Leaders Courses – Registration for Track 2 opens September 20^th.

Choose from one of six virtual course options for Teacher Leaders, Aspiring Coaches, Aspiring Assistant Principals and Non-Instructional Leaders.

Here is the flyer for more information.

Leadership flyer 2021.pdf

Save the Date

Again, this summer, Pasco will partner with FASA for our Together We Lead/Discover conference. 

Mark your calendar for June 7, 8, and 9, 2022 at the Omni Championsgate in Orlando.

More information to come.

Each year the Governor and the First Lady invite students in grades K-12 to participate in art and essay contests in observance of Hispanic Heritage Month which will take place this year from September 15- October 15, 2021. More information can be found at https://floridahispanicheritage.com/.

Resources to support required instruction for the month may be found here.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Tina Stavrou.

Clinical Educator: Recommendations Due by Friday, September 18th

Clinical Educator Flyer and Instructions

Requirements:

• 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 

Please select here for a report of your teachers that are Clinical Educator trained.

Full Clinical Educator Recommendation Form: 

CET Principal Recommendation Form.docx

 Full Clinical Educator:

Cohort 1: September 21st, October 19th, and November 16th from 5:00-8:00pm (Zoom) 

Cohort 2:  January 11th, February 8th, and March 8th from 5:00-8:00pm (Zoom) 

Please note that the above dates can be selected on the form. Once the form is complete, please email to Charlotte Kralik. All recommended teachers will be registered in myPGS.

Here is a one-stop shop for all of Pasco County’s Coaching Events and Support Structures.

Upcoming Events:

Secondary Power Hour                       9/16    8:30-9:30        Hot topics for secondary

Elementary Power Hour                     9/16    10-11:00         Hot topics for elementary

Monthly Content Coaching: 

Elementary Meeting Times: 10:00 am – 1:30 pm  

Secondary Meeting Times: 8:30 am – 12:00 pm 

Coaching Pool Interviews

We currently have a number of open instructional coaching positions and are looking to systematically add highly qualified coaching candidates to our pools for Learning Design Coaches and Instructional Trainer Coaches.  If you have teacher leaders or folks who are looking to apply for coaching positions, please communicate our Coaching Pool Interview plan and dates.  Thank you.