OLL Elementary School Communication

Pasco will offer sessions similar to what we did last year.  These proposals are not part of our Pasco only sessions.

FASA is excited about the Discover ’22 Conference at the Omni Championsgate Resort in Orlando Florida on June 7-9.
We are seeking breakout session speakers and our 2022 Call for Presentations is NOW OPEN! We hope you will think about the great best practices in your district or school and would share the information with others from around the state.

Based on a recent member survey, topics of focus for the 2022 conference will include:
• Leadership in Chaos
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• E-learner Support/Family Involvement with E-learners
• Using Resources (i.e., LMS for Parents & E-learners)
• Social/Emotional Learning
• Aspiring Administrators – Budget/Finance
• Cultivating Leadership Skills in Others
• BEST Standards
• High Quality Instructional Materials
• Balance of Accelerating Through Learning Loss and SEL Needs
• Best Practices of COVID Showcase
• Communications & Marketing Your School

Please complete the FASA Call for Presentations HERE to be considered for all education opportunities. 

We have surveyed elementary instructional staff and school leaders regarding their perceptions, hopes and desires for elementary mathematics during the 22-23 school year as we prepare our journey into the BEST Math standards. The vast majority of people who have weighed in (nearly 600 instructional staff and school leaders) desire to spend time next year engaging in learning and implementing the new BEST Math standards while continuing to utilize our current resources (Eureka Math) AND the FLDOE implementation guides. With this feedback the decision has been made not to engage in a formal materials adoption process for mathematics grades K-5.

We have secured a date to aid in the removal of out-of-date, out-of-adoption, obsolete and other materials not used or further supported in your schools. Pick-up will occur the week of November 8. 

Timeline: 

· October 21st- Last day to request gaylords through Machform

· November 5th- Schools must be ready for pick up 

· November 8-12 Pick up 

Please work with your plant manager to complete the “Recycling Request” and to determine the process for removal that best meets the current needs of your school by Thursday, 10-21-21.  

Please contact Mayra Perez-Speare, mperezsp@pasco.k12.fl.us  with questions.

Each month, we will report progress to parents to let them know how their child is responding to Tier 3 interventions.  As teachers are finalizing Quarter 1 grades on Monday, October 18^th, they will also want to make an indication as to whether each student is making (adequate, limited, yes, or no) progress in the SSS, if they haven’t already done so. This will be populated on the monthly progress letters that will go home on October 26^th with report cards.

Here is a chart which indicates when the progress letters will be generated in the letter queue in myStudent and when they should be sent home (electronically or hard copy). You can find the directions for accessing an error report prior to printing or sending the letters electronically and how to print the letters on pages 4-5 of Academic Monitoring in myStudent.docx.  The administrator and office staff with DEO or School Update profiles will have access, one week prior to distribution of report cards and progress reports, to the Letter Queue area of myStudent located in the Student Menu.  This is the same process as ESD and ESY.

PMP Progress Monitoring

As part of the development of the intervention plan, you selected a progress monitoring tool, so you can monitor student response to intervention.  You will see the option of inputting data into a graph right in myStudent SSS.  If you are monitoring through Lexia or DIBELS, you would not be required to enter data in SSS, since this data would be collected through myLexia or the DIBELS Data System (elementary).  You would only enter data, if the data is not being collected in another way (myEWS student data sheet, myLexia, DIBELS Data System, or etc.).

Please contact Courtney Lough, Jan Anderton, or Larry Porter if you have any questions.

As part of our continued support for families, we would like to share an infographic with Resources and Tips for Parents of Third Graders which should go home with each third grader at the end of Quarter 1.  Here you will find the English and Spanish version for you to download and print or share electronically.  21-22 Promotion to 4^th Grade Guidance will be finalized and shared soon.  Please note, if a parent requests a portfolio, you can let them know we are starting a portfolio on every 3^rd grader through the use of HMH Module Assessments, DIBELS ORF, NWEA MAP (alternative assessment), and the DOE Passages, as needed in the spring. Please contact Courtney Lough if you have any questions.

Thank you so much for your patience as we have been working to utilize the DIBELS Data System!

Here are some updated dates and resources to support you –

1. All DIBELS data for benchmark  should be in the DDS system by 10/15/21.
2. We have updated the DIBELS data system to reflect student, class, and staff changes. This should be current as of 10/11/21.
3. The folder with DIBELS Data System Login Information has been updated 10/11/21 to reflect new teachers or staff you have. You can access it here.
4. If you have questions about log-in information, users, your class, or students, please contact Larry Porter at laporter@pasco.k12.fl.us and/or Roshonda Royster at rroyster@pasco.k12.fl.us

Beginning in October, the Office for Leading and Learning will be hosting 2 PLC Facilitator sessions.  See attached flyer for additional information. 

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

Event Highlight:  All Instructional Coaches and Admin that would like to learn more about Jim Knight’s Impact Cycle are invited to our event on October 19th 8:30-3pm.  Sharon Thomas from Jim Knight’s Instructional Coaching Group will present the foundations necessary for outstanding instructional coaching.  Participants will learn about each phase of the Impact Cycle, will practice key milestones for each phase, and plan practical applications in Pasco’s schools

Topic: Pasco Impact Cycle
Time: Oct 19, 2021 08:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/97784678623?pwd=VzViZnhoRXZOTHVBSG1MNHVVRmNsUT09

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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.

Aspiring Coaching and Aspiring Leader Courses are opening for registration.  Here is our flyer!