OLL High School Communication

Optional Parent Letter

We have received several requests from schools to provide a letter that could be sent home with individual students, as needed, to communicate changes in our district’s MTSS/PMP process.  This letter explains the role of MTSS and Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 levels of support and clarifies that PMPs are to monitor Tier 3 moving forward.  This letter is not intended to be sent home to all families, but those that may need more detailed information, especially for those that have been historically designated as needing a PMP. Here is a link to the Universal MTSS_PMP Letter. Here is the Spanish version  Universal MTSS_PMP Letter Spanish

Step by Step User Guide for Teachers

Please click here to access the High School step by step user guide that will walk your teachers through the process of giving a student a PMP and developing a progress monitoring plan. Thank you Dan Wolfe for developing this and sharing it with OLL.

MTSS_PMP Office Hours

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.

The Pasco National History Day Team will be hosting a school coordinator meeting for this year’s Pasco History Day (fair) on September 22^nd via ZOOM from 5:30pm-7:00pm. Our county event will remain virtual and will include students in grades 6-12- with schools submitting their projects for each category via our county provided platform. The virtual history fair will be on February 17th. If your school has not already done so, please designate a teacher or coach to serve as your school’s NHD Coordinator, using this link. Details about the competition, virtual format, and county and state timelines will be shared out with school coordinators at the September 22^nd meeting.

We are looking forward to seeing all the secondary schools at the upcoming Pasco Pathways Expo events on November 15th from 5-8 p.m. (West Side) and/or on November 18th from 5-8 p.m. (East Side). Your admin team should have received an email with information on which event your school will attend as well as information on the event. Please complete this Mach Form by September 29th. Additionally, OLL will be attending the principal’s meeting in October to review information on the event as well as the School Choice process for this year. If you have any questions, please contact Fran Howard, Pam Davis or Samantha Del Valle. 

Again, this year we will be continuing our Professional Collaboration Communities (PCCs) for AP, AICE, DE, and IB teachers. The guiding principles behind the creation of these PCCs, is to provide advanced coursework teachers the opportunity to collaborate and share best practices. We have amazing teachers in this district and look forward to each of you having the occasion to share your expertise with colleagues. PCCs will be subject specific (i.e. US History, Chemistry, Statistics, etc.)

If you are interested in being a district Advanced Coursework PCC facilitator, please complete the attached application by Friday, October 1st. Compensation is available if you are selected to facilitate a session. More details on time, structure, and locations will be shared once facilitators are solidified. Please contact Kristin Ingold with any questions.

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.

We are excited to recognize amazing literacy teacher leaders within our schools. We are asking each school nominate a literacy teacher leader. Upon nomination the administration will provide this nomination packet for the teacher to complete. After all nomination packets are received, Pasco County Schools would like to recognize each Literacy Teacher nominated at the school level at one of our board meetings. Once a panel completes a blind review, one of our very own amazing Pasco Literacy teacher leaders will then represent Pasco for the Florida Literacy Association Literacy Teacher of the Year recognition!

Schools must select their nominees and return the completed nomination form and supporting documentation to Cassie Hernandez on or before September 16^th. Completed submissions may be submitted electronically to Cassie Hernandez.

This link will provide you with the most updated list of staff on your campus that are reading endorsed. If a teacher has passed the K-12 Reading Test or finished course work and needs to add their endorsement to their certificate, they should connect with their certification specialist for support. The schedule for courses being offered this year is available here. If you have any questions , please contact Danielle Varcardipone.

E4, E4 H, E4 CCR

Please reach out to @Cassie Hernandez if you still need TEs for the Uncharted Territory anthologies.

English General Paper

As we approach some new pieces related to our progression checks and mock exams that will be required for English General Paper students, we wanted to provide some information that might be helpful to you. 

When will these occur? Please see the chart below. This information can also be found on our one-page assessment overview. This can also be found on the teacher-facing Canvas page for the teacher’s convenience. 

What will scheduling look like?

Progression Checks will be done in the classroom and do not require a modified bell schedule. 

Mock Exams will require an adjusted schedule. The exam requires students to take Paper 1 on one day (1hr and 15 minutes) and Paper 2 (1hr and 45 minutes) on a different day.

As you consider how to set up conditions for the Mock Exams you may have students test in the gym or other designated location on two separate days to mimic testing conditions when the schedule already allows for a modified schedule structure (i.e., in December during Finals). In March, the mock exam could take place during the ERD. These scheduling suggestions would allow the least disruptive learning environment. 

Teachers wishing to receive professional development points from attending an AP Summer Institute and/or was an AP Reader, will need to follow the below procedures to submit an external credit request. Please contact Kristin Ingold or Charlotte Kralik with questions.

External Credit Request Procedure:

1. Before attending the training, review the course content to ensure it is relevant to your role/job.
2. Attend the training and obtain attendance verification (i.e. certificate/letter of completion stating number of hours, evidence of attendance, agenda with times, transcript. etc.) to document number of learning hours.
3. Implement the learning from the training in your classroom/building/role and complete an Implementation Reflection Form.  Click here to download the form.
4. Submit an External Credit Request in myPGS. Click here for step-by-step directions for completing the request form.

Once you have obtained attendance verification, completed an Implementation Reflection form and reviewed the directions, 

click here to submit your request.  

The Office for Leading and Learning (OLL) will review all documentation and course information once the request is submitted in myPGS.  If the training meets FLDOE state requirements for in-service points and all requirements are met (attendance verification and Implementation Reflection form complete) OLL will approve the request and points will be awarded.

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.

The National  Honor Society workgroup has finalized our Pasco County Schools NHS guidance which will be implemented during the 21-22 school year.  Please review the documents linked below.

NHS Guidance

NHS Application

NHS Rubric

NHS Recommendation Form

Additionally OTIS will be creating a report to assist in determining which students meet eligibility criteria.

Please contact Tonia Shook with questions. For assistance with updating your NHS charter contact the NASSP Customer Care Center, available 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (ET) at 703-860-0200 and membership@nhs.us.

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.

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.

By the end of September, PHSC plans to revert back to the CSRS platform to perform all student services operations, including course registration.  CSRS was the system in use prior to the implementation of CNS in May of this year. Important note, this will not affect student participation in classes they are currently registered in.

Here is the timeline for the transition back:

• CNS will be operational until 9/20/2021.
• CNS will be down beginning 9/21/2021 and PHSC will use manual processes as needed while data is migrated.
• CSRS will become operational on 10/1/2021.

Spring semester dual enrollment registration will take place through WISE, as it has in the past.  We will provide information for students new in the fall semester who have never registered through WISE, and as a reminder to others. Please contact Kristin Ingold with any questions.

You should be receiving novels at your school sites. Please see this link for the designation of novels as some are for ELA/English coursework and some are for Reading coursework. Please, feel free to share this with your department and whoever assists with handling materials upon arrival.

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.