OLL High School Communication

The course adoption process for the 21-22 school year will take place through the Secondary Design Team meetings. The meeting dates that will include this process are November 15^th (virtual) , December 1^st  and February 9^th .  To have a course reviewed at the November 15^th   meeting please complete this form by October 22^nd  . Please reference the course catalog prior to submitting a course adoption request to ensure this course would be needed in the content area. For courses outside of these subject areas (CTE, ESE, AICE, IB, etc.) please reference the course catalog in myStudent to see what is currently adopted. The course is only adopted for use in brick and mortar schools if there is a Z suffix on the end of the course code number and it is listed as active in the system.  If you are unsure of how to access the course catalog reference these directions.  Please contact Tonia Shook with any questions you may have.

Athletic Capital Funds have been allocated to each secondary school based on projected ADM. In the attached spreadsheet and memo,  you will see two numbers: 2021/22 ADM and appropriated funds to your school. The2021/22 funds are available as of October 4, 2021. Please contact Matt Wicks, Supervisor of Athletics, if you have any additional questions on how you can spend athletic capital funds. As always, these funds do rollover if they are not spent.

Continuing again this year, we looked at the 3-year comparison of what each high school made in total athletic gate, spending habits, capital funds, fundraising and more. Therefore, we have identified certain schools again this year that will receive additional funding for uniforms and other athletic purchases only. The process has changed and all purchases must be requested through a mach form. Matt Wicks, Supervisor of Athletics, will be reaching out to all identified schools in the next week to explain the new approval process moving forward.

Here is the most current list of endorsed staff, as of 10/1/21. If you have teachers that need to obtain a reading endorsement there is still an opportunity for them to enroll with the courses at UF Literacy Matrix, or in the district pathway. Here is the information shared last week about the UF Pathway and how to register.

Pre-enrollment for the UF Flamingo Literacy Matrix 2021 is open! Join over 3,000 public and charter school educators enrolled in the UF Flamingo Literacy Matrix to earn Reading Endorsement in Florida. The UF Flamingo Literacy Matrix is an online professional development system built in partnership with Just Read, Florida! and the Florida Department of Education and a route for Reading Endorsement.

The Florida Department of Education is sponsoring your participation in this initiative…so it is free to you!  

If you are in need of Reading Endorsement you may be eligible to participate. You will need to select each Competency that you need for Reading Endorsement during pre-enrollment.  ​​It is imperative that you correctly identify your competency needs in order to be placed in the correct courses. UF is an approved provider of the Competency courses; however, they do not approve previous coursework. If you have any questions contact your district liaison, Danielle Varcardipone. 

Weekly activity is required, though you can work at your own pace. We recommend that you complete one competency per month.  View this video for additional information. After you have determined what competencies you need, please click on this link included in the flyer to pre-enroll as soon as possible! Courses will begin the first week of November. 

This is a reminder that the Val/Sal verification process will continue this school year. District office personnel will work alongside schools to determine and verify the Valedictorian, Salutatorian and Top 10 students at each high school. It is important that during the school year when administration and school counselors meet with students to discuss their GPA and class rank, that students understand the class rank is unofficial until it is announced on March 10th. Schools should follow FERPA guidelines when discussing GPA and class rank information. Please review the val/sal requirements on pages 81-82  of the SPP.  Counselors should review top students now, if they have not, to ensure they are meeting the membership requirements outlined in the SPP. If when reviewing you have a senior in the top 10 that was enrolled in Pasco eSchool for the 20-21 school year, please contact Tonia Shook to discuss.

1. February 11^th Schools have everything finalized in myStudent, i.e. NX flags entered, grades entered, no duplicate grades, etc.
2. February 14^th – 25^th District personnel and school admin/counselors work to determine the preliminary top 10 seniors and the Val/Sal at each high school. Schools will be contacted immediately if any issues or concerns arise during the review.
3. Evening of February 28^th – 7th semester senior GPA is frozen.
4. March 1^st OTIS processes the 7th semester RANK using the GPA frozen the night of Feb 28^th
5. March 2^nd – 4^th District personnel and school admin/counselors determine the final top 10 seniors and the Val/Sal at each high school. Each school will be contacted by Monday, March 7^th to verify the final result.
6. March 8^th & 9^th Schools review results and prepare to announce
7. March 10^th Schools announce top students and Val/Sal.

We are aware that most schools recognize more than their top 10 students. If any issues arise as the top 10 are verified district personnel will work with the school to determine if other students are impacted by the errors before they are announced. Please contact Tonia Shook with any questions.

AP Coordinator Newsletter for October is attached. Please review for important updates and approaching deadlines. Kristin Ingold is available for any questions.

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

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!

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

Do you have Standards-Based Recovery Questions?  Do you have APEX questions?

Please join us for our office hours on October 14^th  from 3-4

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