OLL Middle 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

PMP Step by Step User Guide for Teachers

Please click here to access the Middle 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. 

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.

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

NJHS Guidance

NJHS Application

NJHS Rubric

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 NJHS charter contact the NASSP Customer Care Center, available 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (ET) at 703-860-0200 and membership@njhs.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.

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.

Excited to share a great opportunity from the Tampa Bay Lightning and EVERFI for one Pasco school to be selected to win a visit from the Stanley Cup on September 17. Please share the attached flyer with your teachers.  Every teacher that sets up their Tampa Bay Lightning: Future Goals class(es) in EVERFI will be automatically entered to win. 

Teachers must have their Future Goals Hockey Scholar classes created by 10 am on Friday, September 10th (the process only takes 7 minutes.) We know this is a short turnaround window, but as you may know, each player only gets one day with the Cup, and this day has been predetermined for Tampa Bay schools!

The winning school will be announced by 2 pm on Friday, September 10th.

GO BOLTS!

📎Stanley Cup Visit – 2021.pdf