Elementary Principals Meeting

Elementary Principals MeetingJune 30, 2014

Superintendents WelcomeNorth and South End AcademyAssistant Principal Expectations and Responsibilities Progress, not Perfection

Welcome New Principals!

FlorosaWrightUpcoming DatesSPP Workdays- July 7, 15Close Reading- July 14DEA Training- July 21 with Follow-up TrainingAdministrative Retreat- July 30Welcome Back Event- August 12AR Training- August 25 & 26

Elementary UpdatesSenate Bill 850SISCurriculum GuidesESEA Waiver (Title I)Cursive WritingTyping ProgramsCold Reads

Training ExpectationsClose Reading- July 14DEA Training- July 21 with Follow-up TrainingAR Training- August 25 & 26

6Staffing PatternStaffing Pattern FeedbackStaffing Pattern CommitteeRita ScallanStacie SmithMarcus ChambersSteve HortonMarti Gardner- ElementarySheila Lightbourne- Secondary

Staffing Pattern Committee Approval ProcessInstructional Needs Including classroom assistantsEducational SupportStacie SmithClass Size:Steve HortonElementary Instructional Needs: Marti GardnerSecondary Instructional Needs: Sheila LightbourneHuman Resources: Stacie SmithWill make the decision whether to advertise or place an employeeConclusion: PrincipalWill receive information from Stacie SmithCurriculum & InstructionFinance: Rita ScallanWill contact principal if denied based on fundingElementary Statewide Rankings: Where are we as a District?3rd Grade4th Grade5th GradeReading10th 9th 8th

Elementary Statewide Rankings: Where are we as a District?MathGradeRanking3rd Grade17th4th Grade27th 5th Grade8th Elementary Statewide Rankings: Where are we as a District?

5th Projected School GradesProjected 2014 Grade2013 GradeDid the school benefit from the 'no more than one-letter grade drop in 2013?Destin ElemAANAPlewABNABluewaterAANALiza JacksonAANAEglinABYESLewiscombinationANAShalimarAANAKenwoodABNAEdgeAANAAntiochAANANWF BalletcombinationANAEdwinsBCNAMary EstherCBNALongwoodCCNAWrightCCYESFlorosaCBNABakercombinationBNALaurel HillcombinationDNAWalkerCBYESNorthwoodCBYESElliott PointCBYESBob SikesCBYESRiversideCBYESThe Change Starts with You!

What do you need to change personally next year to be an even stronger principal?

What changes need to occur at your school in order to make it even stronger?

Master Schedule RecommendationsELA- 120 Minutes Daily90 Minutes UninterruptedMath- 90 Minutes DailySocial Studies- 120 Minutes WeeklyScience- 150 Minutes WeeklyPE- 150 Minutes Weekly30-45 Minutes of Remediation Daily (Level 1 & 2 Students/Students in Need)

15Under what circumstances are you levelizing classes?

Under what circumstances are you departmentalizing?

Remediation of Level 1 & 2 Students as well as Students in Need of Remediation

Classroom Teacher- How are your classroom teachers differentiating within the ELA and Math Block?Remediation Teacher/Classroom Assistant- How are you scheduling time within the 120 Minute ELA Block and the 90 Minute Math Block to meet the needs of your Level 1 & 2 students?How are you scheduling time outside of the 120 Minute ELA Block to meet the needs of your Level 1 & 2 students?17

120 Minute ELA BlockWriting PlanWriting By QuarterQuarter 1: NarrativeQuarter 2: InformationalQuarter 3: OpinionQuarter 4: School Choice with 5th Grade transitioning to Argumentative WritingBalanced LiteracyGuided ReadingStationsPurposefulAccountability Differentiated

What adjustments need to be made at your school in order to strengthen your Reading Block?ELA Focus

Math BlockRecommended 90 Minute Math BlockBalanced MathBell RingerStationsPurposefulAccountabilityDifferentiatedSpiralingi-Ready

What adjustments need to be made at your school in order to strengthen your Math Block?Levelizing?Departmentalization?What does spiraling look like at your school?

How will i-Ready be used in the classroom?

ELA Instructional CoachesReceiving a CoachSupported SchoolsWright Walker Elliott Point RiversideLongwood KenwoodEdwins FlorosaMary Esther Bob SikesShalimar BakerLaurel Hill EdgeNorthwood LewisAntiochDestinPlewEglinBluewater23Elementary Math Coach Model Support

Guided Support

Intensive Support

24Intensive Support25

Professional DevelopmentEarly ReleaseELAMath PD5 days- Schedule will be providedSchool-Based PD

Keeping 70-20-10 in mind, how are you generating buy-in?Instructional CoachesWeekly Staff MeetingsProfessional DevelopmentEarly ReleaseSchool-based Implementation of District FocusClose ReadingWriting Through ReadingStudent TalkMP3 (Student Talk)Spiraling Historical Teacher DataGrade Level/Student DataNew TeachersNew Teachers to a Grade Level or SubjectTeacher(s) on a PIP

What Is YOUR Plan?

How are you utilizing your Instructional Coach in your School Performance Plan?

27Title I ExpectationsAdministrator assigned to Progress Monitor Title I Remediation Programs Bi-weekly Staff Meetings to determine progressScheduleGrade Level Responsibilities ELA ResponsibilityTynerFountas & PinnellMath Responsibilityi-Ready Tool KitFluencyCaseload Recommendation:5 per group on averageMaximum of 7

28Instructional Aides ExpectationsGrade level priority: 2-5Administrator assigned to Progress Monitor the Remediation ProgramTitle Schools: Should be considered as part of your Title I staff, though not funded with Title fundsAides should be assigned a schedule with specific students assigned to them based on dataELA or Math focus?Non-Title I Schools:Resources?

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.

~Martin Luther King, Jr.30