2017-18 Administrative Bulletin IX-30 4-13-18
1. REMINDER: AUTISM RESOURCE/INFORMATION FAIR… THIS SATURDAY!
The Autism Resource and Information Fair is this Saturday, April 14, 2018 from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm at the EACS Administration Annex.
See Enclosure #1 to see the Centier Bank Autism Artwork entered into the contest!
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED THE DAY OF THE EVENT (11 am -2 pm)!
Contact Jen Hartman at ext. 3119 for details on volunteering.
Connie Brown, ext. 3109
2. ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM CONNECTION
The Curriculum Connection contains upcoming information regarding assessments, curriculum updates, video clips, instructional websites, and more. Please see Enclosure #2 for specific elementary school information.
Teresa Knoblauch, ext. 3124
3. SECONDARY CURRICULUM CONNECTION
The Curriculum Connection contains upcoming information regarding assessments, curriculum updates, video clips, instructional websites, and more. Please see Enclosure #3 for specific middle and high school information.
Deborah Watson, ext. 3151
4. BOARD HAPPENINGS
See Enclosure #4 to read the board happenings for the month of February!
Marilyn Hissong, ext. 1001
5. LATE NIGHT BASKETBALL FOR YOUTH
Late-night basketball sponsored by Fort Wayne UNITED is a late-night basketball program at the Renaissance Pointe YMCA geared at keeping youth safe during peak crime hours. See Enclosure #5 for more details.
Tamyra Kelly, ext. 1050
6. CPR/AED TRAINING
Classes are offered free of charge twice a month. Classes will be offered June 6 and June 7 at the Administration Annex, class size is limited and requires pre-registration. If you need this certification for your license renewal, email or call (ext. 7008) Abby Koroncevicius, Health Services Coordinator.
June 2018 Class Schedule
June 6th (Administration Annex) 9 am- 11 am
June 7th (Administration Annex) 1 pm- 3pm
Certification is through the American Heart Association and lasts for two years. Any employee interested in, or needing certification renewal may also participate in this training.
Abby Koroncevicius, ext. 7008
7. IDOE EL SUMMER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: DETAILS AND REGISTRATION
This summer, the IDOE EL team will be providing free EL-focused professional development to Indiana teachers in four sites across the state. At each site, three different sessions will be featured, and their descriptions are detailed below.
Maximizing Instruction for English Learners throughAcademic Language (full day)
Time: 9:00am – 3:30pm
Intended Audience: Classroom teachers, EL teachers
Description: English Learners are faced with the challengingtask of learning both a new language and grade level content simultaneously. In order to ensure EL success in this endeavor, teachers must be equipped with strategic instructional methods. This session will explore and engage instrategies to provide ELs meaningful opportunities to use new academic languagein reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Participants will apply theseconcepts to existing lessons to enhance instruction for ELs and all students.
Other Details: All participants should bring an existinglesson plan to analyze and edit. Lunch will be on your own for an hour.
Keys to Co-teaching Success for English Learners (halfday)
Time: 1:00pm – 3:30pm
Intended Audience: Classroom teachers, EL teachers,co-teaching pairs, administrators
Description: The co-teaching model can be an effectivemethod of bridging content and language in the general education classroom.Moving beyond two teachers teaching in the same classroom, successful co-teachingrequires a strong foundation of collaboration, consistency, and sharedresponsibility. This session will examine these foundational building blocks,as well as instructional models, to best deliver intentional, strategicinstruction for English Learners and all students. Participants will leave withclear actionable items to begin planning for co-teaching success.
Strengthening School Leadership for English Learners(half day)
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Intended Audience: Building level administrators
Description: Building level administrators are integral to creating an inclusive environment for English Learners. This workshop will provide administrators with school-wide approaches to serving ELs and tools to evaluate their current programming, along with strategies to support EL and content teachers.
Participants may choose the full day session, or one or both of the half-day sessions. Each session is capped at 25 attendees, and once full you will be able to sign up for a waitlist by emailing the lead contact at each site (see below). Each participant must complete their own registration. Once you have completed registration IDOE staff will follow up with logistics details as the date approaches. Here are the dates, locations, lead contact, and Jotforms to sign up:
West Noble - 7/11 - Nicole Leach ([email protected])
Maximizing Instruction for ELs through Academic Language (full day)
Strengthening School Leadership for ELs (half day - morning)
Keys to Co-teaching Success for ELs (half-day afternoon)
Hammond - 7/12 - Nicole Leach ([email protected])
Maximizing Instruction for ELs through Academic Language (full day)
Strengthening School Leadership for ELs (half day - morning)
Keys to Co-teaching Success for ELs (half-day afternoon)
Center Grove - 7/18 - Adam Pitt ([email protected])
Maximizing Instruction for ELs through Academic Language (full day)
Strengthening School Leadership for ELs (half day - morning)
Keys to Co-teaching Success for ELs (half-day afternoon)
IU Southeast - 7/25 - Adam Pitt ([email protected])
Maximizing Instruction for ELs through Academic Language (full day)
Strengthening School Leadership for ELs (half day - morning)
Keys to Co-teaching Success for ELs (half-day afternoon)
For more details go to the IDOE website. Teresa Knoblauch, ext. 3124
8. REMINDER: TECHNOLOGY TOOLS BEST PRACTICES CONFERENCE
EACS won the Summer of eLearning Grant, and is hosting a two day iTeachTech, Technology Tools Best Practices Conference this summer:
Dates: Tuesday June 12 and Wednesday, June 13
Location: Woodlan Junior/Senior High School, 17215 Woodburn Road, Woodburn, IN 46797
Keynotes: Gerry Brooks (day 1) and EdTechHeroes Chris Young and Marcus Painter (day 2)
Expected attendance: 400-500 teachers and administrators for all over NE Indiana, western Ohio, and southern Michigan
Free to all EACS staff, including breakfast and lunch
Please go to the website to attend, present, or even donate! https://www.iteachtecheacs.com/
Additionally, 18 other districts across the state won the grant, and here is a complete list of all conferences in Indiana, with their dates and website. Please consider attending and forwarding to your staff: https://www.doe.in.gov/elearning/summer-elearning-list
Keith Madsen, ext. 3125
9. REMINDER: FRANCINE’S FRIENDS MOBILE MAMMAGRAPHY UNIT
Francine's Friends Mobile Mammography Unit is returning to EACS. This is a wonderful and convenient service offered to EACS and to our community by Parkview Hospital and the Breast Diagnostic Center. See Enclosure #6 for more details. Abby Koroncevicius, ext. 7008
These canvases will be on display at Centier Bank located at 10315 Dupont Circle Drive West from
April 2‐13, 2018. Patrons will be able to vote on their favorite piece for $1. All proceeds will be donated
to Autism Fair. The winner will be announced at 10:15 on April 14th during the EACS Autism Resource
Fair and awarded a $50 dollar money tree! The winner will be notified on Friday the 13th, so they can be
in attendance at the event. The event will be held at the EACS Admin Annex/Alternative School from 10‐
2PM.
If you have questions please contact Jennifer Hartman at 446‐0100 ext. 3119.
Created By: Hannah Sorg (4yrs Old) St Joe Hessen Cassel Pre‐school
Created By: Emma Garoutte Leo Jr/Sr High School
Art for Autism Centier Bank Contestants
Created By: Kristin Wakeland New Haven Middle School
Created By: Kaitlyn Sumney Leo Jr/Sr High School
Created By: New Haven Primary Intense Interventions Class
April 11, 2018 ISTEP Part 2 Is Coming—Tech Practice
If you’re looking for some last-minute technology enhanced samples that may help the
kids brush up for the ISTEP Part 2 test, here are some great resources for you to check out. All are
free but some are limited. Any exposure you could give to the kids before trying the next part of
the test may just help calm their nerves. Best of luck to everyone as we take the next and final
round of ISTEP, forever.
EL CORNER
Strategy: Key Sentence Frames (FOR ALL SUBJECTS AND GRADE LEVELS!)
Purpose: To support the use of academic language structures
Grouping Format: Whole class instruction, small groups, then student pairs
· Teacher writes an academic sentence frame on the SmartBoard or whiteboard (see links)
· Teacher provides word banks for Level 2 ELLs, word and picture banks for Level 1 ELLs
· Teacher models use of the sentence frame and provides opportunities for students to use the sentence
frame in pairs, then individually, in both oral and written language
Book: The GO TO strategies: Scaffolding options for teachers of English language learners (See your Instruc-tional Coach or EL Teacher to borrow a copy)
Math: http://pcsmsla.pbworks.com/w/page/53117689/Math%20Sentence%20Frames Science: http://sciencegal-sciencegal.blogspot.com/2011/09/sentence-frames-make-for-richer.html All Subjects:http://teachersites.schoolworld.com/webpages/Hultenius/files/2012%20all%20strategies%20%20% 2035% 20pages%20sentence%20frames.doc
District Shares Folder > EL (English Learner) > Sentence Frames FOR PRINTABLE MATERIALS!
Important Dates
NWEA EOY DIBELS & TRC Window mClass Math ISTEP Part 2
3/19-5/18 4/16-5/11 4/23-5/18 4/16-5/4
ISTEP+ Experience Site:Multiple Choice Samples Writing Prompt Sample (for the future) Obviously this is the closest sample to ISTEP since it is one of their own created experiences similar to their practice test.
PARCC Practice Test: Language Practice Math Practice This site is great because the test is the same format as ISTEP and students can answer ques-tions and see which objective questions they got cor-rect!
Interactive Assessment: Math Practice Questions with Tech Enhancement Excellent variety of math prac-tice grouped by topics as well as the type of technol-ogy enhanced questions!
LUMAS LEARNING: Practice Tests Link A site with a handful of sample questions for each grade level and subject (ELA/MA).
What's New in EDGE? (EACS High Ability Education) Strategy of the Week: Communication and Team Building Working with high ability learners to help them improve their communication skills is a great way to help them become more successful. The following are some traits that high ability learners possess, that can make communication with their peers more challenging:
Very sensitive emotionally Concerned about fairness and Relates well to Extremely Unusual and/or vivid Intense interests Asynchronous Here is a website with some activities to help build communication skills:
https://www.trainingcoursematerial.com/free-games-activities/communication-skills-activities
Questions? Contact Carrie Shappell, EACS High Ability Coach at extension 3155 or [email protected]
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Important DatesScantron Bundle 7
ISTEP+
ECA Retest
4/9‐4/20
4/16‐5/4
4/4/23‐5/4
What does it mean to Develop Higher-Level Understanding in our Students?
Getting beyond application level
Asking students to explain their reasoning
Asking students to explain why they are
learning something or to summarize the
main idea
Asking students to apply a new skill or
concept in a different context
Prompting students to make connections to
previous material or prior knowledge
When scaffolding, push students to interact with
the content with more depth by posing higher‐
order questions. Consider using Question Stems
like the following:
Can you show me another way to get the
answer?
How is ________ similar to/different from
________?
What is the bid idea/key concept that
connects ________ &___________?
What conclusions might be drawn from
__________?
If you knew the answer, what would you say?
What are the characteristics of __________?
What ideas/details can you add to
________?
How can you “punch a hole” in this logic?
In what other way might we show/illustrate
__________?
April 13, 2018 Secondary: Middle School & High School
Questions or Concerns about the Bundles? Please make sure you fill out a bundle feedback form located on the
district shared drive.
EL (English Learner) CORNER Strategy:KeySentenceFrames(FORALLSUBJECTSANDGRADELEVELS!)Purpose:TosupporttheuseofacademiclanguagestructuresGroupingFormat:Wholeclassinstruction,smallgroups,thenstudentpairsTeacherwritesanacademicsentenceframeontheSmartBoardorwhiteboard(seelinks)TeacherprovideswordbanksforLevel2ELLs,wordandpicturebanksforLevel1ELLsTeachermodelsuseofthesentenceframeandprovidesopportunitiesforstudentstousethesentenceframeinpairs,thenindividually,inbothoralandwrittenlanguage
Book:TheGOTOstrategies:ScaffoldingoptionsforteachersofEnglishlanguagelearners(SeeyourInstructionalCoachorELTeachertoborrowacopy)
Math:http://pcsmsla.pbworks.com/w/page/53117689/Math%20Sentence%20Frames Science:http://sciencegal‐sciencegal.blogspot.com/2011/09/sentence‐frames‐make‐for‐richer.html
AllSubjects:http://teachersites.schoolworld.com/webpages/Hultenius/files/2012%20all%20strategies%20%20%2035%20pages%20sentence%20frames.doc
DistrictSharesFolder‐‐EL(EnglishLearner)‐‐SentenceFramesFORPRINTABLEMATERIALS!
What’s New in Edge? EACS High Ability Education
StrategyoftheWeek: CommunicationandTeamBuilding Workingwithhighabilitylearnerstohelpthemimprovetheircommunicationskillsisagreatwaytohelpthembecomemoresuccessful. Thefollowingaresometraitsthathighabilitylearnerspossess,thatcanmakecommunicationwiththeirpeersmorechallenging:
Very sensitive emotionally Concerned about fairness and injustice Relates well to adults, but not necessarily peers Asynchronous development (develop faster cognitively than
socially and emotionally) Unusual and/or vivid imagination Extremely curious Intense interests
Hereisawebsitewithsomeactivitiestohelpbuildcommunicationskills: https://www.trainingcoursematerial.com/free‐games‐activities/communication‐skills‐activities Questions?ContactCarrieShappell,[email protected]
◘ Human Resource Director Tina Grady updated the Board on the EACS Wellness Advisory Council’s activities over the past year as well as future wellness strategies and initiatives. ◘ Approved at this meeting: Contract for Canvas as EACS’ Learning Management System; Application and Receipt of Funds for Lilly Endowment Comprehensive Counseling Initiative Grant (Round II); and New Board Policy Appendix K – Board Participa-
tion at Commencement and School Events.
MARCH 20th
◘ Jeff Studebaker, Safety Manager, updated the Board on school
safety efforts, programs, protocols, and statistics for the district for the 2017-18SY.
◘ Approved at this meeting: Application and Receipt of Funds for Center for Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV) for Life-Skills Training Grant; Partnership with United Way of Allen County to Provide Kindergarten Countdown; Contract with Gerald Brooks; Application and Receipt of Funds for Grades K-6 STEM Grant; Application and Receipt of Funds for 1003 Tier III School Improvement Grant; Contract with WANRack for Fiber; Turf Field Agreement for Construction Services – The Motz
Group; Turf Field Allowance; Resolution Regarding Acceptance of Settlement Agreement and General Release of All Claims; and EACS as Member of Region 8 and Extended Area Schools Child Nutrition Group.
March 6 and 20, 2018
MARCH 6th
~ Welcome New Hires ~ Lia Abbott, paraprofessional, WOEL
Afrika Allison, TAS, PCA
Lisa Colglazier, food service, NHHS
Cynthia DeSomer, food service, CEEL
Rhonda Lahr, paraprofessional, NHPS
Jill Metzger, health care aide, WOEL/WOHS
Sara Smith, paraprofessional, NHPS
Omar Thu, language translator
~ Resignations ~ Jesse Evans, teacher, PHJH, eff., 4/2/18
Samantha Herman, bus monitor, eff. 3/29/18
Colleen Simons, paraprofessional, NHHS, eff. 2/3/18
Amy Swartz, teacher, CEEL, eff. 5/22/18
~ Retirements ~ (Effective 5/22/18)
Maria Teresa Hookman, teacher, NHIS
Steve Screeton, teacher, NHIS
Janet McComb, secretary, NHHS, eff. 5/31/18
Linda Moore, teacher, WOEL
PERSONNEL
RECOGNITIONS Congratulations to our three EACS wrestlers who qualified for the State IHSAA wrestling meet. From New Haven High School:
Jonyvan Johnson (Senior) 182# placed 7
th at State
2018 Sectional Champion 2018 Regional Champion 2018 3rd Place at Semi-State 2018 Record: 39-4 From Leo Jr./Sr. High School:
Jaxson Savieo (Senior) 190# Top 16 at State 2018 NE8 Conference Champion 2018 Sectional Champion 2018 Regional Champion 2018 Semi-State Champion News Sentinel Scholar Athlete of the Week News Sentinel Wrestler of the Year 2018 Record: 43-2
Ian Heath (Freshman) State Qualifier at 120# weight class Regional and Semi State Runner-Up Sectional Champion Set program record for Most Tech. Falls in a Season with 6 Set program record for best Freshman Winning Percentage at 87%. 2018 Record: 41-6
The Indiana Association of School Principals annually recognizes school leaders in each of their 12 Indiana districts who have demonstrated excellence at their school buildings. Dr. Matt Widenhoefer, principal of Heritage Jr./Sr. High School, was named Middle School Principal of the Year for District 3. Dr. Widenhoefer has been principal at Heritage Jr./Sr. High for 5 years. He has been in education for a total of 21 years. Superintendent Hissong and the Board also congratulated Dr. Widenhoefer on recently receiving his PhD. Tremendous!
New Haven High School junior Sherdell Baker, has been selected as a National Youth Correspondent to the 2018 Washington Journalism and Media Conference at George Mason Uni-versity to be held July 15-20, 2018. The week long program give participants experiential learning through decision-making simulations that challenge them to solve problems and explore the creative, practical, and ethical tensions inherent in journalism and media. What an opportunity Sherdell!
Cole Koenig, a senior at Woodlan Jr./Sr. High School, has been selected as one of nine recipients of the inaugural Student of Integrity Scholarship, awarded by the Better Business Bureau of Northern
Indiana’s Charitable and Educational Foundation. Cole was selected by an independent panel of judges from candidates representing a 20-county region. He will receive a one-time $2000 scholarship. On hand at tonight’s meeting were Matt Farmer from Korte Does It All, as well as Marjorie Stephens, CEO of the Better Business Bureau. Job well done Cole!
March 6 and 20, 2018
RECOGNITIONS
APRIL 7th – MAY 5th
SATURDAY NIGHTS FROM 8:00PM– 11:00PM
Francine's Friends Mobile Mammography Unit is returning to EACS. This is a wonderful and convenient service offered to EACS and to our community by Parkview Hospital and the Breast Diagnostic Center. Parkview recommends women have an annual mammogram beginning at age 40. Women 35 and older, who are not experiencing any problems with their breasts, can get a screening mammogram on the coach. All participants must have a family physician as the screening report is sent to the physician. For participants that have insurance, their insurance company will be billed. For those that have EACS Group Health Insurance, Mammograms will be considered as a wellness benefit, covered at 100%. Please bring a photo ID and your insurance card. NO ONE will be turned away for inability to pay. Francine’s Friends has funding available and a donation toward the cost of the mammogram is welcome. 2018 screening schedule:
January 16 (Tuesday) – Paul Harding Jr/EAU
January 19 ( Friday) – New Haven High School
February 2 (Friday) – Prince Chapman
February 8 (Thursday) – Cedarville
February 14 (Wednesday) – New Haven Middle
March 26 (Monday) – Leo Jr/Sr High
April 16 (Monday) – Woodlan K‐12 Campus
May 4 (Friday) – Heritage K‐12 Campus
Appointments may be scheduled in by calling (260) 266‐8120.