8/26- Monday:

8th Grade FAST Reading PM 1 Tests- see alternate bell schedule below

Cross Country Practice

Soccer Practice

Beta Club

8/27- Tuesday

6th & 7th Grade FAST Reading PM 1 Testing see alternate bell schedule below

Cross Country Practice

Soccer Practice

TSA Club

Beta Club Parent Meeting 6:00

8/28- Wednesday

3:45- 4:40 Grade Level Meetings- Set Grade Level Chairs/ Determine end of year activity requirements.

VPD: Growth Plan Help during planning in Annex

TSA Club

8/29- Thursday

6th & 7th Grade FAST Math PM 1 Testing see alternate bell schedule below

Soccer Practice

Cross Country Practice

8/30- Friday- Wear Horizon T Shirt

8th Grade FAST Math PM 1 Testing see alternate bell schedule below

Open Gym $3.00 4:30 - 6:00

Aug 26 8th Grade FAST PM 1 Reading Test

Aug 27 6th & 7th Grade FAST PM 1 Reading Test

Aug 29 6th & 7th Grade FAST PM 1 Math Test

Aug 28 VPD: Growth Plan Help

Aug 30 8th Grade FAST PM 1 Math Test (non Alg & Geo)

Aug 30 Civics Baseline DUE

Sep 3 7th Grade ELA Lesson Study Day

Sep 6 Science Baseline DUE

Sep 5 VPD: Know your Students- ESE/ ESOL Compliance w/ Camero & Vargas

Sep 9 6th & 7th Math Lesson Study

Sep 12 VPD Planning for Tier II and Implementation

Sep 19 VPD Relationship Building & Classroom Management - Estrada

Sep 26 VPD Monitoring for Learning Using Smart Lumio

Teachers you should classroom expectation and SOAR expectations in your room. If not, please get with Mr. Helman ASAP.

Thank you to Ms. Fedchenko, Ms. Kubica, Ms. Rodriguez-Negroni, Ms. Morsli, Ms. Kotchkoski, Ms. Conde, Coach Rothchild m and Ms. Alicea for volunteering your time and making the 1st Fun Friday a success. See Ms. Spitzer for your Teacher SOAR dollars!

Don't forget to hand out Student Eagle Bucks!

Effective grading practices for middle school can help create a supportive learning environment while accurately reflecting student achievement. Here are some best practices:

1. Use Standards-Based Grading

- Focus on Mastery: Assess students based on their understanding of specific standards or skills rather than on a cumulative point system.

- Clear Learning Targets: Clearly communicate learning objectives and success criteria to students.

2. Provide Formative Feedback

- Ongoing Assessment: Use quizzes, drafts, and other formative assessments to gauge student progress and provide constructive feedback.

- Opportunities for Revision: Allow students to revise their work based on feedback, promoting a growth mindset.

3. Offer Multiple Assessment Opportunities

- Varied Assessments: Include a mix of tests, projects, presentations, and other assessment types to cater to different learning styles.

- Retakes and Redos: Allow students to retake assessments or redo assignments to demonstrate improved understanding.

4. Regularly Update Grades

- Timely Feedback: Provide students with up-to-date grades so they know where they stand and what areas need improvement.

- Open Communication: Keep lines of communication open with students and parents regarding grades and progress.

5. Avoid Zeroes for Missing Work

- Incomplete vs. Zero: Instead of giving a zero for missing assignments, use "Incomplete" to encourage students to submit work and focus on mastery.

These practices help create a fair, supportive, and motivating grading system that encourages student growth and accurately reflects their learning.

Wold’s WingsDay Corner

Great work teachers! While I wasn’t able to get into EVERY classroom, our first intervention Wednesday was a relative success and many teachers were meeting the expectation by running stations and teacher-led stations. Your coaches and I will continue to provide needed support to PLCs and individual teachers to increase the fidelity of this important intervention day.

Effective intervention and small group, teacher-led instruction are crucial for student success! These strategies allow teachers to address the diverse needs of students, providing targeted support where it's most needed. By following these expectations, you ensure that every student receives personalized attention, enabling them to overcome challenges and build confidence. Consistent implementation of these practices not only helps close achievement gaps but also fosters a classroom environment where all students can thrive. Your commitment to these approaches makes a significant difference in each student's academic journey.

Expectations:

• PLTs should meet at least once every 3 weeks to analyze data and plan for intervention
• During WingsDay:

• Students should be grouped intentionally based on need into stations or flexibly grouped amongst PLT
• Students should receive timely feedback during data chats with teachers
• Students should have the opportunity to frequently work with the teacher in small groups
• Teachers can include Micro-teaching or mini re-teach lessons, but whole group lessons should be limited
• Should Include VE teacher station
• Teachers should have a teacher-led small group station

• WingsDay should NOT:

• Be an extension and continuation of the previous day’s lesson
• Be used as a "make up" work day or study hall
• Introduce new content
• Include whole group Instruction

Important Numbers to Know:

Gould: 86100

Wold: 86101

Estrada: 86102

Deans: Currently call 86000

Spitzer: 86120

Nurse Yashi: 86510

Front Office: 86000

Tech Office- Cuevas 86490

Media Center: 86400

Late Duty Nights (Till 6 PM)

Monday: Wold

Tuesday: Gould

Wednesday: Desir

Thursday: Nieves

Friday: Estrada

Teachers when you pick up your students from lunch:

1) Be on time- see below. The time is when you should be in the cafe and ready to leave- not the time you leave your classroom.

2) Go to your assigned table(s) and check that the tops and floor are clean and clear.

3) Line your class up an exit the cafeteria immediately.

1) There is limited movement during class time.

2) Students must sign out on a sign out log (see attached if you do not have one)

3) Students must have a pass

4) If they are going anywhere but the restroom you MUST call the location first- unless you received a request for the student (example: front office calls for the student).

Welcome Ashley Guzman (Attendance/ Desir's Office) & Aaliyah Caraballo ( Nieve's Office).

Both ladies have been training up front this past week and will be heading to their offices next week.

If you have an issue and need a Dean- call 86000 until we can get them set up in their offices.

If a student is having an issue with keeping a copy of their schedule, please have them write it down in a notebook so we do not keep printing them. They may be using this as a "get out of class" option.

The SOAR store and PBIS Crew is looking for donations. We will take games/ school supplies/ stuffed animals (in good condition)/ and small toys. Please drop off items to Mr. Helman in top 400.

Human Resources

• Address Changes: OsceolaHR@osceolaschools.net
• Certification Department: CertHelp@osceolaschools.net
• Fingerprinting Department: Fingerprints@osceolaschools.net
• Human Resources Department: OsceolaHR@osceolaschools.net
• Loan Forgiveness: LoanForgiveness@osceolaschools.net
• Sick Leave Bank: SickBank@osceolaschools.net
• Sick Leave Transfers: SickLeaveTransfer@osceolaschools.net

Transcripts should be sent directly from the school to:
EmploymentTranscripts@osceolaschools.net

Verification of Employment/Experience:
ExperienceVerification@osceolaschools.net

Building 500

Conde

Vargas

Waite

Nunez

Franklin,

Guzman

Desir

Nieves

Gould

Wold

Estrada

Reeser

Baba

Camero

Helman

Spitzer

Rothchild

Building 400

Belford

Wardwell

Jacques

Roman

Caraballo

Desir

Nieves

Gould

Wold

Estrada

Reeser

Baba

Camero

Helman

Spitzer

Rothchild

Building 300

Boluffer

Christlieb

Johannessen

Palmer

Desir

Nieves

Gould

Wold

Estrada

Reeser

Baba

Camero

Helman

Spitzer

Rothchild

Attached are the presentations from pre-planning.

AVID Presentation: https://view.genially.com/669673313037eb3b9dc01c80/presentation-school-notebook-presentation

Link for Feedback on the SIP: https://forms.microsoft.com/r/ExDAnW5CM2

6th grade Counselor- Mrs. Roman

7th grade Counselor- Ms. Baba

8th grade A-K (Baba)

L-Z (Roman)

Be on the lookout for 504 Plan accommodations. If anything is not up to date, it will be updated as soon as we can.

SUPPORT

· I'll be your assigned greenshirt (technology coach) for this school year. I'm here to help teachers leverage technology to enhance student learning. You can request my support through the link under my signature or from the greenshirt dashboard in classlink.

· Your tech is still your main contact for technical and hardware issues. You can request tech support through the Support Request icon in Classlink

· The Greenshirt Dashboard also has support contacts for FOCUS, and CANVAS as well as all the handouts, guides, and presentations that we use in SDOC.

SCHEDULE

· Mondays "Kissimmee Zone" - SRES, HZMS, KPK8

· Tuesdays "Celebration Zone" - CLHS, IVES, CK8S

· Thursdays "St. Cloud Zone" - SCHS, MAES, SCMS

This schedule means that I have the flexibility to provide support to your school on a weekly cadence as needed.

UPDATES

· We will be using CLASSWIZE for online classroom management this year. This is going before the board for approval Tuesday. Once approved, you will see it in Classlink and we will send out some training resources (of course I'll be happy to provide PD as well).

If you have any questions, comments, ideas....please don't hesitate to reach out.

Request Assistance Here

Please be advised that starting Aug 1, all doors & gates must be locked when students are present on campus. This includes before or after school kids. This also includes a staff kid who is a student in Osceola County. This will take some adjustment. Please be mindful of open doors and pull them closed. If you find something unlocked, you MUST report it to ADMIN immediately.

• We will work through the issues and discuss how we will operate during the day
• Yes, you may still bring your kids during pre-planning as long as they can supervise themselves if you are in a meeting, No kids Monday (unless they are volunteering) or Friday.
• No doors and gates cannot be propped unless you are standing in the doorway monitoring the door
• lack of compliance will result in progressive discipline.

Orientation Tab (see flyer for link / companion guide below): Due by AUG 30

Safe School/ Active Assailant Training Due by Aug 9 in classlink/ Safe Schools App

Concerning Behaviors in Classlink/ Safe Schools App Due by Aug 9

Please send Megan Gould your certificates from Active Assailant &Concerning Behaviors.

Youth Mental Health- Required for all employees during first year. This is an in person training dates will be published.

Professional Learning Updates

District courses available for Registration Starting August 5th!

Endorsement Courses

Registration for District Endorsement Courses will be available starting Monday August 5th in MyPGS. Please share the attached flyers with your instructional staff for course information.

Fall endorsement courses available through SDOC include:

-ASD Endorsement Competency 1 and 2

-Gifted Endorsement Competency 1, 3 and 5

-ESOL Endorsement Competency 1-5

-Reading Endorsement Competency 2-5

Reading Endorsement Comp 1 can be completed via UF’s Micro-Credentials for Elementary Literacy or Secondary Literacy. The attached flyers provide additional information and pre-registration link.

Additional District Courses to Meet Certification Requirements include:

Courses to support certification requirements in SWD, Leadership and Reading are also available for registration in MyPGS. Flyers are attached with information on these requirements.

-SWD 20-hour course

-Reading 40-hour requirement course

-Leadership courses to meet the 20-hour requirement

-ESOL Test Prep course

For assistance with MyPGS registration, please contact the Professional Learning Department at x65050. For assistance with certification requirements, please email the Certification Office at "CertHelp" in Outlook.

Canvas Minute Clinic!

Please be sure to share with your teachers: The Canvas Team is piloting a new way to get all of our teachers trained, in small, bite-sized pieces! Teachers will have access to a new, short video each week that will teach them a Canvas process and will have follow-up opportunities to ask questions. We call this the Canvas Minute Clinic! If you’d like to learn, feel free to join Canvas Central today and watch for the first video to be released on Monday, August 5th!

Please create 3 days of emergency sub plan and send the plans to Jeannie Spitzer. This is to be used in case of an emergency and you are out without a sub plan.

Teachers, if you are scheduled for a conference or an ESE meeting, please make sure you are present at the meeting. If you have a conflict, please see me.

Seeing an uptick in behavior? Focus on the positive! Use phrases to emphasize the positive behavior you want. Examples: "Thank you for being in your seat when the bell rings" or "Thank you to those students who have started their bell work." You will see an increase in students doing the right thing. Behavior changes when there is a balance of positive and negative.

Let's focus on the positive!

Official hours for teachers and paras: 9:10 AM - 4:40 PM. I have noticed an increase in staff arriving after the 9:10 start time. Please make every effort to be on time. This means you are on campus by 9:10 AM and ready to begin work. If you are going to be late, please make sure you notify admin and Ms. Spitzer.

Please make sure during passing, you are at your door or in the hallway greeting students as they come to class. This is expected each period, even when you are on planning and lunch.

Please help us ensure all teachers even substitutes are walking their class to lunch AFTER the 3rd (tardy) bell.

• Best practices- set up stopping points when you exit the building or come down the stairs to ensure your students are in a line walking to the cafeteria
• Try to avoid cutting off, passing or clumping with other classes to prevent the clustering of students
• Walk them all the way to the doors

Please wait until the tardy bell (3rd bell of transition) to walk your students to class.

Teachers- if your line is a scatter plot (ask the math teachers) then stop the class and ensure they are in line. Best practice is to have a line leader and stopping points along the way to ensure students stay with your class. Teach the class the procedure so they will follow it even when a substitute is in the room. Make it an expectation.

8th Grade you do a phenomenal job of ensuring students stay in line and stay orderly as they walk to class.

Mixed Classes: If you have a mixed grade level class- release only the grades not going to class for transition and line up the grade level going to class. Once the 3rd bell rings, if you have another class you can then send those students with another class from your hallway. Example: 7th graders in Civics and Algebra in building 5 line up in the hallway and Ms. Conde gathers them and escorts them to the cafeteria.

Please use the link to submit lesson plans. Lesson Plan are due by the Monday before you teach. You may submit more than a week at a time (example- submitting a unit plan with 4 weeks of lessons).

PLTs are encouraged to plan together and may submit 1 plan, but all names must be present and it is an expectation that everyone contributes to the plan.

https://forms.office.com/r/kRJWsgpVza

First 15 Minutes: Reflections/ Weekly Goals/ Grade Checks

WINGS Expectations:

1) Tutoring for students during lunch should not be taking place if you have a class during their lunch.

2) If you choose to tutor during lunch (voluntarily), you must pick students up from the cafeteria and escort them to the classroom. They should not leave your room until the next transition bell.

Students will no longer be permitted to leave the cafeteria with passes. They have abused this privilege and are using it to roam and hang out in bathrooms.

Reminder- if students come to your room and they are not on that class period roster you should not allow them in. Students should be in the classroom they are assigned each period.

If you need a student to complete an assignment or test, please call the teacher and ask permission to have the student after they have reported to their teacher for attendance.

Reminders of do's and don'ts:

• Do stand at your door during passing and greet students. The door may be propped open ONLY if you are standing in the doorway.
• Don't prop your door open if you are not standing in the doorway. I have allowed you to keep door stops, but if you prop your door during class I will be forced to confiscate the door stops.
• Do use your emergency call button if you have a medical emergency or if you need help for an emergency (fight, student out of control)
• Don't line students up before the bell- the emergency call button often accidentally gets pushed.
• Don't allow students to answer your phone- We are calling to speak to you!
• Don't give your keys to students
• Do monitor the hallways and bathrooms when you are walking through campus on planning. Quick checks will assist in cutting down skipping class.
• Do ensure doors close tightly behind you (side door, classroom door, gates).
• Do wear your ID badge each day!

Best Practices:

Restroom Times and tracking: In facilities where teachers collaborate to monitor student restroom visits and restrict access during the first and last 10 minutes of each class period, we have observed a significant decrease in disruptive behavior within the bathrooms. Furthermore, our leadership team is dedicated to monitoring security cameras and conducting spot checks as necessary to maintain a safe and orderly environment.

Duty Locations: It is absolutely crucial that we are present at our designated duty locations. This includes being positioned at your classroom door during transitions or any other assigned area. If your hallway has not yet designated individuals to be stationed at critical areas such as the restrooms, back stairwells, and front doors, please ensure that someone is assigned to these locations by Monday.

If, for any reason, you are unable to fulfill your duty at either the morning (AM) or afternoon (PM) shift, it is vital that you inform a fellow team member, especially if your absence pertains to a more specific location. Open communication is essential in maintaining a safe and orderly environment.

By staying vigilant, we can prevent a lot of the student behaviors before they happen