MMS Staff Update 5/28/21

Monday May 31

Memorial Day - No school!

Tuesday June 1

8:15am - 12:40pm

Textbook return in auditorium through Social Studies Classes

• Period 1 Aguilera, Welch
• Period 2 Prep
• Period 4 Pepes, Welch

8:15am (1st Period)

View 8th grade award presentation (Video link in the all staff calendar)

9:50am (2nd Period)

View 7th grade award presentation (Video link in the all staff calendar)

11:20am (4th Period)

View 6th grade award presentation (Video link in the all staff calendar)

Wednesday June 2

8:15 am- 12:40pm

Textbook return in auditorium through Social Studies Classes

• Period 5 Aguilera, Pepes, Pyne Moore
• Period 6 Welch, Pepes
• Period 7 Aguilera, Welch, Pyne

8:15 am (5th Period)

View 8th grade evening award presentation (Video link in the all staff calendar)

Thursday June 3

8:15 am- 12:40pm

Textbook return in auditorium through Social Studies Classes

• Period 1 McDermott, Stoehr E.
• Period 2 Prep
• Period 4 McDermott, Pyne
  

3:30pm - 6:00pm

Drive-thru awards pickup/ceremony

Friday June 4

8:15am - 12:40pm

Textbook return in auditorium through Social Studies Classes

• Period 5 McDermott, Stoehr E, Welch
• Period 6 McDermott, Stoehr E
• Period 7 McDermott, Stoehr E

8:00am - 6:00pm

All grade level makeup textbook return in auditorium

Please check the MMS ALL STAFF INFO Calendar for upcoming end of the year activities! If you don't have that calendar, here is the link! Be sure to add it to your list of calendars.

Please join us as we celebrate the achievements of our Mustang students. If you are able to help pass out certificates on June 3rd from 3:30pm - 6:00pm please email Jen Deleon to let her know. Even if you can only come for part of the celebration it would be appreciated. The students and their families love to see you out there. Be sure to promote this event throughout the week in each of your class periods.

Dear TVUSD Teachers,

As previously communicated in Dr. McClay’s Community Update on April 30, all school districts have been granted flexibility from the state to use our Final District Benchmark Assessment at each grade level in lieu of the CAASPP Summative Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, due to the nature of the kind of data that the state requires, it will be necessary to give your final in Edulastic (unless giving a CAASPP IAB), and record the grade on the final in the gradebook in IC.

As an additional piece of flexibility, teachers can weigh this assessment anywhere from 0% to 5% of a student’s final grade. If you need assistance and/or training please reach out to your TOSAs Michele Loza mloza@tvusd.us for ELA and Dr. William Malone wmalone@tvusd.us for Math or check their Drop In Tech Help Schedule.

Special Notes for high school juniors who are currently enrolled in an ELA or math course that does not normally administer a district final assessment:

• All high school juniors in an advanced placement or International Baccalaureate English course must take the English 11 final assessment in Edulastic. A Q&A session has been set for Monday 5/17 (see schedule for link) at 2:00 or you can choose another time on the Drop In Tech Help Schedule.

• All high school juniors in a math course lateral to or beyond Algebra II in TVUSD’s math pathway must take the Algebra II final assessment in Edulastic. A Q&A session has been set for Monday 5/17 (see schedule for link) at 10:00 or you can choose another time on the Drop In Tech Help Schedule.

• All high school juniors in a Math 90 or consumer math course must take the Algebra I final assessment in Edulastic. A Q&A session has been set for Monday 5/17 (see schedule for link) at 2:00 or you can choose another time on the Drop In Tech Help Schedule.

As the final assessment is replacing the CAASPP, we need to provide a common data format that has the ability to be disaggregated. Therefore the final assessment must be administered as it was created in Edulastic without any changes or additions and adhere to the testing window agreed upon by your subject area Design Team.

Thank you,

Joe Balleweg

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