TOPS Elementary Weekly Update

Week of August 20, 2018

Empower to Learn. Equip to Succeed.

August 17: Back to School Socials at select Barnes & Noble stores, 1:00-3:00

August 20-24: Student Orientation with Content Teachers During CC Sessions

August 20-31: Boot Camp for Math and Reading

August 29: Readiness Data Analysis

August 31: Email students with the day/time of their weekly CC sessions, beg. Sept. 4

September 3: Labor Day, No School

September 4: Grades Pulled at 9am for Six-Weeks 1 Progress Report

September 4: Full Master Schedule Begins

10 Days until Instructional Level CC Sessions Begin
10 Days until Grades Pulled for the first Progress Report
10 Days until the Fall TTESS Announced Formal Appraisal Window Opens
19 Days until Constitution Day and Freedom Week Begins
23 Days until First Six Weeks Ends
29 Days until Compliancy Trainings (Region 10) are Due
34 Days until Benchmark 1 Opens

1. Continue to work on the TO DO List

https://k12inc-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/g/personal/bwatt_k12_com/EapCXiPrMwBAgA6SHHisDqIBAFz5VTJ9tLwAp3ZHPkEhaA?e=7PGk6Y

2. Accept my apologies in advance for the dings to your email this weekend for meeting invites and shared folders.

What's coming:

2:30-3:00 Content/Grade Level Meetings on Wednesdays

3:00-4:00 Campus Meetings on Wednesdays (cancelled on 1st Wed. of the month)

3:00-4:00 TOPS All-Staff Meetings on 1st Wednesdays

DDI sign ups

Shared Folders:

I am creating a folder that will house your TTESS documents, Cmaps (maybe), DDI tracker, and Region 10 certificates.

3. Use the Following Class Connect Session Naming Conventions

Please add Forrest, Blanda, and Ashley to all CC sessions as admin.

Normal naming convention

Grade_Subject IL_Teacher Name
IL: Targeted (B); Advanced (A); Proficient (C)

Examples:

5th_Math C_Vandever
3rd_Social Studies_Lipscomb

4. Complete Back-to School PD Follow Up

PowerPoints and Handouts from Back to School PD have been uploaded to SharePoint for your reference. Click here.

If you haven't already, please complete the PD Effectiveness Survey https://goo.gl/forms/tUsgUBRWUrBIGCn32

If you attended any of these presentations by Julie Terry, please complete this survey.

Increasing Academic Learning Time (all teachers)
Questioning Techniques (HS math teachers)
Teaching Math Like a Mystery (EL and MS math teachers)

5. Continue to Rock It!

Orientations were AMAZING!

I have enjoyed hearing the kids' picks for homeroom mascots.

The grade level newsletters looked great and I've already received positive feedback from parents.

Communications Regarding RES/TXVA and ourselves

We are not to market K12 or K12 schools (TVAH/TOPS or elsewhere) to iSVA (RES’ new online school) students. This includes any and all communication, including phone calls, texts, social media, or general conversation. In essence, if you are a K12 employee, do not discuss TXVA with any RES employee, stakeholder, or student (former or present).

If you recall previous messages about this topic, the message has not changed: “TXVA did not close. Instead—the name, curriculum, and management changed.”

If you encounter yourself in a situation as to where you feel uncomfortable, you are welcome to use the above statement.