Kleckner's Korner
Week of September 28, 2020
Parent/Teacher Conference Night - October 22nd
Our conference night will be October 22nd from 4:00-7:30.
In order to maintain current safety protocols and guidelines, campuses will conduct virtual parent-teacher conferences or phone conferences. Please note the following dates for parent/teacher conferences are a part of the contractual obligation and are not part of an exchange day. This means that all teachers will need to be here for the duration of the evening. You may schedule conferences anytime between October 15th - October 30th.
If you would like SPED, Dyslexia, Speech, Intervention in on your parent conference please let them know, they'll be here to assist!
We will be talking about MAP scores in PLCs on October 14th. Please DO NOT schedule any conferences before October 15th so that we have time to talk about scores prior to you talking with parents about them.
Please do not schedule any P/T Conferences on Tuesdays afternoons or Wednesdays, those will need to be reserved for faculty meetings and PLCs.
We will also have a campus wide data sheet to share with parents for conferences that I'll be getting to you shortly.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Gradebook/Zeros
There is a NEW FAILURE PREVENTION PLAN document to use for documenting failures.
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1XXbP-UbPaWV1iVZncYaljfiIQO8bJ4aB
This form is going to be VERY important throughout the year but especially at the end of the year when we are talking to parents about failures/retention.
I've created a folder in our google drive titled 'Failure Prevention'. Inside the folder is another folder with each teacher's name. Please put your failure forms in there. You will be able to use the same form all year long for one student! :)
This coming week intervention time needs to be a time to help students get zeros taken care of. I would expect to see lots of you online during intervention this week providing accountability for remote students to get work done...almost like study hall. This can be done in many different ways...getting verbal answers, doing an overall exit ticket on a TEK, assigning Education Galaxy or Imagine Learning strands on TEKS and/or eliminating all work that you aren't actually taking grades on so that what they are missing doesn't seem so overwhelming. Remember you need a minimum of 8 grades.
Here's the link to the grading policy if you need to review: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1wWQ6mULNcivV5OMmlqpBMKNU6CUJ1Ug-
Intersession Meeting
Updates from Selena...ELA PD Link Below!
- HMH Writing Workshop and Grammar are now accessible under the "Resources" section as their own individual buttons (under the Modules on the main page). This is the case for both Into Reading and Arriba la Lectura.
- September 30, IStation is offering a 30 minute webinar from 4-4:30 on its new Oral Reading Fluency assessment: https://classroom.google.com/u/0/c/MTA2NTc5MTg3ODQx/p/MTc0MDI4NzcwMjY3/details
- If you need assistance locating your ELs ILAPs in ELLevation with their Accommodations and TELPAS scores, please let me know, and I will assist you.
Notes from Jana....
Jana created a short screencastify video on how to use and assign Benchmark eBooks! This is a perfect way to get your remote and virtual students reading even more!!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LhOy86bvEY5Gj-MxYw75qcGQaMq4QkOB/view
Intersession
The T&L team has developed the following learning plans to support campuses with intersession. TYou are not bound to these lessons; they are designed to support you in the planning process. Learning plans have been designed to support both F2F and remote learners. Activities have been digitized which will make it much easier to integrate into Canvas and SeeSaw.
There is also an elementary teacher planning group with teachers who will create lesson plans to be shared with campuses to support teachers in the planning process. Lesson plans will follow a straight-forward gradual release model (I do...we do...you do format). Llesson plans will be shared during the week of 9/28.
I'm still in need of a 3rd grade regular ed teacher and a 4th grade bilingual teacher.
From Nurse Gilbert!
It's so staff can go ahead and sign up for a time for their flu shot. It took me about 15 seconds start to finish. I've also put a consent form in their boxes so all they have to do is sign up online. Day of clinic they will take their consent form and a copy of the front/back of their DL and Insurance card.
Canvas Survey!
Teachers and administrators, we need your feedback! Help us better support you better as we navigate our Canvas implementation by completing the survey below. Please respond so GISD can best support you and our campus!
Weekly Administrative Information Packet
1. 5 New Google Meet Updates - HELLO BREAK OUT ROOMS!!! - ALL TEACHERS
2. 2020 MAP Growth Reports - ALL TEACHERS (we will be looking in depth at MAP the week after intersession)
3. 20-21 Let GEF Lend a Helping Hand AGAIN - ALL STAFF - grant dates Oct 1-30. Apply!!
4. 20-21 Testing Requirement Reduction - ALL TEACHERS
5. CIRCLE test - Selena, Ysilia and Tessa
6. Coding Program Tynker - Classroom teachers
7. Eduphoria! Aware Boot Camp - ALL TEACHERS
8. FACE Community Partner's Intranet Page - information
9. Failure Prevention Plan - ALL TEACHERS
10. Parent Teacher Conference Tips - ALL TEACHERS
Shout Outs!
- Admin - Thanks Andrea and Jocelyn for having an open mind to our ideas and for giving away all of our manipulatives so that students have tools in their hands! - from Jana
- Molly - She is the glue that holds PC together. - from Karen C.
- Esther and Daniela - only 1 reading/math MAP tester left to go! They were determined and got after it, even testing one student on the front porch! - from Andrea
- Traci - she is the eyes and ears of PC. She's like a ninja! Helpful wherever she goes. - from Karen C.
- Molly - she didn't mind helping out in ABC when my classroom teacher was out. she came willing to help. - from Marshana
- Daniela, Teresa, Brenda, Tish, Selena, Karen C., and in general ALL the people - thank you everyone that in some way helped my students during these last two weeks. You are all amazing people! - from Ines
- Molly - We would not have been able to complete our virtual learning packets without Molly's help! She always does so much and goes above and beyond. Thank you! - from Selena
- Sandra - for coming to Park Crest on Monday and starting in a new grade level and with new students she's never met before! You got right in and started working! - from Andrea
- Evan - for bringing the music to the front porch in the mornings! What a great way to start the day! - from Andrea
Important Dates to Remember ***Denotes New Information
September
28 - TTESS Goals Due in Strive
29 - SEL Faculty Meeting
***30 - Intersession Meeting
October
Drug and Alcohol Prevention Month and Anti-Bullying Month
1 - Lead Committee Member Meeting - appt sent to those needed
5 - Student/Staff Holiday
6-9 - Intersession Week
12 - 2nd Grading Cycle Begins - New students join us!
***13 - MAP Learning Meeting (Flipped)
***14 - MAP PLCs
***14 - Report Cards Lock - after intersession week - (this will allow for grades to be adjusted if students need to complete work during intersession)
***22 - Parent/Teacher Conference Night 4:00-7:30
23 - Employee Flu Shot Clinic - 7:15-8:15
Counselor’s Corner
If you need assistance with individual concerns or counseling services, please reach out to Mrs. Medrano-Johnson at gmedranojohnson@garlandisd.net,
or fill out the following Park Crest Request for Counseling Services form.