Small Group Testing Accommodation

As we adjust to having some of our special education students taking assessments in the classroom rather than in the Resource Room, please remember that, we still have to give the students the small group accommodation as written in their IEP plan. A small group accommodation means the following:

§ Students are seated away from other students or potential distractions. This can mean that students are seated at a separate table with the teacher or at a desk next to the teacher's desk

§ Students are monitored closely for engagement and redirected as needed. This is something I am sure you do for all students, but special education students usually need more of this in order to stay on task.

Thank you for helping us make this a smooth transition for our students!

M-STEP Sample Test Items

MDE has release more sample test items to prepare students and teachers for the rigor of Michigan’s academic content standards in mathematics and ELA. This provides teachers and students practice using its navigation tools/features, become familiar with the technology-enhanced items they are likely to experience in the spring, and practice ELA and mathematics test items at their grade level.

This new resource differs from the Spring 2015 Preview by providing more sample test items specific to grade and content.

You can access the Sample Item Sets through Google Chrome at https://wbte.drcedirect.com/MI/portals/mi/.

Grade-level meeting

Please view the items on the agenda to help you prepare for this week’s grade-level meeting:

·       Reviewing each grade levels’ Performance Task plan and making adjustments as needed

·       Looking at Mock Testing results of those students who scored 35% proficiency or lower

Looking at the different CAM reports, if time remains

Out of the building

Jen, Megan, and I will be out of the building Thursday, March 5^th. We will be attending dean training in Lansing. If you need anything, contact your team lead or Kim.

Important Dates

Please view the right side of the blog for important dates in

 

March due dates:

March 12^th: Accommodation logs

March 13^th-Achievement boards

This Week

Monday, March 2^nd:

·       College shirt day

·       McGinn-flag bearers at morning assembly

Tuesday, March 3^rd:

·       IAT meeting

Wednesday, March 4^th:

·       Heires’ Core Democratic Value presentation

Thursday, March 5^th:

·       Jorvonna will be out of the building

Friday, March 6^th:

·       End of 2^nd Trimester

Saturday, March 7^th:

·       Start of Trimester 3

Sunday, March 8^th:

·       Jorvonna’s b-day

 

Curb-side-Groover

 

Lunch Duty

3^rd-Swygert

4^th-Wagner

5^th-Ryan

*Don’t forget that the bold name should verify that we have three parent volunteers before leaving the gym. They are responsible for staying in the cafeteria if we are short on parent volunteers.

New Schedule

My schedule will be changing for the remainder of the school year. I am now available Tuesday-Friday from 12:10-12:45 for observations. I am NOT available from 12:45-1:15 on those days. I will be placing a new calendar in your mailbox for reference.

New Drain Schedule 14.15

Grade-level Meetings

We will be discussing your grade-level Performance Tasks plan during your grade-level meetings this week. Please have the first two boxes completed. We will work together to create a plan for implementation.  

Observations & O3s

Please don’t forget to schedule your observation for this week.

This Week

Monday, February 16^th:

·       No School

Tuesday, February 17^th:

·       Wagner-Moral Focus presentation on Resilience

Friday, February 20^th:

·       $1 Stuff Animal Day for an Animal Adoption

·       Turn in your NHA Staff Survey form to Kim

·       Turn in your PLC Learning Plan to me

·       Groover-Flag bearers at morning assembly

 

Curb-side-Kinsley

 

Lunch Duty

3^rd-Boe

4^th-Heires

5^th-Brown

*Don’t forget that the bold name should verify that we have three parent volunteers before leaving the gym. They are responsible for staying in the cafeteria if we are short on parent volunteers.

Observations & O3s

Please don’t forget to schedule your observation for this week. During your O3, we will discuss this week and last week’s observation (if applicable).

Reading Street

The next two weeks will be shortening to only 4 days, but it is still expected that you give your students the weekly assessment. Please view the table below for clarification.

Date	Assessment	Constructed Response
Feb 9-13	Week 2	Yes
Feb 16-20	Week 3	No

 

This Week

Monday, February 9^th:

·       Heires-flag bearers at morning assembly

Tuesday, February 10^th:

·       IAT meeting

Wednesday, February 11^th:

·       Count day

·       Swygert-Core Democratic Value presentation

Thursday, February 12^th:

·       Intermediate Hall Awards-Resilience

Friday, February 13^th:

·       No School-PD

 

Curb-side-Kinsley

Lunch Duty

3^rd-Swygert

4^th-Wagner        

5^th-Ryan

*Don’t forget that the bold name should verify that we have three parent volunteers before leaving the gym. They are responsible for staying in the cafeteria if we are short on parent volunteers.