District Wide Prefessional Development Day

Professional Learning Activities 

September 23, 2016 is our first professional development day of the school year.  Due to the fact that teh beginning of the year is filled with clerical tasks and duties we will only have an abreviated meeting and allow staff to work to catch and meet all past and pending deadlines.

As we work toward our IB goals we will discuss our Plans of Inquiry for the Thematic Units we are currently teaching.

Please follow the link below and review the contents of the website and the associate pictures of student work products.  Use this information to guide the development of your instructional practices during the demonstration block where we engage students  in thematic instruction.

Tomorrow we will discuss this information and have each team review their POI for our first thematic unit.

https://istpyp.wordpress.com/2012/09/28/key-concepts-in-the-curriculum/

Agenda

7:45 AM - Sign In

8:30 AM 

1. ACIP and Technology Plan Review 

2.  IB Thematic instruction Team Presentations (10 minutes) - Each Team will present to the faculty their thematic unit plan of Inquiry for this month.  The discusssion should include;

a.  essential question / central idea

b.  standards included in unit

c.  learning objectives

d.  resources and activites used to engage learners 

e. details of group discussions and projects

e.  evaluation of student learning

9:30 AM

3.  Computer Lab - (Educate Alabama, Advance Ed Surveys and Easy Tech)

Lunch 12:00 Noon - 1:00 PM

3:15 PM - Dismissed

Team Meetings 9.12.16

Agenda

1.  Literacy Instruction
     a.  Learning Focused
     b.  Journey's
     c.  IB Thematic Instruction
          1.  PYP Action Plan
          2.  POI
          3.  Fidelity

2.  Continuous Improvement Plan
     a.  Self Assessment
     b.  Stakeholder Involvement
     c.  Executive Summary
     d.  Effective Schools Goals

3.  Educate Alabama
     a.  Education Directory
     b.  Self Assessment
     c.  Professional Learning Plan

4.  Introduction to Retirement Counseling
   
   

Updates

1.  Go to the Education directory and update your personal and school contact information. If you are a new employee to our school sure to select me as your evaluator.

2.  Complete your self assessment in Educate Alabama (September 12, 2016).

3.  Complete your Professional Learning Plan in Educate Alabama (September 14, 2016) -  Each year we work toward school goals and we document our plans in the PLP.  We have found it to be most helpful for staff if you include the job-embedded PD that will be offered at school as an easy and reliable means to meet all PLP goals. This year under academic goals you may include the following;

Complete International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program Training (Category 1, 2 or 3 as applies to you based on work completed).

Evidence - Certificate of Completion

Implications for Learning - Implementation of thematic instruction, utilizing inquiry based teaching strategies and increased instructional rigor.

2.  Complete Learning Focused Schools training.

Evidence - Sign in Sheets

Implications for Learning - Lessons framed around an essential questions and anchor activities.  Increased small group instruction, increased use of graphic organizers in literacy lessons, collaboratively planned lessons, emphasis on students improving critical thinking skills as demonstrated by integrating knowledge across content areas.

3.  Team Meetings on Monday - Team Leaders should bring notebook of team meeting minutes and Teachers should bring student data forms showing student levels and intervention groups.

8:30 AM - 2nd and 3rd Grades

9:35 AM - UA and PE

10:40 AM - K and 1st Grade

1:30 PM - 4th and 5th Grades

Month Two of the School Year

August was a flash and now we are about to complete Week 5 of school! Listed below are few updates and important information.  Team leaders please sure that all of your team members review this information and are in compliance.

1.  Be sure to record detailed minutes from grade level meetings including in particular comments and ideas reflecting evidence of data analysis, collaborative discussions and implementation of best practices.

2.  Until all reading materials are in, please utilize your online access to Journey's materials to plan lessons and center activities etc.

3.  Protect the Reading Block! No Interruptions, No Errands, No Excuses!!

4.  Reminder: Parent conferences must occur during planing time.  Please professionally inform parents who may show up of our policy and continue to teach toward your objectives.

Also, parents may not host birthday celebrations at school.  We can not compromise instructional time we have goals to achieve and birthday parties will not help us get there.  Please advise you parents accordingly if asked.  

5.  Please talk to your students about their conduct in the restrooms.  We are finding evidence of students standing on toilets, wasting paper and putting foreign objects in the toilets.  Please monitor your students on your class breaks for time in the restroom and cleanliness.

6.  Please advise you recycling team to be sure to place items in the bins and not on the floor.

7.  Staff must have clearance from administration in order to be in the building after hours (5:00 PM) or on weekends. If you need to do so contact administration for prior approval.

Week 3 Updates

1.  Grade Level Meetings will be held on today in the conference room.

2nd and 3rd Grades - 8:40 AM

UA/ PE - 9:40 AM

K and 1st  - 11:15 AM

4th and 5th Grades - 1:40 PM

Agenda

1. 2016 Data Review

2.  Journeys Reading Program

3.   ELEOT Classroom Student Engagement Tool

4,  Learning Focused Lessons

5.  IB Thematic Units

6.  Student Discipline

7.  Parent Communication

8.  Team Collaboration

9.  Technology Classes will begin on Monday.  Please have your students arrive with Stride Academy Passwords.

Open House Schedule

6:00 PM  Call to Order
           
                 Pledge

                 Welcome

                 Introduction of Faculty and Staff
                 Pre K
                 K
                 1st Grade
                 2nd Grade
                 3rd Grade
                 4th Grade
                 5th Grade
                 Unified Arts
                 Collaborative Education

                 Selection from String Orchestra

                 Greetings From Principal Brown

6:30 PM   Room Visitation

7:00 PM  Room Visitation

7:30 PM  Dismissal

You are remarkable!  Two days of school and two days of success for our students.  I have been very impressed by the spirit of collegiality and professionalism exhibited by staff this week.  We are a learning focused organization and it shows. Keep up the good work!

Reminders

1. Reducing copier costs is still a major point of emphasis for the district as we seek to save money where we can be more efficient.  Therefore you are reminded to be prudent and think about how we can keep fidelity but be more efficient.

For Example : Print Weekly HW Sheets on a 1/2 Page,  Survey parents and only send printed copies to parents who can not access you Blog for the information, Avoid typing a writing prompt on a page and copying it for student writing, rather write the prompt in the board and have students write on their own paper.

2.  Engage in the recycling program.  Saturday I decided to take out the trash so that our custodians would be free for other needs when they arrived Monday morning.  The experience revealed something to me that our custodians have often said.  We discard large amount of paper.  Extra copies of materials that were not used.  I emptied several bags into the recycling bins that were full of nothing but paper.

3.  We will begin administering the Universal Screener on Monday.  As you know all data will be published by class and teacher. We will discuss data and account for the results as we plan for improvement.  That includes benchmark data and end of the year accountability data.

4.  Open House tomorrow 6:00 - 7:30PM. All faculty and staff will be introduced and parents will visit classrooms to hear from the teacher.  There will be (2) 20 minute sessions for classrooom visitation.

Check List

In preparation for Day 1 please ensure that the following checklist items are in place by 2:00 PM today.

1.  Class Roll 
2.  All Learning Resources (TE's and Student Books)
3.  Desks, Chairs and Tables
4.  Week 1 Homework Sheet From Team
5.  Parent Welcome Letter From Team
6.  Lesson Plan Posted on Door (Copy Submitted to Principal)
7.  Essential Questions on Board
8.  Needed Repairs Reported via email to Secretary and CC Principal

Other Information

1.  Teachers may enter the building on Saturday, your ID will open the door.  
2.  BCS Security must be notified prior to entering and upon leaving. (231-4911).
3.  If you generate trash please take it to the dumpster prior to leaving.
4.  Open House will be Wednesday from 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM.

Procedures for Monday

1.  Students and parents will report to the gym @ 7:15 AM
2.  Kindergarten parents will report directly to classrooms starting at 7:40 AM.
3.  We will begin our UA & PE schedule on Monday however the 2nd and 3rd Grade Block 
     will run from 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM. Tuesday it will began as scheduled at 8:00 AM.
4.  Issue books to students.
5.  Engage the students with vigor and a smile! Remember the importance of the first (15) 
     seconds!
6.  Expect a walk through looking for (3) Indicators of Learning: Essential Questions 
     Posted, Small Group Instruction and Use of Formative Assessments.
7.  Please plan to arrive early!

2016 - 2017!

Welcome Back! What a a day it was yesterday as the BCS Institute set the stage for a great year.  Today we will have Team Meetings to discuss Learning Focused Goals and Expectations as outline by the BCS and our Learning Focused Team.  Also meetings are scheduled for Team Leaders, Non-Tenured Teachers and Classified Staff.

Meeting Schedule

8:30 AM - Non-Tenured Teachers

9:00 AM - Classified Staff

9:15 AM - Team Leaders

9:45 AM - Team Meetings

11:30 - 1:30 PM - Lunch


2016-17 Team Leaders

K           Mrs. Isaac
1st         Ms. Coleman
2nd        Ms. White
3rd         Mrs. White
4th         Mrs. Foster
5th         Mr. Robertson
SpeEd    Mr. Smith
UA         Mrs. Cochran

End of the Year Updates

1.  On Monday May 23rd from 8:00 AM -12:00 Noon at Wenonah High School there will be a Zone 3 Meeting for all Certified Teachers and Principals.  The event will be similar to institute but limited to Zone 3 Schools.  As of now we do not have an assigned section for seating but I expect one to be forthcoming.

Car pooling is suggested as traffic will likely be heavy.  We are asked to park in the rear of the building.  Please wear your school colors.

2.  By now each of you have registered for the ALSDE Dyslexia Training for which we are to attend the afternoon session on May 25, 2016.  Participants are required to travel by Bus.  Our carrier will be at Brown at 11:15 AM for departure.  If you did not register you will be assigned to a make up session at a time to be determined later by the Superintendent.

3.  Teachers are asked to upload all evidence on Educate Alabama by May 24, 2016.  It is appropriate to include the Category 2 IB training that we are currently completing.

4.  On Monday afternoon and into Tuesday we will have individual grade level meetings to discuss team strengths and weaknesses from 2015-16, expectations and changes for 2016-17.

Updates

1.  Summer Reading and Math Program Invitations have been sent home to rising 3rd and 4th Grade Boys.  This program will go far toward closing existing gaps in student academic performance. Please encourage your students to attend if you are a 3rd or 4th grade teacher.

2.  Summer Reading and Math Support for students in Ms. Dixon's 2015-16 class will be offered June 1 - July 8, 2016.

3.  Please advise parents to visit the BCS website for enrichment programs offered by the BCS.  Slots will fill fast so encourage them to immediate action.

4.  Dyslexia Training is scheduled on May 25th from 12:00 - 3:00 PM at Jackson-Olin HS.  All certified teachers are required to attend.  Register at StiPD - #PD-DYSS0516

Important Updates and Action Items

1.  Please update you Educate Alabama Files adding evidence of your professional learning. We have had a great year full of professional learning experiences that were based on our needs and our goals. You may remember that we met in the computer lab as a group to ensure that everyone entered their data by the established deadlines.  We also provided guidance toward which areas that we would be providing professional learning activities and how you could best meet the standards. Therefore all staff should be in a position of compliance at an exemplary level having followed our plan.

• Upload your IB Certificate which documents your completion of Category I Training
• Upload dates and Agenda Topics for Learning Focused Schools Training
• Refer to your Professional Development Notebook for the ACT Aspire Training received from our instructional Coaches
• Include dates and agenda topics on Unpacking standards

2.  Our next IB online training opportunity is scheduled for May and extends into the first week of June.  Mrs. Warren Lewis will be gathering the names of all individuals who will be taking part in this next round of professional learning toward meeting the requirements for IB authorization.  I will be submitting a stipend request to compensate all staff for the work to be done after school ends.  

Also we are looking to offer the same opportunity this summer for a (4) week Category 3 training during which employees would be paid to visit the school to complete the work at (4) hours per week. Those who participate in the May and Summer sessions will have completed their IB training requirements.  

If approved, each certified participant will be paid $20/ hour not to exceed a total of $340 for the summer.

Please let me know today if you would like to take part in these training.  Team leaders may survey team members and convey information to me via email.

3.  End of the Year Program Dates have been set by Central Office therefore  must adjust or plans to be in compliance.  Pre K, 1st , 2nd  on May 17th, 3rd, 4th and 5th on May 18th.  

Start planning your programs with the following in mind;

• Let's invite guest speakers who are not primarily affiliated with or representing a Religious Organization.  As much as we may be people of faith as individuals, we can not advocate in Governmental jobs. One method of advocacy is who we allow to speak to the children of this school (who do not all share the same faith) and the messages they bring.  Music is art therefore song selection (as established in school case law) is not held to the same standard and can therefore be of a religious nature or origin.
• Toward our IB aspirations, each year students are to demonstrate thematic learning through an exhibit which engages them in research of new knowledge, demonstrations of knowledge attained via projects, verbal expressions, speeches and presentations etc.  At our Awards Programs each class and student will be providing an exhibition as a major component of the program.  Mrs. Warren-Lewis will provide further information and guidance 

4.  Due to the changes listed above, our Carnival will be Monday May 16th,

Important Updates

Increased accountability standards and expectations are being emphasized at all levels of school operations in the BCS.  Towards that end, Principals have been directed to be sure to document employee non-compliance in several critical areas.  All of these areas have been emphasized and discussed in staff meetings, printed in staff memos, codified in our employee handbook and previously addressed at the school level until at a critical level.

Whereas in the past, conversations and verbal reminders were primarily used to address these matters at an early stage, we must now document those reminders in written form.  Listed below are the areas of which to pay close attention to in order not to be out of compliance with expectations, established procedures and/or policies.

1.  Student Attendance must be posted by 9:00 AM each day.
2.  Teacher letters to parents regarding excessive absences must be sent according to BCS policy.      Truancy cases can not be processed in the Family Court if the required 1st warning letter has not been sent by teacher.  We have a form copy of the letter in the office when needed.
3.  Educate Alabama Evidence should be posted.  Evidence of professional learning should be input so that teacher files can be closed out.  Be reminded that I requested that staff input completed IB training two weeks ago.
4.  Excessive tardiness to work and excessive absences will be forwarded to Zone 3 Director with documentation of administrative intervention.

Professional Learning

BCS Mission – The mission of BCS is to guide all students to achieve excellence in a safe, secure and nurturing environment.

Vision – BCS will be a recognized leader in public education, meeting the needs of a diverse student population prepared to succeed in a global society.

Brown Elementary School Mission – The mission of Charles A. Brown Learning Community is to develop compassionate, responsible, creative and confident learners capable of being successful in a global society driven by 21^st Century Technology and Digital Media.

Brown Learner Profile – We are Knowledgeable, Open-Minded, Caring, Inquirers, Risk-takers, Communicators, Principled, Reflective, Thinkers and Well-Balanced.

Faculty Meeting

March 21, 2016

3:15 PM – 5:00 PM

Agenda

I.      Welcome

II.    Norms

a.  Be Engaged

b. Expect to be Challenged

c.  Full Participation

  

III.  Information and Update

1.  We are planning to add (7) positions for the 2016-’17 School Year.  Due to an enrollment increase of 126 students, we have earned 4.31 additional units.

a.        (1) SPED, (1) FL, (1) FT Counselor, (4) Classroom Teachers

b.      Grade Level Assignments are Subject to change, those affected will be informed by May 1^st.

2.   Spring Break Learning Projects will be prepared by instructional staff for all grades.

3.    

            3.  District Expectations - Learning Focused Components are to be implemented immediately as 

                 training occurs.  (Collaborative Lesson Planning, (LF) Lesson Plan Documents, Learning                    Focused Walk-Through, Small Group Instruction, Collaborative Pairs, Anchor Activities.)

4.                           All Lesson Plans are to be in Chalkable on the Learning Focused Lesson Plan Format.

            4.   Accountability Assessments April 11-19, 2016.

            5.  School Carnival May 18, 2016

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            6.  Award’s Day Schedule

a.        5/19/16 – K, 1^st and 2^nd Grades @ 8:30, 10:00 and 11:30

b.      5/20/16 – 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th Grades @ 8:30. 10:00 and 11:30

IV.  Professional Learning Activity - 

Consider the Following Quote:

     "Worksheets are tools used by ineffective teachers who often have failed to properly plan for instruction and at the very least chose the easiest learning tool they could find when pulling together their lessons."

•             Take a minute to write your opinion about the validity of this quote.  Take take (3) minutes to discuss your individual views.  Write you views on the Chart provided.  Divide into statements that completely agree with the quote, disagree and other.

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V.     Data Report
VI.   Celebrations
VII.  Superintendent's Message

1.  Mrs. Harris will be on leave for the next few weeks and we wish her a speedy return.

2.  Lesson Planning will take place beginning Monday, February 29th in the conference room. Please bring the following items to meeting.
a.  an audit report of the ACT Aspire Reading and Math Standards that have not been taught.
b.  group data report for class showing ACT Aspire Benchmark performance by standard.
c.  Go to the BCS website and print/download to a laptop the Pacing Guides for your grade in Reading and Math
d.  Draft Lesson Plan with stations identified and graphic organizers from which to select from as lesson plans are built.

3.  ACT Aspire Interim Assessments should be completed by March 7, 2016.

4.  Be reminded that absences must be placed in the sub finder system and administration should be notified in advance of employee absences.  Also administration should be informed when an absent employee expects to return to work.  In order to plan and prepare for absences and the impact on instruction I am asking everyone to communicate more effectively in this area.

5.  Teach from Bell to Bell!  We are not in a position to relax and waste instructional time with non-instructional tasks.  We must plan, teach and provide intervention with a sense of urgency through the testing and the remainder of the year.

Professional Learning Meeting

Updates and Information

Professional Learning Schedule Elementary Schools
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

1.  Learning Focused Schools Update and Expectations

• Essential Questions
• Rigor
• Relevance
• Collaborative Pairs
• Peer Observations (5th to 4th  on 2/18 and 3rd to 4th on 2/19) 

2.  IB Training Update and Expectations 

• Fidelity to Training Schedule (Daily During Job Embedded Time)
• Team Plans are Due and Must be Submitted According to Schedule
• Intervention Group (2:00 PM - 3:15 PM Monday - Friday)
• Failure is not an Option

3.  Reading Block Expectations

• Small Group Instruction
• Explicit Teaching and/or Teacher Moving Among Students
• Instructional Support Engaged With Students
• No Movement 8:00AM - 10:00 AM

4.  Classroom Expectations

• Objective and Essential Questions Posted
• Lesson Plans Posted
• Students engaged in Small Group and Paired Instruction
• Checks for Understanding
• Rigorous Questioning
• Rigorous Activities and Assignments
• DOK Question Stems Posted

5.   Utilizing Instructional Support Personnel

• Always engaged with students 7:45 AM until Dismissal Except for (2) 15 minute breaks
• Never sitting in a corner, always involved in lesson

6. Office Workroom

• Employees have been directed not to pop popcorn in the school microwave.  Burned popcorn smells awful and I wish not to have the administrative area smelling as such.  On (2) instances since the start of this month someone has failed to follow this mandate. If it happens again the microwaves will be removed and replaced with a toaster oven to allow for food warming.

7.  Kudos

• UA and PE Team
• The Daniel Foundation
• Confucious Institute
• Student Greeter
• IB Lesson Plans
• Team on Target

Mission Statement - The mission of Charles A. Brown Elementary Learning Community is to develop compassionate, responsible, creative and confident learners capable of being successful in a global society driven by 21st Century technology and digital media.

The Brown Student Learning Profile - We are knowledgeable, open-minded, caring, inquirers, communicators, principled, reflective, risk-takers, thinkers and well-balanced.

1.  Standard Operating Procedures

2.  Teacher Assistants and Classroom Support Personnel

3.  Discipline Referrals

4.  Speaking Appropriately to Children and Adults

5.  Professionalism is a Must
     a.  On Time
     d.  Decorum
     c.  All Duties  

Cluster Meeting Agenda

Mission Statement - The mission of Charles A. Brown Elementary Learning Community is to develop compassionate, responsible, creative and confident learners capable of being successful in a global society driven by 21st Century technology and digital media.

The Brown Student Learning Profile - We are knowledgeable, open-minded, caring, inquirers, communicators, principled, reflective, risk-takers, thinkers and well-balanced.



Embracing a Sense of Urgency, Teaching with a Sense of Urgency, Living with a Sense of Urgency!

1.  Standard Operating Procedures
    a.  Morning Duty
    b.  Passing Classes
    c.  After School Dismissal

2.  Teacher Accountability
    a.  Failure Plans
    b.  Grades
    c.  No Individual Appliances in Classrooms
    d.  Children May Not Use Teacher Workroom Equipment - (They are prohibited from Teacher Areas)
    

3.  IB Category I Training
    a.  Work with fidelity
    b.  Work as a Team

4. Community Service Project - We will donate items to the Female Inmate Work Release
    Center in North Birmingham and Children's Village Orphanage.

    K - Tooth Paste and Tooth Brushes
   1st - Soap and Shampoo
   2nd - Snacks
   3rd - Lotion
   4th - Sox
   5th - Brushes, Combs, Hair Accessories

5.  Classroom Support Personnel, Teacher Assistants and Behavior/Physical Aids
     a.  Engaged in every aspect of instruction (TA's)
     b.  No Pull Outs
     c.  Not Errand Hands
     d.  Small Group Instruction
     e.  Learning Centers
          1.  Technology
          2.  Writing
          3.  Reading
          4.  Explicit Teaching

   

Early Dismissal UA/PE Schedule

Mission Statement - The mission of Charles A. Brown Elementary Learning Community is to develop compassionate, responsible, creative and confident learners capable of being successful in a global society driven by 21st Century technology and digital media.

The Brown Student Learning Profile - We are knowledgeable, open-minded, caring, inquirers, communicators, principled, reflective, risk-takers, thinkers and well-balanced.

Early Dismissal UA/PE Schedule

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM      4th and 5th Grade
9:35 AM - 10:35 AM    K and 1st Grade
10:40 AM - 11:40 AM  2nd and 3rd Grade

Cluster Meeting Agenda

1.  Standard Operating Procedures

•      Fidelity
•      Consistency
•      Observations Reveal Gaps

2.  Protect the Reading Block

•      No movement, no interruptions! Intense focused instruction from beginning to end.

3.  Classroom Support Personnel

•      Teacher should have support planned into SGI and engaged with students.

4.  Volunteers

•       Fridays - 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
•       Saturdays - 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

5.  Absences and Tardy Report

•      Being on Time is Non-negotiable outside of extenuating circumstances

6.  Failure List

•      Plans due January 25, 2016

7.  Practice Classroom Lock down procedures after Lunch on today
8.  Learning Focused Schools
9.  Black History Program Dates
   

•      2nd and 3rd Grades - February 12th 8:30 AM
•      K and 1st Grades       February 19th 8:30 AM
•      Music Department     February 26th 8:30 AM

Exploratory Schedule

Exploratory classes begin today and will continue each Friday through May.

1.  Each Grade Level Team determined what non-academic project centered classes/activities that
     will be offered.
2.  Students should be allowed to choose which classes they will attend.
3.  Students are to choose between the teachers on their grade level as Exploratory Classes will not          be multi-grade with the exception of Cub Scouts, Strings, Choir and Art Club
4.  Schedule
     Session A 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Choir
     Session B 1:50 PM - 2:40 PM
5. Art Club and Choir will meet for both Sessions.  These students have been selected by Mrs.
    Asher and Mrs. Cochran.

Unified Arts and PE Cluster

Mission Statement - The mission of Charles A. Brown Elementary Learning Community is to develop compassionate, responsible, creative and confident learners capable of being successful in a global society driven by 21st Century technology and digital media.

The Brown Student Learning Profile - We are knowledgeable, open-minded, caring, inquirers, communicators, principled, reflective, risk-takers, thinkers and well-balanced.

1.  The 4th and 5th Grade Block will change from 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM.  Please meet as a Team and consult with affected teachers to address any conflicts that may arise and submit to me a proposal to address it.

2.  All Unified Arts Team Members are assigned instructional Support Duties during the reading block. You should report at 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM each day.  Your role is to support core instruction by assisting students navigate learning centers, reading to low level students in need of intervention, providing skill practice/review and other supportive tasks as planned by the classroom teacher.

Mrs. Asher - Mrs. Glover, 1st Grade
Mrs. Bowen - Ms. Coleman, 4th Grade
Ms. Browning - Ms. Webb, 2nd Grade
Mrs. Cochran - Mrs. White, 3rd Grade
Ms. Crow - Ms. A. White, 2nd Grade
Mrs. Fuller - Mrs. Pritchett, 4th Grade
Mrs. McMiller - Mrs. Glover, 3rd Grade

3.  Please decide upon an weekly time (after the Reading Block) for Team Meetings and provide day and time to Instructional Coaches and Administration.  Minutes from meetings should be retained and a copy provided to administration.

4.  Dismissal - Please be sure to be on your assigned post from 2:50 PM - 3:10 PM Each Day

Mrs. Asher - 1st Floor Hall Directing Traffic
Mrs. Bowen - * Traffic with Mr. Smith
Ms. Browning - Concessions
Mrs. Cochran - * Main Hall Directing Traffic Assisting Mrs. Asher
Ms. Crow - Traffic with Mr. Smith
Mrs. Fuller - K, 1 and 2 Dismissal
Mrs. McMiller - Front Door

* 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM on days when classes are held 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM.

5.  Grades and Grading

Classwork
Projects
Tests
HW

Discipline may not be used in grading.

Cluster Meeting Agenda

Mission Statement - The mission of Charles A. Brown Elementary Learning Community is to develop compassionate, responsible, creative and confident learners capable of being successful in a global society driven by 21st Century technology and digital media.

The Brown Student Learning Profile - We are knowledgeable, open-minded, caring, inquirers, communicators, principled, reflective, risk-takers, thinkers and well-balanced.

 

1.  Instructional Fidelity

• Baseline Assessments (Ongoing)
• Rigorous, inquiry centered project based collaborative learning experiences that are differentiated and tiered.
• Progress Monitoring
• ReGrouping
• Repeat 2-4
• Summative Assessments

 

2.  Grading

•     a. All fields should have grades (Tests, HW, Classwork, Quizzes, PROJECTS)
•     b.  Failing Student Report

 

3.  IB Thematic Units

• How does the Central Idea Frame the Lesson?
• Is the Essential Question the same as the Central Idea?

3.  Standard Operating Procedures

 

4.  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Program January 13, 2015

• Global Perspectives
• IB Profile and Principles
• A Learning Experience
• Preview Due January 8th @ 9:00AM

5.  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Student Projects - Emphasize content and depth of analysis. Opinions should be supported by evidence from multiple sources that are properly cited.


6.  Grants

• BrightHouse Networks
• APT Grant $5000 - $10000

2016 Updates

Welcome Back

I hope your Holiday Vacation was restful and rewarding.  Our focus now turns to closing out the year with fidelity to our standard operating procedures and our academic goals and initiatives.  On today, 4th Grade teachers will participate in training for a new pilot program designed to increase student reading ability.  All other teams will remain on campus and conduct grade level meetings from 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM.  Lunch 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM.  Team leaders should provide administration with a copy of the minutes by the end of business today.

Grade Level Meeting Agenda

1.  Classroom Needs Assessment (Repairs, technology needs etc).  Provide list to Mrs. Holmes.
2.  IB Thematic Unit Discussion and Planning
3.  Chalkable Lesson Plans - All plans should be posted through January 15, 2016.
4. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Projects - Students should complete a project examining the travels, accomplishments and beliefs of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  The Guiding Question for this project is to whether Dr. King should be considered a Global Learner based on the characteristics of the Learner Profile which we ascribe to in our school.  Teachers should develop student activities for this project, emphasizing research, declarative writing, social studies/social science, reflection and applications to the world today.
5.  Review/Discuss
     a  Morning Duty - All teachers at their door from 7:45 AM - 7:55 AM monitoring students at lockers and entering classes.
     b.  Exchanging classes - Students must be quiet in the hall.  Teachers should lead their students and not send students ahead.  Teacher should always remain positioned at the head of the line when exiting the building.  The teacher should be the first person to arrive at classes' destination.  While walking, the teacher should move from the midway point of the line to the front.
     c.  Student Rest room Activity - Students may not be sent in groups without Teacher supervision.      d.  Lunchroom Decorum - Classes should be quiet in the lunchroom speaking only at a low tone.
     e.  Dismissal - Teachers must escort students out of the building and supervise them until picked.  Students may not enter building without a teacher and may not use phone until signed in by their teacher at 3:15 PM.  Teachers are to sign in their students, students should not sign themselves in.
    f.  Student Discipline - Student discipline referrals should submitted on the appropriate forms after teacher interventions have been attempted and documented.  At no time should Teachers nor any one under the Teacher's supervision make audio or video recordings of student behavior.