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 21st
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 1st.
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, 1st and 2nd Grades @ 8:30, 10:00 and 11:30
b.
5/20/16 – 3rd, 4th and 5th
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.
V. Data Report
VI. Celebrations
VII. Superintendent's Message
