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.