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 * Welcome to our ALT Wiki!**
 * September 14, 2010**
 * Welcome to a new ALT year!**
 * Goals for the year:**
 * **Responsive Classroom Revitalization**
 * **What do we need? (review team's notes and get new ideas)**
 * **What will it look like? (structure)**
 * **How will we know we've succeeded? (measure - RC assessment?)**
 * **assemblies**
 * **RTI and Differentiation**
 * **What do teachers need to know?**
 * **What resources are needed?**
 * **Where do we hope to be by the end of the yea**
 * **Meet the TEacher questions**
 * **Name?**
 * **Marketing**
 * **Demographics?**
 * **PD**
 * **All will be related to the goals**
 * **Academic CHoice**
 * **Delayed Start**
 * **Content Teams**
 * May 2010**

> *maybe go back to 1/2 day releases for content teams to get deeper, and make AC truly choice (with topics)? > *have some ongoing groups for AC, and some that are topic driven (changing) (2 x a month) one would be the ongoing (maybe book study), the other would be changing topics > *cross grade level meetings... (content teams) > *AC can include topics like Parent Involvement team, etc. > * Have Mike do a Teaching REading to Small Groups > II. Packet Drop Off volunteers and other logistical "stuff" > > III. Changes to Staff Handbook? What else do teachers need to know? What should be included? > *** Katie and Rosietha will review this....** > **IV. Follow up to vocabulary discussion - specifically what do we need to do this summer to help teachers be ready....** > **supply list:; add a presentation binder for grades 1 and 4 high quality - need for 3 years** > **6th grade will give their unused ones to 1st grade: 3rd grade will send theirs home** > > > V. Goal Setting for 2010-11 > * set 3 goals for the year - whole building - delayed starts and staff meeting revolve around what we are doing on those (RC celebration, parent communication, etc)??? > * Parent involvement, RC rededication, standards - driven education, RTI > > VII. OPen Mike Morning - Have at it... share a good news story, a challenge, a question, or even a complaint...... > **Mad Cap theatre - can it move to the last Friday.....** > > > > April > I. Calendar Dates 2010-11 > Assembly practice by grade level, represent service crews, bus safety (will also send out PP to teachers to review before field trips) For testing celebration, if it's raining, have classes go to their buddy rooms. > > II. AR needs, etc. Denise Bunnell will enter names. Also need to schedule her to come in for first grade and who else? clickers..... > 5th grade? 2nd grade? Katie (AR) 4th grade > > III. Instructional Reading level for pink cards > > IV. RTI screenings - plan ahead > > V. Success Night - cookies and punch.... balloons in foyer to look festive? Whole school display along hallways (one star per child with personal note or ???) > like doing the stars - can have a comment from a friend or a comment about what they appreciate about Summit Teacher time 45 in room/45 out > > > VI. Other end of year needs - checklist. volunteers for Packet Pick up Day Homework completion, other.... > move bulletin board paper to an area where teachers can access > budget money? > timing for cleaning/waxing (send schedule) > > VII. 2010-11 issues - staffing, etc. > > VIII. Intervention for next year - sooner, structured into school year? Other? > > IX. Inservice Day August and other professional development for next year (Cafe/Daily 5, differentiation, math, RC, RTI????) > > X. Building needs - i.e. video cameras, furniture, etc > need ELmo > > XI. Responsive Classroom planning - 20 year celebration - 2010-11 is the year to plan > See below. Which steps should we organize and get going now. Let's make an action plan. > Parent information on video clips > > Suggestions for next year: Monthly parent information nights (from study skills to technology to RC, etc), Team needed to create parent information on video clips. Joni just volunteered to be on this team. School wide book study on How to Teach like a Champion > > Pacing guide for math questions - how closely are you expected to follow? > > > > > > > March 24, 2010 > Agenda > > Responsive Classroom 20 year Celebration > > District level > a) principals - bring them along more fully - one day training? visits? former trainers who do visits? > b) district office - lots of changes - have a plan for how to "train" new central office people (i.e. supt) > c) hold open houses for other buildings' teachers > d) encourage other principals to send teachers here for visits > e) parent trainings open to all buildings > f) send out flyers, brochures, other communication that goes not just to Summit parents > g) reunion for all teachers who've been trained > H) bring along the bd of ed > > > Building level > a) AC to include small groups on several RC related topics (discipline, classroom set up, teacher language, etc.) > b) offer RC as an advertised, open site > c) refresher courses > d) how does RC look in a standards based classroom? (fitting everything in) > e) testimonials from teachers and parents and guest teachers and past students about what RC meant to them > f) getting word out to the community (journal, beeline, web site - video) > g) Board of ed recognize the 20 years > h) continue offering workshops (RC II this summer?) > i) AC on greetings and activities - updates on weekly bulletin > j) teachers visit other classrooms - sharing > k) cookbook of greetings and activities- share with other buildings > l) Stacey make a CD > m) RC tea party/reception - come and celebrate, enjoy > n) decorate the walls with RC sayings - painted - plus the 7 principles - all through the school - quotes from Choice words, etc > h) developing a book of greetings and activities > > > **RTI: overview and "where we are now"** > > **Follow up on Delayed Start activities and planning for April and May delayed starts** > > **Test support/cheering everyone on** > > > > > > **February 24, 2010** > > **NOtes:** > > **1) We will invite Denise Bunnell back to work with any grade levels who want more help with Study Island or Clickers. 1st, 3rd, and 5th have all expressed some interest and will schedule more time.** > > **2) Testing update: Terra Nova coming up soon (early March) for 3rd grade. 1st and2nd grades are currently giving diagnostics. OAA testing week of April 26th (M and T for 4th and 5th, W and TH for 3 and 6, W also for 5th ).** > > **3) RTI - general description of RTI and that we already have in place a lot of what is being developed (universal screeners for RTI fit perfectly with our SOC database, for instance). RTI is a systematic way to give teachers a full tool box of good assessments and research based intervention strategies.** > > **4) Need to order Success folders, paper, and stickers. Working on that.** > > **5) Conference Day lunch is now changed to Thursday dinner. Teachers may wish to go out to lunch on Friday.** > > **6) Would like to work on getting more grade level meetings (district wide).** > > **7) Summit volunteers this year - how about a window sticker? Michele will follow up on this with the Community INvolvement team.** > > **8) Need to get ETR (evaluation) reports placed in cum folders consistently.** > > **9) Ideas for test prep and buy in: for instance, no homework pass for each night a student stays for intervention, go over kids' previous year's scores with them and what contributed, be very specific with what constitutes a good answer, etc. Will facilitate a staff discussion on this topic.** > > > **AGenda for January 27, 2010** > > **I. Calendar questions?** > **OAA testing dates proposed: week of April 26 (as previously published on calendar). Grades 4 and 5 will be taking Reading on MOnday and Math on Tuesday. Grade 5 will take Science on Wednesday. Grades 3 and 6 will take Reading on Wednesday and Math on Thursday. I will put this out to whole staff as soon as I get official confirmation that it's a done deal. Probably is, but..... the specials and lunch schedules will be adjusted, as always.** > > **II. Vartek follow up** > **Discussion about the adjustments being made this week and what they will entail. Results will be that teachers can save to their desktop again, and that you will not have to change your password again. Ordering more computers has become difficult, as we have to pay not only for the hardware but for the price of support (the Vartek contract price). So the price of buying a laptop, for instance, is about double what it used to be. Not to say we won't add some, but probably not as many as we would have liked.** > > **I have checked with Vartek and teachers WILL still have "home access" once that gets rolled out. This adjustment will NOT impact that.** > > **Some grade levels would like to keep a few laptops set up in each of their classrooms (2-3) so that they can have kids quickly access AR and other applications without having to go get them off the cart. It is fine to do that, as long as those laptops are made available to the other teachers on the team when they want to have every student have a laptop for a project, or whatever. Tonya can help with any logistical questions re battery life, whether to get extra power cords, etc, or you can put in a Vartek ticket for Scott Mungin (our new tech who has replaced Scott Willis) to come up and help work through any logistical issues.** > > **III. Questions, comments** > **A. Clickers - please let me know if you would be interested in having training on using the clicker system (instant response system). Please let your cohorts know that this training will be available. Denise will cover it somewhat in the Study Island training, as well.** > **B. AR - Tonya will be ordering some AR quizzes for lower reading levels, as we have a number of primary teachers who are interested in its use. Please let her know of any titles you are wanting.** > **C. Other** > > **IV. Marzano, Vocabulary, UbD** > **A. Vocab sharing at Feb Delayed Start -- be prepared to share what is working well for the kids, how the background vocab words developed by the content teams are going, whether and how you are using the six step marzano process, etc. Also, if there are issues re our plans for the binders traveling with the kids. This is a check in review.** > **B. UbD team to revisit year 3 and 4 plan - Revisit the Observable Indicators checklist (I'll send to you by email attachment) to remind you and your team of the things that should be seen when we are teaching for depth of understanding and beginning with the end (indicators) in mind.** > **C. What needs to be revisited with Marzano, OR what other topic/item needs addressing in PD** > **D. PD team (Josie threw all of you on the grenade, saving the rest of the staff, by saying ALT can be the ones who determine the building's PD needs and approaches, rather than creating one more team. :-) We will be adding an item to our agendas each time, that will be about planning for delayed starts, and other PD needs.** > > **V. Math Fact Fluency Michele asked that you talk to your team about how you want to do a fact fluency emphasis (everyone doing something similar, each grade doing it their own way, etc)** > > **VI. Intervention needs.... Assessment needs** > **A. groups, materials, resources, scheduling????** > **all good....** > > **VII. Hot Topics: In PD, what's working, what's not? What about in other areas? Needs?** > **Study Island training next week.... Clickers upcoming.** > > **VIII. Other?** > > > Agenda for November 4, 2009 > > **I. Calendar questions? What do you need for conferences, parties, other events?** > > **II. Vartek > > **III. Inservice Day follow up and questions: What can we do here to support what was presented and/or what people need?** >> **UbD and Marzano update - where are we? where are we going? Pacing guide revision, etc >> > >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> AGenda for June 3, 2009 >>> >>> **I. Birthday treats** >>> >>> >>> II. Assembly and walk? >>> >>> >>> III. Vocabulary binders - what to use, how to transition.... post survey will be done next year to account for the fact that most of us were in a pilot year with it this year. We'll be better able to measure the effect if we wait. >>> >>> >>> IV. Duty schedules for next year - ideas about arrival/dismissal, recess, etc. (I need your input and ideas) >>> >>> V. Meeting times for next year - committees >>> >>> VI. Goal setting - staff meeting? >>> >>> >>> VI. OAT information - how to disseminate, do we want to offer a time when people can come in after scores arrive and begin dissecting? >>> >>> >>> Wrap up - given the changes and adjustments related to the levy, if there are questions or situations that we should address, this would give us an opportunity to get some things rolling. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> . >>> >>> >>> Agenda for April 29, 2009 >>> >>> I. Dates >>> **Check over calendar for any additions. What do you need from office or others?** >>> Add : send notices about end of year picnics >>> STaff meeting on workday >>> notify Nancy about 6th gr gone to Nagel on May 5 >>> >>> >>> II. Right To Read Week - Rosietha >>> >>> >>> III. Service Projects - Beautification - small group discussion >>> **Since Spruce Up Day was cancelled....** >>> a) reschedule large group >>> b) reschedule smaller groups with smaller projects >>> c) Student council, cub scouts, and interested grade levels "adopt" one of the smaller projects >>> d) other? >>> >>> Send out map of the projects to ALT >>> Repaint US map on parking lot - ask Darren about type of paint - get with 5th grade >>> >>> >>> IV. Ongoing UbD and its "offshoots": How do all of our "initiatives" fit together? >>> >>> **a) Stage I: Unwrapping standards and planning curriculum (**maps/pacing guides - in process - grade level/content teams**)**assessment folders and SOC are part of this plan which is also on maps **- in revision process)** Marzano pieces +**)** >>> >>> b) Stage II: Assessment plans ( >>> >>> c) Stage III: Instructional planning (lessons designed to directly fit and achieve assessment goals - >>> >>> >>> V. End of year - small group discussions >>> celebrations? volunteer reception? SN? retirements? other? Vocab survey? walking club? >>> >>> **Volunteer breakfast not necessarily with Success Night - volunteers not really getting recognition - teachers not available** >>> Nice Busken cookie, attached to a certificate, give to them >>> Bulletin board with all the names - big thank you - Tara and Tracy - quotes from kids on beehives >>> Collect money ($3) to buy cookies, etc. >>> We need to provide: note cards, beehive notes for kid quotes, >>> Michele - beehive notes, check on cookies >>> >>> End of year assembly: 9:30 >>> Walk - right after assembly - back door of gym, staff first, then kdg (staff cheers - "1st graders, 1st graders"), then on and on and on and on and on...... >>> Walk a lap (if it's raining, do it inside) >>> >>> Ice Cream Social? Mr. Softee? Snow Cones? Could they sell them for $.25 Check out other providers..... UDF ice cream cups - make a sundae bar - talk to Susan..... >>> >>> VI. Other. Next year membership.... >>> Stacey, Marta, Tracy, Josie remain (2, 4, 6 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> **AGenda for February 11, 2009** >>> >>> I. Catch ups >>> II. Fitness Trail >>> III. How to set up a paper: Can we get a uniform way to set up a paper? Where the name goes on the paper? How to do a rough draft (always skip lines?) 4-5-6 will meet and develop a model and will share it with 3rd >>> >>> III. Status of the Class >>> IV. UbD >>> V. Content Teams >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Please feel free to add your ideas to the appropriate pages. >>> >>> Agenda: December 10, 2008 >>> A. District PD plan >>> B. Building grid >>> B.UbD Implementation plan - share and put on calendar - review from WIKI page >>> C. PD assessment tool >>> >>> II. Data TEam plan >>> >>> III. Calendar >>> A. Pro Ohio dates >>> B. UbD requirements >>> C. Other >>> IV. Teams (wellness, safety, etc) updates >>> V. Content Teams review >>> A. Structure for this year >>> B. Planned sharing? (calendar) >>> >>> VI. Other? >>> Questions/comments/needs >>> >>> >>> 4/14/2008** >>> //Agenda for April 17th, 2008 (One of the topics A-C may be carried over to a before school session, if time does not allow for full discussion on Thursday)// Data >>> A. >>> >>> //B.// UbD >>> >>> C. Professional Learning Community >>> Notes: This plan will include parameters and topics/goals for 1/2 day release time, delayed starts, inservice, content teams, etc. >>> >>> The following will not likely be addressed on the 17th, unless time somehow permits. >>> Vocabulary: The Summit Vocabulary plan will be developed after the Nashville conference AND the trainings on the new language arts series are completed. If time permits on the 17th, or on the vocabulary page of this Wiki, please give your feedback about what needs to be included/addressed in such a plan. >>> >>> Other (may hold an optional before school session to address these later) >>> 1) Success Night >>> 2) PTA events and calendar >>> 3) Service opportunities - long term objectives
 * I. Follow ups from last meeting**
 * RC summer retreat to plan for next year
 * Monthly parent info nights and video clips - need a team to do this
 * please let Kathy know if you are interested in working on this this summer
 * School wide book study on How to Teach Like a Champion
 * maybe articles and jigsaw idea
 * Academic Choice changes - multi grade level meetings, etc.
 * training needs to be longer than an hour ... the packet included things that they already knew how to do
 * Needed more information on where One Note files are, individual problems, meet with individuals or with grade levels during a plan time
 * issues with printers (printers not working) When we shut down and restart, sometimes the printers are there and sometimes not. If you are offline, then go back online, they have to go find a printer.
 * having to send a ticket ... needing something fixed now (for a class)
 * tickets are in there from before migration (haven't heard at all ) Tracy : battery from second day of school, for instance
 * lack of administrative control - 15 minute - if I close, it hibernates. I can't edit things in control panel.
 * No access to a font folder.
 * Control panel is extremely limited.
 * software not installed. scanners need to be reinstalled and then that wouldn't work
 * webcams on the older tablets: vartek will install: have to bring disk to vartek to install those and home printers
 * report cards: Filemaker need a code to get in
 * things listed on surveys are not installed
 * all ONe Note files were gone - Vartek guys have to go find them and make them not Read Only
 * First and second grade carts? need them now...1st grade computers are not working in the classroom (won't work with Tumblebooks or Spelling City)
 * Clickers: Bob Buck
 * Study Island: grade level plan times.... how to use reports
 * Other?
 * Academic Choice ideas/structure?
 * PD 360?
 * dates - share calendar (can Mac users get to it?) 24th Sibling scheduling Musical for school 2:30 on 13th (head to gym at 2:30)
 * testing information
 * Intervention -
 * Clickers
 * Update on PD assessment grid
 * Other?
 * Wellness Team update - walk across America (walk around Ohio) - follow up with Dennis
 * Test assembly - test run - video presentations for afternoon announcements
 * Fine tuning - are the criteria you developed still what you want? Dates? Uses.....
 * Set meeting time to talk through how it should look next year. How can we set it up so it's really usable and used to inform instruction?
 * Need a 4th column - one for beginning of the year, one at second grade card and end of year?
 * Can we import the information instead of having to redo it?
 * requirements for this year
 * what support is needed?
 * Do we need to move to more grade level release time to develop maps?
 * Next year...
 * 1) Need: Without specific ways to measure growth, we operate on assumptions or have a disparity between real and perceived results.
 * 2) Goal: A building data plan to collect evidence and measure progress towards stated building goals.
 * 3) ALT Tasks:
 * list the sources of data that we have at each grade level for math, reading (especially vocabulary), AYP and Value Added
 * What are the holes we have? What other sources of data are needed to measure growth in these areas at various touchpoints during the year? Where can we find more sources of data?
 * Direction/guidance for Data Team (whose task will be to develop the data plan with specific measures that will be used and timelines for measuring growth through the year. Data Team will meet in May, after testing, at a time agreed upon by its members.
 * 1) Need: Without follow up and an implementation plan, the chances that we will continue to focus on using backwards design and demonstrate the observable characteristics of a school teaching for deep understanding are minimal.
 * 2) Goal: A workable, coherent plan for furthering our use of UbD in the classroom and the building, including emphasis on Stage II (assessment). Assessment and its use in classroom instruction will be a focus in professional development and in the content teams, as well as implementation of the observable characteristics.
 * 3) ALT Task: Revise Year II UbD plan: be sure to gear it to implementation and to Stage II.
 * 1) Need: We need to ensure that our professional development model for provision of PD, support, and follow up are a cohesive plan to maximize its benefit for teachers and our students and minimize lack of focus.
 * 2) Goal: A PD framework for 2008-09 that meets the needs of teachers as identified through data and reflection on growth and that moves us closer to the descriptions of a PLC as noted on the PLC page of this wiki.
 * 3) ALT Task:
 * Identify actual vs. perceived needs and how we can know that
 * Review proposed professional development plan and give feedback/revise
 * Determine dissemination plan to get information to all teachers about summer offerings, data meetings, inservice, etc.