posted Oct 10, 2018, 5:26 PM by Nicole Engel
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updated Oct 10, 2018, 5:35 PM
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PTSO Meeting/Coffee with the Principal - Welcome and Activity
- Activity from Innocent Classroom: a program that all teachers, admin, and staff are going through this year - http://innocentclassroom.com/
- Summary of the start of the 2018/2019 school year
- All PTSO meetings will be conducted in both English and Spanish. Agendas will be shortened to ensure that the meetings remain the same length.
- Enrollment: 472 including 40 in pre-k
- Workshop Week:
- Lucy Calkins reading curriculum
- High Expectations, Achievable Goals
- Reading units of study… (5-6 weeks, varies by grade)
- A Clear Instructional Arc
- Focuses on more than just the level the student is reading at
- ENVoY
- Provides a range of strategies which focus on non-verbal communication skills to manage classroom groups
- Systematic approach to managing four distinct parts of a lesson
- A vehicle to influence
- 2 hour refresher for trained staff
- 1 day training for new staff
- Observations of staff
- Renewing contract – peer reviewers (2)
- Renewing contract on cycle – administrator (1) and peer reviewer (1)
- Probationary – administrator (3)
- Probationary – mentor (peer reviewer)
- 9 new teachers this year; 2 brand new to teaching, 2 from Spain
- SES – Student Engagement Specialist
- New position this year: Meghan
- Amities: Santiago – Columbia; Marta – Spain; Nestor – Columbia
- Need winter clothing for Santiago and Nestor. Clothing has been purchased; how can we support the purchase?
- Approximately $300 has been spent, but all amities could use new/better boots.
- Ann, Yesenia are heading to a sale this weekend. Will look into getting some boots in different sizes to store in the basement.
- Ann: other dual schools ask parents to contribute some money for the amities every year. $5 per family per year might be appropriate for RDLS families? This could be used for winter clothing and incidentals.
- Important: Amities do not receive their first stipend for their work here until the end of October/beginning of November.
- Polly: can we see the amity contract/does it clarify what is the responsibility of the host families? There is a lot of grey area here.
- Need to develop a sustainable program going forward to support the amity program.
- Sra. Marta: we need to have a meeting between the PTSO Board and the Amity program.
- Book of the Month Program
- Each month teachers will receive a selected book that lends itself to conversations around culture, race, and equity.
- Our First Book: All the Colors We Are: The Story of How We Get Our Skin Color
- Windows & Mirrors: windows – see outside of themselves and their world (perspective-taking); mirrors – see themselves reflected in the curriculum.
- Project cost is $1783 for the school year
- We have applied for a grant for $750 of that. Won’t know if we received the grant until the end of November.
- Sheridan Hills began the program in the district. We have selected bilingual books and/or Spanish books.
- Members approved the proposal – we will move forward with Book of the Month.
- MCA Data – will be discussed next meeting
- SIP (School Improvement Plan) – will be discussed next meeting
- Audrey: Concordia Language Villages might provide opportunities for the amities; willing to take the lead on the Box Top program.
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