Phase two Building mentor assigned to new teachers at Teachers use personal laptop for easy access to SIS (2nd quarter) beginning of year (principal) student info, PIVOT (for principal feedback from Effectiveness of performance evaluations and access to student data), & Teachers receive personal laptop Staff and Google Drive to instantaneously link with students & Instructional Specialist (district-funded coach) Recruiting & colleagues supports all teachers with planning & instructional Retaining Staff Principal conducts weekly classroom walkthroughs to strategies across the school year 2015 provide teacher feedback and identify instructional needs Ongoing teacher performance evaluations are conducted Principal conducts classroom walkthroughs by principal (& mid-year reviews) Principal conducts on-going teacher performance Use of PIVOT evaluation warehouse) enables evaluations (district’s real-time data entry & teacher feedback within 24 hours Principal & teacher identify supports needed for As identified, assistance provided to support struggling improved practices improved instructional practice, classroom teachers’ management, etc. (e.g., Instructional Specialist (coach); mentor teacher; observation of other teacher’s colleagues’ Professional classroom practices) Development Patterns of findings inform PD needs of staff (principal & Instructional Specialist/coach) August Conduct monthly (data) meetings Grade-level teacher teams convene monthly to analyze Learning Log 2016 (principal) formative assessment results, inform instructional adjustments needed, and re-group students for school-wide daily 30-minute remediation/enrichment Time embedded into redesigned master schedule “Success (8-Step and/or extended-time for teacher PD and Process) Periods” collaborative planning (principal) During embedded PD, CR-PBIS team shares outcomes from Tier II trainings with staff and solicits input from colleagues for developing and finalizing Tier II Sunny Heights Instructional Specialist implementation plans coach) supports teacher needs District-funded instructional specialist (coach) provides embedded PD, aligned to staff needs, for school staff and Principal receives PD and networking Teacher stipends for individual teachers needing targeted supports opportunities with colleagues during for after-school After-school PD on topics such as cultural competency; district-wide leadership meetings PD/collaborative (Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Schools) collaborative lesson planning; and SIOP time mentor provides ongoing Principal’s assign support across school year (Ryan Russell)
Effectiveness of Staff and Recruiting & Retaining Staff Professional Development Building mentor assigned to new teachers at beginning of year (principal) Teachers receive personal laptop Instructional Specialist (district-funded coach) supports all teachers with planning & instructional strategies across the school year Principal conducts classroom walkthroughs Principal conducts on-going teacher performance evaluations Principal & teacher identify supports needed for improved practices Conduct monthly Learning Log (data) meetings (principal) Time embedded into redesigned master schedule and/or extended-time for teacher PD and collaborative planning (principal) Sunny Heights Instructional Specialist coach) supports teacher needs Principal receives PD and networking opportunities with colleagues during district-wide leadership meetings (Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Schools) Principal’s assign mentor provides ongoing support across school year (Ryan Russell) Phase two (2nd quarter) 2015 August 2016 Teachers use personal laptop for easy access to SIS student info, PIVOT (for principal feedback from performance evaluations and access to student data), & Google Drive to instantaneously link with students & colleagues Principal conducts weekly classroom walkthroughs to provide teacher feedback and identify instructional needs Ongoing teacher performance evaluations are conducted by principal (& mid-year reviews) Use of PIVOT (district’s evaluation warehouse) enables real-time data entry & teacher feedback within 24 hours As identified, assistance provided to support struggling teachers’ improved instructional practice, classroom management, etc. (e.g., Instructional Specialist (coach); mentor teacher; teacher’s observation of other colleagues’ classroom practices) Patterns of findings inform PD needs of staff (principal & Instructional Specialist/coach) Grade-level teacher teams convene monthly to analyze formative assessment results, inform instructional adjustments needed, and re-group students for school-wide daily 30-minute remediation/enrichment “Success Periods” (8-Step Process) During embedded PD, CR-PBIS team shares outcomes from Tier II trainings with staff and solicits input from colleagues for developing and finalizing Tier II implementation plans District-funded instructional specialist (coach) provides embedded PD, aligned to staff needs, for school staff and for individual teachers needing targeted supports After-school PD on topics such as cultural competency; collaborative lesson planning; and SIOP Teacher stipends for after-school PD/collaborative time
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