CSE STAFF UPDATE
Weekly Office MEMO
Week Of October 9, 2017
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REFRAME
This week has been a challenging week. There are few that understand the reference this week and have a shared experience with me. This week has forced me to examine what I believe to be true about students, families and what we expect.
We often talk about equity work in public schools. In fact we openly talk about Kids get what is fair and not what is equal. This week was focused on the needs of a few despite the needs of the many.
This video reminds me that as we hope to meet students needs with our "Regular" delivery model because they are quite "ALIKE", there are a few who need some thing else because they are "Different". It is time for us to continue to fight for those that have no voice, those that are underserved and those that need us to recognize their unique needs. It is time to REFRAME the conversation.
My hope is that we all do not lose site of this and continue to fight and work together for the Few who need something different, because if we don't, who will?
#CSESTRONG
Eric
#CSESTRONG Weekly Staff Mindfulness Challenge
CSE STAFF MEETING VIDEO LINKS
STAFF BIRTHDAYS
October 11 - Eric Skanson
October 14 - Mark Larcom
October 30 - Jaclyn Klinkner
Weekly Schedule
Monday 10/9
- DAY 1
- 7:30 - SAT
- Faith Formation - Grades 1/2
Tuesday 10/10
- DAY 2
- 7:30 - BSED Meeting
- Faith Formation - Grades 3/4/5
- 8:30 - Grade 5 Kindness Retreat w/Discovery School
- 3:00 - BLT Meeting
Wednesday 10/11
- DAY 3
- 7:30 - Building RtI
- "Stand Up For Kindness Day" - wear orange!
- 9:00 - Cold Spring Fire Department present to Grades K-3
- Kindergarten meet in the Commons
- Grade 1 meet in the Primary Pod
- Grade 2 meet in the Center Gym
- Grade 3 meet in the Cafeteria
Thursday 10/12
- DAY 4
- 7:30 - Q-Comp/PLC/AC
- Rockville Fire Dept. here with the Smoke House (no details yet)
- 3:00 - Fun Committee
Friday 10/13
- DAY 1
- 7:00 - District RtI
- 3 hour Early Dismissal
Important Upcoming Dates
10/10 - 5th Grade Kindness Retreat with Discovery Elementary
10/11 - CS Fire Dept. here for K-3 (more details to come)
10/12 - Rockville Fire Dept. here with Smoke Trailer (more details to come)
10/13 - 3 Hour Early Dismissal
10/19 - NO SCHOOL - MEA Break
10/20 - NO SCHOOL - MEA Break
10/25 - Vision Screenings (Grades 1/3/5)
10/26 - Picture Retake Day
Social Media @ ROCORI
1. Fill out the short survey from this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/L2HB359
2. Send 1-4 pictures of yourself to socialmedia@rocori.k12.mn.us
2017-2018 WBWF Goals
The percentage of all students in grades 3-5 at CSE enrolled by October 1st who score at or above grade level targets as measured by the READING will increase from 54.6% in 2017 to 65% in 2018.
MATH
The percentage of all students in grades 3-5 at CSE enrolled by October 1st who score at or above grade level targets as measured by the MATH MCA will increase from 60.4% in 2017 to 68% in 2018.
What are potential FOCUS areas of Improvements for SLG/PGP?
Time on Text
Close Reading
Oral Vocabulary Usage/Development
Conferring
Student Targets
Standard Alignment and Deconstruction
School News/ Annoucements
Sandwhich Lunch Tickets will not be needed starting Monday. YOu do need to have an accurate lunch count!
- Lunch count and attendance should be done by 9:00 a.m.
- Need CPI Refresher and Training DATES? Click HERE
Teacher Evaluation
Student Learning Goal (SLG)
Due by Oct 18th to Mr. Skanson
Document Link HERE
Send to skansone@rocori.k12.mn.us
Professional Growth Plan (PGP)
Due by Oct 18th
Document Link HERE
Send to Brad Bauer (bauerb@rocori.k12.mn.us)
Formal Observation Form
Summative Observation Form
Congrats, Kudos, and Thank You!
Thank You CSE Building Leadership Team. We had an incredible day of meaningful work in setting a meaningful and appropriate direction for CSE! More information to come!
Committee Updates:
Click HERE to access the CSE committee memberships
Why do we have Committee Structure at CSE?
1. To improve decision making process/feedback between staff/administration
2. To Empower Staff to See the Problem/Own the Problem #TOP20
3. Amplify All Voices at CSE
4. Assist in the overall communication and governance at CSE
RtI (Response to Intervention)
Click HERE to access the District RtI Notes
Committee Chair: Jim Meyer
CSE Building RTI met and updated the Yearly Assessment Matrix. We will be asking each teacher to contribute to our BUILDING Assessment Document. More information coming soon.
CI (Curriculum and Instruction)
Click HERE to access the District CI Notes
Committee Chair: Joyce Baumann BaumannJ@rocori.k12.mn.us EXT 3145
Math roll out is underway. We are looking for a way to gather information about questions, materials, training needs, etc. The "math experts" will have their training on Tuesday, the 26th. They will decide how to gather this information.
Piloting of our potential new reading curriculum will begin in October.
Deconstruction of standards work will continue this school year.
Training focuses for upcoming year: Grades K-2: Orton-Gillingham Grade 3-5: Close Reading
SD (Staff Development)
Click HERE to access the District SD Notes
Chair: Leslie Buttweiler
Items to Discuss
- Last meetings notes – discussed ongoing need for collaboration between committees
- District SD update – updates on academy day (registration, format, presenters, topics)
- Budget – 17/18 budget is significantly less (1/3) but we are told budgeting has been done differently this year to “assess” actual needs and are encouraged to “request what we need and they will adjust the funding” ??
- Fund Requests – see above
- Ideas for Academy Day – still looking for presenters!
Literacy
Chair- Sharon Posch- poschs@rocori.k12.mn.us -Ext 3142
Why: To create a culture of literacy with students, staff, and families
Goals for the year:
- Promote an increase in student conversations around texts students are reading
- Create practice profiles for CAFÉ and Conferring
- Get some Little Free Libraries up and running in the building
- Continue the Principal Book Clubs with 4th/5th grade and possibly look at adding 3rd grade
- Get posters of books made to hang around the building to get excitement around reading the books
- Collaboration with CS Public Library
- Library Book Shelves dedicated to students’ book recommendations
Fun/Climate/Culture
Chair- Rachel McDougall Ext 3129
"Working is hard and distracts from having fun." -Orson Scott Card
Check out the email about the mugs, notebooks and birthdays. More fun coming soon!
Health, Safety, Building Improvement
Chair- Tom Petroski PetroskiT@rocori.k12.mn.us EXT 3116
Family Groups
Chair- Brian Kothrade KothradeB@rocori.k12.mn.us EXT 3111
Spartan Pride
Chair- Dustin Kramer KramerD@rocori.k12.mn.us Ext 3136
More Spartan Badges coming soon!
Digital Leadership
Chair Greg Spanier SpanierG@rocori.k12.mn.us EXT 3119
Daily 5 Tip of the Week.. from the DAILY CAFE
Starting the Conversation
Allison Behne
Lately, my inbox has been flooded with surveys from companies that want to know how they can provide better service. They use survey responses as a diagnostic tool to make changes and improve service. The survey initiates a conversation that will fill in blanks for them, leading to an improved experience for customers. It is a strategy that is just as effective with students.
We want our students to have the best instruction possible. By knowing each child’s strengths and limitations as a reader, we can design our instruction to meet their individual needs. We do this through assessment data, running records, and conversation—we ask them. The students in our classroom may not be able to tell us what specific strategy they need, but through questioning and conversation they can tell us what they are good at and what is challenging for them, and that information can serve as a diagnostic tool for us in goal setting.
We start the conversation with two casual questions, and they begin to fill in the blanks:
- Tell me about yourself as a reader.
- Why did you choose this book?
After listening carefully to what they tell us, we take that information and use it to reinforce and support strengths and to provide explicit instruction to accelerate progress.
Our curriculum, assessments, and standards are all an important part of providing service, but if we don't give them a voice, we are missing an opportunity to provide the best experience for our customers, the students who entrust us with their lives every day.
CAFE STRATEGY LAUCH CHECK
Leslie Buttweiler
Name
Leslie Buttweiler
How Many Years have you worked at CSE?
This is year 20.
Position
Special Education
What I love most about my job at CSE
Students and colleagues.
Favorite Food
Pizza
Favorite Children's Book.. and Why!
"The Places You'll Go". By Dr Suess
Hobbies
Attending my kids sports activities, reading, spending time on the lake.
Interesting FACTS about ME
This is year: 26
Schools: 7
Districts: 4
Grades I've taught: K - 12+
Current Position: k-5 special education
Longest grade: k-5
Principals: 8
States: MN
Classrooms: 13
Standards Links
All Standards HOME link- http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/dse/stds/
Arts Link- http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/dse/stds/Arts/
PE Link- http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/dse/stds/hpe/
Reading Link- http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/dse/stds/read/
ELA Link- http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/dse/stds/ela/
Math Link- http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/dse/stds/Math/
Science Link- http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/dse/stds/sci/
Social Link- http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/dse/stds/soc/
World Languages Link- http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/dse/stds/world/
Cold Spring Elementary
Email: cseoffice@rocori.k12.mn.us
Website: http://www.rocori.k12.mn.us/cold-spring-elementary
Location: 601 Red River Avenue North, Cold Spring, MN, United States
Phone: 320-685-4951
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cserocori/
Twitter: @CSEROCORI