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Lincoln/ Madison Feeder
Legendary Leadership * World-class Scholarship
Week of January 4, 2016
Our Vision
The Lincoln/Madison Feeder Pattern prepares scholars to lead, think, communicate and compete as responsible citizens who are college and career bound.
Literacy and Critical Thinking
Professional Learning Communities
Social-Emotional Supports
It is my hope and prayer that each of you had a restful Christmas break. As we enter 2016, we must hit the ground running as we focus on our goals. By now, each of you have received my preliminary analysis of our feeder ACP data. We saw strengths and weaknesses, but overall, there is a lot of work yet to be done for our students. We will continue to work on student achievement, the quality of instruction and climate and culture with an intensified look at data on an ongoing basis. A data-driven instructional calendar will be sent out soon which will guide our work. We will also facilitate opportunities to leverage the strength of those teachers who are seeing success with our students as we plan and discuss teaching strategies. We will also continue to focus on literacy with a focus on critical thinking.
Together, we can positively impact our students, schools and communities. I believe that we have everything that we need to do just that. I believe that each of our schools will meet standard with an increase in distinctions. I urge you to believe with me.
Literacy PD Abounds
The two 3-5 literacy cadre teachers and IC will attend training on January 4, 2016 from 2:00-5:00 at Nolan Estes.
Also, Dunbar will host the feederwide literacy training on January 5, 2015 presented by Lead4Ward. The title of the session is "Figuring Out Figure 19," and it is my belief that if we can support our students in mastering this concept, we will strengthen their reading, writing, listening and speaking.
Data, PD and the PLCs
Please take time now to update your PLC cycles to include the 3 week mini-markers that will start during the 4th six weeks. (Hopefully you have taken a look at the 4th six weeks assessments that have already been uploaded to curriculum central and started the conversations with your teachers regarding the curriculum calendars.) Please upload your revised PLC cycles onto our Lincoln/Madison collaborative google site by January 5, 2016. Also, if you have not already done so, your PD agenda for this week should also be uploaded. Remember to allow time to view the Open Carry Video with your staff on Monday or Tuesday. We will be out and about observing PD on Monday, so best wishes to you for a great day of PD with your teams.
MLK Gardere Oratory Competition
Two students from our feeder will compete as one of eight finalist in the 24th Annual Gardere Oratory Competition. Lyric Turner (Charles Rice) and Mariah Hickman (Dunbar) will advance to the final stage on January 15 at the Majestic Theater. Read more at the link below. Best wishes to these very talented students. We know they will represent their families, schools and our feeder well!
Tara Broadus- Dallas ISD Elementary Teacher of the Year!
Please take a minute to view the video spotlight for our very own Tara Broadus, Dallas ISD's 2015 Elementary Teacher of the Year! She is a proud teacher at Joseph J. Rhoads as well as a proud Lincoln High School graduate. Mrs. Broadus reminds us to give our best each and every day to the students in the Lincoln/Madison Feeder because they are our future teachers, lawyers, doctors and leaders! Watch her video at the link below:
Charles Rice- DISD's Best Neighborhood School
In a December 16 article found in the Dallas Observer, Charles Rice was acknowledged as the best neighborhood school is Dallas ISD with the highest SEI scores from 2013-2015. The article appropriately calls Rice a "local gem;" a school that " takes the students in their attendance zone and provides them with a good education." That is what we are called to do as leaders; ensure that our students are receiving a good education in every classroom, everyday. We are very proud of the extremely hard work and commitment of Alpher Garrett-Jones. She is often quiet and somewhat unassuming, but she is an excellent leader- worthy of honor. Well done!
Read the story below:
http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/disds-best-neighborhood-school-is-in-south-dallas-7855725
Leadership Focus and Updates
Please make sure that you work with your leadership team to design an action plan in response to your ACP data. With 58 days until the first round of STAAR, please backwards plan and ensure that students are grouped for targeted instruction and that data is being reviewed daily.
Reminders:
- The bi-monthly I2020 update is due on January 15 and once per six weeks thereafter on your gooole link. Please make sure that your quantitative data includes student achievement data such as ISIP, Common assessments, Achieve 3000(baseline), Reasoning Mind, SRI (high schools), DOL etc. You could also include attendance, truancy, discipline, spot data and survey feedback.
-Review the 4th 6 weeks common assessments this week during PLCs
-Principals should provide written feedback to teachers within 48 hours of the spot observation.
-Please note that non-renewals will be somewhat earlier this year due to the Board calendar. If you have teachers who are struggling, ensure that you are making every effort to support their progress.
--Signs will be delivered to each school regarding the concealed and open carry hand gun law that was recently passed. More information to come.
Board of Education Recognition Month
On the Horizon
January- Board of Education Recognition
Jan. 4- Staff Development or Teacher work day
Jan. 4- 3-5 Literacy Cadre 2:00-5:00 at Nolan Estes
Jan. 5- Figuring out Figure 19 @ Dunbar 8:30-3:30-literacy teachers
Jan. 5- Upload revised PLC cycles on google
Jan. 5.- Carnegie Math 5th grade (Rm.810) and Algebra 1 308) (Rm. 8:30-11:30 or 1:00-4:00 @ Buckner
Jan. 5- Customer Service training for office managers
Jan. 6- Feb. 1- Campus based Written compositions
Jan. 6- Jan. 25- SRI testing (high schools)
Jan. 6- Jan. 27- ISIP MOY testing
Jan. 8- Summer School phone conference 9:00-9:30
Jan. 9- ACE Carnegie Math (5th grade) 8:00-12:00 at Haskell (identified 6 participants)
Jan. 11-AP Focus Group 4-6 p.m. @ Haskell
Jan. 11-Parent Conferences High Schools
Jan. 12- Districtwide Spelling Bee
Jan. 12- TEI Expert Session @ Madison 4:45-5:15
Jan. 14- Parent Conferences Elementary Schools
Jan. 15- MLK Oratory Competition
Jan. 18- MLK Holiday
Jan. 19- Destination Access Feeder Meeting @ Lincoln 2:00-3:00
Jan. 20- Principal's Meeting 1:00-5:00
Jan. 21- K-2 Literacy Cadre @ Rhoads 3:45-5:15
Jan. 23- STAAR Academies (Region 10) 9:00-12:00 English 1&2/Reading, Writing & Math elementary
Jan. 28- Feeder Principal's Meeting @ Roberts 11:00-2:00
Jan. 30- ACE Carnegie session @ Haskell 8:00-12:00 (identified 6 participants)
Our Feeder Leaders
Latoya Jarvis- Joseph J. Rhoads Learning Center
Chanel Howard-Veazy- Lincoln High School
Alpher Garrett-Jones- Charles Rice Learning Center
Dionel Waters- Paul L. Dunbar Learning Center
Gayle Smith- Madison High School
Eneida Padro Colon- O. M. Roberts Elementary
Wendy Hawthorne, Executive Director
Email: whawthorne@dallasisd.org
Location: 408 North Haskell Avenue, Dallas, TX, United States
Phone: 972-925-3005