Thunderbird Times
October 2 - October 9
The Halls Speak
Our first grading period has been completed and we have set and focused our expectations. As the year continues, stay committed to our HALL expectation, small group instruction in the classroom, and intentionally aligning lessons to the TEKS and Data needs.
When parents, students, staff, and stakeholders walk into our campus (even when empty), they will automatically see signs of what we value and the culture we promote. To align the physical environment of our campus to the values we hold true; take a walk through your grade level hallway. What does posted student work say to our campus? To our Instruction? Is the work aligned to the TEKS? Is it updated?
Does the outside of the door get students excited for learning? or show college encouragement? When staff and students have pride in our hallways and classrooms, it makes a difference!
We have made serious progress with student behavior and learning; lets not become complacent or the progress will quickly deteriorate and it will go back to the previous status quo.
What are the physical signs of an exceptional school? And are they seen in your hallway?
Onward!
Great Example, Posted Student Work & Aligned TEKS
Hospitality Committee
Hospitality Committee
Metroyer's Token Economy
Arnal's Data Tracking
Arnal's Data Tracking by TEK
Fifth Week in Review
Teachers are updating their Data Walls in the classroom. Great student work is being presented outside in the hallways. Extra Curricular Clubs have started and are moving forward. And teachers have begun after school intervention using targeted and focus instruction!
Student work is being posted in the Hallways; please continue to ensure it is updated with accompanied and aligned TEKS as well.
Data Expectations
In order to gain these insights, we have to look at data in multiple meaningful ways. Data can be reviewed by Grade Level, Teacher, Student, TEKS, or by any combination of those 4 methods. How we analyze data will depend on questions we are asking.
As discussed in the Staff Meeting on September 25th, we will have data reviewed using Tiers. Please have the Student Tracker and Class Profile data sets completed and reviewed. If you have any questions accessing these or what the data is immediately telling your, please see Dena or Lopez. These should be submitted to Lopez no later than 7:30 am on Wednesday if you have not already done so.
Road Map for Success
As teachers, we have multiple demands for our attention, frequently, it feels like all at once. To create a sense of structure, our campus plan for success will focus on these practices that will produce high achieving students.
- Implementation of a Classroom Positive Behavior Program (SEL, Relationships)
- HALLs campus initiative implemented Daily
- Backwards Planning (using Common Assessment, ACP, STAAR; to plan instruction)
- Planned Lessons (from TEKS -> Instructional Calendar -> ACP/STAAR)
- Quality Instructional Activities and DOLs
- Targeted Frontloading and Interventions
- Intentional Small Groups using Data
- Classroom Data Wall - Student Accountability
- Student Rigorous Work (and posted in Hallways/Classrooms as examples)
Upcoming Events
October 2: Six weeks grades due
October 5: Visitors on Campus for Principal for a Day
October 6: Junior Achievement on Campus
October 11: Deputy Chief Campus Visit
October 12: Parent teacher conferences
October 13: No School - Fair Day
October 20: Professional Development - Secondary Fair Day
PLCs next week, October 9th - 13th will be focused on Instructional Planning and Next Steps (with Common Assessment at the forefront of this process). Instructional Planning will emphasize:
Instructional Calendar
Common Assesment 1 TEKS needing retaught/revisited
Small Group Instruction
After School Intervention/Frontloading
2nd Common Assessment - Week of October 30th
ACPs - December
In coming to a close, we want to recognize those teachers with Perfect Attendance and On-Time Arrival to the campus each week. All the teachers who were present Monday through Friday with a 7:40am or earlier clock in time were put in to a drawing for Teacher of the Week - or winner is Ms. Ross!!
Thank you Ms Ross for providing and serving your students everyday. As winner of Teacher of the Week, the parking spot closest to the building will be yours from Tuesday, October 3 until Monday October 9th.
We will continue to have weekly drawings for Teacher of the Week based on attendance and timeliness.
We are the on the path to be Premier Campus in Dallas ISD!!