Deerfield Bulletin
December 3, 2018
December Character Trait
Future Device Committee Update
The Future Device Committee met last night. They are providing feedback regarding the upcoming 11” MacBook refresh at the elementary level. The committee is considering refreshing the 11” MacBooks with 13” (as the 11” MacBooks are no longer produced), iPads (with keyboards at 4th/5th grade to support typing) or some combination of the two options. The committee is recommending moving away from a classroom allocation of devices to a more equitable distribution based on student enrollment at each building. Specifics on the ratio will be determined by device selection and budgetary constraints. Final decisions will be made and sent to the BOE for approval in December.
Calendar of Events
Monday, Dec 10 - C day
3:00 IG Gifted IEP
6:30 Deerfield EPIC Night Out
Absences:
Tuesday, Dec 11- A Day
11;45 XC in 2L IEP
3:15-4:00 SSP Meetings- SSP AGENDA HERE
7:00 pm PTO Meeting - Music Room
Absences:
Wednesday, Dec 12 - B Day
9:30 Mental Health Team Meeting - Joni's office
10:00 Joni Meets with Darcy
11:00 SPED Meetings
1:00 PowerSchool Meeting - Joni gone
1:45-3:15 Regular Collaboration - Agendas Here
2:00 KS in 4R IEP
2:30 AP in 5th IEP
3:00 DLT Meeting - Bailey's room
Absences:
Thursday, Dec 13 - C Day
1:00 IN IEP (Willam's student)
Absences: Bland, Sheffler
Friday, Dec 14 - A Day
Progress Monitoring Due!
Absences:
Monday, Dec 17- B Day
3:00 AH IEP (gifted)
Absences:
Tuesday, Dec 18 - C Day
3:00 EE SPED Eval Mtg
3:10-4:00 Staff Meeting -Agenda Here
Absences:
Wednesday, Dec 19- A Day
8:30 Spelling Bee
11:00 SPED Meetings
1:45-3:15 Regular Collaboration - Agendas Here
Absences: Anne T. lv 1:30
Thursday, Dec 20- B Day
8:00 Admin PD - Joni Gone
Absences:
Friday, Dec 21- C Day
Winter Parties Today!
Absences: Anne T.
See you all back to school January!
January 7th 2019 - 8:00 am - Library
Differentiation for Below and Above Levels, Trauma Modules, ALICE training, Documenting Behaviors.
January 8th and ABC Schedule
The January 8th workday will not impact the ABC schedule. We will continue with the current calendar and assigned days.
Message about PowerSchool
Snap and Read Resource
Paige Buckingham sent this message out today and asked us to share with staff.
Checkout this quick video by Don Johnston on the new color overlay and reading guide that has been added to Snap&Read.
November Gold Slip Winners!
Sarabeth Morgan's card was drawn at random from the November Gold Slip bag!Check your mailbox for a special prize!
So far we have given out APPROXIMATELY:
11,800 Gold Slips in September
7, 150 Gold Slips in October
3, 800 Gold Slips in November
~~~~~~REPEATS~~~~~~
New Interim State Assessment Information - from Terry McEwen
Interim Assessments…From Terry McEwen (LC)
Teachers Grades 3-5:
Interim State Assessments are now available for you to use with your students on the KITE Educator Portal. Interim assessments can be given during the following Windows:
Interim Assessment Windows:
o Winter – Dec. 3 – Dec. 14, 2018 (optional)
o Spring – Feb. 4 – Feb. 15, 2019
Kansas Assessment Program Window:
o Mathematics, ELA and Science: 3/11/2019 – 4/26/2019
o KELPA2: 2/4/2019 – 3/8/2019
Logistics:
NEW: Interim Assessment Procedures Here!
- Procedures for administering the Interim Predictive Assessments will mirror administration of the regular state assessments
- Each interim predictive is composed of 25 test questions
- Each interim should take no more than one class period (45-50 minutes)
- Interim assessments will be administered online via KITE Student Portal (the exact same portal as the state assessments)
- Each interim predictive assessment includes test questions that parallel the summative assessments (KAP “State Assessments”)
- Traditional multiple choice
- Technology-enhanced items
- Technology-enabled items
- DOK level 3 and 4 items (Webb’s Depth of Knowledge Wheel)
- Each interim predictive assessment covers approximately one-half of the content standards assessed by KAP
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