ICEF Academic Newsletter
October 25, 2015
Welcome to Week 11!
Trick or treat!
Academic Team Calendar
A Rainbow of Colors! Calendar now includes Ryan, Marie, David, Nimat, Shannon, Antoinette, Stephen and John Knight (see below!) Please remember that any member of the Executive Team, Academic Team or ICEF Board of Directors can visit any time!
Upcoming Dates
November 3-4 - Non Violent Crisis Intervention Training, Downstairs Conference Room
November 13 - Benchmark 2 Window Opens
Instructional Focus - 3.2A - Executes Learning Cycle
Last week, Shannon Reid, our Director of K-5 Instruction led Instructional Specialists and 3-5 teachers on how best to utilize Engage NY, implement the Learning Cycle. This week, Instructional Specialists participate in Springboard PD.
- How much time is being spent on each activity in the learning cycle?
- How much of that time is allocated towards activities that actually lead achieving the learning target?
- How are we engaging students to actually attaining the learning target?
News, Helpful Hints, and Reminders
From the Academic Team -
- CDE has now archived all materials from the fall CAASSP meetings. Information (including resources for families) can be found here: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ai/infomeeting.asp
- This week, Directors will be receiving an Arts Survey conducted through ICEF's partnership with Arts For All. Please allocate at least 10 minutes of your time to complete the mandatory survey. You are encouraged to work with your Art Teachers in doing so. If you need assistance or have questions, please contact Jamie McAndrews or Marie Morelock.
- On Monday, 10/26, Springboard Training for Instructional Specialists will take place at IIES, Grevillea Site. On Tuesday, 10/27, Springboard Training will take place in the Downstairs Conference Room. Lunch will be served on both days.
- On 10/26-10/27, Shannon Reid, David Vaezazizi, Lori Foskey (VPPES/MS) and Nicole Peters (IIES) will be attending a CAASSP Institute hosted by the CDE. The focus of the Institute is using the CAASSP Digital Library and Interims to foster instruction.
- On 10/28, 10/29, and 10/30, Shannon Reid and Nimat Jones are attending Literacy Symposium hosted by McGraw Hill.
- Thank you all those who have registered for the NCI Training on 11/3-11/4.
- Please ensure that all required data has been input into Illuminate. Deadline to input is 10/30.
From Our Development and Communications Team:
DEADLINE APPROACHING - Mayor Riordan’s Foundation is again offering the 2015-16 Recreational Reading Mini-Grant where Pre-K-5 teachers submit wish list of book titles up to $1,000 for their classroom libraries. Last year a number of ICEF teachers were awarded books.
Information can be found here: http://www.riordanfoundation.org/rrmg_app.html and the deadline is November 20, 2015.
Celebrations and Worth Noticing!
- Our very own Nia Toliver, VPPHS ICEF Rugby Team Member, is featured as Sports Illustrated's HS Athlete of the Month. Check it out! http://www.si.com/high-school/video/2015/10/21/high-school-athlete-of-the-month-rugby-nia-toliver
- Three cheers for ICEF Vista MS and ICEF Innovation for doing an excellent job with last week's LAUSD Oversight Visit! The team was IMPRESSED! Thank you!
ICEF Public Schools, A Culture of Excellence
Send us your celebrations! We want to hear from you!
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