The Power Ranger Press
5/03/2021
The Power Ranger Press
Hello!
It's May! We just have three weeks left of the school year! I'm so proud of all of you. Don't worry....we still have lots of fun activities before we send you off for summer break!
In May, the ISOK Student Support Team will be celebrating and acknowledging the Live to Give Mindset, Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, Mental Health Month, Teacher Appreciation Week, and many more ASCA Awareness Days.
Each week you'll find news, information, action items, and fun from the ISOK Student Support Team! Please read carefully and enjoy this issue of The Power Ranger Press!
Thanks,
Ginger Allison
ISOK Student Support Program Manager
American School Counselor Association Awareness Days: May 2021
ISOK Weekly Announcement:
ISOK Student Support Team
ISOK Student Support Program Manager
Ginger Allison, giallison@insightok.org
Engagement Specialists
Shereta Sweet, shsweet@insigtok.org
Mona Earnest, mearnest@insightok.org
Megan Moser, mmoser@insightok.org
Bo McIlvoy, bmcilvoy@insightok.org
Student Resource Coordinator
Brittany Eck, beck@insightok.org
Career Counselors
Jason Deskin, jadeskin@insightok.org
Abi McCalister, amccalister@insightok.org
Academic Counselors
Alexandra Orton, aorton@insightok.org
Anelicia Brimacomb, abrimacomb@insightok.org
Kaitie Quinlan, kquinlan@insightok.org
Strong Start Requirements!
- Strong Start Connection Call with CFA
- Attend Strong Start Live Orientation Session
- Strong Start Online Learning Course
- Strong Start Star 360 Reading Growth Assessment
- Strong Start Star 360 Math Growth Assessment
You will learn more about how to complete these tasks in orientation.
End of the Year Assessments
All students in 9th-12th grades will take Star360 assessments this year for math and reading. These will be taken in August, January, and May. Additionally, all students will be taking a USA Test Prep assessment in October and March to ensure students are meeting their grade level standards and to simulate state testing. These assessments are required and help our teachers target instruction to meet students’ needs and ensure growth. It is important that students complete these assessments on their own, without assistance from learning coaches or other sources.
Your teachers will also send out information to complete Star360 assessments, but students may begin now to complete them.
· Log in website: https://global-zone08.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/7139830
• Username: Your Student ID (ex: 123456)
• Password: Your first name in lowercase and last 3 numbers of your Student ID (ex: phillip456)
• Everyone will take a Star Reading test and a Star Math test (do not take Early Literacy).
• Honest efforts rewarded – Do your best (how much time you take on it is monitored), complete it, and receive points upon completion.
If you get kicked out and it asks for a Monitor Password, that password is: admin
New Student Support Activities:
This Week's Student Support Schedule:
ISOK Support Groups
Student Needs Assessment Survey
The ISOK Student Support Team has created a survey to identify students' needs. This information is completely confidential and will be strictly used for screening purposes only, so that we can offer community resource connections, one on one and small group support and better serve your students. Please complete the survey by following the link below.
Student Resources
of all the programs and platforms ISOK students utilize.
Stride in Spanish
DID YOU KNOW?
Stride has a Spanish version of their website:
Stride has a Spanish version of the Parent Portal:
https://es.k12.com/sdk12parentportal/dforce/portal_sitelogin
Learning Coach's Corner!
We are happy to see more Learning Coaches visiting and supporting one another in our new online community built for Learning Coaches. Our LC Community is a safe and caring online space where you can:
• Find, connect, and develop relationships with other Learning Coaches
• Find school specific information and resources
• Learn from and encourage other Learning Coaches
You can access our school’s LC Community from the K12 App by logging in with your Learning Coach credentials and clicking the Community tab at the bottom.
Don’t have the K12 App? Download the K12 App on your iOS or Android device today!
Join us today at www.learningcoachlife.com!
Stride User Research Studies
The User Research team at Stride will have a variety of research studies in the field for the month of April.
We want you to be aware of them and hopefully participate so we can better support you and your students.
In the event you are contacted by someone on your staff to confirm validity of outreach, below are recruitment efforts underway from our User Research team for April 2021 studies.
Not all studies may be listed below.
If a school or family receives an email from Diane Hopkins at Engage In Depth (diane@engageindepth.com), the request is valid.
LCVIP STUDIES
Survey: get feedback on Newrow
STUDENTVIP STUDIES
Survey: Tentative - topic not defined
STUDENT STUDIES
Survey: feedback from 6-12 students on OLS Themes
Ideation Session: Tentative - socialization ideas grades 9-12
Usability: Student Assignment Workflow
Survey: 6-12 students on new IOL curriculum
LC STUDIES
Survey: get feedback from K-1 LCs about new curriculum models.
Survey: K-1 New curriculum model feedback
Survey: 6-12 LCs on new IOL curriculum
TEACHER STUDIES
Survey: Get feedback from teachers using new Math 7 & Algebra 1 curriculum materials from the Hub
E2E: OLS Gradebook Import UX
Interviews: k-1 teacher interviews about new curriculum model
PILOT STUDIES: Staff/Classes already assigned to participate in research
Interviews: Math 8 teachers to understand usage & pain points
Survey: Math 8 teachers to gain feedback on experience.
Interviews: Math 8 Control Teachers, to gain feedback on current course experience
Ginger L Allison, M.Ed
Email: giallison@insightok.org
Website: isokvirtual.net
Location: 1156 South Douglas Boulevard, Midwest City, OK, USA
Phone: 405-835-2133 3241
Facebook: facebook.com/InsightOklahoma