Murphy Team Update
For the Week of February 10-14
Our Mission
Lapeer Community Schools is a dynamic community organization embracing our students with a quality learning environment, developing independent and confident learners for the future.
Nuts and Bolts for the Week
Monday, Feb 10 -
- WIDA Testing in the AM
- K PLC
- Spelling Bee at 1:30 in the gym
Tuesday, Feb 11 -
- Collaboration at 7:30
Wednesday, Feb 12 -
- Popcorn Day
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd PLC
- Murphy Family Skate Night at LASER Skating Rink in Lapeer from 6:00-8:00
Thursday, Feb 13 -
- Building maintenance walk through at 10:00
- K-5 Principals meeting in the PM
Friday, Feb 14 -
- Kindergarten Field Trip to the Sloan Museum
- 4/5 PLC
Murphy Minute (the Weekly Parent Update):
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Mid-Point of the Marking Period:
31a News...
When analyzing data for your subject/grade level/building, subgroups need to be considered. The subgroups that we need to consider are gender, migrant status, limited English proficiency, race/ethnicity, students with disabilities, and socioeconomic status. While not required at this time, it is also helpful to look at homeless, foster, and military youth students. Typically we think of subgroups as 10 or more, but considering smaller subgroups of students is also helpful data.
Before/After School Intervention
MONEY is available through the Early Literacy Grant to pay teachers for literacy tutoring before or after school for students in grades E5-3. I am hoping some teachers might be willing to do this in the new year! Please let me know.
M-STEP Readiness:
MSTEP Calendar:
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/Testing_Schedule_for_Summative_Assessments_635008_7.pdf
NEW! 3rd grade will need to test before 4th grade, so that the district and the state can alert parents regarding the 3rd Grade Reading Law, ASAP.
M-Step Building Timeline of Events
1. Jerri will roster the students in the BAA site. This is basically making sure that all 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students have been assigned to the correct classroom teacher.
2. Once students are rostered in BAA, Tami and I will work with classroom and special education teachers using the E-Direct site to set up all M-Step accommodations for students.
3. We will use PLC time to create an M-STEP testing schedule, locations and proctors by the end of February.
4. I will print the classroom testing tickets from E-Direct and then have Barb organize them. These tickets will go in a labeled folder that is handed to the test proctor the morning on the testing session. We will have an “absent” sheet that is filled out at the end of each testing session to make sure we know what students need to make up the test at the end of the day.
5. Throughout the testing window you can use the E-Direct site to check on student testing progress and make sure that you have all students tested by the end of the window.
What’s New in 2020?
Students will read one passage, either literary or informational, from a variety of genres as prescribed by the standards. Students will then answer five multiple-choice questions and respond to a writing prompt, which includes a bulleted list of components found in a well-written essay. See released items below for your grade.
Specials teachers check this out too! (How could you support this during your instruction?)
This is very important to understand how they will be scored.
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/M-STEP_Grade_3_Student_Response_Sampler_612034_7.pdf
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/M-STEP_Grade4_Student_Response_Sampler_611392_7.pdf
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/M-Step_Grade_5_Student_Response_Sampler_609191_7.pdf
Linked below is a list of MSTEP vocabulary.
These are words that students will encounter when taking the test. This is not intended to be taught as a “vocabulary list.” However, try to include this terminology as part of your instructional language. This way, students get used to hearing/seeing these terms and will better understand what is being asked of them on the test. Please read the introduction for more details.
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/M-STEP_ELA-Construct-Relevant-Vocabulary_526868_7.pdf
Mid-Year Data Days
MLPP and DRA Windows
MAP Testing Windows
Illuminate Deadlines
- Baseline DRA (grades 1-5) AND Baseline/Sound ID (E5/K) data must be in Illuminate by 10/4
- Tri 2 DRA Data must be in Illuminate by 2/14 for traditional calendar
- Tri 3 writing scores must be in by 6/5 for K-3 teachers and teachers without an SGP from MSTEP
- All data points other than those specified above must be in Illuminate by the end of Records Day each trimester include Math & Writing
- Science and Social Studies data does NOT have to be put in Illuminate. If you link your assignments to standards then Beth will be able to export from PS into Illuminate automatically.