Gulf Elementary Faculty Meeting
Thursday, November 9, 2017
School Recognition Money for 2016-2017
Plan 1-
· 100% equal split amongst the entire faculty and staff. (Bonus amounts/units will be pro‐rated based on the amount of hours worked per day and hire date if they did not work the entire school year)
· All staff who worked during the 2016-2017 school year will be rewarded
· All itinerant staff (nurse, staffing specialist, OT, PT, psychologist) will receive $150.00 each.
· Any remaining funds shall be put towards classroom materials/supplies to support student learning
Plan 2-
· All certified staff (teacher, counselor, administration) will receive one full “unit”. Bonus amounts/units will be pro‐rated based on the amount of hours worked per day and hire date)
· All full time staff (paraprofessionals, helping teachers, office staff, food service workers, custodians) will receive 50% of one full unit. (Bonus amounts/units will be pro‐rated based on the amount of hours worked per day & hire date)
· All staff who worked during the 2016-2017 school year will be rewarded
· All itinerant staff (nurse, staffing specialist, OT, PT psychologist) will receive $150.00 each.
· Any remaining funds shall be put towards classroom materials/supplies to support student learning
IMPORTANT TALKING POINTS:
- · A major focus of the new standards is their emphasis on higher-order thinking and the ability to solve complex problems.
- · This emphasis on higher-order learning is the foundation for the concept of "rigor."
- · Florida Standards Assessments will focus on analysis knowledge utilization rather than recall of content.
- · Relying less heavily on teacher-centered strategies which emphasizes lecture, practice, and review and this type of instruction will not help students succeed with the new standards.
- · We must move to student-centered strategies that support student learning by scaffolding content from foundational knowledge to complex application of knowledge.
- · Students must learn to use their knowledge to solve problems.
- · Teachers need to plan for scaffolded student autonomy.
Saturday, November 18
Congratulations!
Pass The Lanterns!!
School District of Lee County Vision 2020
Reminders....
- If you send information home to parents about new programs, events, ect. reason they would call the office please share with the office. (not weekly news-letters)
- Entering FOCUS Grades