"Super" Spruce Scoop
Volume 1 Edition 27
April 27, 2015
Focusing on the Future
Team,
At our Spruce feeder pattern principals' meeting, we spent time talking about balanced literacy and determining the best course of action as a feeder pattern. For the most part, the consensus was that secondary schools would focus on shared reading while the most elementary school principals would like to focus on small group instruction and guided reading. We will continue to collaborate to develop the best course of action for our team based on principal input.
Beyond focusing on balanced literacy, setting the stage for the upcoming school year encompasses many facets of planning. While we are going to make sure good first instruction takes place daily for the remainder of the school year, let's also continue to plan for a great 2015-2016. A few key items to consider are:
- A strong master schedule that supports all learners (Pre-A.P and intervention courses)with appropriate time allocations.
- Grouping students through the use of teacher input for each class in each grade level.
- Collaboration among CILT and A-team to begin thinking about Key Actions for the C.A.P.
- Identify a specific area of focus based on campus needs. This could be student leadership, use of data, etc.
Kudos!
Marshall Memo
Below is an excerpt from an article recently posted in the Marshall Memo. I felt it was a good paragraph to share as it speaks directly to our work of coaching. She notes how important the conversation is after observing a teacher. As you and your team continue to coach and monitor teachers for good first instruction, please remind you leadership team members of the value of the actual conversation. Ideally, the conversation allows the teacher to do most of the talking during the coaching. See below:
In this article in Educational Leadership, author/consultant Charlotte Danielson says that after supervisors or colleagues observe a class, “it’s all about the conversation. Whether educators are discussing observation data, assessment results, the rigor of activities and assignments, or student work samples, what they value are not the data per se, but the conversations they have about the data.”
Staffing Our Schools for 2015 - 20016
We are doing quite well as we move toward fully staffing our schools by May 30. Currently, we have 23 vacancies across the feeder pattern for next year. Most of them are for two of our schools. Otherwise, we are in a good place. I would like to thank the following principals who are currently fully staffed for next year:
Dr. Sheryl Wilson
Mr. Gerald Bennett
Mr. Juan Cordoba
Ms. Silvia Garcia
Mr. Umoja Turner
Ms. Rocio Bernal
Events for the Week
Monday, April 27 - Report cards issued
Tuesday, April 28 -
Wednesday, April 29 -
Thursday, April 30 - Secondary Mandatory LPAC training @ H. B. Bell Building 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Friday, May - Secondary Data Meeting, Elementary Mandatory LPAC training @ H. B. Bell Building 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.