WELCOME BACK
2015-2016!
SUMMER??
A Little About Me...
Just When You Think you know what tomorrow will bring
Thank YOU!
- Paul
- Laura
- Sherri
- Janice
- Janet
- Kevin & His Staff
- PTO!
- All of You
New Faces...New Places
Aaron Meltzer
Gabrielle Vetter
Laura Sitvarin-Garza: Guidance
Laura Reis: Reading Specialist Support
Mark Capriotti: Band
Pat Keller: Daytime Cleaner
Jennifer Hankinson: School Aide
Para-professionals
Darlene Difrank: Penn Valley
Annimarie Dowd: Penn Valley
Leeanne Howell: Makefield
Charlene Kahlenherg: Penn Valley
Danielle Kilmer: Quarry Hill
Christine Harvie:
Allison Hughes:
Byron Conover:
Elizabeth Meier:
New Places
Diane Haley: 6th Gd
Sally Poletick: 7/8
New Names
Beth Cooper: Beth Wold
Kim Thompson: Kim Monachello
Sarah Zudick: Sarah Loonan
Megan Solek: Megan Hough
ET...Phone Home
Setting up voicemail for the 1st time? Default Password is 1 2 3 4 #
- Follow Prompts to set up your message
- See Sherri's E-mail earlier this month
- Old Phones: Notify Janice who will then determine collection
- Voicemails now sent to your e-mail account: audio attachment
- Code Blue Button: immediate assistance in your room, this will be functional in the very near future...NOW
- Outside calls will be able to ring into your classroom after dismissal
- To make an Outside Call...CONTINUE dialing 9: No CODE ANYMORE:
- Virtual Voice Mail Box
TECH ADDITIONS
- On Site but currently being formatted
Digital Video Displays in Lobby
- Looking to utilize these displays for the promotion of events and our students building-wide.
- Looking for ideas and suggestions for use
Google Certified
- Staff members trained
- Increasing use and application of GAFE: google apps for education
- District will be transitioning over the course of the year
- Increase Efficiency and communication building-wide
New Acceptable Use Policy: Instituted July 1st
- Must be signed and completed during September
Continued Growth...As Good as it Gets???
SAFETY & SECURITY UPDATES
- ID's will contain an electronic transmitter that will release the lock on the door.
- Timed for entry depending upon your role
- Access between buildings is being determined
Room Security: Check the Following
- Door Magnets
- Red-Green-Blue Cards
- Door Window Covers
Crisis Response Manuals
- Updated for this school year
- Review and have accessible in room
- Distributed this week
School Based Crisis Plans
- We will be updating our school based plans for evacuations and lock down procedures this school year
- Chain of Command documents
- "Go Bags"
- Utilize technologies available
New Door Numbering based on consistent county based recommendations
- Beginning with Elementary Level
- Moving to Secondary of the course of the first semester
- Buildings will be identified A side through D side Entrances
- Potential Exists for interior letter and numbering changes
Code Red & Yellow Drills: Continue quarterly practice
Fire Drills: Monthly
Testing...
- OCT: 7-20: Math
- OCT: 21-NOV 4: Reading
- MAY: 2-13: Math
- MAY: 16-27: Reading
PSSA TESTING:
- ARR: 11-15: ELA
- APR: 18-22: Math
- APR: 25-29: SCI
- MAY: 2-6: MAKE-UPS
KEYSTONES:
- MAY: 16-27
New PSSA's & PA CORE STANDARDS:
- New test...New results
- Apples to Oranges
- PVAAS growth data reliable comparison according to experts
- State averages Prof/Adv
- 6th ELA: 60.8 6th Math: 39.8
- 7th ELA: 58.9 7th Math: 33.1
- 8th ELA: 58.4 8th Math: 29.9
- Details to be shared in department meetings & grade level
FIELD TRIPS
New Volunteer Clearance Policy & Reminders for December 31st Deadline for Everyone Else
Last Day for Field Trips is June 3, 2016
HOME ACCESS CENTER: HAC
- Demographic information
- Grade Books Open this school year. Will not be open for the first 10-11 days of the school year
- Report Cards: Electronic form only this school year
Be consistent and timely with inputting grades amongst your team & grade level. Protocol will be shared with parents indicating the turn around time for different types of assessments. We want parents to have reasonable expectations for access.
From personal experience this access to information by parents increases parent involvement with students and actually reduced questions regarding grades. It did force me to become more organized and timely with grading practices.
E-Mail Reminders
E-School link to class e-mails?
Student Information shared- Parent - Teacher
- Teacher - Teacher
Phone call vs. E-Mail
TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS
- Notification regarding your involvement in clinical observations/focused observation rotation will be sent within the first two weeks of school
PAETEP
- We will utilize PAETEP for all components of teacher effectiveness this year
- Differentiated Supervision
- Focused Observations
- Walk-throughs
- SLO's
- 82-1 & 82-3 Forms
Reminders
- Growth Options: Portfolio-Action Research-Peer Coaching
- SLO's: Based upon content areas and require administrative approval. This process will be done electronically through the PAETEP portal this school year.
- Consider new initiatives and try to integrate Differentiated Supervision Option and SLO design for further effectiveness and efficiency