WHS Staff Update
4/17/19
Monday's Agenda - No PD
Spring Break
Hallway Passes
- Passes should include student name, destination, time and teacher signature
- Passes should have a specific destination or purpose i.e. "To Knepper for tutoring"
- Passes should not be written to the vending machines
- Avoid sending students out in the first and last five minutes of class
- One pass for each student
Auditorium Use
4th Quarter Grading Timeline
New Iowa Assessment ISASP Update
Tentative testing schedule:
May 1 - Science, 10th grade only
May 2 - Language & Writing
May 3 - Math & Reading
We will be running an adjusted schedule May 1-3, so you can plan for about 45 minute classes each day. Students will go to all blocks, but only Wall-to-wall students will travel to off-campus classes.
As we continue to prepare for the ISASP and questions come up please post on our Discussion Board. I appreciate all who have posted already. It has allowed me to ask other questions that I hadn't thought of yet to District administrators. The more we figure out ahead of time, the smoother the testing will go.
CLICK HERE for the Discussion Board.
We will be administering the ISASP the week of April 30th
- Visit the following link for the Testing Manuals.
- Visit the following link for the Training Modules.
- Visit the following link for the TestNAV Module and the Practice Tests.
Testing Schedule for ISASP days
9-12 Conditions for Learning Survey
9 – Naviance (9th Team)
10 – Science ISASP
11 - Naviance
12 – NCRC
May 2
9 – Writing and Language ISASP
10 – Writing and Language ISASP
11 – Writing and Language ISASP
12 – Late Start
May 3
9 – Math and Reading
10 – Reading and Math
11 – Reading and Math
12 – Late Start
Testing Day Schedule:
7:55-10:35 Assessment Window
10:40-12:30 3rd Block and Lunches
12:35-1:19 1st Block (44 minutes)
1:23-2:07 2nd Block (44 Minutes)
2:11-2:55 4th Block (44 Minutes)
Spring Break Shut Down
Before you leave on April 17th you will need to complete the energy check-out form online.
The link will not be active until Noon on April 17th.
https://fs2.formsite.com/siouxcitycommschools/form21/index.html
Upcoming Surveys for students
May 1st - NCRC: 12th graders will take the NCRC while others are taking the ISASP. This assessment measures career readiness.
May 14/15 - Covaitatily: this survey will be given again to 9th and 11th graders during homeroom. This survey replaced teen screen and is a valuable tool for us as we look at helping the Whole Child.
Staffing 2019-2020 Update
IPDP Share-out postponed
SPRING DUTIES 2019
Close Reading - Invite Admin in for Observations
This researched-based strategy is effective in all content areas. For the rest of this year, each teacher should invite an administrator in to watch a Close Reading lesson. We are collecting walk-through data around this strategy 6-12 across the District.
When you implement this strategy please send an invitation to April and/or your evaluator. All teachers should send an invitation at least two times before the end of the year.
If you need more support in implementing this strategy, please reach out to Kristen or Tyson.
#WhateverItTakes Bucks
Upcoming Monday PDs
4/29: 2:05 - 3:50 Assessment & Survey Prep
5/06: 2:05 - 3:05
5/13: 2:05 - 3:05 IPDP Share-out
5/20: 2:05 - 3:05