Moorhead Faculty Weekly News
November 11, 2019
Mission Accomplished!
Jeans Days
We've been a little lax on jeans days. Please remember that you should wear a Moorhead shirt if you wear jeans with the exception of dress up days.
Should we complete the "I voted" challenge you can wear a non staff shirt on Tuesdays and Thursdays each week.
Don't forget to tell your students that they are AWESOME!
Take a second and encourage your students this week in each class. Tell them they are amazing and that you believe in them. They need to hear it.
BIG QUESTION 2019-2020
Printing Paper and the Copy Machine
What's up this week?
Monday
Staff Development - 8:30 - 9:45
Team Planning Day 9:45 - 3:30
ILT meeting 3:30pm
FOOD TRUCK will be here!
Tuesday
7:30am Admin and Counselors meet
Wednesday
APs and Counselors Meet with Tri County 7:30am
FRIENDSGIVING Pot Luck
Thursday
Moorhead Tailgate PARTY! 5pm at Caney Creek HS
6-7pm History Washington DC field trip meeting
Friday
Food Truck Schedule
11/6 KAOW
11/11 Texasiana
11/20 Krazy Kreole
12/4 Refill Station
12/18 HEOs Kitchen
A Word From Mr. Garcia
It's NOVEMBER people! Thanksgiving is right around the corner. Stay the course, and keep up the great job!
Have a nice weekend.
-Robert
REMINDERS
Attendance
Teachers,
Central office has reminded us that second period attendance is due by 10:30am each day. Mrs. Jeane will be calling anyone who forgets.
November Super Staff!
Leslie Vinalay
Nina Morrison
Enjoy a Free Canes Box Lunch on 11/19
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
S. Hofer 11/10
B. Debardelaben 11/14
Door Decorating Contest
· Decorating may begin December 2nd
· Judging will take place December 10th
Only the door between the frame will be judged
Prizes
1st Place: ½ day for shopping (Must coordinate with Mr. Garcia) + 5 jeans passes
2nd Place: Gift Basket + 5 jeans passes
3rd Place: gift Basket + 5 jeans passes
*Jeans pass given to all who participate
All decorations must be removed prior to leaving on December 19th.
Excited to see everyone’s Masterpiece!!!
-Bray
Something Inspirational
The most valuable resource that all teachers have is each other. Without collaboration our growth is limited to our own perspectives - Robert John Meeham
Food for Thought
Who needs me today?
Would I want to be taught by me?
Am I better today that I was yesterday?
Feb. 17 - Plan to work (TEAM PLANNING DAY)
Many staff members missed two days of work due to classes being canceled on September 19 and 20. The designated make-up day in the 2019-20 calendar for exempt staff is February 17.
Staff members not employed before September 19 do not have any days to make up.
Professional staff who worked on September 19 and 20 do not have to make up the missed days on February 17, if approved by the principal.
Although two days were missed, professional staff will only make up one day on February 17.
Hourly (Paraprofessionals) employees were paid for the two missed days and do not make up either of the missed days. If an hourly employee is required to work on February 17, he/she must be paid for the hours worked and should use Kronos to record his/her time.
The 4 PLC Questions
What do we want our students to learn?
How will we know if our students are learning?
How will we respond when students do not learn?
How will we enrich and extend the learning for students who are proficient?
Moorhead Jr. High Decision Making
Decisions Made With Teacher Discretion
1. Classroom set up
2. Classroom rules and Procedures
3. Lesson Planning and Activities
4. Dates and Times to Meet with Teams
5. Classroom Management
6. Techniques including Rewards and Consequences
Decisions made with Teacher and Administration Collaboration
1. Campus and District Calendar
2. Curriculum Purchases
3. Classroom Maintenance
4. Scheduling
5. Student Placements
6. Personnel (Hiring Panels)
7. Materials and Major Purchases
8. Discipline
9. PLC Agenda Items
Decisions made with Administrator Discretion
1. Budget
2. Effect Campus as a whole
3. School Policies
4. Personnel Management
Team Lead / Instructional Leadership Team Meeting Notes
NOTES 8/19
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Distinctions, comparison schools, and quadrants were discussed.
Dr. Tamika Taylor praised MJH teachers for the excellent job they are doing. She also gave her recommendations on the PLC process. Our homework is to:
- Set student goals and track them all year - "I can" statements are a great way to use kid friendly language - my challenge is for this to be a campus wide expectation!
- Teacher led PD as on ongoing cycle - based on instructional needs, admin walkthroughs, and data. This is going to be such an amazing asset to the 5 day PLC structure!
Discussed quadrants. Our lowest performers are ELL and SPED.
When planning think about what we want students to learn and how to reteach if needed.
Discussed what instruction should look like when moving students from meets to masters. Approaches to meets, etc.
Notes 8/26
- Discussed the importance of Bell to Bell instruction.
- Discussed Open House - Sept. 23rd (8th Grade) Sept. 24th (7th Grade)
- Discussed Federal Accountability (Reading/Math) Achieving "meets" levels
- Discussed "I can" trackers by team. Discussed Student tracking vs. Teacher tracking
- Discussed - Teacher Led PD - Look at data before hand - Have teacher who was most successful demonstrate the lesson prior to teaching the lesson.
Notes 9/6
Mrs. Fuller and Dr. Taylor talked STAAR structure. We will focus on student growth. We looked at data from May 2019 and we looked at individual student data. We now know where our students are now and we can start interventions early instead of waiting. We know that we need to focus on and target specific students (sub groups) to move up to the meets level. We looked at examples of "I Can" charts and student tracking. Math teams shared what their student trackers. The district math coaches were very impressed by what they developed.
No Meeting 9/9
Notes 9/16
- PSAT 8 and ELA 7 Benchmark are on Oct. 17 in the morning.
- Discussed the bond. Prop A (new schools) Prop B (Turf).
- Employees can provide factual information by phone, email, newsletter, or Professional social media account.
- As a private citizen, on your own off duty time, you can give your opinion or advocate for or against the bond on Personal social media, Personal email, your yard, etc.
- We will have sack lunches that day and a guest speaker in the afternoon. (Pep Rally Schedule)
- Professional Dress for Open House - Pick a jeans day later in the week.
- ROAR team needs a science and history representative
- Oct. 26 (Sat.) Please talk to your team lead if you would like to volunteer to hand out factual information on the bond to the CCHS community.
- Discussed courses eligible for UIL waiver. (All Pre AP courses and Alg. 1)
- Pantherpalooza (Formerly known as Community Night) is coming up on Nov. 9th. - Teams will each sponsor different games. Mohr will create a sign up for team leads.
- Nov. 20 - 50 of our students have been selected to take the NAEP test, a 90 minute reading and math exam.
Notes 9/23
Team leads discussed:
Discussion Questions for Team Meeting during staff development week.
- Curriculum alignment – What is the differentiation between level and Pre AP?
9/30 No Meeting
Notes 10/7
We discussed
- Grading policy for your PLC/Team.
- Re-test policy
- Curriculum alignment – Differentiation between level and Pre AP
- Kagan Day 1 vs. Day 4 in January
- Morning Late Bus Pass
- Upcoming events
10/14
No Meeting
Notes 10/21
Debbie McNeely discussed ways to differentiate between Pre AP and level in ELA.
Note 10/28
Richard Woodruff and Amy Rogers discussed ways to differentiate between Pre AP and level in History.
Agenda 11/4
No Meeting
Agenda 11/11
Approve Schedule Change process
Friendsgiving and tailgate party
NAEP test
Finals Schedule
Team Christmas Parties
Looking Long Term
November 13 - FRIENDSGIVING - Staff Pot Luck
November 14 - Panther Tailgate PARTY @ CCHS in front of the gym at 4:45pm.
November 18 - 22 - Generation Texas Week
November 20 - Faculty Meeting in the library AFTERNOON ONLY
November 25 - 29 - Thanksgiving (No School)
December - Plan your Team and/or Department Holiday Party
December 4 - Fall Picture Retakes
December 11 - PTO Coffee and Chocolate bar
December 11 - Retirement Party after school for Stone and Hofer
December 12 - Winter Dance (During school day) (Hosted by PTO)
December 17 - 1st, 2nd, 3rd Final Exams
December 18 - 5th, 6th, 7th Final Exams
December 19 - 4th Period Exam / Early Release / Ben Franklin Visit
December 20 - January 5 Winter Break
January 6 - Staff Development - Kagan Cooperative Learning Day 1
January 7 - Team Planning Day
January 7 - Positive Coaching Alliance (9:30am - 11:30am) All Coaches
January 15 - Staff Development - Panther Short (During Conf. Period) led by Pawlik
February 7 - Valentine's Day 6pm - 9pm (hosted by STUCO)
February 19- Faculty Meeting 7:30am or 4:15pm
March 6 - Student vs. Staff Basketball game / Early release (hosted by The Dazzlers)
March 6 - End of 3rd 9 Weeks
March 18 - Faculty Meeting - 7:30am or 4:15pm
April 7 - STAAR 7 Writing / STAAR 8 Math
April 8 - STAAR 8 Reading
April 9 - Student vs. Staff Soccer game (hosted by PTO)
April 10 - Good Friday Holiday (No School)
May 5 - Algebra 1 EOC
May 7- STAAR 8 Science / 7 Science Benchmark
May 8 - STAAR 8 History/ 7 History Benchmark
May 12 - STAAR 7 Math / STAAR 8 Math (retest)
May 13 - STAAR 7 Reading / STAAR 8 Reading (retest)
May 15 - Choir End of Year Field Trip
May 15 - End of Year Dance 6pm - 9pm (hosted by school)
May 21 - 7th Grade Awards Ceremony 9:15am - 10:00am
May 21 - Incoming 6th Grade Parent Night
May 22 - 8th Grade Awards ceremony 9:15am - 10:15am and 8th Grade Field Day 11 -3pm
May 25 - No School - Memorial Day
May 26 - 1st, 2nd, 3rd period Finals
May 27 - 5th, 6th, 7th period Finals
May 28 - 4th Period Final / Early release
May 28 - THE CROSSING - 7pm @ CCHS
May 29 - Work Day