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CMMS Staff Newsletter - Week of September 5th
Fall 2022 Open House Quick Snaps!
For All of Our Safety!
Beginning this week, administration will begin walking duty areas to ensure that all assigned staff are in place and on time. Should a staff member not be present, a "Reminder Notice" will be sent.
If you are unsure of your duty location or time to report, please see the duty assignment handouts towards the bottom of the newsletter.
Remember, it takes all of us... working together... to make CMMS better. Let's continue strong!
Morning Duty Rotation for Science and Fine Arts - Starts at 8:25am
Reminder: C Lunch Time Change
The lunch schedule for C lunch has been altered to allow for students to be picked up from lunch instead of moving to their next class on their own.
On 7 Period Days:
- C Lunch (4th Period) = 12:25pm β 12:55pm
- 4th period teachers will escort students to their assigned table by 12:25pm, and should be back in the cafeteria to escort 8th graders back to 4th period at 12:55pm
On Block Days:
- C Lunch (2nd or 6th Period) = 12:00pm β 12:30pm
- 2nd or 6th period teachers will escort students to their assigned table by 12:00pm, and should be back in the cafeteria to escort 8th graders back to 2nd or 6th period at 12:30pm
Please ensure that your students are seated and ready for lunch at the time indicated.
Make-Up Ren360 Week
Sub Folder and Lessons due by Wednesday, September 7th
Teacher Sub Folder Documents and Expectations
Sub Folder (planned absences)
- Keep on your desk, clearly marked and easy to access.
- Maintain updated class rosters and seating charts in the folders (check once a week for updates).
- Completed Sub Welcome Letter and Essentials.
- Bell Schedule.
- Building Map.
- Your duty schedule and location and lunch table assignment.
- Campus Administrator and Front Office Contact Info (extensions, e-mails, office location).
- Include any copies and resources the sub may need.
Emergency Sub Folder (unplanned absences - submit to DH)
Note: Develop a backup lesson plan for each course that you teach. The backup plan should be must be substitute-friendly, meaning the substitute can easily facilitate the lesson and students can complete the lesson.
- Sub Welcome Letter and Essentials.
- Current Class Roster and Seating Chart (note students who can help support).
- Bell Schedule.
- Building Map.
- Campus Administrator and Front Office Contact Info (extensions, e-mails, office location).
- Minimum of 4 assignments on grade level and relevant to the subject area. Do not leave busy work β ensure these are assignments that require students to practice their skills for your class and learning can continue in your absence. Additionally, ensure what is left will last the duration of a 90-minute class period.
No Substitute Assigned
If no substitute accepts your job assignment, the Department Chair will split your classes amongst your team and the department. This ensures student safety and that learning can continue in your absence.
Instructional Support Team
Aggressive Monitoring
- Minimum once a week.
- Indicate in your lesson plans.
- Centered around the learning, not compliance.
- Use AG tracker and clipboard.+
CMMS Aggressive Monitoring Tracker.docx
Campus Wide Book Study Plan
CMMS 22-23 Book Study Plan.docx
The goal of the campus-wide book study plan isβ
- to foster a culture of continued professional growth. β
- to build upon the capacity of our faculty, both individually and collectively. β
- to spark and fuel discussions that are culturally and instructionally relevant to our campus.
Literacy Across the Curriculum
Literacy Success Criteria (teacher)
I know I have created a community that embraces, promotes and applies literacy skills when:
- The student and I utilize literacy tools that are relevant and accessible.
- Students in my classes read and write with purpose and understanding, think critically and effectively communicate.
- Students use literacy tools to take ownership of their learning.
INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE LOOK-FORS
CLARITY
Clarifying the Learning
Use the learning from Session 1 of Clarity for Learning in your lesson plans, lesson delivery and PLC discussions.
The learning intentions and success criteria are not compliance items, they are framework items to shape the learning for the day for students. So, your LI and SC should align with the learning for the day. When launching your learning for the day, start with the LI and SC, then refer to them throughout the learning experience.
Students must be able to answer the following clarifying questions when asked:
1. What are you learning?β
2. Why are you learning it?β
3. How will you know when you've learned it?β
Clarity Problems:
How to Recognize if there is a Lack of Clarity in Your Teaching:
1. Fragmented teaching and learning.β
2. Activity-driven instruction.β
3. Misaligned strategies.β
4. Lack of progress-monitoring of learning.β
5. Unhelpful assessment data.
Remember the βWhyβ with Clarity
"Learning is most successful when 'teachers see learning through the eyes of their students and students see themselves as their own teachers' β¦.....This is the essence of clarity. Clarity comes as a result of crafting learning intentions and success criteria aligned to standards, co-constructing learning intentions and success criteria with learners, creating opportunities for students to respond, giving and receiving effective feedback on and for learning, and sharing learning and progress between teachers and learners."β
PROTOCOL FOR LI & SC
INCORPORATING LITERACY STRATEGIES
CMMS Instructional Progression of Practice
Instructional Focus Support
Victoria Moore, ESL
Jamie Kennedy, Fine Arts
Donnie Lancelin, World Languages
PLCs and Lesson Plans: Non-Negotiables and Expectations
PLCs
If your department has built in PLC periods, then the team is required to PLC at that period each day. Teachers are not allowed to opt out of the PLC. Please keep in mind that PLC time is designated for team planning. Making copies, gathering materials, and/or taking care of compliance items should be addressed during your conference time, before or after school to take care of such items.PLC Non-Negotiables (exercise now, full expectation September 6th)
Β· Follow the PLC protocol.
Β· Bring student work.
Β· Have your laptop and binder.
Β· Everyone must have the curriculum open.
Β· Upload the PLC Agenda to Schoology every Friday by 4:10PM.
- Uploaded by Team Lead.
- Dates next to PLC Goals.
- Organize notes by date.
Lesson Plans
Lesson plans are due in Schoology every Thursday, and you will receive feedback on Fridays. If revisions are needed, you must have them completed and resubmitted by 10AM Mondays.
Visit our campus Schoology course and navigate to the Instructional Documents and Lesson Plan Submissions folders for supporting documents and more information (J27F-NFPC-TDGHC).
UPDATED LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE and LESSON PLAN EXEMPLARS ARE IN SCHOOLOGY.
Emergent Bilingual Supporting Tools
Ensure you are supporting our Emergent Bilingual students in your classrooms. Plan for accommodating the learning in your PLCs and lesson planning. See Ms. Wynne for additional support. Here are links to supporting documents below:
EB_EL Support_Guidelines_for_Linguistic_Accommodations_Teacher_Behaviors.pdf
EB_EL Support - PLC Questions to Consider When Planning for your English Learners.pdf
EB Support - Guidelines for Linguistic Accommodations for Each Proficiency Level.pdf
CMMS Educator Profiles
Mandatory Tutorials
CMMS educators are expected to facilitate tutorials a minimum of once a week for 30-minutes from 4:20PM - 4:50PM, face-to-face, on Mondays, Tuesdays or Thursdays. These can be facilitated individually or by grade level/team (grade level/team example: Tuesdays, 7th grade Basket Weaving tutorials, 1st Tuesdays -Ms. Smith, 2nd Tuesdays - Mr. Long, 3rd Tuesdays - Mr. King, 4th Tuesdays - Ms. Mink).
Tutorials will begin when we return from Labor Day (September 6th). If you have yet to submit your tutorial day to your DH, please do so immediately π
You may retrieve yellow Tutorial passes from your DH.
Tutorial Procedures:
1. If a student will attend your tutorials, issue them a yellow pass (fill out with ink).
- Do not list more than one date nor more than one student name on the pass.
2. On your tutorial day, report to the side door by the library to retrieve your students
- Do not allow students in who do not have a yellow pass β be sure to check it.
- If a student has a pass, but the teacher is not at the door to receive the students, then the students cannot enter. They must wait until you arrive to retrieve them.
- Do not have students βjust come through the door,β that is a safety issue. You must be at the door to retrieve your students.
- When tutorials have ended, escort your students out the building. Do not just send them out, escort them out the building.
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