SMS Weekly Update 03/25-03/29
“Everyone Does Better When Everyone Does Better"
Mission, Vision, Core Values & Smart Goals
SMS Vision Statement:
“Sedgefield will be a premier middle school that produces globally competitive leaders.”
SMS Mission Statement:
“Our Sedgefield faculty is committed to providing rigorous and relevant instruction in a safe and personalized learning environment.”
SMS Core Values:
INTEGRITYSAFETY
EDUCATION
ACCOUNTABILITY
LEADERSHIP
GRIT
RESPONSIBILITY
2018-2019 EOG GOALS
- Reading: 40% GLP
- Math: 35% GLP
- Math 1: 100% GLP
- Science: 70% GLP
2018-2019 Attendance Goals
- Scholar Attendance Rate: 97%
- Faculty Attendance Rate: 95%
Weekly PLC Schedule
Monday: Grade Level Planning Meetings
Tuesday: Grade Level Planning Meetings
Wednesday: Cadre Presentations & Monthly State of the School Update(Media Center 7:45
Grade Level Meetings in PD Room (Book Study: Building Equity Chapter 6)
Master Calendar & Upcoming Important Dates
Below are key dates for the next few weeks as well as the link for the
18-19 Master Calendar
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-JhEtxMehiMt8BGpiA61oMyEckHgCts6L0C7L4E542Q/edit?usp=sharing
- March 25- SLT Meeting to discuss 2019-2020 Title I Funding
- March 29- Make-up Snow Day
- March 29- Last Day of the 3rd Quarter
- April 9-10-Spring MAP Test
- April 11- Spring Career Fair (gymnasium)
- April 15-19 - Spring Break
SLT Meeting on Monday, March 25
Monday, March 25 we will have a special meeting session for our school leadership team. During the meeting, the school leadership team will review and discuss Title I funding for the 2019-2020 school year. The meeting will be held in the media center from 5:00-6:00.
Friday March 29 Make-Up Snow Day & Last Day of 3rd Quarter
Teacher Assistance Needed for AVID Certification Process
It is time to gather documents for the AVID Certification. When the entire school can show that they are using the AVID College Readiness System, our overall school snapshot is better and gives us an idea of what to focus on next year.
Do you want a chance to win a $75 Amazon gift card or a $75 VISA gift card? Then submit artifacts for any of the domains on the CCI (Teachers sshould focus on the Instruction Domain). For each artifact you submit, You will be entered into a drawing 1 time to win your choice of gift card.
The CCI is attached. You can reference the above document for each domain and its indicators. You can either:
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1. Give me a copy of your artifact and let me know which domain(s) it applies to.
2. Upload them in the Google Drive Folders (to be shared soon) I am not asking you to create anything new, just merely file what you have already done in the appropriate location.
2019 Honorarium Process
Below is the link that outlines the 2019 Middle School honorarium process.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pBs8UDs1cgZ6WAjLGhsEFjTOcGQZ8ED9PTRTRdofP5c/edit?usp=sharing
Building Equity Book Study at SMS
The PD course has been approved!!!!!!!!!
The course number and class name are below. They should be able to just put the course number into MYTALENT – under Professional Learning and register.
Course Number: 420619
Course Name: PDV 520 Building Equity Book Study Sedgefield Middle School
If you did not receive your Building Equity Book, please come by my office to sign one out. All staff should have received an email invitation from Canvas to join the course. If you have not received the email, I can trouble shoot with you.
Here is the outline of the course:
Week 1: February 13 Introduction—Grade Level Meeting
Week 2: February 20 Chapter 1
Week 3: February 27 Chapter 2
Week 4: March 06 Chapter 3
Week 5: March 13 Chapter 4
Week 6: March 20 Chapter 5
Week 7: March 27 Chapter 6
SMS Career Fair Coming Soon
SMS Weekly Sports Update 03/17-03/22
Our spring sports season continues this week. Our boys and girls soccer teams have an away game on Monday versus Wilson Middle and another away game versus Randolph Middle on Thursday. Our girls and boys track teams have their first meet of the season on Wednesday at Spaugh Middle School.
School Yearbooks On Sale Until 3/27
SMS Professional Development Corner
Marshall Memo 778
This week's quotes and articles come from Principal, ASCA School Counselor, Educational Leadership (more next week), Teachers College Record (more next week), Journal of Education for Students Placed At Risk, Education Week, Journal of Adolescent and Adult Education (more next week), The Reading Teacher (more next week), and the Creative Leadership Solutions website. Here are the headlines:
- Starting with why
- Paul Bambrick-Santoyo on effective instructional coaching
- A troubling analysis of data-driven instruction
- The "underserved third" in high schools
- Teachers listen to their students' suggestions
- Evaluating a college prep intervention in Wisconsin
- Using literacy activities to overcome cultural and language barriers
- Educational technology: research on what works
- Why don't more educators know the research on teaching reading?
- Books that build empathy in students
- Preventing educator burnout
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