Team Penn
September 7 - 11
I hope that you had a wonderful Labor Day and three day weekend!
Teacher & Leader Effectiveness Observation & Evaluation
The observation and evaluation feedback cycle will begin soon. Each of you have received an email that your observation will begin 10 days from the day the email was sent. Here is what you can expect during an evaluation cycles:
For Probationary Teachers (3 years or less):
- 2 formal observations & feedback
- 1st evaluation and evaluation conference: by the end of the fall semester
- 2 formal observations & feedback
- 2nd evaluation and evaluation conference: by the end of the spring semester
For Career Teachers:
- 2 formal observations & feedback
- Required evaluation and evaluation conference: end of spring semester
Please see the video below.
Book Study: "Boys & Girls Learn Differently"
Chapter 1: 1st & 2nd
Chapter 2: PreK & K
Chapter 3: 3rd & 4th
Chapter 4: 5th & Specials
Chapter 5: 6th & Special Education
You will have time to plan & read your chapters during plan this week. I ask that each group provide the highlights of their chapter to the group through a 15 minute presentation. Please also provide a handout with keypoints that you think are important for your colleagues to remember as they work with gender differences.
iRead K - 2nd grades
Please complete iRead assessments for new students and new kindergartners by Friday, September 11.
The iRead website for teachers is https://h100001749.education.scholastic.com/slms/educatoraccess and teacher logins are their 5x2 for both username and password.
The student iRead website is https://h100001749.education.scholastic.com/slms/studentaccess and student username and password is their student ID number.
SAM Dashboard for Read180 & System 44
Teacher username and password for both SAM and Dashboard will be your 5x2. The website for teachers to access Read 180 is http://tpsescmsrss124:55880/slms/educatoraccess.
ISS pushed the icon for Read 180 & Systemm 44 to all student computers earlier this year. If your student computers do not have the icon, please see Ms. Philpot.
Aesop for reporting absences
To report an absence, please go to the TPS website. Find AESOP under the Employee tab and follow the prompts. Absences should be reported as soon as possible. If you need assistance with the system, you may call Aesop at: 1-800-942-3767.
Penn teachers used $600 above budget last year on absences. This takes away from field trips and other opportunities that could have been used to provide students with life opportunities. Our goal this year is to keep absences to a minimum. Please try to schedule appointments afterschool and during breaks.
LiveSchool
Parental Involvement through "Stand for Children OK"
TPS is partnering with Stand for Children OK on a new parent engagement initiative intended to improve student attendance, reduce chronic absenteeism, and increase graduation rates. Stand for Children will promote the pledge through social media, public awareness efforts, and incentive programs for schools that show the most improvement. Parents will be asked to commit to helping their students “stay on track to a bright future” by:
1. Ensuring that children attend school on time every day.
2. Creating evening and morning routines.
3. Talking with children about the school day.
4. Reading with children each day.
5. Connecting with teachers.
This initiative will be lead and implemented in our school through the Parent/Community Advisory & Volunteer committee.
District Leadership Opportunity
Master Gardeners
The Tulsa County Master Gardeners are pleased to share their classroom horticulture-related programs with K-5 classrooms. Materials for the 2015-2016 school year are as follows:
· Brochure