APS Weekly Newsletter
September 16th, 2022
🌟September 21: Literacy Team Meetings with Dr. Anderson
🌟September 21: Board Meeting @ 6pm
🌟September 21-23: CFA #1
🌟September 27: CLSD Site Visit
🌟September 28: Gold Series: Google Sheets - 4:15pm at MVMS
🌟September 29: Child Find
🌟September 29-30: Parent Teacher Conferences (NO school for students)
🌟September 30: Educlimber TOT #3 (for ADMIN and invited only)
🌟October 3-21: Senior ASR Make-up Testing
🌟October 4-7: AHS CFA #1
🌟October 5: LETRS Phase III Cohort Training 12:15-3:15pm
🌟October 10: Professional Development Day - NO STUDENTS
🌟October 12: 10th Grade PSAT/NMSQT
🌟October 13: Report Cards
Hello,
P/T Conferences are just around the corner. I hope that you will use this opportunity to really get to know your parents better, to gain a deeper insight into your students' lives, and to garner support for your hard work in the classroom.
We will be able to conduct these conferences in-person and virtually, but if you can get them to come in and see your space, please strongly encourage that format. We want 100% participation so we know we have impacted every student. All teachers will need to be on their campus for those two days; however, as you will likely have early and late conferences, if you need to take a break for lunch, you may certainly do so.
I appreciate your time and effort.
Respectfully,
Pam
✅CFA #1 THIS COMING WEEK!✅
- As stated in the district testing calendar, this district common assessment will be given next week September 21-23.
- This test is given in our ILLUMINATE platform.
- The assessments will populate on your grade level tiles by end of the day Monday, this will give you Tuesday on your prep to assign, and then administration is Wednesday-Friday.
🛑If you are new to Illuminate, please use Clever to sign in ("sign in with google") and make sure you can get in. Email Jaimi Lewis and Carrie Rowe for any missing accounts.
🛑If you are missing students on your roster. Please check 2 things first...FIRST, look in top left corner that you are in 2022-2023 school year. SECOND, double check that the child/roster is correct in Powerschool. Illuminate rosters from Powerschool so we have to check that first before troubleshooting can begin.
🛑Please use the button below for guidance on assigning the checkpoints.
🛑Please use the button below for guidance on administration.
🆘KOT🆘
KOT must be in progress for our Kinder students and be completed by the end of this month. Your final observations must be entered into your NMPED ECOT account by October 10-13th. The system will shut completely down on October 14th.
https://ecot.ped.state.nm.us/Logon.aspx
Do not wait until the last minute to check your KOT roster. Please contact Virginia Cole if you still have students missing.
iMSSA Scores
Also, for those of you that would like some support on ways to use your iMSSA data, you can access the recording of the PD below. This PD was offered back in February and it goes over ways to use the reports and data you get from iMSSA. Please let me know if you have any questions as you move forward in driving your instruction with iMSSA data.
The Great (iMSSA) Data Dig by Carrie Rowe (34 minutes)
PowerSchool Support
PowerSchool’s PD+ is an excellent resource for instructional videos regarding the use of PS. If you do not have access to PD+, please email Virginia Cole, and she will make sure to add you.
Instructions on using PD+
Accessing PD+
Link: https://training.powerschool.com/account/login?ReturnUrl=%2fadmin%2fdashboard
(Please bookmark this)
- Log in with your APS gmail.
- Once you are logged in, you will be in your dashboard. You can continue on your assigned Learning Path or go to the Content Library and browse through various subjects.
- You can use the filters or simply scroll down the list. I recommend going to Topics and checking the PowerSchool SIS (PD+) option, as we do not support other items such as Naviance or Performance Matters.
- Then click on a learning Path or Course you’d like to take! If you have any further questions on PD+, please don’t hesitate to email me at virginia.cole@alamogordoschools.org