C & I Update
Explore. Learn. Thrive. 9.20.19
Photo Studio at Quincy Jr./Sr. High School
Photo Studio is a new CTE class offered at Quincy Jr./Sr. High School, taught by Dr. Lisa Kelly. Students in the class are learning about photography and how to run a business.
Cary's Marketing Minute
College and Career Fair
District collaboration
PE teachers collaboration 9/16
PBIS leads reviewing Tier II 9/16
Math teachers collaborate 9/17
Social/Emotional Universal Screen
SAEBRS training document can be found here
More information on SAEBRS can be found here
The SAEBRS (Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener) is a brief and efficient tool for universal screening of student risk for social-emotional and behavioral problems for students in Grades K through 12.
Behavior and academic success are intimately connected and need to be intelligently addressed together. The SAEBRS is grounded in this conceptual model, which specifies that school success is predicated not just upon academic achievement, but also success within multiple inter-related behavioral domains. SAEBRS may be used to evaluate students’ overall general behavior, as well as risk for problems within the following specific types of behavior:
Risk for Social Behavior Problems: Student displays behaviors that limit his/her ability to maintain age appropriate relationships with peers and adults.
Risk for Academic Behavior Problems: Student displays behaviors that limit his/her ability to be prepared for, participate in, and benefit from academic instruction.
Risk for Emotional Behavior Problems: Student displays actions that limit his/her ability to regulate internal states, adapt to change, and respond to stressful/challenging events.
Year Long Plans
Two questions that have come up have been what is a year long plan and why are we being asked to do this?
When thinking about the why, think of a year long plan as a road map. Much like if you were going on a road trip, you would have a destination in mind with a timeline and stops along the way. A year long plan can be thought of similarly- a road map for the year of where you would like to be and when. Can maps change and be modified during the trip or throughout the year, absolutely. But the modification is done intentionally and with careful thought.
When thinking about the what, a year-long plan is an internal planning document containing an overview of the year that includes units, is standards-aligned and includes activities and assessments. What this looks like can look very different from teacher to teacher and from subject to subject. Some have adopted texts with a scope and sequence that can be used. Some teachers use online tools or an app, some use Google Sheets or Docs and some sketch it out on paper. How this looks is up to each individual teacher- there is no set template that is required to be used.
Wherever you are in this planning process, we are here to support you. Supports available include Principals, Vertical/Grade level team leads and instructional coaches. If you would like assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out.
-Kristy
College Board Opportunity Scholarships
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League of Women Voters Essay Contest
Professional Learning
Do you have a Twitter account that you don't ever use? The key to a good experience on Twitter is following accounts that are interesting, fun, and timely. These are three education adjacent accounts to try that consistently post great content.
MindShift (@mindshiftKQED) is a podcast that explores the future of learning, covering culture and tech trends in education. Follow this account for links to interesting articles and studies.
Laurie York (@msyorksclass) is an educator with the Butte County Office of Education who hosts a weekly rural ed chat. Follow her to engage with other rural educators across the country.
Bonus account: Plumas Unified School District (@PlumasUSD) please follow us, like, and retweet our content. We love to amplify our community, so tag us on your education-related tweets!
Assessment
CAASPP Accounts
Welcome to the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) or the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) assessment systems! Secure access has been assigned by a testing coordinator, or a user has self-registered for the Digital Library, so access has been granted to the appropriate online applications and systems associated with the assigned testing program and level of access.
To begin, use the secure verification link to verify an identity and set a password. This link expires after 30 minutes. If the account is not activated within this period, users must request a new secure link by selecting the secure verification link, entering the associated email address on the Reset Your Password web page, and then selecting the [Submit] button.
A new password must contain at least eight (8) characters and include all of the following:
- One (1) lowercase alphabet character
- One (1) uppercase alphabet character
- One (1) number
- One (1) special character such as one of the following: ~!#$%^&*()-_=+[]|;:,.<>/?@
Follow the instructions on the screen to enter a password for the username, which is the email address to which this was sent. Select the [Save] button to complete the process.
After the new password has been established, the system requires that the password be reset every 90 days.
Check Them Out! Interim Assessment Resources for Educators
As the 2019–20 school year begins, LEAs can look to several resources that are available to support their educators’ understanding and use of the 2019–20 Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments:
· The Interim Assessment Overview provides information about the interim assessments available and includes the addition of 42 focused Interim Assessment Blocks as well as the Interim Comprehensive Assessments for grades nine and ten.
· The three-page Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments: At-a-Glance presents the interim assessments available for the 2019–20 school year, by content area and grade level.
· The 14-page Interim Assessments Available by Grade for 2019–20 lists all available interim assessments, by grade, claim, and target(s). It includes the total number of test items and items that require local hand scoring. This information is for LEAs to assist them in their planning for the administration and local hand scoring of the interim assessments.
· The Sandbox training tool is available to help educators become familiar with the features and functions of the Interim Assessment Reporting System (IARS). This tool features virtually the same functions as the IARS, but uses practice test items and fictitious student data in a nonsecure environment with no log-on credentials required. The Sandbox can be accessed on the CAASPP Portal Interim Assessment Administration Resources web page by selecting the button labeled “Reporting System Sandbox.”
· The Interim Assessment Viewing System is a secure-access preview tool that can be used to view the interim assessments for professional development and training as well as to prepare for general assessment administration. The viewing system is located on the CAASPP Portal Interim Assessment Administration Resources web page. Log-on credentials are required for access.
Additional resources related to the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments are available on the CDE Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments web page.
PUSD/PCOE in the news!
Mileage Reimbursement Policy for District Meetings (including VT/CAIS)
Upcoming Dates
September 17-20 IVES/PCS 6th grade FREd camp
September 25-TK/K Grade Level Collaboration-District Office, B117 Conference Room
September 26-Social Studies Vertical Team Meeting, District Office B117 Conference Room
October 1-1st/2nd Grade Level Collaboration-District Office B117 Conference Room
October 2-3rd/4th Grade Level Collaboration-District Office B117 Conference Room
October 3-5th/6th Grade Level Collaboration-District Office B117 Conference Room
October 7-11-Minimum Days Elementary
October 15-Alt Ed Vertical Team Meeting-District Office, B117 Conference Room
October 18-Science Vertical Team Meeting-District Office, B117 Conference Room
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Useful information
Instructional Coaches
Our Instructional Coaches are here to help!
Yvonne: ycasalnuovo@pcoe.k12.ca.us
Susan: sfrediani@pcoe.k12.ca.us
Vertical and Grade Level Teams
2019-2020 Grading Period Calendars
PUSD Employee Handbook 2019-2020
Useful Links
1. Visit the link above: (This has been updated on our websites as well.)
2. Select "Submit a ticket"
3. Click on your site: Example PHS or CES, depending on which site you need us to assist you in.
4. Fill in ticket details and confirm the 5 digit code before submitting your work request.
Please Note: Previous work orders did not migrate over to the new system, so we ask that you please create new tickets moving forward so that our Team can assist you in a timely manner, as we revisit your sites in the coming weeks.
TK/K- 6th Grade ELA
Curriculum and Instructional Services
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
@kristymwarren on Twitter
@PlumasUSD on Twitter
Email: kwarren@pcoe.k12.ca.us
Website: http://www.pcoe.k12.ca.us/pages/Plumas_Unified/District/PUSD_Departments/Student_Performance
Location: 1446 East Main Street, Quincy, CA, United States
Phone: (530)283-6500
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