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ELA Department Heads MeetingAugust 5, 2008
JPSO8:30am-3:30pm
Jennifer McCormickSandy Landry
Freddy Waguespack, Jr.
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Protocols
• Place all cell phones on VIBRATE.• Time is of the essence.• Comments should be supportive,
positive, and offer a resolution. • No side-bar conversations,
please.• Let’s move forward to increase
student achievement!
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Agenda• Housekeeping • Library Resources Meg Griffon, Library Media Consultant Bonnie Cambre, Library Media
Specialist Elaine Chauvin, Library Media
Specialist • Lunch courtesy of HOLT Thanks, Michael! • Textbook Overview –Holt Elements of
Language• Afternoon Delight- Wrap Up
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New ISGs (Instructional Sequence Guides)• Formatted to easily see correlations
between Reading and Writing instruction
• Nonfiction BEFORE Fiction change• Holt Elements of Literature and
Elements of Language page numbers added
• Interval Assessment dates, genres and GLEs are located at the bottom of each ISG
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Interval Assessments
• Schedule with genres added• Change in amount of time
allotted to upload constructed response/essay scores
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Read 180/System 44
• Read 180- Struggling Readers• System 44- Non-Readers• August Technology Inservice
Read 180 Session on the 12th @ 10:35
• Training Dates- August 10th - Read 180 & August 13 - System 44
• Middle School Location- Gretna Middle• High School Location- Ehret High
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Textbooks
• Holt Elements of Language texts• Our new workbook-
Think as a Writer:Interactive Writing WorkText/
Think as a Writer:Interactive Grammar WorkText
• High Schools- Elective texts
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Blackboard & GroupWise
• Our MAIN source of communication will continue to be Blackboard & GroupWise. Please check both regularly.
• Fill out Teacher Excel Sheet
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Disseminating Information
• Procedures• Ideas?
– Procedure for checking out department head meeting binder
– Meeting with departments during collaboration planning, etc.
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Afternoon Delight- Wrap Up
• Questions, Concerns, Comments??
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Honors Summer Reading
• Summer Reading will NO LONGER BE PUNITIVE
• Bonus points will be awarded to students that can be used to replace students’ lowest test grade at the end of the first grading period.
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GNOCTE(Greater New Orleans Council of Teachers of
English)
• Membership Forms• Annual Meeting
JRCJefferson Reading Council•Membership Forms
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Department Head Meeting Schedule
• Volunteers to host meetings?
• Dates TBA- will post to Blackboard this week
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Enjoy your first days of school!
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As Always, We’re Here To Help…
• Jennifer McCormick349-7824
• Sandy Landry349-7821 [email protected]
• Freddy Waguespack, Jr. 349-7822 [email protected]
• Melissa Dilworth 349-7884
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