September 3 2013 Secondary Learning and Teaching Newsletter

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SECONDARY LEARNING AND TEACHING! SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

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Student TeacherInformation

Principals, if you have astudent teacher this year,here is the process for gettingaccess to needed systems.

Student Teacher

accounts: They receivea domain login byprincipal request. Theprincipal also need torequest Skyward accessand they need to have anAUP on file with HR.

At this time,student teachers will nothave a district emailaccount.

NEWSLETTERTPEP Training Thank YouPrincipals guide teachers and answer tough questions

Ray and I would like to thankour secondary principals for theirleadership on August 28, 2013during the Marysville SchoolDistrict Comprehensive TeacherPrincipal Evaluation Project in-service. During our visits to eachbreak-out session, each principal

did a great job withcommunicating that transitioningto the new evaluation system is ateam effort, focused on growth,requires multiple meaningfulobservations and conversations,and is an opportunity to learn.Great job team.

FORM TO SUPPORT YOU WITH WASHINGTON HOUSE BILL 1688 IS READY

To support you with meeting the requirements ofHouse Bill 1688, which states that it is a requirementfor schools to have a system for reporting incidentsof student restraint and isolation in public schools,Ken Chovil has made a form available for youruse. As stated in an e-mail sent toprincipals, Ken and Tracy would like theopportunity to come to each of your schools and to

train you and your staffon these important newreporting requirements. The requirements

apply to all IEP and 504 students, and theprocedures apply to all staff. Please schedulea time for Ken and Tracy for a beginning ofthe year staffmeeting. A copy of the form is

available here for download.
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COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS COMMITTEE

In an effort to align and support secondary efforts to support college and career readiness in theMarysville School District, a committee will be constituted from the On-Time Graduation Task-Force(OTGTF), Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee, Advance Placement Coordinators, andSecondary Counselors to meet the following objectives:

To bring coherence to the work going on in the district for college and career readiness; To determine which efforts are effective and sustainable, and to winnow out those that are not;

To determine the focus of our secondary programs so we can streamline and bring clarity to theinitiatives started.

The secondary Learning and Teaching team is currently developing a plan to determine the process foridentifying who will be a part of this committee, to revisit plans developed from previous years work, and toprioritize the work to be accomplished this year. To the right are some of most current efforts happening inthe Marysville School District.


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FALL ASSESSMENT COORDINATOR MEETING SCHEDULED

In years past we have waiteduntil spring to hold a testcoordinator and building principaltraining for HSPE, DAPE &

EOC testing. With DAPEtesting/retesting that occurs in thefall and EOC testing in winter,new test coordinators are left tofigure out what needs to take placeto prepare for these test windowswith little direction andbackground (emails from me andhelp from past test coordinators intheir buildings).

We thought it might be a goodidea to try and meet with testcoordinators and buildingprincipals to talk about the tasksthat need to take place before falltesting and winter testing. Ourfirst deadline is September 17

(ordering the DAPE test bookletsfor students eligible to take aDAPE in November, students thatare eligible to retake a Portfolio

that did not meet standard spring2013 and ordering ancillarymaterials for those testing inNovember: read-aloud cds,translation cds, large print books,etc.).

We have scheduled a meetingfor Wednesday, September 11,1-2:30pm. Please check yourcalendars and let me know at your

earliest convenience if you andyour building test coordinator willbe able to attend this meeting dateand time.

Please let your Assessment Coordinatorknow about this training. Wednesday,September 11, 2013!om1:00pm-2:30pm.


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MAP TESTING WINDOW

We are gearing up for MAP testing beginning injust a few weeks. Here are the MAP testingwindows scheduled for the upcoming year:

Fall: Sep 23 - Oct. 18

Winter: Jan 6-31

Spring: May 12-June 6

Deidra McCollum wants to get information outto testing coordinators right away and also gatherfolks for a brief informational meeting before thefirst testing window starts. Here is who she has onfile as MAP testing coordinators/staffin yourbuildings:

Totem: Susan Clark

Cedarcrest: Frances Mack and

Kathryn Winters

MMS: Corinne Harris

10th Street:Brandon Carson

QuilCeda & Tulalip: Nate Davis

Please reply ASAP to Deidra McCollum to lether know if this information is still accurate or let ifany changes are necessary. Deidra will becontacting the MAP coordinators in your buildingsoon.

As you know technology is amajor need in MSD. The aging ofour infrastructure and the lack of

wireless access in many places are

a few examples of the diresituation that exists.

It is highly likely that a citizenmeasure on tech will go before thevoters next February.

We need for our staffandschool community to begindeveloping a vision of what ispossible in a school district todayand in the future.

As a small step toward this, weare asking principals to attend the

TechFest Conference, a free event

that will be held at Tulalip Resorton September 26.

We'd also like you to recruit astaffmember to attend--we'llprovide a sub--and if possible, aPTA leader.

Information on conferenceThe link to register is: http://www.microk12.com/techfest/

AMO DATA IS AVAILABLE

AMO data graphs for all schools are now available. For middle and elementary schools,the whole school view is available, and does include historic data to track student progressacross grade levels. If you would like any data broken down into sub categories let the Cincoknow.
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September 3 2013 Secondary Learning and Teaching Newsletter