Site Administrator/Site Leader Meeting S-Term 2015

Department of Alternative Education

May 19, 2015

Elizabeth PutnamSPPS District Staff

Our Mission

S-Term provides focused, alternative learning opportunities that support achievement, so that all students experience educational success, and graduate to something great!

Past Communications & S-Term 2014 Survey Results (SECTION ONE)

• Site and Calendar information• Teacher and Student Registration FAQs• Curriculum, Instruction, and Staffing details• 2014 S-Term Feedback:

– Students liked Math and their teachers– Parents appreciated the rigor and communication– Site admins/leads felt students were happy; “Best summer ever.”– Teachers felt it was organized and students benefited– Improvements in hiring, clarification of job duties, registration process,

communication of timely and accurate information

OVERVIEW of S-Term 2015 (SECTION TWO)

• S-Term 1 at ten sites, June 15-July 9; S-Term 2 at seven sites, July 13 – August 6

• Leadership teams at each site including Site Administrator, Administrative Intern, Site Leader, Clerk

• ELL, SPED, Counselor, and Social Worker direct support services

• June 11 All-Staff Curriculum and Instruction Training (details on PDExpress)

• June 12 Set-Up Day (8:00-2:30 at sites)

OVERVIEW of S-Term 2015 (SECTION TWO)

• Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching and Learning (CLRTL) weekly building in-services

• Each S-Term site holds a culminating school-wide event at the end of the session

• CLPs, Pre- and Post Testing, and Participant Surveys

• Curriculum & Instruction (information for teachers forwarded 5/13)Linda Hoyt Read-Aloud Literacy for Grades K-4 (Sheila Arrington)Moving With Math: Extensions for Grades K-4 (Barry Persby)Health Teacher & Yoga/Movement for Grades K-2STEM-focused Applied Academics (enrichment) for Grades 3 and 4MN Council of Economics curriculum for Grades 2, 3, and 4

Important! (SECTION TWO)

• DAE Staff Contact Information• Emergency Procedures

Important! (REFERENCED IN SECTION THREE)

• Timeline in Appendix• Set-Up Day Checklist in Appendix

S-Term Student Services (SECTION THREE)

• Itinerant Staff (Introductions): S-Term 1 K-4 Counselor (Nelson Perez) S-Term 1 K-4 SPED Teacher (T.J. Larson) S-Term 2 K-12 Social Worker (Renee Hauwiller)

• ELL Levels 1 and 2 Direct Student Support

• Early Childhood (Rojean Goodwin)

• Health Services (Mary Yackley)

• Special Education (Kristin Salava, Katie Pfalz; details in Appendix)

S-Term ESY Services

Kristin Salava, OSS Supervisor, ESY Supervisor

Katie Pfalz, OSS Supervisor, ESY Supervisor

Job Responsibilities (SECTION THREE)

• Staffing (20:1 Student:Teacher ratio; 80:1 Student:Para ratio)

• Pre- and Post Test Data (MN Council of Economics, Moving With Math, Roots of Reading/Seeds of Science)

• CLPs (defined on Timeline; pp. 27-28; copy in Appendix)

• Surveys (Parent/Guardian; Grade 3 Student; Teacher; Site Admin/Lead; p. 29)

• Access to and Responsible Use of Site Resources (Technology FAQ in Appendix)

• Maintain CAMPUS data (SECTION EIGHT)

Important! (SECTION FOUR)

• Hours paid (p. 13)• Note pay details for the June 12/July 10 Set-Up Day

(sign-in sheets in Appendix)

• No pay for Friday, July 3• Site Admin signs all payroll (example in Appendix)

• Site Admin delivers payroll to 1780 W. 7th

• Payroll drop off dates on timeline and in Appendix• Call Deb Middleton with changes/questions

Materials & Supplies (SECTION FIVE)

• Consumables, Student Materials, Teacher Guides/Texts, Pre-/Post Tests, CLPs, MN Council of Economics materials, Parent/Guardian Surveys delivered to sites (lists in Appendix)

• Moving With Math workbooks delivered directly to sites

• Pick up Grades K-2 P.E. materials at 1780 W. 7th

• Incidental Office Supplies (p. 16)

Children’s Defense Fund Freedom School Express (Dr. Darcel Hill)

• July 13 – August 21

• Rondo (Benjamin Mays); Hazel Park

• Students who live in the Promise Neighborhood can attend S-Term 1 and Freedom School

Curriculum & Instruction (SECTION FIVE)

• Alternative (something other than the school year)

• Focused instruction (teach priority standards to a deep level)

• Applied academics (enrichment)

• Subject-specific details (pp. 18-19)

• Daily schedules (pp. 20-21)

IMPORTANT! DAE Curriculum Website; June 11 Training Day!

Curriculum & Instruction (SECTION FIVE)

Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching and Learning (pp. 21-22)

• Three (weekly) 45-minute staff in-services (see timeline and p. 21)

• Focused on building relationships• In-service plans/resources posted on DAE Curriculum

Website:

IMPORTANT! http://alcelemfm.spps.org/groups/wikibloggroup/

• Literacy• Math• K-2 Physical Education• K-2 Health Teacher • MN Council of Economics• 3-4 Applied Academics

(enrichment)• 3-4 Roots of Reading/Seeds of

Science• CLRTL Inservices

Other Essential Information SECTION SIX

Transportation and Building Procedures

SECTION SEVENSPPS District Policies, CLPs, Parent/Guardian Surveys

SECTION EIGHTCAMPUS Procedures (Mary Amundson)

APPENDIX

Questions & Comments

Thank you for attending today’s training. Have a great S-Term!