Crown Point Junior Music Academy

Monday Morning Memo

Week of 2/10-2/14

I just wanted to continue celebrating our friend Stephen Luchs.  If you did not know already, he has received the Classics 4 Kids Partnership Award, The CMEA Lifetime Achievement Award locally and the National CMEA Lifetime Achievement Award this year as well.   We are also celebrating our Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Heather Jessee who is a tremendous teacher.  Last but not least, we will be receiving our school's California Distinguished School Award celebrating all of your hard work.  We have a lot to celebrate I want you to know that I am very proud to be working at a school with staff determined and dedicated to making sure that our students are getting exactly what they need in their elementary years.  Thank you, everyone!!

Strategic Focus of School:

Safe, Inclusive, Collaborative Culture

Teacher Clarity

Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum

Scheduled Observations:

The scheduled observations will be based on our strategic focus areas below. Currently, I have the scheduled dates of Monday, 2/24/20, Thursday, 2/27/20, and Friday, 2//28/20. I will be getting a sign-up sheet out soon.

Data Meetings

I will be scheduling data meetings with each one of you between now and the end of February.  For this please be cognizant of collecting samples of your student work.  You will have an opportunity to share your lessons, the learning intentions and success criteria, and the student work that aligns with the learning intention and success criteria.  More information and dates to come!


During the observations, I will be coming in the lens of the ideal state of teacher clarity which we have been working on all year.  My focus will not be on what the teacher does, but what the students are doing and their overall engagement based on the definition of the ideal state of teacher clarity below.


IDEAL STATE OF TEACHER CLARITY

1.   Students will be able to communicate (verbally, written,
demonstrate…) to you/others the learning intention

2.    Students will be able to communicate to you/others what it takes to be successful in their work

3.    Students will be able to connect the work to the learning intentions and success criteria


4.    Students will be able to self-reflect and self-assess how they performed in the task and what they learned and communicate to you and others.


Instructional Visit -  New Interim Area Superintendent, Christina Casillas Monday, 3/2/20 from 1:00-2:15
As some of you already know, Kimie Lochtefeld has taken on a new career path in the Poway Unified School District.  That being said,  our interim area superintendent, Christina Casillas, will be visiting our school on March 2nd.  

I look forward to showing her the high-quality instruction aligned with Teacher Clarity.  She will also come in with the lens of expectations, support, and intervention for Students with Disabilities and English Learners. 


Important Upcoming Dates:

Week of 2/10-2/14 ( Presidents Weekend 4 day holiday)

M 2/10-
T 2/11-
W 2/12-Teacher Prep
Th 2/13-
F 2/14-Presidents’ Weekend No School

Week of 2/17-2/21

M 2/17-Presidents’ Weekend No School
T 2/18-Minimum Day PLC in room 11 @ 1:00,
W 2/19- PLC in grade-level lead’s classrooms, Blue Stem Meeting (Champion) @ 2:00 at MBHS
Th 2/20- Chillin with the Principal 1:40-2:00 in the lunch arbor
F 2/21- Attendance Dance Parties (TK-2nd 12:45-1:15) (3rd-5th 1:30-2:00), Dance in Auditorium @ 6:00


Week of 2/24-2/28

M 2/24- Day 1 of Teacher Clarity Scheduled Observations (More information coming)
T 2/25-
W 2/26- Teacher Prep
Th 2/27- Day 2 of Teacher Clarity Scheduled Observations (More information coming)
F 2/28- Day 3 of Teacher Clarity Scheduled Observations (More information coming), AEP 3rd-5th