Crown Point Junior Music Academy
Monday Morning Memo
Week of 2/18-2/21
As I make connections to the work of our Teacher Clarity focus and ensuring that we have a safe school culture, I appreciate the staff being extremely clear not only academically, but culturally. I have noticed high-quality habits of mind being shared about what it takes to be an overall student working hard and making our culture safe. This image below is similar to our PBIS message of being Safe, Responsible, and Respectful. The success criteria absolutely adds to the positive culture of the school, gets students ready to participate at high levels, and connects success criteria to a thriving learning environment.
Strategic Focus of School:
Safe, Inclusive, Collaborative Culture
Teacher Clarity
Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum
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.
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.
- For the observations, I am asking for you to plan with your grade level partner to create a common lesson plan for both of you in Shared Reading.
- Please focus on the shifting of the work onto the students by having strategic partnerships collaborate on the task.
- Please continue to share how they connect the work to the Learning Intention and Success Criteria in their collaborative conversations or their writing.
- I will be asking for you to share the lesson plans with me via Google Docs by the end of your two PLC days coming up (Tuesday, 2/18 and Wednesday, 2/19).
- Please see Cathy to sign up for a time on the following days
- Monday,2/24
- Thursday, 2/27
- Friday, 2/28
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.
******Please note the change********Instructional Visit - New Interim Area Superintendent, Christina Casillas Thursday, 3/19/20 from 8:00-10:00
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 2/17-2/21
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
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