Important Last Minute Holiday Blues.......

Good evening,

We are on a 5 day count down to a much needed holiday break! There is still much to be done and we are all going to have to give it our all the last 5 days. Please read the information below carefully. If there are any questions or concerns, please see me!

RTI: I will not be meeting with teams this week. If you have questions about RTI or the data, please see me.

Observations: I will be performing formatives (30 minute observations) this week. I will send a calendar invite informing you of the day but not the specific time.

Specific documentation needed for the platform or that have been observed

Standard 1: Professional Knowledge
Documentation of attendance in collaborative planning meetings, professional development, articles or books that have been read, evidence that a professional goal has been set for the year

Standard 2: Instructional Planning
Lesson plans, evidence that the instructional framework was used, attendance in collaborative planning, evidence that data was used to drive planning, higher order thinking strategies embedded in lessons


 Standard 3: Instructional Strategies
If you have documented specific instructional strategies (compare & contrast, Q &A, advance organizers, summarizing and note taking, cause and effect, use of digital tools, cross curricular connections)  in your lesson plans that you would like to use as additional support on this standard please bring hard copies or upload it into the platform.

Standard 4: Differentiated Instruction
Use of varied instructional strategies to meet all of the students learning needs, scaffold instruction, re-teaching or extending opportunities, small group,

Standard 5: Assessment Strategies ( How are you monitoring student's progress)
Commentary on assignments, think, pair,share in class, availability of rubrics, quick check ins (unit mini check ins, quizzes,), grade book, rti documetation,

Standard 6: Assessment Uses: How are you adjusting instruction based on assessment data?

RTI documentation, lesson plans, evidence of student work

Standard 7: Positive Learning Environment
Use of merits, demerits, number of discipline write ups, classroom management plan, parent contact,

Standard 8: Academically Challenging Environment
Use of technology (digital tools), evidence of written or verbal feedback, evidence that students could use of the language of the standard or explain what they were doing, enriching activities in lesson plans, rigor during instructional time

Standard 9: Professionalism
Absences, tardies, interactions with peers, parents, and teachers, lesson plans turned in on time, participation in professional learning

Standard 10: Communication
Blogs, News letters, interaction with parents, students, administrators, grade book updates