Staff Meeting 3-27-18

Staff Meeting 3/27/18

We are reflective about our practice and eager to grow

We use best practices and differentiate

We communicate with a customer service mindset

We never give up or put limits on a child
Intro to staff meeting

We collaborate with the intention of impacting our results and classroom practice

March Calendar

Only 1 Team Meeting in April - the 27th Class Lists

Only 1 Team Meeting in May - the 11th  18-19 Schedules

1.  Panther Priorities: Vision 

Our staff will:

• Use Teamwork 
• Have a Growth Mindset – Change is Necessary 
• Have a “Whatever it Takes” attitude 
• Help All Students feel Loved and Safe 
• Support our Community/Family Oriented Culture 

Teamwork:  Link to Flipgrid

• Differing Definitions of Teamwork--Mine is related to my non-negotiables...I want you to plan together
• Staff - 7 staff said high...Concerns were related to:
• everyone carrying the load--stepping up to help out the school, not just your own classroom (extracurricular work) 
• respecting each others' jobs
• special ed student ownership
• some prioritize efficiency and convenience over what's best to students
  
  
  Personal teams rated high (other teams didn't work as well together or that vertical teaming or across school for benefit of school not as high)

It's important to know what matters to your colleagues.  If we value teamwork, you have the responsibility to be reflective about where you are in terms of teamwork.  It's my responsibilty to hold people accountable to that.

Whatever it takes: 

7 said they rated our school high. I got the impression that most rated themselves high, but about half felt there were more ways we could collectively grow.

Comments about ways we can grow:

1. "Pressure that there's always something to strive for..."(I feel like that pressure comes from me...I think my enthusiasm gets the better of me at times)

There will always be ways we can get better.  Always....but your hard work is recognized, valued, and appreciated.  I will never stop pushing us to learn more and grow, but I do not want it to be a negative "pressure" thing.  The thing to remember is that your worth comes from who you are as a human being-not from your performance.  I really and truly value the effort and the hard work-not the score.  Remove the "pressure" from my reassureance now and through your internal dialogue.  Rest assured that if the effort is there, I'm good.  Measure yourself against the gain...how you have grown in relation to your goals, not against the gap of an arbitray goal.  Also, remember not everyone is like you. 

2.  Some are here to get through the day, we've always done it this way, more praise for teachers, need to be willing to go above and beyond instead of the not my problem attitiude, It's obvious which educators are here for what is best of students, we are not working across grade levels 

2.  Kagan Coaching  - Learning through doing

Appreciation 

Overall Experience

Strengths - Management, routines, implementation

Insights

Y'all love QQT!

My favorite part of Kagan--related to engagement

Timed-Pair-Share and Rally Robin instead of "talk to your shoulder partner"

 for equal participation and individual accountability

Kagan for teaching our children to be good communicators...

Area that was left out was the non-content related communication between the students.
Communication - Greeting students at 7:28

You are the practicioner - You have the power of choice - intentionality

3.  What's going on...

Assignment of Students to Classes - 

1. Student Data Cards - Fill out by April 27th
2. Parent requests due by April 20th
3. Team meetings Friday the 27th

Communicate, communicate, communicate:  In April, teachers will meet together to develop recommended class lists for the next year using classroom data and observations of current students.   Each grouping will include students performing at a variety of levels. Individual students will be placed to help each one make continuous progress.  Parent/guardian requests should only be submitted if there are unusual academic, social, or emotional circumstances. In these cases, the request must be in writing and returned to the office no later than April 20th. The requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the principal and counselor, and decisions will be final.

2018-19 Schedules - 

• May 11th during team meetings
• Master Schedule with Math, Literacy, and Lab times set
• Based on recommendations from Vision committe with minimum instruction times for Math and Literacy (research-based)
• ABCD Specials Schedule 

2018-19 Professional Development & PGES - 

• Professional Growth Plan Conferences  - Reflection on past year and plans for upcoming year
• Combined with Summative Conferences for non-tenured this week.
• Year 1, 2, 3 Plan
• Content for Professional Development - Based on our School Goals and your Personal Growth - Details and Options Discussed during your PGP Conference

The end...

Safety - Lockdown went great
Staging area outside
Bags and Hooks

PD At the end of the School Year
Changes Save the Date for June 4th and 5th too
Iready - All teachers k-8 who teacher Reading or Math
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