This week the Curriculum Chats met with School Psychologist! The running agenda captured some of the notes of the discussion.
Running Curriculum Chat Agenda
This week's discussion with the Psychologist staff that were able to attend, the sessions are voluntary and was captured here in this video .
The next Curriculum Chat will be held on January 22nd with Speech staff. Please remember these are optional events for staff. Here is the recurring link.
The K-5 MTSS Coordinators met today for the monthly meeting. The following were topics discussed:
The MTSS Coordinators met with the Instructional Coaches first in the meeting. They discussed the timing of the post math test assessment.
The team discussed the sharing and sending books home with students for at home practice.
The team discussed the process of KDAB culmination for Spring. At this time we will pause the typical process of data review. We will come back next month and consider how to use data to look for learning trends and for decision making this Spring.
At this time the team will not be conducting co-teaching fidelity checks for spring.
The team discussed the revision of the assessment and creation of word study and sight word assessment cut scores. The Ed Service Department will be contacting past Word Study team members for interest in continuing the work in the next week. That team will meet in May and plan revisions for next year.
The next MTSS Teacher meeting 1/28 9:30-3:00 at KMAC. This is a meeting for MTSS Teachers only.
The team discussed the planning of IAR and mapping out the process of IAR events and looked at the checklist.
The team also discussed the Spring Rigby testing process. We will continue to work on establishing the final process and sharing it with all staff after our February meeting for planning of the Spring Rigby process.
The notes were taken by Dr. Mumm but approved by the following staff members: Chris Sears, Kristi Purnell, Catherine Orin, Shaun Wenz
Our next meeting will be February 10th.
Joint Statement:
Thank you to Liz Orman for taking notes today.
The EAC committee created a separate parent survey for current 6th grade families to gather more feedback. It will be sent out next week and the window will close on January 30th. EAC will look at trends from all of the surveys in February.
Parent/Teacher Conferences: The team brainstormed ideas to create non-negotiables.
The committee worked with random partners and shared “glows and grows” from EAC’s first trimester.
Our next meeting is February 10th.
At our February Meeting be prepared to discuss:
Increase the PR of our MTSS structures for all students and families and determine multiple ways for fidelity checks of our structures.
Increase student and community ability to articulate learning, interventions and progress
How to PR as a step prior to SPED requests from families
Review of KPASS data and determine next steps for learning structures at 4th and 5th grade.
Cross grade span and school connections (follow up from October)
Grow understanding of what IgKnight is and the types of students who thrive/struggle in a PL environment
Follow up on Preferred PD for new adoptions structures
-Data shows the following as the top date options for new adoption training:
1st priority: August/September instead of norming days
2nd priority: Stepembert subs after assessing and norming is complete
3rd priority: First contract day in August prior to Supply Drop Off
Host and optional summer date with June as the first optional date, August is
second choice
-Data shows the following as the top structure priority:
1st priority: Face to face with the company rep
2nd priority: Online training with the company rep
3rd priority: Face to face session with your Instructional Coach who has been
trained by the company rep
Questions to consider:
If we have training instead of norming, do we require teams to discuss/norm data in schools only? Or not at all?
Any further ideas or suggestions for the professional development planning team?
We are so excited for the kick off of the Five Schools One Book Lemonade Events! This letter is going out to the community and family this week as the culminating activity that families may participate in. Please note the fun application activity. Please feel free to get involved as well.
This week the Curriculum Chats focused on Social Work! The running agenda captured some of the notes of the discussion.
Running Curriculum Chat Agenda
This week's discussion with the Social Work staff that were able to attend, the sessions are voluntary and was captured here in this video .
The next Curriculum Chat will be held on January 15th with School Psychologist staff. Please remember these are optional events for staff. Here is the recurring link.
It may be cold outside, but summer school is right around the corner! We are hiring now for summer school teachers and looking for staff to teach core instruction and engagement camps. If you are interested in interviewing this week, please contact Sarah Mumm or Stacey Gacek and if you have an idea for an Engagement Camp please complete the linked form for a great camp idea! Summer school will be held in July this year! We look forward to a great summer!
This January Kaneland is excited to highlight and celebrate our student learning and kick off our excitement for students to show what they know our assessments this Spring. We want students to show the pride in learning with the Show What You Know campaign. We have created a show what you know email address that students can submit a short video of what they have learned for a chance to win a winter raffle. Please share with your families the following blurb in your parent communication. Feel free to also work with students in class to create and submit videos.
Submit your Show What You Know story sharing your learning so far this year for a chance to be part of the winter raffle! Video a short description of something that you have learned and are excited to show what you know and send your celebration to this email ShowWhatYouKnow@kaneland.org. Entries will be highlighted in Knightly News, KCN and on Social Media so please be sure to only use your first name and your school in your video. Please submit your first and last name, grade level and school in the email for your raffle entry! Let's celebrate our learning Kaneland and Show What We Know!
