This Spring we are excited to host table talk sessions at each school. These are opportunities to stop down and chat about proficiency table progress and next steps. If you have any questions or need a bit of guidance you can always contact Patrick and Sarah anytime, or just stop down during these table talks. Patrick and Sarah will be housed in the teacher's lounge area during these dates and times:
KSS- March 10th 8:00-9:00
HMS- March 10th 10:00-11:00
KBK- March 18th 12:00-1:00
KME- March 13th 8:00-9:00
KHS- March 13th 11:00-12:00
KST- March 13th 12:30-1:30
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Monday, March 2, 2020
K-5 ELA Review Update
We are excited to be coming to a closure for this school year on our ELA Review process. Over the past 18 months we have taken time to dive deep into various products through a pilot process. Through this pilot we were able to vet 4 differnt products at various grade levels: Units of Study 3-5, Fountas and Pinnell K-2, Houghton Mifflin, and Scholastic. During the pilot we assessed our progress with two feedback surveys from pilot teachers and also met as a committee to hear progress and final thoughts on each tool. After much consideration the team is looking to propose materials to the Board of Education in April. This year the K-5 ELA was up for review at the same time as 6-12 Math. Both of these review materials are larger dollar amounts and we will need to suggest a roll out process of two or possibly three years. We are hoping to have a final plan drafted for the April meeting and specifics will be shared at that time. Here are a few highlights that can be shared now about our focus for next year:
1. Every staff member has the Fountas and Pinnell mini lesson book and we will be provided intensive and explicit professional development on implementation of mini lessons. Please be nt he look out for that in the PD Calendar coming out later this Spring.
2. We will be proposing to purchase interactive read alouds from Fountas and Pinnell for all grades.
3. We will look to focus on Fountas and Pinnell materials at the primary grades.
4. We will be providing specific professional development on Guided Reading for all.
5. We will be following up next February to gain feedback on the next steps in the process.
We will be sharing more specific information on materials and professional development closer to the April Board Meeting date. In order for us to prepare the most accurate order for the Board of Education, we are asking every staff member to please complete the ELA Materials Survey by March 6th.
1. Every staff member has the Fountas and Pinnell mini lesson book and we will be provided intensive and explicit professional development on implementation of mini lessons. Please be nt he look out for that in the PD Calendar coming out later this Spring.
2. We will be proposing to purchase interactive read alouds from Fountas and Pinnell for all grades.
3. We will look to focus on Fountas and Pinnell materials at the primary grades.
4. We will be providing specific professional development on Guided Reading for all.
5. We will be following up next February to gain feedback on the next steps in the process.
We will be sharing more specific information on materials and professional development closer to the April Board Meeting date. In order for us to prepare the most accurate order for the Board of Education, we are asking every staff member to please complete the ELA Materials Survey by March 6th.
EC-5 Committee Meeting Sub Days
Over the past week, we have been holding collaborative conversations with KEA Leadership to problem solve and clarify the sub day useage for district meetings. Together we created a brief summary of the sub days for this year:
Meeting Days K-5 2020
If you take part in all of most of these committees it might be an area to consider for the future. We would love to encourage staff to spread the teacher leadership so no one staff member is out of the classroom over 5-8 days. Take time to review the leadership opportunities as a team and determine how to continue to have a voice in decision making while spreading the meeting time among staff.
ELA Materials Garage Sale
We are excited to share that the ELA vendors are allowing us to keep the pilot materials. At this time we will be hosting Everything MUST go event at Meredith the next three weeks. We will have all K-5 materials laid out for staff to come and take. This is open to any Kaneland staff member. Come and grab workbooks, leveled readers, anything you would like. Use the materials as classroom supplements, readers for your own children or grandchildren, or to just give away to students. Materials will be thrown into the garbage on March 27th. Stop by starting March 3rd to pick up free items.
New Post From our 1:1 Learning TOSA
Be sure to check out all the great information from this month. Thank you Faye for always being a great resource. Check it out using this link to this month's newsletter on the TOSA website:
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