March 2, 2018 Leadership Blog Post

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Leadership on Tuesday Cancelled for Elementary, time change for Middle School
PLC Leadership for elementary principals and middle school assistant principals is canceled for Tuesday, March 6th.  

Middle school principals we will still meet.  We will start at 9am.  

Ryan kicking one deep in student vs staff kickball
Accelerated Middle School Math Pathways (Elementary Principals please read)
Beginning Fall 2018, we are revising the RCSD pathway for acceleration for qualifying middle school math. Starting next year there will not be an accelerated 6th-grade course. Qualifying students will enter into the accelerated pathway beginning their 7th-grade year. Thus, this spring your 5th-grade teams will no longer need to assess or recommend students for acceleration in math. Current student in accelerated math will continue in the pathway through 8th grade.

Your fifth-grade parents will be sent a message inviting them to an accelerated math information night on March 5th at Buljan Middle school. This invitation is intended for parents who are interested in the different pathways available to advanced math students as they move from 6th grade through High School.

Here is a document being used by our middle school principals and teachers in support of the rationale for the changes.

Please inform your 5th-grade teachers.  If you or your teachers have any questions please contact Michael.
IB Presentation training on how to use rubrics to score at Eich
iReady
You have one week left of the open iReady Window!  Please with your assessment coordinators to make sure you are monitoring your site for completion by March 9.

Also, CAASPP Testing schedules are due to Carrie ASAP!
Training our substitute teachers on Google slides, docs, and classroom.
Sierra Outdoor School
Here is the website for the Sierra Outdoor School if you would like more information about the school.
http://sos.cusd.com/

Making Oobleck at Cirby.
PD Opportunities
Donalyn Miller
Donalyn Miller, the author of The Book Whisperer, is coming March 8th.  Please see the attached flyer for more information on this free PD opportunity.
Flyer for March 8th

 PARC
Steven Layne is coming on March 15th to Creekview Ranch Elementary.  Please see the attached flyer for more information.
Steven Layne March 15 Information

Makey Makey
Come to this workshop on March 10, 2018, and learn how to teach Invention Literacy, Making, and Design Thinking using the award-winning Makey Makey invention kit.
More information and registration here:
Makey Makey Professional Development Workshop
Angela reading to another class.  Students love when their principal reads to their class.
Interesting Articles We Read
10 Best Tools for a 5-Minute Formative Assessment
3 Ways To Model Collaboration and Partnership in Schools and Classrooms- Getting Smart
Standards-Based Assessment in PBL- Edutopia
Ed Leadership: The Genius of Design

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