Attachments: NSO , WPS Workshop , Building Level Guide , Related Services

The New Teacher Induction Team is excited to announce our training opportunities for new staff coming in the 2024-2025 school year. These trainings are open to both Spring 2024 (midyear) and Fall 2024 hires.

• July 29 – Surface Pro Deployment and Training for Related Service staff ONLY
  
• July 30 OR 31 – WPS Workshop and Surface Pro Deployment (see flyer for specific groups)
  
• August 1-2 – New Staff Orientation
  
• August 1st – all staff report to NWHS
  
• August 2nd am – staff report to various locations for training or model classroom
  
• August 2nd pm – staff report back to their building for building orientation (see attached guide)
  
• The 6 hour KSDE required dyslexia training will be opened up to incoming staff this summer that have already completed their onboarding. This will be offered at a stipend rate of $25/module.
  

For any questions, please reach out to Tammy Martin.

Due to September 3rd being a district in-service day, any teacher who helps with your website should NOT attend the website training on this date. Other website training dates will be offered. Clerical or other classified staff who support your website could attend on September 3rd.

Linked HERE is the Learning Services newsletter!

Arts Partners invites you to join us for the Just Add Arts Symposium, July 24-25, 2024 at Wichita State University.

This free event is focused on strengthening literacy and social emotional learning through arts integration within education. Led by local and national experts, Pre K-12th grade educators experience hands-on, fun, art-based techniques that they can immediately apply to their classroom. Graduate credit is available. Keynote by José Muñoz, President, Education Commission of the States. Limited spaces available. Register at https://bit.ly/JAAS2024

For more info for middle school trainings, please email Felicia Moldanado at fmaldonado@usd259.net

Slavery and the Founding: For Middle and High School Social Studies Teachers

Fri, Jun 14th Gilder Lehrman Workshop 8:00-3:00p The Hyatt Registration Link

Colonial America (for Elementary and Middle School Teachers)

Fri, Jun 21st Gilder Lehrman Workshop 8:00-3:00p The Hyatt Registration Link

WWII Homefront: (for Middle and High School Social Studies Teachers)

APRIL 26

8:30 - 11:30

ELEMENTARY

VARIOUS LOCATIONS

Topics:

PTIPS (iirp) ​Relational Capacity ​MTSS

Bring:

Handouts from previous ​Relational Capacity ​session

Writing utensil

SECONDARY

VARIOUS LOCATIONS

Topics:

Product or idea to share ​that you have done with ​staff that was well ​received (team builder, ​instructional tool, PL ​idea,, etc)

APRIL 219

8:30 - 11:30

ELEMENTARY

VARIOUS LOCATIONS

Topics:

Best Practices in ​Mathematics

Bring:

Note taking items

SECONDARY ​ROOM 809

Topics:

Cognitive Coaching ​IIRP: Putting Theory ​Into Practice

Bring:

Cognitive Coaching ​learning guides & (new) ​problem resolving map

Greetings, leaders!

We are excited to announce that we are filling spots for LETRS for Administrators. This course would be appropriate for Principals, Assistant Principals, Instructional Coaches and Curriculum Specialists. Please see the links below for a program overview and the outcomes and estimated time to complete each unit and session associated with the 5-unit course. There are no pre-post assessments, no Bridge to Practice and no CFUs included as this program is meant to be informational for our leaders seeking to increase literacy practices at their schools.

The cohort commitment is 2 years with 4 full days of training – one per semester. We are looking to fill one cohort – 25 people. The deadline to submit your interest is May 1st. After that, we will license you and get your book ordered so that you can hopefully begin your work this summer. Training dates are TBD.

Principals, please feel free to pass this along to any of your assistant principals who might be interested.

Please complete the form below to let us know of your interest:

FORMS LINK HERE

LETRS® for Administrators Program Overview HERE

Lexia LETRS® for Administrators Datasheet: Outcomes and Estimated Time to Complete by Unit and Session HERE

Attachments: Student Survey Resources , Teachers Survey Resources

USD 259 is partnering with Shawnee Mission, KSDE, and Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Central to conduct a study examining the implementation and student participation in Individual Plan of Study-related activities. The purpose of the study is to gain a thorough understanding of what IPS looks like in district schools and to identify which IPS activities are most related to positive student outcomes.

Study data will include online surveys for all 12th grade students, certified staff (e.g., teachers, counselors, IPS coordinators), and school administrators and leaders in Wichita Public high schools, even those who may not be directly involved in IPS. Following the study, REL Central will provide each school with a summary of their own data (describing educator implementation of IPS activities and student participation in IPS activities) that may be used to inform strategic planning related to IPS.

To support with this data collection. We are requesting your assistance with the following activities.

1. Have all building teachers complete the Educators survey during the April 15th Inservice. Ideally you will post the attached QR code during your building presentations that day. See “Teacher Survey resources” attachment. Surveys will take 5-10 minutes to complete.

2. Administer the 12th grade student surveys April 16-19 to ALL SENIORS! Ideally the attached QR code will be posted during English 4 or Advocacy. See “Teacher Survey resources” attachment. Surveys will take 10-15 minutes to complete.

3. Complete the Kansas Individual Plan of Study – School Administrator Survey (WPS) before April 19th.

Thank you so much for helping with this data collection.

APRIL 5

8:30 - 11:30

ELEMENTARY

AMAC RMS 813, 820, ​MEZZANINE

Topics:

PTIPS (iirp) ​Relational Capacity ​ESOL Updates

Bring:

Handouts from previous ​Relational Capacity ​session

Writing utensil

SECONDARY ​ROOM 809

Topics:

Bring:

Cognitive Coaching ​learning guides & mats

Please release the following Middle School Elective Teachers at 2:10 to go to the following locations on April 15th In-service:

Middle School PE – Mead Middle School

Middle School Visual Arts – AMAC 204

Middle School Vocal Music – AMAC 505

Middle School Library – Mead Middle School

Middle School Theater – AMAC 409

Middle School Instrumental Music – East High School W122

Textbook Manager Training will be offered two separate times on Thursday, April 25th, at 8:00 and 2:30 in Teams. All first-year textbook managers are required to attend one of these sessions. Experienced textbook managers are encouraged to attend as a refresher and for updated information. The following end of the year textbook tasks will be presented:

• Check in
  
• Check out (to teachers for next year)
  
• Inventory (setting it up and what it takes to complete it)
  
• Managing fines
  
• Discarding materials.
  

An email will be sent to textbook managers in April with a link to the training. Please check with your building’s textbook manager to ensure that they are aware of the training, as sometimes accidental omissions can occur in the contact list.

Click HERE for the FLL PDF Flyer

Clicj HERE for the LS Newsletter

Hello, and Happy Almost March!

As we move into spring, KSWLA would like to remind you that it's time to submit your applications for the below awards. You will notice that for 2024, we are only awarding Teacher of the Year and the Alexander Award for Pre-Service Teachers. We will also choose a new Best of Kansas 2024.

Why? So glad you asked!

Due to the fact that Central States is taking place in the spring of 2025 in Kansas City, KSWLA has decided to not hold a full conference in the fall of 2024. Instead, we will host a one-day UnConference in Emporia, KS on October 19, 2024. Please expect more details in the summer. The nature of this event is concise and focused on sessions. We will hold a very brief business meeting, during which we will give out these two awards as well as recognize our Best of Kansas from the 2023 conference.

Please know that in the fall of 2025, we will bring back every award and grant that we typically give out.

If you have questions, or would like more information, please contact Rachel Benson, KSWLA Past President at: kswlapastpresident@gmail.com.

Deadline: June 1, 2024

Teacher of the Year Nomination

Alexander Award Nomination

In lieu of the Garinger scholarship, KSWLA would like to support any teacher who wants to nominate a student for the Vista Higher Learning Future Language Educator Scholarship. If interested, please let us know if you need assistance working on application materials.

Vista Higher Learning Future Language Educator Scholarship Nominiation

Attachments: ESOL Services Waiver Reversal Form , Spanish , Swahili , Vietnamese , Arabic

Best practice is to have an ESOL teacher meet with parents to explain the waiver reversal. If you need assistance, please contact kbowyer@usd259.net

Feedback on ESOL Enhancements

https://forms.office.com/r/bN2xMkqCX3

Did you know our PDC (Professional Development Council) does more than just award PD points for in-services and trainings, which can be used for relicensure? We also have funds for conference registration reimbursements (up to $100) and for books if your school is looking to do a book study for staff professional development. Forms for both can be found in Frontline under Professional Growth in your File Library . Our PDC meets monthly to review documentation and award points and funds. Questions, contact Susan Adams @ sadams3@usd259.net or Amy Baldwin @ abaldwin1@usd259.net.

Parent Teacher Conferences are rapidly approaching. Please note our request process has changed, you will now use this link Request Form for Interpreter Services Non-SPED Related or visit bit.ly/3LaM7LX to submit your request for an regular education interpreter. We ask that you please submit your request for language support for 2023-24 spring conferences now. Open and thoroughly read the attachments, send all questions to mesinterpretations@usd259.net

Consider bilingual classified staff in your building prior to requesting interpreter support from MES. Please note that if you utilize staff in your building, you will need to send us their name and employee ID number so we can work with HR to get them processed. This process may take up to 5-7 business days; this must be completed prior to scheduling them. If they are not processed and approved through MES prior to the assignment, it will be your building funds responsibility to pay their hours worked.

PROPIO Language Services are available, and we encourage you to use their services during conferences. Propio provides support in over 200 languages. To use Propio you will need a phone. Staff may want to use their own cell phones, but we encourage them to use the district phones.

We have several languages that are hard to fill so Propio will need to be used in many cases.

Propio will assist with last minute requests or hard to fill languages requests.

Please follow the attached procedures when requesting interpreters for events, parent teacher conferences, activities, and non-SPED related activities etc.

Interpreter Request Procedures

Communicating Effectively using an interpreter Brochure

Propio usage when a translator is not available (Hard to fill requests and Language assignments)

Students should not be used as interpreters for their conference or for other students during conferences. This practice violates FERPA.

Please share this information with the designated conference staff.

Thank you!

Principals – please share this updated math flowchart with your counselors and registrars. Questions can be sent to Holly Ingram.

Math 7 Plus

Algebra 1

Geometry

Algebra 2 or ​Honors Algebra 2

Pre-Calc/Trig

Three (3) units of credit in Mathematics, ​which may include:

Foundations of Algebra*, Algebra 1, ​Geometry, Intermediate Algebra*, Math ​Applications*, Algebra 2, Honors Algebra 2 ​Algebra 3, PreCalc, or AP Math Courses

(* denotes Courses NOT for Qualified ​Admissions)

Geometry -

Can be taken ​concurrently with ​Honors Algebra 2

AP Statistics

AP Calculus

AP Statistics

USD 259 Math ​Course Flow Chart

Math 6

Math 6 +

Placement Guidance

CP trend on Fastbridge ​State assessment score ​trend of 3 or 4

Courses Offered for ​Concurrent College Credit in ​most high schools:

Algebra 3

Pre-Calc/Trig

AP Stats

AP Calc

Beginning July 1, 2024 a “test plus” requirement will take effect. This means that you must take a minimum of 6 credit hours from a University in addition to passing the Praxis before you can add the endorsement to your license. We are working with University partners and will be in touch in the Spring with additional information.

Attached is the flyer for the Praxis practice sessions that our ESOL department provides. These sessions help tremendously with passing the Praxis. Just a reminder, we reimburse for the cost of the Praxis once the endorsement has been added to the license.

ESOL Instructional Services USD259 2023-2024

ESOL Praxis Study Classes

Testing Information

Location: Prometric Testing Center

8343 E. 32nd St. N. Wichita, KS 67226

Passing Score 149

Delivered: computer

www.ets.org/praxis/register/computer

Please visit the website to check available testing dates. This test will be offered continuously throughout the year.

Contacts:

In the next few weeks, Wichita Public Schools will be presenting the annual All-City Honor Concerts in the Century II Concert Hall. These concerts showcase the talents of hundreds of USD 259 students ranging from grades 5-12 representing all music programs in the elementary, middle, and high schools. The concerts, sponsored by Friends University, are free and open to the public.

The first concert is Monday, January 29th , at 7:00 p.m. and will feature the All-City Honor Bands. Four bands will perform this year, including the 11 th and 12th grade high school honor band under the direction of Mr. Eric Stambaugh, Director of Bands at Hutchinson College, and the 9 th and 10th grade high school honor band under the direction of Ms. Victoria Griffitt, WSU Graduate Conducting Assistant. Mr. Bret Goter, Director of Bands at Wilbur Middle School will conduct the 8 th grade honor band. Mr. Clay Butherus, Pleasant Valley Middle School Director of Instrumental Music, will conduct the 7 th grade honor band.

Tuesday, January 30th at 7:00 p.m. is the date for the All-City Honor Orchestra Concert featuring three orchestras. Dr. Keith Dodson, Director of Orchestras at Bethany College will direct the high school honor orchestra. The 8 th grade honor orchestra will be conducted by Mrs. Verlinda Stone, Wichita High School South Director of Orchestras. Mr. Daniel Ibarra, Truesdell Middle School Director of Orchestras, will conduct the 7 th grade honor orchestra.

And finally, on Tuesday, February 20th, the All-City Honor Choirs perform. The evening begins in the Century II Convention Hall at 6:00 PM with performances by the 5th Grade Honor Ensembles: All-City Honor Choir under the direction of Ms. Christian Wisner, music teacher at Cleaveland Traditional Magnet Elementary School; the All-City Mallet Instrument Honor Ensemble directed by Mr. Reed Bishop, music teacher at McCollom Elementary School, and the Group Drumming Honor Ensemble under the direction of Ms. Arianne Suchy, music teacher at Minneha Core Knowledge Magnet Elementary School and Ms. Ashley Reichenborn, VILS Instructional Coach at Robinson Middle School. At 7:30 PM in the Century II Concert Hall, students of the All-City Middle School Honor Choir directed by Mr. Alex Underwood, Director of Choirs at Hays High School , and the All-City High School Honor Choir under the direction of Mr. Chad Ingram, Associate Professor of Choirs at Butler County Community College, will perform.

These concerts offer students a rare opportunity to perform with other district student musicians under the direction of distinguished guest conductors and some of our most outstanding local teachers. This is truly a musical highlight and honor that many of our students will long remember. Please join us for these concerts as we celebrate the heritage and tradition of Wichita Public Schools Music Education.

You received this flyer at PLA along with envelopes of handouts for the teachers at your building who need to complete this training. Please reach out to Tammy Martin or Holly Ingram with questions.

OPTION 1: OUTSIDE OF CONTRACT HOURS

OPTION 2: COMPLETED AT SCHOOL SITE

OPTION 3: COMPLETED AT AMAC

Attachment: Dyslexia_Training.PDF

KSDE Dyslexia Training Modules for College to Classroom Staff:

• We have recently learned that all college to classroom staff must complete 6-module Dyslexia training from KSDE.
  
• We have worked out a solution and hope to share more information with you at January or February PLA.
  
• For now, here is a flyer that explains the options we have decided on for making sure the new college to classroom staff this impacts get what they need before the end of the year.
  

Per the Spring 2024 CLC Schedule, this is a reminder that HS Instrumental, Vocal, and

Theatre teachers meet 3x a month with their district Fine Arts coach.

Visual Arts meets once a month during the designated District CLC.

Fine Arts will NOT schedule CLCs for the once a month Building Based week.

Please contact Shawn Chastain with any Fine Arts CLC questions. Thank you!

As a reminder, from 2:30 to 3:30 on January Inservice the following exploratory teachers will have sessions together at the following locations. Please release them at 2:10 to give travel time.

• Art – Curtis Middle Art Room – Room 101 – contact Marcia Scurfield with questions
  
• Vocal Music – Allison Middle School Choir Room – Room 140 – contact Amy Brown with questions
  
• Instrumental Music – East High School Instrumental Room – Room W122 – contact Shawn Chastain with questions
  
• Theater – AMAC room 409 – contact Shawn Chastain with questions
  
• PE – AMAC Room 813 – contact Rebekah Winter with questions
  
• Librarians & Library clerks – School Service Center Conference Room C – contact Gail Becker or Andrea Brainard with questions
  

"Please keep the CLC schedule in mind when developing your building calendar.

WICHITA REGIONAL of the NATIONAL

Presented by the Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce and Wichita Public Schools

ESSAY TOPIC

Identify a problem facing your community. How might a citizen solve this problem? ​Write a 500-word essay that includes the following:

• ​• ​• ​•

•

What is the problem, and how do different members in your community or neighborhood view it? ​What civic principles or systems could help to address the problem?

What is your idea or recommendation for solving the problem?

What primary sources – such as The Declaration of Independence or the U.S. Constitution – provide ​supporting evidence or examples for your idea or recommendation?

How might members of your community or neighborhood bring your idea or recommendation to life?

JUDGING CRITERIA

Your essay will be evaluated based on how well you

• ​• ​• ​•

Demonstrate an understanding of civics. ​Acknowledge and address opposing points of view. ​Use primary sources.

Clearly describe an idea innovative or new to you.

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR ESSAY

Essays can be submitted between

November 13th and January 8th, 2024 at 11:59pm

using this link or QR Code

THE LIVE BEE

For a limited time, ACT is offering students the opportunity to get a free ACT registration. The student must register and pay for the December 9 test date. The student then will receive a discount code to be used for a free registration. The code must be used by January 31, 2024 to register for February 10, April 13, June 8 or July 13.

This link has all of the details.

Please use the course request link HERE for any courses your building would like to add for next year.

If it is a course with an already existing course code, please use opt in.

High School – you should not be using the STEM or Communications drop down under grad requirements without speaking with Holly Ingram.

Brand New Course requests need to be submitted by November 1. Thank you to those who’ve already submitted requests early. Questions – reach out to Holly Ingram via email

Principals, check out the teachers who helped present sessions at the September In-service to their colleagues! Find the list here!

Greetings, HS Principals

This is your annual invitation to attend the WPS Band-O-Rama Marching Band Festival, Monday, October 30th, *6:30 PM, at South High’s Carpenter Stadium. Once again, we will be acknowledging Administration representatives in attendance prior to each school’s performance. Please RSVP/Outlook me, by Tuesday, Oct. 24th to confirm your school’s administrative designee(s) attendance.

Attached is this year’s BOR performance schedule. Once again, the bands will combine for a performance of the Star Spangled Banner at the beginning of the program.

Also attached HERE is this year’s District Music Performance Calendar and your invitation extends to November’s HS Choral Invitational (Thursday, 11/2, 7pm @ NEM) and Orchestra Showcase (Tuesday, 11/3, 7pm @ NEM).

Thanks so much and I look forward to hearing from you.

Shawn Chastain

Fine Arts

*Note earlier start time

Principals, please complete the link by October 13th about training for Secondary Math Curriculum Training and MS Tier 3 Literacy Intervention training: https://forms.office.com/r/wRZ1iYaBYV

Pipeline Program

About the Program

To prepare potential future Instructional ​Coaches in the roles and responsibilities ​associated with the work of coaching for ​change, Learning Services will be providing a ​series of professional learning around the 4 ​themes of effective coaching.

*Selection and/or participation in the program does not guarantee ​a future job as an instructional coach.

If you participated in the Instructional ​Coaching Pipeline in 2022-2023 the content is ​the same.

Dates & Times

November 9th, 2023 ​December 7th, 2023 ​January 11th, 2024 ​February 1st, 2024

All sessions are at AMAC ​from 4:30-6:30 PM

Important Facts ​About Instructional ​Coaching

Effective coaching encourages collaborative, reflective ​practice.

Coaching allows teachers to apply their learning more

deeply, frequently, and consistently than teachers working ​alone.

Coaching supports teachers to improve their capacity to

reflect and apply their learning to their work with students

and also in their work with each other.

Coaching is an embedded support that attempts to respond

to student and teacher needs in ongoing, consistent,

dedicated ways.

The likelihood of using new learning and sharing responsibility ​arises when colleagues, guided by a coach, work together

and hold each other accountable for improved teaching and ​learning.

Coaching supports collective leadership across a school

system.

The Annenberg Report

The Annenberg Foundation for Educational Reform, 2004

We are excited to announce year two of the Instructional Coach Pipeline Program! This is an opportunity similar to the Aspiring Building Leader Program. The Instructional Coach Pipeline Program helps to prepare certified staff who are interested in this role prior to them applying, interviewing and being hired. Please forward the attached invitation to those you think might be interested or those you believe would do well in this role. The flyer outlines the details. We will be taking applications through October 6th. Those who participated last year do not need to re-apply as the content will be the same. If someone applied last year but did not participate, they are welcome to apply again.

ATTACHMENT: Instructional Coach Pipeline

have you asked your coach about what topics they have been learning about in Friday Learning Lab? This fall all secondary coaches are participating in a book study. Make sure to ask your coach which book they chose and what they are learning. We have also discussed the September Data Dive expectations, School Improvement Process, giving feedback, and coaching cycles with teachers.

The impact the instructional coach has on helping to improve instruction to support improved student outcomes is directly related to how you as the building instructional leaders work with and collaborate with your instructional coach. Please meet with your coach weekly. This time can be used in a variety of ways, but we hope you will discuss your building PL, discuss student data, and possibly even visit classrooms together.

Secondary ​AVID ​Trainings

OCTOBER, 2023

ABOUT ME

TUTOR BOOST

All AVID tutors will attend ONE of ​these sessions to explore their ​work as tutors in USD 259.

Participants will engage in

reflection and learning designed

to improve the tutorial process.

Date: October 19, 2023

Time: 8:30-11:30

Where: AMAC, Room 409

Click here to register

Date: October 20, 2023 ​Time: 12:30-3:30

Where: AMAC, Room 409

Click here to register

Parent Teacher Conferences are rapidly approaching. Please note our request process has changed, you will now use this link Request Form for Interpreter Services Non-SPED Related to submit your request for an regular education interpreter. We ask that you please submit your request for language support for 2023-24 fall conferences now.

Please thoroughly read the attachments, send all questions to mesinterpretations@usd259.net

Consider bilingual classified staff in your building prior to requesting interpreter support from MES. Please note that if you utilize staff in your building, you will need to send us their name and employee ID number so we can work with HR to get them processed. This process may take up to 3-5 business days; this must be completed prior to scheduling them. If they are not processed and approved through MES prior to the assignment, it will be your building funds responsibility to pay their hours worked.

PROPIO Language Services are available, and we encourage you to use their services during conferences. Propio provides support in over 200 languages. To use Propio you will need a phone. Staff may want to use their own cell phones, but we encourage them to use the district phones.

We have several languages that are hard to fill so Propio will need to be used in many cases.

Propio will assist with last minute requests or hard to fill languages requests.

Please follow the attached procedures when requesting interpreters for events, parent teacher conferences, activities, and non-SPED related activities etc.

• Interpreter Request Procedures
  
• Communicating Effectively using an interpreter Brochure
  
• Propio usage when a translator is not available (Hard to fill requests and Language assignments)
  

Students should not be used as interpreters for their conference or for other students during conferences. This practice violates FERPA.

Please share this information with the designated conference staff.

Attachment: Interpreter Request procedures, Communicating effectively, PROPIO Brochure

CLICK HERE FOR THE NEWSLETTER.

ESOL Contact list is attached HERE.

This is a reminder about the AP® Registration and Ordering Access Code, which we sent to AP coordinators and principals in your district on August 1. There is a unique access code for each school. Access codes shouldn’t be shared between schools.

If they haven’t already done so, AP coordinators should use their school’s unique access code to establish their access to AP Registration and Ordering for the 2023-24 school year. After using the code, the coordinators will have access to AP Registration and Ordering through July 31, 2024.

Next Steps

1. AP coordinators need to sign in to myap.collegeboard.org.
   
2. Coordinators complete setup steps, including submitting the online AP Participation Form on behalf of their school.
   
3. Coordinators create class sections for all AP classes at their school (if teachers haven't already created them), and create exam only sections, if applicable. They notify AP teachers that class sections and join codes are available.
   
4. Teachers share the join codes with their students so students can enroll in their classes through My AP.
   

Resources

Review these resources for district leaders. We've also shared information about the following resources with AP coordinators and principals:

•2023-24 AP Coordinator's Manual, Part 1 (.pdf/18.7 MB)

•Learning Opportunities for AP Coordinators

•AP Coordinator: Back-to-School Workshop, running through September 21

•One-page guides for AP coordinators, teachers, and students about setup, enrollment, and exam ordering

•For AP teachers: collegeboard.org/apclassroom includes links to AP Classroom user guides for teachers and students

Please use your dashboard (under instructional roles) to add building data access for iReady, Carnegie Math, (Dreambox if you are a Newcomer building), and Reading Plus. We recommend giving this access to your data/assessment leader and instructional coach. You may also give it to assistant principals and pertinent CST members. We do not advise giving teachers building wide access but understand you may wish for some to have this possible for IEP purposes. However, it is your responsibility to make sure all use this access appropriately and follow FERPA guidelines. Classroom teachers and students are rostered through course code uploads.

Attached HERE is the assessment protocol for 23-24.

Students are only required to take AUTOReading if they are some risk or high risk on aReading. The following is a flowchart for the ELA screening protocol (and grouping):

• aReading
  
• Above benchmark – no further testing needed (Group 1)
  
• Below benchmark – AUTOReading administered
  
• AUTOReading
  
• Above benchmark – no further testing needed (Group 4)
  
• Below benchmark – CBM-R administered
  
• CBM-R
  
• Above benchmark and 95% accurate (Group 4)
  
• Below benchmark but 95% accurate (Group 2)
  
• Below benchmark and less than 95% accurate (Group 3)
  

Above benchmark is defined as low risk or CP and below benchmark is defined as some risk or high risk. The language in the Assessment Protocol will be updated to more accurately reflect that AUTOReading is not required to be administered to all students.

Additionally, since students may have to take 3 ELA screeners each window, we would suggest to conduct aReading earlier in the screener window to give time to administer AUTOReading and CBM-R for students who qualify.

If you have any staff who will be new to submitting PL activities or stipends through Frontline, please contact Susan Adams at sadams3@usd259.net for training.

Monthly Schedule:

**does not apply to August due to report week

Week 1 – CLC Base Group

Week 2 – District CLC Group (Singletons/Electives) or CLC Base Group

Adjusted to align the proximity of these groups meeting to fall closer to when department chairs meet

Week 3 – CLC Base Group

Week 4 – Building Based Meeting/Committee (at principal discretion) or CLC Base Group

CLC Base Group will use PLC+ materials and choose from a menu of activities.

Common Time*: 2:40 – 3:20 PM

*Chester Lewis, Gateway, Dunlap, and Northeast Magnet meet at a different time

Date

Group