From: Marino, Jay
Sent: Monday, June
17, 2002 8:52 AM
To: Administrators
Subject: Updates and
Reminders for 6-17-02...
Updates
and Reminders for 6-17-02 from the Office of Instruction and School
Improvement...
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Staff Development Funds For Next Year- Update
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This
past school year, each building received $2000 for professional
development/school improvement activities.
Due to budget cuts, next year's allotment will include only $1000 per
school. This funding should be used to
support identified professional development activities as stated in your school
improvement plan. Please use the same
process as this past year for accessing these funds. This process is outlined at http://curriculum.risd41.org/admin/professional_development.htm
. After July 1st, I will transfer $1000
into each school's professional development account for your usage.
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School Improvement Planning- Update
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There
will be a few revisions made to the SIP template to accommodate the changes
called for in the No Child Left Behind act.
Changes will be in the areas of; Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), staff
development plan/needs assessment and reporting of academic achievement by sub
group. A reminder that during this
school year, schools should begin using the new template as much as
possible. At the beginning of next
school year (September 2003, a year from now), it is expected that all schools
will submit their school improvement plan using the new format. We will be designating several leadership
meeting as "working meetings" to address each section of the new SIP. In addition, several after school workshops
will be offered for building school improvement teams to learn more about each
section of the SIP. This schedule will
be published in early August.
Recently
added to the site are draft examples of figuring AYP and the projected
targets required by NCLB- check out the updates at http://curriculum.risd41.org/admin/school_improvement/school_improvement.htm
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Misc. Pay Forms Due ASAP
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All
remaining misc. pay forms should be sent to the curriculum office ASAP.
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Exchange City Update
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Thanks
for your feedback regarding Exchange City participation. Here is the updated schedule -->
http://curriculum.risd41.org/documents/JA_participation_schedule.htm . Please review the schedule one last time and
contact me if there are any other changes.
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School Report Card
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2001-2002
School Report Card Data Forms were due to the ISBE by June 14th. You would have received this form directly
from the ISBE. Please send this form to
the curriculum office so they can be forwarded to the ISBE. Contact me if further clarification is
needed.
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Koalaty Kid Training Update
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Congratulations
On Completing Koalaty Kid Training!
Congratulations
to the following schools for recently completing Koalaty Kid training-
Denkmann, Audubon, Horace Mann, Ridgewood, Educators in Residence and a group
of 8 teachers from Head Start/Early Childhood.
Dates
Set for Elementary Training- Fall 2002
Koalaty
Kid training dates for Longfellow, Hawthorne-Irving, Eugene Field and Thomas
Jefferson are scheduled below. Please
contact me if you would be interested in participating or sending any staff to
this training. Locations to be
announced.
·
Monday, August 19, 3:30-7:30
·
Monday, August 26, 3:30-7:30
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Monday, Sept. 16, 12:30-7:30
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Monday, Sept. 30, 3:30-7:30
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Monday, Oct. 28, 3:30-7:30
Future
P-D-S-A Process and Tools Workshops Planned for Next Year!
More
information and a detailed schedule to follow-
We are in the process of scheduling several evening workshops for
teachers covering the following topics:
·
How to Begin
Classroom Mission Statements
Personal Mission Statements
Use of flow charts to teach and
implement procedures
·
Classroom Meetings
·
Goal Setting in the Classroom
·
PDSA Cycle in the Classroom
·
Setting Quality Targets for Kids
·
Koalaty Kid Folders-data folders
·
Series of Classes on Tools with application to meaningful uses in the
classroom.
·
Curriculum Class Application- Using series of books;
-Continuous Improvement in the
Science Classroom
-Continuous Improvement in the
History and Soc. Studies Classroom
-Continuous Improvement in the
Mathematics Classroom
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Science Updates…
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Science
Point of Contact
If
you have selected your schools' Science Point of Contact but haven't sent it to
me, please do so ASAP. More information at
http://curriculum.risd41.org/committee/science/subcommittee/Point_of_contact.doc
.
McMillan/McGraw-Hill
Orientation Schedule
For
advanced planning purposes, I have asked principals to set aside August 5th and
6th, 2002 from 2:00 - 3:30pm. as there will be grade level workshops for the
new science materials adoption. All staff (and administrators) who in any way
teach science must attend one of the sessions.
More information to follow!
Timelines
for Science Materials Purchase
We
have begun the process of ordering new science materials for the district. In general, by August 1st, 2002; all K-4, 8th
grade, and High School science materials will be ready for distribution. See below for further detail.
·
All K-4 McMillan/McGraw-Hill textbooks and Foss Kits have arrived and
will be distributed in late July
·
June 1, 2002- ordered all 8th grade science materials (to accommodate
the 8th grade required class), should be in by late July
·
June 1, 2002- ordered all High School science materials (including
materials for the new course "Earth and Beyond") should be in by late
July
·
May 1, 2003- ordering remaining 5-6 text, 7 grade J.H. texts and TMLC
science materials (using IL Textbook Loan- grades 5-8)
July
1, 2003- ordering hands on materials for grades 5-6 (combination of
McMillan-McGraw-Hill/Foss and other) and remaining materials to complete the
science materials adoption.
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PREPARING FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR!
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Beginning of the School Year Curriculum Office Documents- What's
Needed?
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We
want to be able to provide timely assistance and need to begin planning
now. Please email me with the
information that you will need from the curriculum office to start the
year.
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02-03 Sex Education Schedule Now Online
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http://curriculum.risd41.org/documents/sex_ed_schedule_02-03.htm
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View
past "Updates and Reminders" at... http://curriculum.risd41.org/admin/updates/updates_and_reminders.htm
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Jay
Excellence
Every Day!
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Jay Marino
Assistant Superintendent for Instruction & School Improvement
Rock Island-Milan Public Schools
2101 Sixth Avenue- Admin Center - Rock Island, IL 61201
Voice: 309-793-5900 ext. 253 - Fax: 309-793-5905
jay.marino@risd41.org - http://www.risd41.org
Instruction/ School Improvement Site: http://curriculum.risd41.org/
Personal Web Site: http://www.jmarino.ws
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