January+14,+2014

PEPs

 * Required to update each nine weeks. Please make sure that you meet with each student that has a PEP to review the strengths and weaknesses. Address any additional concerns on the document. All elementary schools and NCMS, please make sure you have your teachers complete the Academic Difficulty papers at the meeting with PEP's.**
 * Elementary Template
 * Middle Template
 * High Template
 * ** Required by law ** for ALL at-risk students
 * **//Plans must involve all stakeholders.//**
 * //What are the responsibilities of the school, teacher, parent, and student?//
 * Face-to-Face
 * Phone Call
 * E-mail
 * Home Visit

RtI

 * ====**Newton-Conover will be moving to RtI next year. We will be setting up a meeting with Amy Jablonski, NCDPI RtI representative later this week. More news in February.**====
 * NCDPI RtI Home Page
 * 2013 Summer Institute RtI Presentation

**Responsiveness to Instruction**

 * - Responsiveness to Instruction (RtI) is about total school improvement**
 * - Emphasizes layering of instructional supports**
 * - Focus is on:**
 * ü Using a problem-solving model to analyze Core, Supplemental, Intensive Instruction (whole group, small group, and individuals)**
 * ü Defining Core, Supplemental and Intensive Instruction**
 * ü Curriculum Mapping**
 * ü Differentiated Instruction (flexible grouping, high yield strategies, visible learning)**
 * ü Comprehensive Balanced Assessment System within Core, Supplemental and Intensive**
 * ** o Universal Screening**
 * ** o Benchmark/Interim Assessments**
 * ** o Common Formative Assessments**

|| ===What is RtI? === **Definition**

North Carolina Responsiveness to Instruction (NCRtI) is a multi-tiered framework which promotes school improvement through engaging, high quality instruction. NCRtI employs a team approach to guide educational practices, using a problem-solving model based on data, to address student needs and maximize growth for all. **Philosophy**

We believe in... **Critical Components**
 * Shared responsibility by all stakeholders including educators, families, students, and community partners.
 * Developmentally appropriate academic and behavioral growth for all students.
 * Continuous reflection on and improvement of instructional practices and learning environments.
 * Intentional partnerships with families, community members, and stakeholders.
 * Comprehensive implementation through systematic and purposeful approaches and leadership.
 * Leadership & Shared Responsibility
 * Curriculum & Instruction
 * Problem-Solving/Data Based Decision Making
 * Assessment
 * Family & Community Partnerships
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SIP mid-year Review
Questions

Student Advisory
Student Advisory Meetings Mark your calendar - May 8, 2014 at 4:30 pm. - Student Advisory Video Unveil with refreshments for parents, principals, teachers, and mentors.

TE 21 - Access to TE 21 Site

 * Specific Information about Case Assessments **



CWT Data

 * ===** Click here ** to access the raw data from classroom walkthroughs. ===


 * Access data by.... **
 * Format
 * Show Summary of Responses

A.................................................... || =**Second Semester Updates**=


 * 1) **The district-wide expectation is that each principal, assistant principal, and director do five walkthroughs per week (collaborative when possible).**
 * 2) **Google Script disruptions**
 * 3) **Next month we will share out some "a-ha" moments, strengths, or areas for improvement we have discovered through CWTs.** ||

District-Wide Professional Development for February 19
The expectation is that each teacher will select a classroom management strategy, academic strategy, assessment strategy 4 C’s strategy, differentiation strategy, ELL strategy, etc. Then, teachers will complete a form with the following information:


 * Name
 * School
 * Content-Area
 * Type of strategy
 * Alignment to standards (CCSS, NCES, ITES, WIDA, NCEES, etc.)
 * Short description
 * Links to any websites, handouts, or attachments needed

Communication
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 * ===Key Ring App=== ||

== Just one final thought... ==

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