Specialists, can we plan to meet during lunch on Tuesday and Wednesday? I will go get lunch for everyone and we can have a working lunch. We need to get on the same page with our plans for the upcoming year before the summer training. I want to share with you the principals request.
Sustainability plans
Thank you for sending an electronic copy of anything you have used during extended onsite support (sustainability) cycles. We have been asked to share whatever we are using so I will be sharing it with the other directors. I will remove all names.
THhs is what I think I know: Tanya, Kay, and Melanie will leave on Sunday and take the van. Sue and Polly will car pool with Lynn Vaughn each day. Cherie is going early on Sunday to shop and will meet us at the hotel.
Melanie and Sue, please bring a copy of the spreadsheet / chart you will use to document embedded training.
Summer Training updates
Equipment for Trainers
Trainers have sent me their request and I have the list. Please do not check out any equipment to trainers.
Please bring all laptops, document cameras and projectors that you use in case we need them for trainers.
The ones from the vault will be packed.
We will meet at 7 AM at OMS on July 5th-8th. We will not report to the site, except for Lynn. She will "hold down the fort". We will leave by 3:30 each day, maybe earlier depeniding on what we get done and how HOT it is those days. Bring something to drink. I will be a cooler with ice. DRINK DRINK DRINK and wear comfortable clothing and shoes. Clothing that you do not care if it gets DIRTY!
Barry, Jason, Scott and Nick will move summer training items to OMS on July 1. Anything that needs to go should be in the "conference room" on the big table or between Melanie and Sandra's desk with all the equipment.
People can meet at the site and come to OMS in a van if that will be easier for you. I will check to see if we can borrow a van so that we have access to two vans.
We will also be there at 7 during the training and there until at least 5:15.
Sunday July 10 and 17 at 3 until 6, maybe 2 -5. I've asked to be in by 2.
Visitors from Germany
July 14th we will have visitors from Germany at OMS and then they will travel to McClellan for a visit and a video conference with USA AMSTI. We will serve them lunch. I may need someone to pick up food from Dads for me. Since K-5 science will not be at OMS on July 14, I may be calling on Cherie, and Polly for help.
Snacks for the trainers
I would like to provide snacks for the trainers each day. If you are willing to help, someone begin a sign up sheet. It can be as simple as packages of peanut butter crackers to something homemade. And we will even need small paper plates and napkins. If you do not think this is necessary or needed, of if it is too much trouble, that is fine. Just let me know. It is just a suggestion.
I will provide coffee for them each morning. I will provide the coffee, filters and coffee maker. I think I'm going to email them to bring a coffee cup / mug.
PD Updates
All dates have been added to our shared PD google calendar.
OGAP for ACHE Phase II schools
White Plains E
Wellborn E
Saks E
Alexandria E
Donehoo E
Floyd E
Math COS training Part I
Math specialists save the date
September 20 - 21
20th: K-5 and 6-8
21st: 9-12
October 4 - 5
4th: K-5 and 6-8
5th: 9-12
November 8-9
8th: K-5 and 6-8
9th: 9-12
Part II (if we have received further training)
December 6-7
6th: K-5 and 6-8
7th: 9-12
January 10 - 11
10th: K-5 and 6-8
11th: 9-12
January 24-25
24th: K-5 and 6-8
25th: 9-12
AMSTI Materials
AMSTI Policy
When teachers leave a school, (transfer, retiring, nonrenewed, etc..) all materials, teacher guides both math and science and math kits should be returned to us. Once they are at their new school, if it is an AMSTI school, their materials will be returned to them. If they go to a non AMSTI school, they will recieve materials once all teachers at AMSTI schools have materials.
Teachers who have completed ALAHASP training (K-5) must submit an official ALAHASP certificate in order for us to count that as their science training. They can fax them to me.
Especially during this registration period:
For documentation purposes, please ask administrators or teachers to email (not text) information. We can print emails confirming transfers,grade level changes, nonrenewals, holding spots, pd needed, etc, but we can't print a text message as easily as we can an email.
Communication with schools:
Please rmemeber to "cc" the principal and assistant principal when communicating with teachers to set up visits. Sustainability visits or any visit. During our training, Principals asked that their assistant also be cc.
Moved up town
Everyone can answer any line that rings. Line one is 256-847-7354 and Line 2 is 256-847-0784.
And now we are on the JSU InService Page. http://www.jsu.edu/inservice/pd.html Check it out.
If I think of anything else, I will email you.
