July 20, 2012

Correction:   Don't know if it was me or the Anniston Star or  a combination of the two.   Mr Andy Ward is the principal at White Plains High School, (formerly principal at White Plains Elementary) and Mr. Jonathan Gilbert is the principal at White Plains Elementary (formerly assistant at the HS and at one time the MS).  Summer Davis is assistant at the Elementary and Derek Cobb is at the Middle so I'm not sure where he was an AP last year.  


We need to move our staff meeting from August 13 to August 6 when we debrief from August 3rd meeting.

Schedule of PD request:
August 7, 2012: Alexandria HS MATH COS
August 13, 2012:  White Plains Middle (data and science help)
August 14, 2012: Alexandria E (data, meet by grade level) AND Attalla E
August 15, 2012: Sardis HS and Saks E (2:00-3:30)
August 16, 2012: Handley Middle (science and questioning)  AND Hokes Bluff Middle (data)
August 17, 2012:

• To be schedule:

Wellborn E has asked for help with math.  They also want data.  Maybe the math specialists can plan to go there August 21, 27 and 28.

Pleasant Valley HS: data
Ohatchee E: Data
Oxford E: time management and classroom management
Ohatchee HS:  instructional strategies

We are in high demand this year.   I need at least one more person to be able to facilitate data driven PDs.  Maybe two more people (a helper wouldn't be a bad idea for each person facilitating the data PD's). A math/science combo would be good as well as K-5/ms combo.    Let me know if you are interested and can help.  I will run a trainer of trainer for data PD on Tuesday, July 24 for anyone interested  presenting the data PD.

I will prepare a questioning PD. If someone is willing to work on preparing a time management PD and or classroom management PD, please let me know.  I have some resources and a PD for classroom management but it needs to be tweaked and updated.  Since it is an elementary school, the time management PD probably needs to be prepared by one of the K-5 specialists.  Sorry Melanie and Shelley.

I need lots of people entering data into spreadsheets so the PD's can take place.  Let me know if you will input data.  Tara has begun working on entering data.  The graphs will need to be updated and printed and glued to contruction paper.  The graphs will need to be inserted into a Powerpoint (already made) and saved by school.  

There is a PD that has been developed for Differentiated Instruction.  It needs to be "dusted off" and shared with those who have not presented it.   We may need it for Ohatchee HS.

There is a 5 E PD that has been developed.  It needs to be "dusted off" and shared with those who have not presented it.   We may need it for Ohatchee HS.

Alexandria HS wants a Math COS PD - date: August 7 at 9:00.   Only math teachers 7 - 12.

Attalla Elementary wants help with their 2nd grade math.  Donna can you go spend  3 days with them in August?  Help with Investigation?  We can take them some manipulatives too.  Maybe the week of August 13-17?

Anything that needs to be printed we will send to the print shop.  If there is a participant packet for Differentiated Instruction or 5E's, send it to me electronically with printing instructions.  (how many, single sided or double sided, hole punch, etc)   The print shop will NOT insert into folders.

Summary:
Questioning PD: Tanya will tweak and get ready but someone will need to present on August 16 at Handley M.

Need:

• Data PD presenters/helper:  Need 2 presenter/helpers total of 4 people
• To create / tweak a Classroom Management PD
• To create Time Management PD
• Differentiated Instruction shared with other and someone ready to present
• 5 E PD shared with others and someone ready to present

August 6-10 science training:
A couple of changes:
August 6 and 7:  K, 3rd and 4th
August 8 and 9: 1st and 2nd
August 9 and 10: 5th
August 6-9: 7th and 8th at White Plains Middle

We need someone to:

• sign in sheets/book
• participate packets made and mailed
• trainer packets made and mailed
• notebooks -empty notebooks - from 3170, one per person because the print shop does not make notebooks. 
• Participant guides are at the print shop being printed:  the participate packets will be 3 hole punched.  The participants can put the copies in the notebooks but we need to make sure we have notebooks for them.  

Housekeeping

• We have received a thank you note from Sandy Ledwell.
• Invitation to Dr. Carr's retirement reception: Houston Cole Library Monday, July 23 from 3:00 - 5:00

• The critters for the science kit training for August 6 will arrive on Thursday August 2nd since we will be gone on August 3rd.   Cherie, will you please prepare the habits for their arrival?  Critters for training on the 8th will arrive on the 7th. 

Equipment 
GPS, cameras, student response systems (clickers), and video projectors in the rolling bags, etc are in the vault in 3170 and borrowed, they should be check outed.   See Jason to check out the material.  .  As soon as you are finished with the item return it and he will mark it returned.   These items will eventually be bar coded and placed into AIMS for check out.