Post #3 - August 27, 2018

You can find this posting at this Network 6 Blog. My calendar of visits is also posted on the blog tab <Coaching Calendar>. You should have received official invites for visits through mid-October. Good luck with upcoming professional development and have a wonderful Labor Day weekend.

Assessment Update

• PD Courses: All PD Courses are posted on My Learning Plan.
• Assessment Survey: This assessment survey is due on Friday, August 31. The results of this survey will allow the district to use Clever to match the assessment to the students in your school. Once MAP Fluency schools are identified, ODA will take inventory of headset needs and purchase additional headsets for those schools since a microphone set is required.
• Resource Folder: All BPS staff have access to ODA's public BPS Formative Resource Folder. All training materials, webinars, administration documents, and more can be found here.
• Illuminate "Cheat Sheets:" District Leader Cheat Sheet for Illuminate provides step-by-step directions for accessing the best reports. This one is for School Leaders. These are all linked in the Illuminate homepages as well.

Sign-up for a Check-in by Phone or Google Hangout

I have been enjoying visiting all of you over the summer! However, that means I saw some of you in July, which was a while ago. If you would like to check-in before school opening, go to this link to sign up for a 20-minute appointment by either phone or Hangout on September 4 or 5. Otherwise, I will see you during the first week of school!

Operations Center

Here is the link to the Operations Center that was introduced during ALI. Up on the right hand top corner click on <Calendar> to see the months of the school year.

List of Central Office Supports for Network 6

I am in the process of creating this list for you. As of now it is incomplete because there are a few vacancies.

FYI:

1. I will be taking off this Thursday and Friday, August 30-31st to travel to York, PA  to attend our niece's wedding and to bring our daughter back to college. If you need anything during this time, please contact your Operational Superintendent Ted Lombardi at (617) 982-8199 or Ed Lee at (617) 438-3929. 
2. If you have employees paid via federal funds, you/employee will be asked for Title I Time and Effort documentation for January 1, 2018 - June 30, 2018.
3. The 21C Team will work with school leaders and Operational Superintendents and Operational Leaders to communicate and address all issues pertaining to 21st century furniture: Go to the following links To report issues with deliveries or To report issues with Surplus Removal.

In case you missed it: Message for Staff Who Received NWEA MAP Email

Dear BPS Educators, 

We hope you're having a fantastic summer! You may have received an email from NWEA regarding your MAP assessment account and the district's new partnership with NWEA. While working with BPS to set up the district's data integration with the Clever Digital Backpack the system triggered these emails to go out. This was an error and will not impact any decisions that were made or are still being made.  

The district assessment survey is still open until Friday August, 31st. From there, decisions will be communicated by your Academic Superintendent and ODA. To reiterate, this email does not confirm your participation in the MAP assessments. We sincerely apologize for any confusion this communication error might have caused.  

Best,
The Boston NWEA Team