January Visits
I will publish a draft January 2019 visit schedule after the Budget Collab meetings are set. When visiting classrooms, I usually follow your priorities in relationship to the IF. I also look for explicit grade level learning expectations and tasks that are aligned and "worthwhile." Worthwhile means whether the task is aligned and requires student thinking and reasoning.
Budget
By the time you read this, you will have your budget. For the second year, Budget Office has added some funding for sustainability and high needs programs. It offsets some of the budget concerns you may have. Declining enrollment is a factor that could be contributing to a smaller budget. Your school budget is due on January 10, 2018. You will have time next week on December 13 to work on your budget.
Here is a presentation you can copy and tailor for your School Site Council. You must meet with your SSC five days in advance of due date to share budget summary. If you anticipate cuts, you should speak with staff who may potentially be cut. The SSC reviews the budget and approve discretionary funds. They sign off on Form B-6. SSC can submit comments/impact statement around the budget.
Webinar on evidence-based decision making:
From 2:00-3:00 p.m. on December 12, the What Works Clearinghouse, part of the U.S. Department of Education, will hold a free webinar, “How Administrators Can Communicate the Need for Evidence-Based Decision Making.” The webinar will include an overview of What Works Clearinghouse resources, strategies administrators can use to select relevant sources, and recommendations for sharing research and resources with teachers and staff in easily understandable ways. Registration is open online.
Edwin Analytics, a tool available to district and school leaders on the DESE’s security portal, is getting upgraded the week of December 10. This new version will look different but offers new features that DESE hopes will be useful to districts. Reports will run the same, but it will be easier to find reports that may be of interest, access recently viewed reports, and search reports by keyword. The older version of Edwin will still be available throughout December under the “Edwin Analytics Legacy” link. The Edwin Analytics Legacy version will be retired in January 2019.
For more information about the Edwin upgrade, please download this guide to Using Edwin.
From 2:00-3:00 p.m. on December 12, the What Works Clearinghouse, part of the U.S. Department of Education, will hold a free webinar, “How Administrators Can Communicate the Need for Evidence-Based Decision Making.” The webinar will include an overview of What Works Clearinghouse resources, strategies administrators can use to select relevant sources, and recommendations for sharing research and resources with teachers and staff in easily understandable ways. Registration is open online.
Edwin is Getting a New Look!
Edwin Analytics, a tool available to district and school leaders on the DESE’s security portal, is getting upgraded the week of December 10. This new version will look different but offers new features that DESE hopes will be useful to districts. Reports will run the same, but it will be easier to find reports that may be of interest, access recently viewed reports, and search reports by keyword. The older version of Edwin will still be available throughout December under the “Edwin Analytics Legacy” link. The Edwin Analytics Legacy version will be retired in January 2019.
For more information about the Edwin upgrade, please download this guide to Using Edwin.
Introducing School Leaders to the Shifts in 2016 STE Standards
This professional development will be held on December 20th and is taking place at Bolling. Hold the date for professional development on the Science Shifts on December 20, 2018 from 8:30-3:00 at Bolling. Below, find the objectives. Please fill out this brief survey ahead of time.
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Diversity Recruitment Fairs
Kelly Hung kindly put all of the opportunities from the Recruitment Events Registration link into one document: Diversity Recruitment Fairs - please mark your calendars!
Fifth Quarter Portfolio
The deadline for the 5th Quarter Portfolio written application is next Friday, December 14, 2018.
BPS Arts Survey
Each year EdVestors administers the annual BPS Arts Survey on behalf of the district. This survey, now in its 12th year, helps us better understand the availability and distribution of arts education in the BPS and guides investment of external funds to support the BPS Arts Expansion goal of increasing access to quality arts education for all BPS students. In addition, the survey data is used to document successes, identify areas of investment, and communicate effectively with potential funders.
The survey includes questions that will inform your network schools’ School Arts Index, a tool developed for all schools to measure school arts offerings in their buildings. Developed with the input of school leaders, teachers, and arts partners, this tool will connect with current and future BPS tools for sharing school information such the BPS School Quality Framework. The Index also determines a school's eligibility to apply for specific BPS Arts Expansion grants.
The survey link is: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BPS1819artssurvey and should take approximately 25 minutes for each school to complete.
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