From Grace and Jodi
After this week, Thanksgiving seems like a distant memory! We've turned the page on the calendar, and it is time to put our attention on two big buckets (aside from the every complex and growing operational/health and safety work around Covid) - formative evaluations and projections/probable org/budget. If you have not heard anything about ESSER, you should be receiving a notification soon.
As you know, Jodi and Rubén are currently the only two RRADs that have been able to transition to the role; they will be turning their attention to more district work and focusing on a few schools across the district. This is a loss for us, but I promise, although Jodi may be less present in the schools, you will feel the positive impact of the work differently.
I am working on my schedule to make it more predictable, but realize with probable org and collabs, negotiations, already scheduled central office meetings, and Mission Hill, I may not be able to be as visible as I would like. Please continue to use our WhatsApp, call, or text for support. In advance, I thank you for your "flexibility, patience, and grace" - our motto all through Covid.
December/January Region Meetings
As a result of our 4:30 Friday meeting on the anticipated surge of Covid infections rates, we will not meet in-person at Orchard Gardens on Tuesday. We will meet remotely from 10:30-12 with an alternative plan to focus on the five observation look-fors. Many thanks to Lauren for her willingness to host, and to Jodi for being a thought partner in the arc of learning. With formatives coming up the plan for December and January was:
December: Conduct focused observations using the five look-fors and provide OGPS with the school trends based on the data.
January: After analyzing an observation write-up, conduct an observation and practice authoring the write up with a partner.
Lauren suggested we each videotape lessons to bring to future meetings. This may be an option for January.
Text Complexity
Our equitable literacy work has sparked curiosity about Lexile levels, grade level, and text complexity. Text complexity is measured using three factors. 1.) Qualitative factors 2.) Quantitative Factors 3.) The relationship between reader and task.
The Lexile level is the most commonly used quantitative factor. Here is a tool for converting Lexile level to grade level. That may help you address some questions that you are getting.
Colleague Connections
Mission Hill: If you are looking for a way to facilitate dialogue about updating your 90-day plan with input from your staff reach out to Matt. Mshuman@bostonpublicschools.org
Timilty: If you are looking for a way to embed equitable literacy in your community's learning culture even with all of the other challenges you face on a daily basis reach out to Marvin. Mgutierrez2@bostonpublicschools.org
Perry: If you are looking for a way to motivate students and families connect with Mike. He dove in with a cool challenge that the community reseponded to. Mmacchi@bostonpublicschools.org
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