Grading and Reporting Leadership Team/June 3rd PD

Last Call Reminder for Grading and Reporting Leadership Team

The Grading and Reporting Leadership team consists of PK-12 teachers and coordinators, and is organized around 5 workgroups:

• Assessments and Proficiency Scales
• Behavior Reporting
• Communication
• Feedback
• Letter Grades and Reporting

If you would like to participate on the Grading and Reporting Leadership Team for the 2021-2022 school year, please complete the form at the link below.  Please submit the form by the end of the day on Friday, May 28th.  This data will help us plan for our professional development day on June 3rd.  

Grading and Reporting Leadership Team 2021-2022

June 3rd Professional Learning

As we wrap up this unusual year, our professional learning is focused on reconnecting and providing overviews for the upcoming school year.  The day will be a combination of virtual meetings and face to face meetings, as well as a mix of sessions for targeted audiences and an opportunity for choice.  Below is an overview of the schedule.  More detailed information and session descriptions will be in next week's blog. 

Southeast Polk Staff Development Day 

June 3, 2021

Schedule for the Day 

Elementary PK-5

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. District Professional Development (All elementary staff)

9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Breakout Session I

10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Breakout Session II

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Building Professional Development

2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Breakout Session III

Secondary 6-12 

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Building Professional Development

8:00 - 9:30 a.m. Math enVision Virtual Training (grade 8)

9:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. Math Reveal Training (grades 6-7)

9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Breakout Session I

10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Breakout Session II

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 - 2:00 p.m. District Professional Development (All secondary staff)

2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Breakout Session III

Breakout Session Menu

    9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.  Breakout Session I (attend 1)

• Online Learning Leadership Team: Jo Ellen Latham

• Employability Skills (9-12): Darell Butcher, Charlie Taylor       

• Math Reveal Training (Grades 6-7): Jayne Beecham

• Math enVision Training Gr. 8: Jayne Beecham 

• Self-Care for Educators: Amy Anderson

• Effective Instructional and Assessment Strategies for ELs: Laurie Wyatt

• Expanding Vocabulary in Early Childhood (birth to 8): Jackie White

• Productive Group Work refresher: Tammy Steenhoek

• De-escalation Strategies: Brenda Gerdes from Heartland AEA

    10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.  Breakout Session II (attend 1)

• Employability Skills (6-8): Darell Butcher, Charlie Taylor

• Math Reveal Training at SC (Grades 6-7): Jayne Beecham

• Mastery Connect:  Rob Timmins and Sarah Matthews from MasteryConnect

• Self-Care for Educators: Amy Anderson

• Welcoming ELs into the Classroom: Laurie Wyatt

• Early Literacy/Vocabulary building: Jackie White

• Technology Updates: Jason Kurth, Jamie Gilchrist

• De-escalation Strategies: Brenda Gerdes from Heartland AEA

• Tiered Task Cards: Jo Ellen Latham

    2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.  Breakout Session III (attend 1)

• Southeast Polk Emergency Interpretation 6.3.2021 (PK-12 Nurses, Counselors, Administrators): Amy Anderson, Laurie Wyatt

• Grading and Reporting Leadership Team: Jo Ellen Latham

• Early Literacy/Vocabulary building: Jackie White

• Technology Updates: Jason Kurth, Jamie Gilchrist

• De-escalation Strategies: Brenda Gerdes from Heartland AEA

• Productive Group Work refresher: Tammy Steenhoek

    Key

        Intended Audience= specific times for specific teaching assignments 

        Intended Audience= general session, for all staff members

Opportunity to Join the Grading and Reporting Leadership Team

Many of our leadership teams were 'on hold' during this school year as we directed our efforts at supporting students and families during the pandemic.  As we look towards the upcoming school year, we are looking forward to re-engaging as teams to strengthen teaching and learning.

The school closure from last spring provided an authentic opportunity for us to implement standards-based learning practices by determining where students were in their progression of learning, providing learning opportunities, and giving feedback. These experiences will help us move forward with our efforts around standards-referenced grading and reporting.

The Grading and Reporting Leadership team consists of PK-12 teachers and coordinators, and is organized around 5 workgroups:

• Assessments and Proficiency Scales
• Behavior Reporting
• Communication
• Feedback
• Letter Grades and Reporting

If you would like to participate on the Grading and Reporting Leadership Team for the 2021-2022 school year, please complete the form at the link below.  Please submit the form by the end of the day on Friday, May 28th.  This data will help us plan for our professional development day on June 3rd*.  

*Information on our June 3rd professional learning will be in Thursday's blog. 

Grading and Reporting Leadership Team 2021-2022

Last Call: TIME Hours and Summer School Teaching Application

Based on feedback from the Southeast Polk Professional Development Committee, an option was created for teachers to participate in additional hours of professional learning throughout the school year (TIME-Teacher Initiated Meaningful Engagement). Certified teachers may receive up to 8 hours of additional per diem pay for collaborative work completed outside their regular contract time during the 2020-2021 school year.  Initial hours that were submitted were paid in the fall.  The second payment round will be in June.  The deadline for submitting hours for the second round is this Friday, May 14th.  

The criteria for these hours is below:

• Hours are beyond the contract day
• Extension of the District/Building PD Plan
• Supportive of Building CSIP
• Responds to one of the 4 PLC Questions
• What do we want students to learn?
• How will we know when they have learned it?
• What will we do if they do not learn?
• What will we do if they have already learned it?

To receive payment for this work, please submit the form below. This form may also be found on the SEP Professional Development Site.

TIME Hours Form: 2020-2021

Please let us know if you have any questions about teacher quality funding. Your commitment to building and extending your professional learning is very much appreciated! 

Interested in Teaching Summer School??

We recognize the emotional toll the pandemic has caused for everyone. Southeast Polk educators have been tireless this year in providing learning opportunities while continuing to care for our students in a very challenging time. We are creating some options for teaching summer school that will allow teachers to teach if they choose, but will also provide time for well deserved rest and relaxation. 

The RAM Camp will have 2 shifts--an AM academic shift (Math and ELA) and a PM Camp/Club shift. The AM shift is from 8:00-12:00 and the PM shift is from 12:00-4:00.

• Teachers may apply to teach either shift 1 or shift 2, or both.

To teach shift 1, an elementary degree is required.  To teach shift 2, a teaching degree is required.

Elementary teachers are eligible to teach either shift 1 or 2.

Any teacher (PK-12) is eligible to teach shift 2.

• Teachers may choose to apply with a partner.  The team will plan and collaborate together, and each teacher will teach 10 of the 20 days.
• Model Teachers and Instructional Coaches may use summer school teaching towards their additional contract days.
• Each teacher hired to teach summer school will be paid for up to 8 hours of planning prior to July 12th. 

HOW TO APPLY--APPLICATION DEADLINE-MAY 14

Applications for teaching summer school are now available on Applitrack (Job ID 2071). Application instructions are below. Go to:

• Southeast Polk Website
• Quick Links
• Careers
• View internal positions
• Select position desired
• Click on Apply
• Click on Login to retrieve your application and review all positions available to internal candidate

More Information

An informational meeting was held on Wednesday, April 7th to share information on a proposal for a districtwide summer school for elementary students at Southeast Polk.  Below is a recording of the session and a link to the presentation.

• Southeast Polk Elementary Summer School Information Session Recording

• Southeast Polk Elementary Summer School Proposal Presentation

Summer School Teaching Opportunities

Today's blog has information in regards to our Southeast Polk "RAM Camp', which will be held this summer. While this camp is designed for elementary students, there are teaching opportunities for all PK-12 teachers, so please review carefully if you are interested.

Southeast Polk RAM Camp

This summer, the Southeast Polk Community School District is pleased to offer a learning opportunity for some elementary students who are entering grades 1-6 during the 2021-22 school year. This has been a unique year for all of us, and summer school is one way to support our students academic success.  We would like to invite your child to “RAM Camp” a program that will focus on literacy and math with the goal of improving these skills over the summer. 

RAM Camp will be held at designated Southeast Polk elementary school sites for four weeks, starting July 12th. The program will run Monday-Friday from 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The last day of the program will be Friday, August 6th. There are no fees for this learning opportunity, and transportation will be provided at your request.  In addition, breakfast, lunch, and snacks will be provided for all students. The summer school sites are listed below:

• Centennial Elementary (Altoona and Centennial students)

• Clay Elementary (Clay and Four Mile students)

• Mitchellville Elementary (Mitchellville and Runnells students)

• Willowbrook Elementary (Delaware and Willowbrook students)

The morning sessions will focus on academics, and grade level math and literacy skills will be reinforced. During the afternoon, students will participate in multiple sessions for learning and fun including music, art, games, STEM and science activities, and social-emotional learning.  RAM Camp will be taught by certified teachers and we are also collaborating with our community partners, including Facebook, the Science Center, and Kid’s Cafe. 

Interested in Teaching Summer School??

We recognize the emotional toll the pandemic has caused for everyone. Southeast Polk educators have been tireless this year in providing learning opportunities while continuing to care for our students in a very challenging time. We are creating some options for teaching summer school that will allow teachers to teach if they choose, but will also provide time for well deserved rest and relaxation. 

The RAM Camp will have 2 shifts--an AM academic shift (Math and ELA) and a PM Camp/Club shift. The AM shift is from 8:00-12:00 and the PM shift is from 12:00-4:00.

• Teachers may apply to teach either shift 1 or shift 2, or both.

To teach shift 1, an elementary degree is required.  To teach shift 2, a teaching degree is required.

Elementary teachers are eligible to teach either shift 1 or 2.

Any teacher (PK-12) is eligible to teach shift 2.

• Teachers may choose to apply with a partner.  The team will plan and collaborate together, and each teacher will teach 10 of the 20 days.
• Model Teachers and Instructional Coaches may use summer school teaching towards their additional contract days.
• Each teacher hired to teach summer school will be paid for up to 8 hours of planning prior to July 12th. 

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for teaching summer school are now available on Applitrack (Job ID 2071). Application instructions are below. Go to:

• Southeast Polk Website
• Quick Links
• Careers
• View internal positions
• Select position desired
• Click on Apply
• Click on Login to retrieve your application and review all positions available to internal candidate

More Information

An informational meeting was held on Wednesday, April 7th to share information on a proposal for a districtwide summer school for elementary students at Southeast Polk.  Below is a recording of the session and a link to the presentation.

• Southeast Polk Elementary Summer School Information Session Recording

• Southeast Polk Elementary Summer School Proposal Presentation