Staff Development

SIT Minutes: October 29, 2013

Staff Development:

Meeting began at 3:35 pm. Please view “School Improvement Team Composition” for the list of attendees.

• Early Release PD:
• See Agenda
• PD Opportunity:
• TIA Trainings: 11/29/13 Differentiated Instruction – DSC Room C&D (8:30-11:30 or 12:30-3:30)
• SPED : 11/30/13 Lexia Core 5
• UIL Academic Coaches Training: 11/16/13
• Destination Imagination Workshop:1/16/13
• UIL Coordinators Meeting: 11/18/13
• Creating and Instruction for Gifted Learners Online: 12/07/13
• 2nd Staff Development for Parent Liaisons: 11/15/13 (DSC-HR Orientation Room)
• SIOP Day 1 Training: 11/05/13
• SIOP Day 2 Training: 11/06/13, 11/19/13, 11/20/13: Mrs. Santillano and Ms. Navarro will register for training.
• Power Planning (3rd 9 weeks): please call in your substitutes ASAP: All teachers will call in their “School Business” substitutes.
• December 3rd: 5th grade
• December 4th: 4th grade
• December 5th: 3rd grade
• December 6th: PK
• December 10th: 2nd grade
• December 11th: 1st grade
• December 12th: Kindergarten
• December 13th: SpEd
• Faculty Meeting/Tablet Rollout: Thursday, November 14th: Rollout date modified to Tuesday, Nov. 12th
• All teachers must confirm their MS Live account with Ms. Jasso or Ms. Hardiman

Budget:

• After School Tutoring: minimum of 8 students/teacher
• 3rd-5th: 8-one hour sessions
• 3rd update:total of 8 teachers once per week.
• 4th update: 7 teachers two hours per week.
• 5th update:8 teachers two hours per week.
• 1st-2nd: 8-one hour sessions
• 1st update:5 teachers once per week
• 2nd update:4 teachers two hours per week
• Check Book Balances

Staffing:

• PK Bilingual Vacancy : Recommendation made and teacher will begin the first week of December. Ms. Estrada will transfer from a long term substitute to a TIA, the week after the new teacher begins.

School Organization:

• National Center for Urban School Transformation Award (visit rescheduled for 02/14/2014): One teacher per grade level will be videotaped to submit for the NCUST application.
• Fall Festival – Friday, November 1st
• Thanksgiving Luncheons: (see flyer for details) $5 –cost of plate: recommendation to have two serving lines and two drink stations.
• Nov 19th – PK AM and PM
• Nov 20th – Kindergarten
• Nov 21st – 1st grade
• Nov 22nd – 2nd -5th grades
• Accelerated Reader Goal Setting Chart
• Students should each have their grade-equivalent score and their corresponding ZPD (zone of proximal development).
• Proposed EECC &Elementary Counseling Schedule
• Start Date: Nov. 4th
• Winter Wonderland: pictures with Santa at both venues
• PK, PPCD, K, 1st , SCA and 2nd: Socorro High School 5-7pm = Wednesday, November 4th
• 3rd-5th grades: Escontrias Early Childhood Center 5-7 pm = Thursday, November 12th

Safety:

• Minutes from 10/28/2013 Safety Meeting. Lock down drill for Thursday, November 14th. Notices will be sent home to parents on Tuesday the 12th.
• Results of last safety audit.

Other:

• Tyler Parent Portal
• Parents can sign up with Aida or Karla
• Fixed Asset Inventory: Furniture and Technology
• Email document to Mr. Arenas (EECC) and Mrs. Campoya (Elementary)
• Print Date forProgress Reports: November 1st
• Socorro Feeder Pattern Community Meeting – SHS – November 12th
• Fall Benchmarks:
• Scan all answer documents by Monday, November 4th
• Fall Field Trips: Date & Venue
• PK: opt out until Spring
• K: La Union Maze – Nov 1st
• 1st opt out until Spring
• 2ndFifers arena – Nov. 21st
• 3rd: UTEP Musical – Dec.
• 4th: opt out until Spring
• 5th: Tech H2O – last Thursday
• Updated TIA Schedule
• Next SIT meeting: Tuesday, December 3rd

Notes:

1. EPAC minutes:
2. Safety continues to be the districts number one priority.
3. EIE local policy updated and to be discussed in detail at next SIT meeting.
4. Items to be discussed at next SIT meeting:
5. AR incentives for EECC.
6. Vote: Decision to allow students to use their library book as a reference during testing.
7. EIE local policy (removal of “in-escrow” credit system).
8. Meeting adjourned at 5:15 pm