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Springhouse Middle School 2013-2014

Springhouse Middle School 2013-2014. Welcome Back!. Welcome Staff updates SMS Kick-off 2013-2014. District Theme. Preparing Learners to be Leaders. TED Video Clip College and Career Readiness / 21 st Century Skills Common Core Customize Learning Data Driven Decision Making.

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Springhouse Middle School 2013-2014

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  1. Springhouse Middle School 2013-2014

  2. Welcome Back! • Welcome • Staff updates • SMS Kick-off 2013-2014

  3. District Theme

  4. Preparing Learners to be Leaders • TED Video Clip • College and Career Readiness / 21st Century Skills • Common Core • Customize Learning • Data Driven Decision Making

  5. Technology has changed the face of education • Non-linear learning (example: Differentiated instruction) • Students must be prepared for the world they will enter

  6. The reality is,EVERY 60 Seconds… • 100,000 s • 1500 Blog Posts • 600 new You Tube videos • 2 million searches • 684,468 items shared on • 3600 Instagram photos shared • 48 hours of video uploaded onto • 571 Websites created (Social and Media Revolution Statistics, 2013)

  7. Prior to Web 2.0

  8. Student Learning Today

  9. Since Facebook (2004)…PLN Paths

  10. National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) 2008Literacy Standards for 21st century readers and writers • Develop proficiency with the tools of technology • Build relationships with others to pose and solve problems collaboratively and cross-culturally • Design and share information for global communities to meet a variety of purposes • Manage, analyze and synthesize multiple streams of simultaneous information • Create, critique, analyze, and evaluate multi-media texts • Attend to the ethical responsibilities required by these complex environments

  11. Interconnectedness: Moving Students Forward

  12. Today’s Agenda • Assistant Principal Responsibilities • General Information • Bullying and Other Student Concerns • Security • Communication with Parents/ Students • Team Meetings/ Content Meetings • Data and Professional Development Tools • Budget • 2012-2013 Data Review /SMS Data Goals BREAK • Teacher Effectiveness – Procedural Implementation

  13. Assistant Principal Responsibilities • Jeff – 6th Grade 7th Grade Piranhas Barracudas • Rob – 8th Grade 7th Grade Sharks • Details to follow in email

  14. General Information • Attendance • Hall Supervision • 7:30 – 7:45 and between classes • Review IEP’s – S:Drive • Parents’ Night • Bulletin Boards – Display cases • Unity Project – Corey Bergstein • False alarms • Motion detectors in the halls and classrooms • Do not hang anything from ceiling

  15. More General Info • Technology • New Phone System – Set up voicemail today • Home Access / Netbook Cart sign out – Joanne Quinn • Website • Sunshine Fund – Kristin Yudt • SSR – Star Testing – Mary Nomie • District Calendar Distribution • Substitute Teacher Information • Emergency lesson plans, seating chart, class lists, etc. – give to Team Leader (place in common area) • AESOP (Sub Plans) • Crisis Plan for Substitutes / Garavanta Chair

  16. Bullying and Other Student Concerns • Middle School Goal – reduce bullying • Committee Initiatives • Class Meetings • Other recommendations by team • Traffic Patterns (Interaction) • Student Presentations • PBS – (Parkland Behavioral Strategies Program)

  17. Security • Seraph Report and changes to SMS • Tightened Security at Front Desk – Escort • Confront Visitors – Escort to Main Office • SRO (School Resource Officer) • Staff ID’s – Must Wear • No Propping Doors Open • Swipe Cards • Front Doors • Video Cameras • Parking Spaces • 7:15 Student Supervision • Parent Drop Off / Pick Up • 4:20 Parent Pick Up • Drop off – Lunches, projects, etc. (Front vestibule - table) • Review Crisis Management Plan and Springhouse Addendum • Special Needs Evacuation • Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting (CARR) Training

  18. Communication • Parent Communication • Return of Parental Calls within 1 day (Parent contact by team – 1st call by October 1, 2013) • Parent University • 10/24/13 – Milton Creagh • 1/23/13 – Digital Learners and Research Today • 4/24/14 – Cyber Safety and Social Networking • (Raising Financially Responsible Kids) • Student Communication • Group Project Work Outside of School • Cell Phone Use / Texting

  19. Team Meetings/Content Meetings • Minutes (S:Drive) • Student Data Reports • Performance Tracker • Study Island – Steve Hoffman • PD Tools/Teacher Effectiveness • Professional Development/Hours/CPE Updates/Attendance • Content-Based Meetings

  20. Budget • SMSP -- $10.00 – Budget requests • SMS • $ 5.00 FIELD TRIPS • $ 4.00 INTERDISCIPLINARY • $ 2.00 CLUBS

  21. Other District Initiatives • Paperless Initiative – Parents received Echo Sign information with incentive to update information by September. Also, can receive information via Text if choose. • Open House- Computers available for parents to update information (Student ID is required) • Parkland APP / Also, SMS APP – Piloting • Blended Learning • Bleacher Project • IEP Plus Updates • Web Portal Updates

  22. Data Driven Instruction – SMS Goal • What does this mean? • Action Plans: Utilize Performance Tracker Plus to create Individual action plans based on data – can ‘Share’ via PTP • Content Meetings/Team Meetings/Daily Instruction • Study Island Benchmark Data – Same page • Performance Tracker Plus • PD Tools – Tutorials • Differentiated Professional Development • Professional Growth – PD Tools, PLN’s, etc. • Teacher Effectiveness – Evidence

  23. 2012-2013 PSSA Data • School Performance Profile • PVAAS Launchpad • Middle School Results • Grade 6: Math down 9, Reading down 8 • Grade 7: Math down 3, Reading down 4 • Grade 8: Math down 6, Reading down 8, Science down 8, Writing down 2

  24. 2012-2013 Keystone Data

  25. References • McElvanery, J. & Berge Z (2009). Weaving a personal web: Using online technologies to create customized, connected, and dynamic learning environments. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, V 35 (2). • NCTE (2008). 21st Century Literacy's. Retrieved from http://www.ncte.org/governance/literacies • Richardson, W. & Mancabelli, R. (2011). Personal learning networks: Using the power of connections to transform education. Indiana: Solution Tree Press. • Warlick, D. (2009). Grow your personal learning network. Learning and Leading with Technology. Retrieved from http://landmarkproject.com/workshops/handouts/gyplnll.pdf.

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