February 6, 2015Volume XXII

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February 6, 2015System Involvement Team Mtg

8:30-9:30/3:30-4:30/TECC

February 6, 2015Quality Council Mtg11:00-1:00/TECC

February 19, 2015Teacher Leadership Councils

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February 27, 2015Instructional Principals Mtg

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Instructional Friday Focus

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http://academicinnovation.weebly.com/science-olympiad-elementary.html -Check out the You Tube Video on our site!

Thank you to each of our elementary school kids andtheir coaches for participating in Elementary ScienceOlympiad on Saturday, January 31st. Also a specialthank-you to Northside High School for hosting theevent and being so helpful along the way. It was a fullday of showing what our kids are capable of andcelebrating learning. We thank all our communitymembers who came to volunteer and celebrate thepartnership with the NC Science Olympiad and TheScience House. To see more about the event visit ourmedia partners and their reports:

Jacksonville Daily News: http://bit.ly/jdnewsso

Channel 9 WNCT: http://bit.ly/wnctso

District News: http://bit.ly/onslowso

Coming Soon: Time Warner Connect A Million Minds!

Academic Innovation & AIG Services-Michael Elder & Michelle Chadwick

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CurriculumModi� icationsandAdaptationsforStudentswithDisabilities

There is no recipe for modifying or adapting the general education curriculum to meet eachstudent’sneeds.Eachteacher,eachstudent,eachclassroomisuniqueandadaptationsarespeci� icto each situation. Please remember . . . the curriculumdoes not always need to bemodi� ied oradapted. By providing multi-levelinstruction,youwill � indthatadaptingalessonmaynotalwaysbe necessary. Differentiating instruction and providing multiple ways to assess allows more� lexibility forstudents tomeet thestandardsandrequirementsof theclass. Thecurriculumcanalso be made more accessible through accommodations and supports (Fisher and Frey 2001).

Move inthis

directiononly whennecessary

There is no recipefor modifying or adapting

the general education curriculumto meet each student’s needs.

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Queens Creek Hosts AE Showcase

Queens Creek Elementary International Green Schoolrecentlyhosted the � irstAVIDElementaryShowcaseheldin the Eastern Division. AVID Showcases provide anopportunity for educators to see AVID implementation,share best practices, and learn more through hands-oninteractions. Participants typically see AVID as a school-wide catalyst for improvement, hear from AVID students,and review data and results. Visiting districts to Onslowincluded Granville County, North Carolina and Columbia,South Carolina.

Allen Johnson, the new AVID State Director for North andSouth Carolina, made the following comments: “On behalfof AVID Center, I would like to congratulate you and yourstaff on a successful Elementary Showcase event held atQueens Creek Elementary School. Y’Desha Alsup, Program Manager for AVID Elementary in theEastern Division, indicated that the Queens Creek Elementary School Showcase eventwas the � irstever elementary showcase event held in the Eastern Division of AVID. Outstanding! We were greetedby student ambassadors and treated to special breakfast and cake on � ine china with white tablecloths. Our visits to classrooms were exciting where students were engaged in meaningful activities.Students were working in collaborative groups discussing topics assigned by teachers. I enjoyed thepanel discussion of teachers, students, and parents. One of the major observations today was revealedin the genuine and authentic routines and AVID strategies displayed by students and staff. Again,congratulations on a job well done!”

Allen Johnson, AVID State Director for North

and South Carolina, and Michael Elder,

Director of Academic Innovation, interact

with QCE ambassadors at AVID Showcase.

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http://nationaldaycalendar.com/calendar-at-a-glance/february/

February 11National Make a Friend DayNational Shut-In Visitation DayNational Peppermint Patty Day

February 12National Plum Pudding DayAbraham Lincoln’s Birthday

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The 2015 All-County Band Clinic and Concert was a great success this past weekend. The students workedhard and gave an amazing concert. The clinician, Mark Stauffer from Red Oak Middle School and PhillipRiggs from the NC School of Science and Math, did a fantastic job working with our students. Special shoutouts to our Band Directors for the time spent preparing, organizing and supervising students this weekendand to Dr. Lynch and all the JHS music staff for welcoming us into their facilities.

Congratulations to the following students for being selected to the Middle School All-Region Jazz Band.Each of these students is now eligible to audition for All-State Jazz Band:

Dixon Middle School, Karen Matthews, TeacherCaleb Kent, tenor sax 8thHunter Troutman, trumpet 8thLeo Reaves, trombone 8thLexi Hodge, piano 8th

Reminders:Just a reminder that our All-County Orchestra Concert will be performed in the JHS Robert GaskinsAuditorium this Saturday, February 7th at 4:00 pm.All-County Chorus concert will be February 14th at 3:00 pm in the NHS auditorium.

2015 High School All-County Band

The Career & Technical Education (CTE) Division would like to remind everyone that February is CTEMonth. Please take a few minutes during the month to stop in and see what’s going on in the Career &Technical Education classrooms around the county. See how “CTE Works” in Onslow County.

Career & Technical Education Showcase

When: February 17th; 8:30 – 1:00Where: American Legion BuildingWho should attend: Students, school personnel, business and industry partners, community members,anyone else interested in seeing what CTE is ALL about

All 8th graders from Onslow County will be visiting the demonstrations and displays from across the county,on a rotating basis, all day long. Teachers and students will be showing off all they have to offer to theincoming freshmen as we celebrate CTE month. All 8 of our program areas will be represented; from familyand Consumer Sciences, to Health Sciences, to Trades and Industry, to Agriculture and more. Students willhave many hands-on opportunities and a chance to speak to students currently enrolled in the programs weoffer.

Upcoming events:

February Career & Technical Education monthFebruary 177h: CTE Showcase at the American Legion for all 8th graders

Please stop in between 8:30 and 1:00February 26th: Career Expo at CCCC for high school juniors

Career & Technology Education Division (ext. 20220)John A Shannon – DirectorMadeline Tucker – Instructional Management CoordinatorWanda Costner – Financial Secretary

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Personalized Learning: Flexible Learning Environments

So far in this series, we have looked at our “working de� inition” of personalized learning andconsidered providing students with a competency-based progression. If we begin to work at thesethings without considering the physical environment of the classroom itself, we are setting up oursystem to fail. To address this component of a personalized learning system, we need to considerhow “student needs drive the design of the learning environment.” In this situation, we need to lookat all of the “operational elements” from how staff are utilized, how space and times are allocated,with the bottom line of how each can “respond and adapt to support students in achieving theirgoals.”

Operational Alignment: How might we deliver all of the learning experiences that our studentsneed, with the resourceswe have available? What � lexibility is in the design to enable us torespond and adapt to changing student needs?

Staf� ing&Roles:In what ways might we structure teacher and other educator roles to supportour instructionalvision? What � lexibilityisneededtoenableourstaff torespondandadapttochanging needs?

Time Allocation: In what ways might we maximize the time each students spends pursuing his/her goals? How might our student and staff schedules respond and adapt to changing studentneeds?

Space Utilization: How can the design of the physical space support our instructional vision?Can we use spaces beyond our walls, and if so, how?

Grouping & Connections: How should we group students to enable the varied learningexperiences we hope to offer and modify to their changing needs? In what ways might wefacilitate personal connections among students, and between students and adults?

For help on issues or questions related to middle and/or high school, please feel free to contact us:

Brent Anderson, Director of Secondary Services –brent.anderson@onslow.k12.nc.us / @SecondDirect670 / (910) 455-2211 x20228

Bobbie Jones, Administrative Assistant to Secondary Services –bobbie.jones@onslow.k12.nc.us / (910) 455-2211 x20275

Student needs drive the design of the learning environment

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Global Initiatives and Service Learning!

As we approach the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Global YouthService Day and our upcoming Sustainability Fair in April, makeconnections between project-based learning, the 4 Cs and Collegeand Career Readiness.

NCDPI Global-Ready School Attributes

Attribute 4: Embedded global themes and problem-basedlearning throughout the curriculum.

Attribute 5: Global experiential learning experiences (face-to-face and virtual) for each studentand teacher. (Service-learning)

Attribute 6: Alignment of student competency development with career and/or postsecondarypathways.

Free resources available to introduce service learning and provide a curricular framework forstudents at www.YSA.org/schools

A huge shout out to our Chinese Guest Teachers for joining us for professional development onJanuary 27th. Great collaboration and learning as we shared similarities and differences in oureducational systems.

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Reading 3D

Thank you to all of our K-3 teachers for their hard work in completing the Reading 3D MOY benchmarkassessments. We would also like to thank all of our literacy coaches and other teachers who assisted inthis process. As you analyze data and plan instruction, intervention and enrichment activities, please besure to let your literacy coach or any of us in Literacy Services know if you need any assistance.

As a reminder all K-2 students must be assessed by a teacher other than the teacher of record for EOY. Ifyou have students who you know will be apprehensive about being assessed by another teacher, you areencouraged to allow a teacher other than the teacher of record perform some of the progress monitoringbetween now and the EOY assessments. If you need any help setting up devices for alternate assessors,please let me know.

K-12 Literacy

As a reminder, our next Teacher Leadership Council meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 19 atJacksonville High School beginning at 3:30. TLC members are reminded to bring any recommendedStandard Division Document changes with them so the changes can be discussed at the meeting. We lookforward to seeing all of the K-12 TLC members on the 19th.

Mark Bulris – Director of Title I and Literacy Services (mark.bulris@onslow.k12.nc.us)Frankie Harris – Title I K-5 Literacy Supervisor (frankie.harris@onslow.k12.nc.us)Louise Burner – 6-12 Literacy Coordinator (louise.burner@onslow.k12.nc.us)

K-12 Literacy Website: http://tinyurl.com/OCSLiteracy

Resourcesatyour� ingertips:NCFE released items:http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/common-exams/released-items/NCFEspeci� ications:http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/common-exams/speci� ications/NCFE number of questions per objective:http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/common-exams/addresources/NC EOG AND EOC released forms:http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/releasedformsNCEOGandEOCspeci� ications:http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/eog/reading/Gridded Response Practice Activity and Gridded Response Practice Sheetshttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/eoc/NCEXTEND 1 released formshttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/policies/tswd/ncextend1

Future dates:Mid-Year Benchmarks (Grades 3-8 and HS yearlong): January 23-February 9th

ACCESS For ELLs: February 2-March 12EVAASRosterVeri� ication(FALL)forprincipals:January26-February 13WorkKeys Administration: February 2-February 18

Lisa Thompson, Director, extension 20206Susan Baile, Facilitator (Accountability/Student Information Services), extension 20265Amanda Whitacre, Assistant (Accountability/Student Information Services), extension 20266

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The Impact Aid Validation Team for 2014-2015 completed its review process for each of the25000 survey cards submitted in October. It is evident that the school-based contact personstook the responsibility seriously. Awarded schools will continue to be showcasedthroughout the month of February.

Schools and their Contact Persons earn Gold or Silver Awards in recognition of theirdiligence, keen work ethic, attention to detail, determination to achieve 100% accuracy andtheir understanding of the importance of the Impact Aid Program.

This week’s GOLD Awards are presented to:

Mr. Neil Hechtand the staff of Richlands High

Mrs. Amy Thaxtonand the staff of Sand Ridge Elementary

This week’s SILVER Awards are presented to:

Ms. Martha Howardand the staff of Richlands Primary

Ms. Jennifer Fountainand the staff of Summersill Elementary

“Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation.”

Robert H. Schuller

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