hammer montessori principal’s coffee - 8/15/12
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Hammer MontessoriPrincipal’s CoffeeAugust 15, 2012
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Agenda :
Meeting Norms
Framing the Purposes of today’s meeting
Diversity Rounds
Central Office Information
Site Initiatives
Open Space
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Diversity Rounds :
Organize yourself by the color of your clothing. Why did you choose that outfit for today?
Organize yourself by what you did over the summer. Share experiences
Organize yourself by the grade level of your child. Share your hopes and expectations for the school year.
Debrief as a group:
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Our mission is to eliminate the opportunity gap and provide every student with the finest 21st century
education.
All SJUSD students are inspired and prepared to succeed in a global society.
Adopted by the Board in September, 2011
Our North Star: SJUSD Vision
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1. Provide high quality, rigorous instruction.
2. Ensure students, staff, parents and community are both satisfied and engaged.
3. Have excellent processes for doing our work.
4. Hire, keep and train the best employees who meet our students’ needs.
5. Ensure we are connecting funding and resources to students’ needs.
Strategic Plan Objectives:
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5 C’s Application
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Weigh evidence, examine claims, and question facts to make judgments based upon criteria
Creative Thinking Skills Generate multiple responses to a problem or an idea
Communication Skills Use multiple media & technologies and know how to judge their effectiveness & assess their impact
Collaboration Skills Work effectively & respectfully with diverse teams to reach a group goal
Global Citizenship Develop cross-cultural skills for deep understanding & appreciation of different cultures and societies
Digital LiteracyD
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Digital Literacy
Digital Literacy
21st Century Skills – The 5 C’s
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Test results have not been release yet. They should be available by the end of the month.
Curriculum Associates for 3rd – 5th grade students
Children’s Progress Academic Assessment (CPAA) for kindergarten to 2nd grade.
New data system (Illuminate)
CST Testing Results
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Kindergarten and First grade representatives attended a 2 week training in June.
The new standards will be assessed in 2014/2015 school year.
Performance based
More writing
Preparing all students for college
Common Core Standards
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Continuing programs…
Montessori / Direct Instruction
Thinking Maps
Art Vistas Rhythm and Moves (Starting on 8/22/12)
ABC Readers
Hammer Montessori Initiatives
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Hammer Montessori Initiatives
New programs for this year…
Adaptive Learning
• Lexia (District wide)
• DreamBox (www.dreambox.com)
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Hammer Montessori Initiatives
New programs for this year…
4th / 5th Release = Physical Education
ROSE (Positive Behaviors and Interventions Supports)
Parent Room (Room #122 now open in the afternoon)
Parent Leadership Classes (Flyer to come) – Begins in September• Vision and Voice Family Leadership Institute with a
PreK-3 focus, (36 hours)
Project Cornerstone Asset Building (begins October 25 and is a 6 week program) Flyer is coming
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Questions from Post-Its
Format of Principal’s Coffee
Anything Else
Adjourn at 10:30am
Open Space…