PowerPoint Presentation

Welcome Counselors!

September 26, 2014

Fall Sports

Palm Springs Community School - Football Team

Arlington RLC speaker Cody K. has 1.5 years sobriety

Teachers Leading

Summer SILK

Summer SILK

CCSS Math Unit Development Student Collaboration

Arlington RLC Mr. Walkers Class

Arlington RLC Attendance Awards

BGRLC Back to School Night

BGRLC Staff supports Back to School Night

Growth Mindset vs Fixed Mindsethttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN34FNbOKXc

School Calendar

More than 30 years ofo of success! AVID has become one of the most successful college-preparatory programs for low-income underserved students, and today reaches more than 425,000 students in approximately 4,800 schools in 48 states and 16 other countries/territories. Since 1990, more than 85,500 AVID students have graduated from high school and planned to attend college.

19A structured, college preparatory system working directly with schools and districts

A direct support structure for first-generation college goers, grades 4-16

A school wide approach to curriculum and rigor adopted by more than 4,500 schools in 47 states and 16 countries

A professional development program providing training throughout the worldWhat is AVID?20What is Avid?Teaches skills and behaviors for academic successProvides intensive support with tutorials and strong student/teacher relationshipsCreates a positive peer group for studentsDevelops a sense of hope for personal achievement gained through hard work and determinationAs a result, policymakers and educators now consider AVID's mission to be an essential strategy for closing the achievement gap, making college access and success available to all students.

AVID SelectionStudents who are in the academic middleThose who have a desire to go to collegeWillingness to work hardOften the first in the family to go to collegeMany from a socio-economically disadvantaged familyOne or more special factors that have influenced their lifeAVID RolloutAugust 11, 2014Intro to AVID at SILK with video RCOEAugust 20, 2014 Introduce Cornell Notes to teachers at PLC 2:30 pmRCOESeptember 3-4, 2014AVID New Teacher/principal trainingRCOESeptember 16, 2014AVID announcement at ELAC and SSCARLCSeptember 17, 2014Develop the AVID Student Interest FormDF KennySeptember Back to School NightsAnnounce AVID to familiesAll sitesSeptember 18, 2014Provide teachers and IAs AVID ppt and Student ApplicationAll Community School SitesSeptember 22-26, 2014Teachers present in Home room/ AVID Apps.All SitesSeptember 28-29, 2014, TBDTeacher Tutorology WorkshopRCOE MainSeptember 24, 2014AVID.com meeting 2:30 pm (after WASC PLC)RCOEOctober 31, 2014AVID applications due to school principalsAll sitesNovember 3, 2014AVID interviews/selection processAll sitesNovember 12, 2014AVID.com meeting 2:30 pmRCOEDecember 3, 2014AVID.com meeting 2:30 pmRCOEDecember 4, 2014AVID Student names announced. Letters mailed homeSitesJanuary 2015AVID Elective Class beginsAll sitesJanuary 28, 2015AVID.com meeting 2:30 pmRCOEFebruary18, 2015AVID.com meeting 2:30 pmTBDMarch 25, 2015AVID.com meeting 2:30 pmTBDApril 22, 2015AVID.com meeting 2:30 pmTBD

2014-2015 Assessment Schedule

MASTER SCHEDULE

CCSS ELA Shifts for 2014-2015DatesTopicsOutcomesSeptemberClose ReadingUnderstanding the StrategyOctoberText Dependent QuestioningCritical ThinkingDecemberConnecting Close Reading and TDQConnect to Reading and Critical ThinkingJanuaryClose Reading in the Content AreasApply to Units of Study TextsFebruaryRange of WritingConnect Three Writing TypesMarchWriting in the Content Areas Apply to Units of StudyAprilWriting the ArgumentApply to Units of Study Using Structured Collaborative Conversations

DateLessonPedagogical FocusMath Content FocusSeptemberDueling DiscountsNumber TalksPercent Increase and DecreaseOctoberHolesMath Practice StandardsCircumference and Volume of CylindersNovemberYellow StarburstsQuestioning StrategiesStatistics and ProbabilityDecemberTaco CartMaking the Real World ConnectionPythagorean TheoremJanuaryDitch DiggersMultiple RepresentationsEquationsFebruaryIncredible Shrinking DollarFormative and Summative AssessmentFunctions and RelationshipsMarchBucky the BadgerInstructional Continuum, Rigor and ComplexityProperties of OperationsAprilTBDInvestigation-ModelingTBDCCSS Math Professional Development Topics