1/24/18 Daily Bulletin

Shout Out

Shout out to Genet Mehari for helping us out with the Curley Shares awards for tomorrow! Thank you!

Shout out to Ms. B and Mr. O'Neal for this quick assistance in the cafeteria today!

Shout out to Ms. Wright and Ms. Moran for their assistance today on short notice! Thank you!

"Half Way to Last Day" Staff Party

We look forward to seeing everyone at our “Half Way to Last Day” Party on Friday, February 2 at Doyle’s Café. Here are a few important updates:

• Please RSVP via this form even if you have already talked to a Climate Rep. Be sure to include your favorite 90’s song!
• Pay your $20 to your Climate Rep by Friday, January 26. Cash, checks (made payable to Genet Mehari) and Venmo (@genet-mehari) are accepted.
• Dig out your favorite 90’s attire! Whether it’s a Fresh Prince funky patterned shirt, Nirvana-inspired grunge outfit, or your old Back Street Boys t-shirt, it will help set the 90’s mood.
• Raffle entries for best hair, best outfit, best dance move, best over-heard 90s slang and best 80s infiltrator.
• Guess that Staff Member. Submit a photo of yourself from 1999 or earlier! We will create a display of photos, and party attendees will have the chance to guess who the staff member is. Photos may be submitted electronically or via hard copy to Laurie Ciardi (lciardi@bostonpublicschools.org). Submissions will be entered into a raffle for a prize.
• At the party, we will kick off our Spread the Love teacher challenge for the first two weeks of February. Stay tuned for more details!

ACCESS

Grade 1-2 will begin speaking this week. The schedule for testing and locations for this week is attached in the 2018 ACCESS for ELLs. Please read as it details who will be doing what.

Once grades 3-8 Complete the Listening, Reading and Writing sections they can begin the writing portion. This is tentatively scheduled to begin on Wednesday. One person in each grade will be responsible for all the speaking tickets as well as the headphones. Students need to be tested in groups of 5 for the computer and 1-1 for paper based testing.
Person responsible by grade:
3rd Mr. P
4th Javaloyes
4-5 SAR Wright
5th Davis
6-8 Gen Ed Peters
6-8 SEI Moreno
6-8 SAR Tewksbury
Please look at the list of who is testing for each section of speaking.  Speaking ACCESS 18
Master Schedule changes for this week in order to accommodate testing - For all Staff  Schedule Changes for ACCESS week of 1/22/2018

Curley Cares - Staff Awards

During next week's whole-school PD on Thursday, February 1, 2018 staff members will once again have the opportunity to recognize their colleagues by giving them a Curley Cares award. This is your chance to acknowledge deeds (both big and small) that have made a difference in your work life. So take some time to consider the contributions of the people you work with each day and how their actions support the Curley K-8 "We Care..." philosophy. Chose one person who you would like to recognize and share your appreciation by filling out the Curley Shares Staff Award form. If you have any problems accessing the form, please contact Kate Davis.
Submissions are due by 7:00pm Tuesday, January 30, 2018.


ILT

Please join us for ILT on Wednesday, January 24th for ILT in Room 101 from 3:45pm-5:00pm.



CPT at a Glance

Thanks to the staff who have provided feedback we will have a weekly update about what should be covered at CPT. The CPT at a Glance document will be updated each week. This week is an SST representation. Teams should be prepared to schedule time with their SST rep to talk about students.

Curley Shares

Our January share is coming up this Wednesday, 1/24! Please review the Shares expectations and rituals with your class. Attached here are the times for each share. Thank you!

OOAG Speaker Series

The Office of Opportunity & Achievement Gaps presents A Conversation with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi

January 26, 2017; 5:00 – 6:30pm

Bruce Bolling Municipal Building

2300 Washington Street, Roxbury, 02119

IBRAM X. KENDI, AN AWARD-WINNING HISTORIAN AND NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, is Professor of History and International Relations and the Founding Director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University. His second book, Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, was published by Nation Books and won the 2016 National Book Award for Nonfiction. Kendi has published fourteen essays in books and academic journals, including The Journal of African American History, Journal of Social History, Journal of Black Studies, Journal of African American Studies, and The Sixties: A Journal of History, Politics and Culture. TO REGISTER Visit http://bit.ly/2qShUeQ or contact Deandra Robinson at drobinson3@bostonpublicschools.org with your name and email.

Professional Development

PD is on Thursday, February 1st from 3:45pm-5:45pm. We have broken up the staff into 4 smaller worker groups for the remainder of our PD sessions. Please click here to see your group and your plan for the remainder of the sessions. Please email Katie Grassa with any questions.

MCAS Accommodations

Please find an updated list of MCAS Accommodations to highlight the old codes versus new codes and list available accommodations with state rules around eligibility. It also will be used as a tool to discuss student accommodations in IEP meetings. Please see Karen or Jessica with questions.

SPED/ESL Pathways

The winter/spring Moderate Disabilities, Severe Disabilities and ESL Pathway Programs are open for applicants.  The programs will be of special interest to teachers on waivers, those moving to inclusive classrooms and teachers who are unlicensed for their positions. The three programs are posted on My Learning Plan. The application deadline is January 24, 2018. Please see Katie Grassa if you need further information.

SST Announcements/Reminders

There is a new SST Pre-Referral form. You will input the same information, but we have changed the formatting to be more user-friendly. It is in the SST folder on the Drive. (SST Pre-Referral Form) You will have to make a copy to type into the form. According to CPT at a Glance, the next SST meeting will occur during CPT the week of 1/22/18. Please schedule a time with your liaison and upload/share your pre-referral forms for students the Friday before your CPT.


MCAS 2018 Password Activation

In preparation for MCAS 2018, Mr. Diaz is going to re-enable your user accounts on the Pearson Access Next Website. Teachers and Proctors who are administering the MCAS this year, will get an email asking them to reset their accounts and choose a password. Your user name is your email address. You just need to create a new password. Please write down your password, save it in a secure place, and keep it handy as we get close to the testing dates. We are currently working on the schedule but the testing window for the Curley K-8 School is from April 4 - May 18. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Mr. Diaz.

Student Activities Accounts

At this time there is a hold on our Student Activities Accounts. The district is making a shift in the use of these accounts. We will most likely not be able to reimburse staff for purchases moving forward. If you are planning on making a purchase for a supply and/or putting a field trip on your credit card please speak to Katie before doing so. The district is moving towards paying for the items directly from the account which will take more preplanning time on our part.

K2, 1st and 2nd Grade

The middle of the year testing window is open from January 22nd to March 2nd. If you have running records that show a student is reading on or above your grade's instructional level benchmark, you do not need to do the BAS with them. If a student is reading below the instructional level benchmark, you need to do the BAS to find the highest instructional level and their hard level.
The levels are as follows:
K2 - on or above instructional C
1st grade - on or above instructional G
2nd grade - on or above instructional L

Class Coverage & Missing P&D Compensation

Class coverage and missed P&D hours are due by 1/26/18, see Madeline or Kathy. Please note payroll does not cover missed lunches.

Winter Benchmark Window (Grades 3-8 Only)

The winter reading and math benchmark period for all students is open from Wednesday, January 3rd through Friday, January 25th. See the testing schedule below. Testing should be scheduled during WIN block or other convenient time. All students, regardless of performance level, must take the Winter Benchmark tests. You can access the assessments at:
https://hosted200.renlearn.com/8570/default.aspx
Be sure students log into the appropriate STAR subject assessment prior to beginning testing. The site has been bookmarked on all Chromebooks. Testing should take 15-20 minutes.
The data we are collecting provides valuable insight into students’ reading and math abilities. Please remind students of the importance of this testing and be sure that students are provided a quiet, distraction-free environment so that they can do their best.
In addition to the STAR benchmarks, students must also complete a written assessment of their comprehension for reading and math. The open response prompts can be found in each team’s CPT folder on the Curley Google drive, labeled “Interim 2”. (For example, 4th grade open responses are in “SY 2017-2018> CPT> 4th grade> 4th Grade Interim Open Response> Interim 2”)
Please contact Lindsey Morgan or Eileen Cronin if you have any questions.

Assessment	Testing Window
STAR Reading	1/3-1/12
Reading Open Response Interim 2	1/3 – 1/12
STAR Math	1/16-1/25
Math Open Response Interim 2	1/16-1/25