January 9, 2019

1/10/19 Daily Bulletin

Shout Out

Shout out to all of the PACE and SAR paras - your support during lunch and recess is amazing and helps students have a smooth day!

Shout out to the middle school and admin team! The way you rolled out the new expectations for middle schoolers has been effective and great modeling for the rest of us. The hallways have been so quiet!

Shout out to Kristen Mitchell for helping find my student's equipment on the bus! You went above and beyond- Thank you!

Shout out to Shauna Bennett for always being on top of everything. I appreciate everything you do to make our classroom run smoothly. You are the best!

Retirement Celebration

Come to a retirement breakfast for Patt Freeman! We will celebrate Patt's years of service to BPS on Thursday, January 10th at 7:45am.  Room 111 (lower school)


ACCESS

ACCESS testing begins tomorrow:
Writing Grades 1-3
Your materials will be ready for teachers after students complete the Listening and Reading sections. You will need to give yourself enough time to sign out materials. Mr. Diaz will be there by 8:00.

On-Line Testers 2-8:
First all lap tops need to be rebooted in order to make sure that the DRC insight APP is loaded on the chrome books.
see image below:



You need to make sure to pick up your tickets for testing from David Diaz. Each student has a different password for each session. Their username is the same but the password changes for Reading, Listening and Writing.

Each students has their own computer. The should not log-in.
Verify the ticket contains the correct Student Name and Date of Birth.
Students should login to the assessment using the Username and Password on their test tickets. Once this information is correctly entered, the test becomes active. Test tickets need to be collected at the end of each session and returned to David Diaz.
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We will begin access testing 1/10/2019 with SEI 6-8 & Grade 1.
All staff please look at the testing schedule, list of students that are testing and who is testing them. There have been changes made today, please double-check again! Let Waverly know if there are any issues as soon as possible (no later than Wednesday night). Thanks in advance.



Lexia Rapid

I have an update regarding the January Lexia Rapid Assessment. I know some of you have started this and some may have completed it. However, we have just received news we do not need to administer this test just for this round. This is new information and is based on the push back from teachers here at our training. (Thanks, Sara, Alissa and all the teachers from the Condon, Mather, JFK, Perkins & Holmes.) BPS central office staff have heard about the concerns with the assessment as well as the high volume of testing during this time.

This means that if you have started the test, you can stop. There will be no make ups for absent students. As of right now, we are scheduled to take the EOY Lexia Assessment.

I am sorry to those staff who have already dedicated time to this, but I do think this is a great example of the power of teacher leadership and the value of teacher voice!


TerraNova3 Test Score Information to Parents/Guardians

TerraNova3 test scores for students in grades 3-5 will be sent home with students on Friday, January 11, 2019. Mrs. Vasquez (grades 4th and 5th) and Mrs. Powers (3rd grade), will distribute scores by homeroom in a sealed school envelope. Please make sure all students in your homeroom take their letters home in their backpacks. Let Mr. Diaz know if you have any questions.

Announcement from Guidance

As many of you know, we have a waitlist for school-based counseling services at the Curley. We are excited to announced that Kelly Reed, Mental Health Counselor, has agreed to provide school-based counseling services to many of our waitlisted students, especially those needing services in Spanish. Please help us welcome Kelly to our community:


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Kelly is a mental health counselor and drama therapist from the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, and a graduate of Lesley University. Kelly works for Community Services Institute and will be at the Curley Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.


MOY BAS Info for grades K2, 1st, and 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. See table below in blog for BAS dates.

CPT Cycle January 3rd - March 1st

Thank you to the teachers who provided feedback from the first 70 days of school regarding CPT time. We have heard that you are supportive of the structure but need more time to implement the CPT Cycles within the Curley Work Plan. This week on the Work Plan: Norming/Grading ELA Interim 2 Open Response Analyzing Data- CPT #1 Cycle We would like to propose that from 1/3/19-3/1/19 that teams will complete a CPT Cycle based on Interim 2 data (ELA for everyone but middle school math and science) as well as hold one climate meeting. Everyone will begin with CPT 1 in 2019. This will give teams between 6-8 CPT meetings (depending on days off) as well as one 2 hour PD on 1/24/19 to complete these items. Below are sample agendas for each CPT meeting. Team have the autonomy to map out these weeks so they can complete the full cycle by 3/1/19. See ILT representatives for more details.
  • CPT #1 - Looking at Data/Focus students - Review most recent forms of data (ELA Interim 2, Lexia etc…) in order to understand where your students are in connection to the grade level learning standards. Choose a focus standard/area for the upcoming unit plan.
  • CPT #2 - Unit Plan Overview - Preview the upcoming unit, specifically focus on where within this unit the focus standard/area you choose during CPT 1 and where it can be explicitly taught.
  • CPT #3 - Plan Lesson - Collaboratively plan one lesson as a team that relates to the focus standard/area chosen during CPT 1.
  • CPT #4 - LASW - All team members bring focus student work for the collaboratively planned lesson (CPT 3) and complete the protocol.
  • CPT #5 - Reflection - Take time to reflect on this CPT cycle. 
  • Climate Meeting - TBD
Here are the week of dates for this cycle to assist you in your team planning:
  • 1/3/19 (Thurs/Fri Only)
  • 1/7/19
  • 1/14/19
  • 1/21/19 (No school - Monday MLK)
  • 1/24/19 (2 hour after school PD)
  • 1/28/19
  • 2/4/19
  • 2/11/19
  • 2/25/19

Assessment Dates

The following assessments are coming up. We wanted to send them ahead so teams are aware and can plan. Please see dates below and look out for more information.

Assessment
Students/Grades
Date
ACCESS
All ELL
1/7 - 2/8
Lexia RAPID
District Reading assessment for all students K-8
1/7 - 1/18
BPS Math Interim #2
All students grades 3-8
1/21 - 1/25
BAS
All students below benchmark in K-2
1/28 - 2/15
STAR Reading
All students grades 3-8
2/4-2/8
BPS ELA Interim #3
All students grades 3-8
2/25 - 3/1
NAEP
Grade 4 and 6
2/25 - Grade 4
2/26 - Grade 6



January, 2019 Curley Cares Student Awards

The first Curley Cares assemblies of the New Year will be held Friday, January 18, 2019. With this in mind, take a moment to recognize students who are doing their best to support the Curley Cares way.
Use the JANUARY 2019 FORM to submit names so students you work with can receive an award at our Friday, January 18, 2019 Curley Shares assemblies. If you'd like, please check out the list of students to review which students have already received awards this school year. Please SUBMIT awards by 8:00pm Monday, January 14, 2019.

Reminder: Classes Presenting at January 18, 2019 Shares
• 9:00 - 9:40 Phillips
• 10:00 - 10:40 Ennis
• 11:00 - 11:40 Badiali/Anderson
• 1:00 - 1:40 Moran/Davis
• 2:10 - 2:50 Amy Moreno

NAEP Testing

The Curley K-8 School will participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) on 2/25/18 (4th grade) and 2/26/18 (8th grade). NAEP is administered by the National Center for Education Statistics. The results are released as The Nation’s Report Card, which provides information about student achievement to educators, parents, policymakers, and the public.
Students in 4th and 8th grade will/may take an assessment in mathematics or reading. In addition to subject-area questions, NAEP survey questionnaires are voluntarily completed by students. The questionnaires provide valuable information about participating students’ educational experiences and opportunities to learn both in and out of the classroom. More information about NAEP survey questionnaires is available at https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/parents under the section “What Questions Are on the Test?”
The assessment takes about 120 minutes for most students, including transition time and directions. Please contact Mr. Diaz if you have any questions or concerns.

Early Retirement Incentive

In an effort to assist in early planning and hiring for the 2019-2020 academic year, the district offers a $1,500 incentive to eligible members of the teachers unit who inform us of their intent to terminate at the end of the school year. The application for the incentive must be submitted by Jan 11, 2019. See attached circular for more details. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
Raecia T. Catchings
Director of Employee Services
rcatchings@bostonpublicschools.org
Phone: 617-635-9619

School Preview Time

It is that time again! Families will be choosing schools for SY 2019-2020. We will host three events here at Curley for perspective families. Current Curley families will support these three events and provide guided tours throughout the building.
  • Friday, January 18th 9am-10am

International Week Planning

If you haven’t already done so, please send in your feedback on this year’s International Week: https://goo.gl/forms/5L2b5imFG3up05IQ2 We hope you will join us next Thursday, January 10, at 3:45 PM in US Room 201 for an INTERNATIONAL WEEK PLANNING MEETING — all are welcome and refreshments will be served. We will be reviewing feedback and making suggestions for next year.

PD Dates

See information below clarifying the remaining PD dates for teachers and paras. If there is a * next to these dates/times staff will be paid for these per BTU contract.
Teachers
  • Thursday 1/24/19 3:45-5:45*
  • Thursday 1/31/19 3:45-5:45
  • Thursday 3/7/19 3:45-5:45
  • Thursday 3/28/19 3:45-5:45*
  • Thursday 4/4/19 3:45-5:45 PD MAKE UP DATE IN CASE OF SNOW CANCELLATION
  • Thursday 4/11/19 3:45-5:45*

Field Trip Request Procedure

All field trips requests should be submitted in the following way, check out this powerpoint for additional information on the steps.
  • Fill out electronic form at least 2 weeks in advance. This link will be available in the blog daily. Field Trip Request Form
  • Print your form submission. 
  • Email list of students attending to nurses. 
  • Get nurse and cafeteria signature at least 2 weeks in advance. They can sign anywhere at the bottom of your page. 
  • Turn in to either main office. 
  • Pass out permission slips and have students return. (English p.12, Other Languages)
  • The SPC has allotted each grade level $500 to put towards field trips; any questions should be send to treasurer@curleyk8.com.

Sick Day Procedure (teachers and paraprofessionals)

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