Week of August 27th to 31

Armijo High School Tragedy
Many of you following the story in the media would have seen images of our former students and siblings of current students impacted by the tragedy at Armijo on Friday. Staff, should you detect a student needs emotional support due to this tragedy, please send the student(s) to the office right away with a pass and send an email to Nicole Williams & Marielle Mayorga (with a cc to admin) to complete the referral. We will monitor this to see if additional support from the district is necessary.

MAP Test Schedule This Week ~~ We are all in this together! 
To avoid confusion:

• PLEASE embrace the MAP Assessments as our OPPORTUNITY to feel great about what we do for students every day.
• PLEASE know the daily schedule and go over it with students at the start of each day.
• PLEASE know the proctoring assignments and work with admin to ensure you are prepared.
• PLEASE go over the lunch schedule with your students at the start of each day!
• PLEASE ensure you know how to administer the test to your students and attend a training session. Pease review administration resources linked in the Faculty Handbook as necessary.
• Video: How to Set Up MAP Testing
• Administering the MAP: Training for Staff

• Test Dates This Week

August 27	August 28	August 29	August 30	August 31
Regular Day	Regular Day	4th Period Testing	4th Period Testing	4th Period Testing
No Testing	No Testing	ELA MAP	Math MAP	Make-ups

• Test Schedule for Wednesday:

A Lunch Testing Schedule	Time	B Lunch Testing Schedule	Time
TESTING 4th Period	9:00-11:20	TESTING 4th Period	9:00-11:20
Lunch A	11:20-11:50	1st Period	11:24-12:23
1st Period	11:54-12:53	Lunch B	12:23-12:53
3rd Period	12:57-1:56	3rd Period	12:57-1:56
5th Period	2:00-3:05	5th Period	2:00-3:00

• Test Schedule for Thursday:

A Lunch Testing Schedule	Time	B Lunch Testing Schedule	Time
TESTING 4th Period	9:00-11:20	TESTING 4th Period	9:00-11:20
Lunch A	11:20-11:50	2nd Period	11:24-12:23
2nd Period	11:54-12:53	Lunch B	12:23-12:53
4th Period	12:57-1:56	4th Period	12:57-1:56
6th Period	2:00-3:05	6th Period	2:00-3:05

• Test Schedule for Friday "Make Up Day":

A Lunch Testing Schedule	Time	B Lunch Testing Schedule	Time
TESTING 4th Period	9:00-10:00	TESTING 4th Period	9:00-10:00
1st Period	10:04-10:45	1st Period	10:04-10:45
2nd Period	10:49-11:31	2nd Period	10:49-11:31
Lunch A	11:35-12:05	3rd Period	11:35-12:16
3rd Period	12:09-12:50	Lunch B	12:20-12:50
4th Period	12:54-1:35	4th Period	12:54-1:35
5th Period	1:39-2:19	5th Period	1:39-2:19
6th Period	2:23-3:05	6th Period	2:23-3:05

• Test Proctoring:

Teachers	Help Proctor
Heather Scicluna	Jennifer Doherty- Will use Molina’s chromebook in F102
Michael Balthazor	Mark Batongbacal
Darin Drumheller	Science Vacancy E204
Tracy Gilson	Mitchell Mulks
Katie Molina	Edward Blaylock/Matt Reynolds/Clement Lau
Benckendorf	Rica Greig
Michelle Broderson	TJ Vidales
Erin Haynes	Katelyn Lipsey
Alice Currie	Bryce Tomas, Alice Currie
Meeter	Mike Mulvihill
King	Stella Williamson
Benckendorf	Rica Grieg

• Testing Lunch Assignments for Wednesday, 8/29:

Alarcon-Young	B
Balthazor	B
Batongbacal	B
Currie	A
Drumheller	B
Fisher	A
Gilson	B
Greig	A
Halls	A
Lau	B
Lay	A
Lipsey	A
Mikkola	B
Molina	B
Mulks	A
Mulvihill	A
Murray	A
Scicluna	B
Solomon	A
Spinelli	B
Sturgis	B
Tomas	A
Warner	A
Williams	A
Williamson	B

• Testing Lunch Assignments for Thursday, 8/30:

Balthazor	B
Blaylock	A
Currie	A
Doherty	B
Drumheller	B
Fisher	A
Gilson	B
Greig	A
Halls	A
Lau	B
Lay	A
Lipsey	A
Mikkola	B
Molina	B
Mulks	A
Mulvihill	A
Murray	A
Reynolds	B
Scicluna	B
Solomon	A
Spinelli	B
Sturgis	B
Victorio	B
Vidales	B
Williams	A
Williamson	B

• Lunch Assignments for Friday, 8/31:

Students will follow their 3rd Period Teacher's Lunch Schedule. 3rd Period Teachers: Please write on your board what lunch you have!

To help your students embrace the MAP Assessments as our OPPORTUNITY to feel great about what we do for students every day:

1. Data folders for your 4th period students will be shared with you. The data includes their grade level's CAASPP scores from the last 2 years and their individual MAP scores from last year. 
2. Compare their performance to this chart:
3. Pick Strategies to encourage your students, such as
• Conferencing with them to review their individual data
• Set goals for performance on the test
• Remind them that Cougar Cards are provided to students that demonstrate:

• Effort on the MAP 
• Focus on the MAP, 
• Ample time on MAP
• PBIS Rewards Points for Students Taking the MAP:
• Your PBIS Rewards account should be sync'd by the time the Test Administration is over. Please record either directly or by making a note on your 4th period roster which students have earned points during the test. Rewards Points and Cougar Cards are of equal value; however at this time, only Cougar Cards are redeemable at the Cougar Store. Like Class Dojo, PBIS Rewards can be entered on a student's account in a variety of ways. See this overview to get started: Getting Started with PBIS Rewards. PBIS Rewards for other positive behaviors will not start until our PBIS Tier 1 Team gives direction to go ahead.

PBIS Tier 1 Lessons: Teaching Schoolwide Expectations

Discipline comes after we have taught the expected behavior. Please continue with our Tier 1 PBIS Team lessons... This week's lesson on creative expressions can be found here: Week 3 PBIS

When you have created your Creative Expression with your class, please take a photo, email it to Jay Dowd, include a caption, and it will get posted to our official social media/communication channels!

Ensuring You Know How to Administer the Test to Your Students and Attend a Training Session (Last week's blog's statement about the 2nd required meeting of the month has been revised.) Here is what we are going to do:

• Departments will meet together independent of each other. This means we will not all join in the library as previously stated. 6th grade teachers and Special Ed teachers should go with their respective academic department. FA should meet as their own department. Please see admin if you have any questions.
• In order to receive training on the MAP Test administration, teachers must review MAP Test Administration resources from page 16 in our Faculty Handbook . In addition, admin is offering training and support in the Library the morning of Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday to go over test administration from 8 to 8:45.

30 Minute Evaluation Training on Tuesday, 8/28 from 4:15 to 4:45.
Everyone to attend was sent the same notice to attend. Katie Molina and Jay Dowd will provide the training.

DEADLINE REMINDER:
Teachers, you must have your Classroom Management Plans & Substitute Lesson Plans by September 4th. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to this deadline. See Page 60 in our Faculty Handbook for guidance & contact admin if you have questions or need assistance.

Schedule for Back to School Night - August 29th

4:00 to 4:45	Title 1 Presentation in the MP
4:55	Staff arrive in the Gym
5:00	Introductions and Admin remarks
5:15 to 5:25	First Period
5:28 to 5:38	Second Period
5:41 to 5:51	Third Period
5:54 to 6:04	Fourth Period
6:07 to 6:17	Fifth Period
6:20 to 6:30	Sixth period

Teacher Talking Points:

• Explain your syllabus
• Be specific about grading - e.g., what are the daily, weekly and semester long expectations for students' academic performance?
• Explain your classroom management, rules and procedures.
• Please post the Crystal Middle School's remind app information (instruct audience that they can text @connectcms to 81010 to start receiving updates & information or replies are not shared among people on the text chain).
• Please discuss and offer a "head's up" about CMS' After School Tutoring Opportunities starting in September. Remediation for Math and ELA will be offered from 3:15 to 4:15 with invitations to be sent out after the first MAP test data is collected.
• English as a Second Language Classes will be offered at Crystal this year beginning in the fall through FSUSD Adult Ed.
• Explain how you will use Parent Portal this year & Electronic Report Cards access through Parent Portal.

Admin Talking Points:

• Recruiting parents to join our PTSA
• Recruiting parents to appear on the 2018 - 19 School Site Council ballot
• Fingerprinting for those interested in volunteering will be provided.
• We will be providing printed copy of Aeries Parent Portal Logins at the Snack Bar Windows

Tables with Parent Information will be Stationed by

• Sonoma Land Trust
• Boy Scouts
• Attendance Liaison
• and more...

Title 1 Update: A Second Counselor
Our site will be hiring another counselor to work with our students on Tier 1 Interventions. Once this position is filled, Ms. Williams will work with students in need of Tier 2/3 Interventions. If you have a credential and are interested in this position, please let admin know.

Master Schedule
We are welcoming 16 new students to fill our 6th grade classes this week. Most will go with Williams and Lay. After the 10th day of school, all general education classes will be balanced. See admin if you have questions.