Back To School NightSeptember 10, 2015Oxford Elementary School

Our Staff - Introductions

Who is missing?2nd grade teacher, Cheryl Sheppard

If you want to help, we are collecting donations for alternative treatments (i.e. acupuncture, massage, naturopath, etc.)

Box in the office and in classrooms Have your child write a letter to her Send good wishes her way

What is new this year? Staff Updates (Paul Jones, Eileen Cullen, Vanessa

Yee, Niani Frye, Mel Stenger, Noelle Sedor, Tiana Townsend, Deirdre Sproul)

Nurse Judy on site Intervention Block, 3 times a week After school schedule – HWK first, then enrichment Math Intervention Program Building on teacher leaders on site Garden, K-3, once a week Growth Mindset

What are we building on? Peer Classroom Observations Toolbox & Welcoming Schools Professional Development Collaboration and Planning Math Program Leveled Literacy Intervention Technology

My Goals Supporting student’s growth, academically and

social-emotionally, providing intervention, support and challenge

Teacher growth through coaching, collaboration, reflection and support

Provide a rich curriculum and a safe place for students so they love school, feel connected and miss Oxford when they leave

Build school community with a common vision of seeing the children as all our kids

We love acronyms! ELD ELA CCSS RTI PD PLC PTA IEP ASOU

SGC ELAC SPED SST NCLB AYP API SBAC (SBA or SBAS) CAASPP

SBAC/SBA3rd – 5th Grade, Spring Testingo Computer-Adaptive Testo One piece of the pictureo Include student scores, achievement levels, and descriptors

that describe performance.o Interpret results alongside other available information about

a student’s academic achievement, including such measures as, classroom assignments and grades, classrooms tests, report cards, and teacher feedback.

o Like the new learning goals they were designed to measure, these new tests are much too different from the old exams to make any comparisons between old scores and new.

o A starting point–a baseline for the progress we expect students to make over time.

How can you help? Drive clockwise around the school Do not park on Oxford St. in front of the

school Don’t block the bus zone on Walnut St. Join the PTA Consider running for SGC Join the ELAC Donations, donations, donations Volunteer (Classroom, Events, Grant Writing) Outreach – make connections to families