Principals’ MeetingJuly 31, 2013

AgendaI. Jennifer/Kevon - Structure of Meetings II. Kevon - Legal Updates

III. Brent a. Plan-on-a-Page Update

b. Residency Verificationc. Testing Calendard. Accountability Update

IV. Loree a. Summer Testing

b. Sped. Legal Update

V. Denise a. Parenting Partner Training

b. Clothing Swapc. Secondary Reading Intervention Training

VI. Jennifer/Kevon – Weather Alerts and Procedures (information from Jim Abney)

VII. AISD Police – Crisis Procedures

VIII.Laura – Technology Overview

IX. Kevon a. Transfers

b. Handbook Update

X. Jennifer August Campus Staff Development Plans

XI. Elementary and Secondary Breakouts

Structure of MeetingJennifer Valdez and Kevon Wells

Structure and Times

• Half of the principal meetings this year will be attached to DLT Meetings. So only every other month will there be a stand-alone principal meeting. This is being done to decrease time away from campuses.

• All meetings will end no later than 4:00 p.m. So it is best to plan on being out the entire day.

2013-2014 Principal Meetings

• Meetings attached to DLT meetings will be held in the AHS LGI room. Stand-alone meetings will be held on various campuses – see schedule.

• Lunch will be provided half of the time that the meetings are attached to DLT meetings. When lunch is not provided, we will break for one hour. It is critical that everyone is back on time so that the meeting can resume and we can finish in a timely manner. For stand-alone principal meetings one hour and 15 minutes will be given for lunch if we see that we cannot finish the meeting before lunch.

Legal UpdatesKevon Wells

Accountability and Assessment

Brent Shaw

Preliminary Tables without labels released on August 1

Preliminary Table with Ratings to be released to public on August 8

Early November Final Ratings released

Accountability – State Ratings

Waiver sent to USDE

• Requests that AYP be replaced with the state’s rating system

• Decision still pending

Accountability – Federal Ratings

http://intranet.alvinisd.net/planpage

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Plan on a Page

Document Cloud• Accountability &

Assessment/Testing/2013-2014

Elementary (K-5)• SIMS – 11 (11)• CBAs – 29 (38)• UTs – 19 (20)• STAAR – 8 (8)

Testing Calendar

Junior High (6-8)• SIMS – 9 (9)• CBAs – 13 (14)• UTs – 26 (33)• STAAR – 9 (9)

High School (9-12)• SIMS – 5 (12)• CBAs – 7 (9)• UTs – 36 (44)• STAAR – 5 (13)

Parent Communication• District Letter – June 6th

ParentLink – July 29th

Website• Campus Letter eNews Website

Process Comments

Residency Verification

Federal and Special Programs Update

Loree Bruton

Updated Organizational Chart* Summer Testing Teacher/Staff Meeting Dates 2013-14* Legislative Update

◦ SB 816 – Evaluation Timelines/Response to Parental Request (effective 2013-14)

◦ HB 5 – Requires redevelopment of STAAR-ALT (effective 2014-15)

◦ SB 906 – STAAR-ALT/Complexity Level 1 cannot be automatic failures (effective 2013-14)

◦ SB 620 – Allows a non-attorney to represent parents in Due Process Hearings (effective 2013-14)

Special Education Update

Federal Programs UpdateDenise Babb

New name – Student Success Act

◦ Eliminates the federal Adequate Yearly Progress metric and allows states to develop their own accountability system.

◦ Eliminates the School Improvement Grants and requires state to determine their own system of school improvement interventions.

◦ Provide parents with meaningful information concerning their child’s academic performance on the state assessment.

Reauthorization Update

◦ Allows federal funds to be used toward special population programs. (GT, Fine Arts etc)

◦ Eliminates the 40 percent poverty threshold for schoolwide programs, allowing all Title I schools to operate whole school reform efforts.

◦ Repeals the federal requirement that teacher must be highly qualified!

More federal updates:

Meeting with Counselors –August 21

Meeting with Registrars- September 11

Homeless Presentation – August 12 – 2 sessions 8:30 – 11:30 and 12:30 – 3:30 Charles McCauley LGI – Sign up in Eduphoria

At Risk Identification

Great School Clothes SwapAugust 20th at Jeter and AFCC

Alvin Family Community Center Back in School Fair – August 23

Weather Alerts and ProceduresJennifer Valdez

Crisis Procedures

Alvin ISD Police

Technology OverviewLaura Perez

Student Transfers

Student Handbook Update

Kevon Wells

Staff DevelopmentJennifer Valdez

Plans due to Jennifer and Kevon by August 8

Elementary OnlyI. Jackie Caffey and Jennifer – 2nd Grade IOWA

Test Results

II. Brent – PK Roundup

III. Paula – District LPAC for PK before school starts

IV. Kim Fox – Professional Learning Communities

V. Jennifer a. Instructional Meetingsb. AVID Strategies

Advanced AcademicsJackie Caffey and Jennifer Valdez

Pre-K RoundupBrent Shaw

ELL UpdatePaula Camacho

District Pre-K LPACAugust 13, 2013

Administration BuildingRoom 204

Initial LPAC for Pre-K students registered from Aug. 6-8 will take place at Central Administration, room 204, on Tuesday, August 13

Information will be initiated by our testers during Pre-K Round Up and will be given to you during the LPAC.

1) AP, a Parent representative and one teacher from your campus must attend.

2) Please sign up in Eduphoria

New This Year

August 12 from 8: 30 am to 12 : 30 pm

Location : TBA

Teachers may sign up in Eduphoria

ESL Certification TExES Review

Professional LearningKim Fox

Instructional MeetingsJennifer Valdez

AVID – Importance of Organization