Mobile County Public Schools 2016-17 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR

4 Independence Day (Systemwide Holiday)

JULY 2016 S M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

JANUARY 2017 S M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

2 Professional Development Day 3 Teachers’ Work Day 4 Begin 3rd Qtr. 16 MLK Jr. Day (Systemwide Holiday) 26 Twentieth Day

8 Professional Development/ Administrative Organ. 9 Institute &Teachers’ Work Day 10 First Day of School

AUGUST 2016 S M T W Th F S

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30 31

FEBRUARY 2017 S M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

2 Twenty Day Report Due 23 Twentieth Day 27-28 Mardi Gras (Systemwide Holiday)

5 Labor Day (Systemwide Holiday) 7 Twentieth Day 14 Twenty Day Report Due

SEPTEMBER 2016 S M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

MARCH 2017 S M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

1 Presidents’ Day (Systemwide Holiday) 2-3 Student/Teacher Holiday 9 Twenty Day Report Due 16 End 3rd Qtr. (46 days) 17 Teachers’ Work Day 20 Begin 4th Qtr. 31 Twentieth Day

5 Twentieth Day 7 End 1st Qtr. (42 days) 10 Teachers’ Work Day (Student Holiday) 11 Begin 2nd Qtr. & Possible: Statewide Parenting Day 12 Twenty Day Report Due

OCTOBER 2016 S M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

APRIL 2017 S M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

7 Twenty Day Report Due 10-14 Spring Break (School Holidays) May 5 Twentieth Day May 12 Twenty Day Report Due

3 Twentieth Day 10 Twenty Day Report Due 11 Holiday, Veterans’ Day 21-25 Thanksgiving Break (School Holidays)

NOVEMBER 2016 S M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

MAY 2017 S M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

29 Memorial Day (Systemwide Holiday) June 2 End 4th Qtr/Stds. Last Day

(49 Days) 5 Teachers’ Work Day/Last

Day for Teachers

9 Twentieth Day 15 Twenty Day Report Due 16 End 2nd Qtr. (43 days) School Exams 19-30 Christmas Holidays (School Holidays) 30 Observance of New Years’ Eve

DECEMBER 2016 S M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

JUNE 2017 S M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

12-Month Employee Holidays 2016-17 July 4 Independence Day Sept. 5 Labor Day Nov. 11 Veterans’ Day Nov. 24-25 Thanksgiving Dec. 26-27 Christmas Holidays Dec. 28 Non Work Day Dec. 29-30 New Year’s Eve/ Day Jan. 16 MLK Jr. Day Feb. 27-28/Mar 1 Mardi Gras/Pres May 29 Memorial Day

First and Last Day of School Teacher Planning/Staff Development/Student Holiday

Board Approved 3/21/2016

Student/Teacher Holidays

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With EQT and REPORT CARD Dates

Q1 EQTs - Oct. 4-7 Q1 Report Card Distribution - Oct. 17

Q2 Report Card Distribution - Jan. 10

Q2 EQTs - Dec. 13-16

Q3 EQTs - March 13-16 Q3 Report Card Distribution - March 27

Q4 EQTs - May 30-31 and June 1-2Q4 Report Card Distribution - June 5

MEMO: Principals

FROM: Karen Mohr, Chief Academic Officer Helen Miles, Curriculum Coordinator Toni Worsham, Curriculum Coordinator RE: Reteaching/Retesting Guidelines

DATE: December 08, 2014

Many questions and concerns have arisen regarding reteaching and retesting. Reteaching should naturally occur in the cycle of teaching during the first delivery of instruction through checking for understanding, probing questions, and engaging in class discussion. Direct instruction and guided practice should provide many opportunities for implementing reteaching strategies to ensure that 80% of students reach mastery of content before a summative assessment is given by the teacher. Class overall averages of less than 70% proficiency after a summative assessment is given, require teachers to reteach and retest their classes. If the results of any major test indicate that a student or students have not mastered the required skills with 60% or better, the teacher must provide reteaching then retesting for those students. This reteaching and retesting may occur during the class period, before school, after school, or at another appointed time during the school day. For reteaching to be effective, teachers must use a different approach from the one they initially used, one that builds on previous activities but focuses on the omissions or errors in student thinking that resulted from these activities. For continuity throughout the district, the following is required of all K-5 teachers for reading and mathematics and 6th -12th grade teachers in language arts/reading, mathematics, science, social studies, foreign language and electives: 1. Class averages for any summative assessments less than 70% proficiency require

the teacher to reteach and retest the entire class; 2. Students scoring below 60 percent will be retested after a period of reteaching; 3. Students will be administered the entire test on which the score was below 60

percent or another test which will assess the same number of items, same format, and same content as the initial test;

4. Reteaching and retesting must be completed within the quarter the test was originally administered;

5. Reteaching and retesting should occur within five to seven days of the original test administration but must occur before the next test is given;

6. Retesting on any one test may occur only one time; however, reteaching may

occur as many times as necessary to ensure mastery before retesting; 7. The original grade will be replaced by the retest grade but will not exceed 70

percent; 8. The End of Quarter Tests (EQTs) will not be retested.

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MEMO: Principals

FROM: Karen Mohr, Chief Academic Officer

Helen Miles, Curriculum Coordinator

Toni Worsham, Curriculum Coordinator

RE: Reteaching/Retesting Guidelines for Magnet Schools

DATE: June 21, 2016

Many questions and concerns have arisen regarding reteaching and retesting. Reteaching should naturally

occur in the cycle of teaching during the first delivery of instruction through checking for understanding,

probing questions, and engaging in class discussion. Direct instruction and guided practice should provide

many opportunities for implementing reteaching strategies to ensure that 80% of students reach mastery of

content before a summative assessment is given by the teacher. Class overall averages with less than 70%

proficiency on each standard after a major assessment is given, require teachers to reteach and retest their

classes. If the results of any major test indicate that a student or students have not mastered the required

standards with 60% or better, the teacher must provide reteaching then retesting for those students.

This reteaching and retesting should occur throughout the quarter: during the class period, before school, after

school, at another appointed time during the school day and during the bridge. For reteaching to be effective,

teachers must use a different approach from the one they initially used - one that builds on previous activities

but focuses on the omissions or errors in student thinking that resulted from these activities.

For continuity throughout the district, the following is required of all K-5 teachers for reading and

mathematics and 6th -12th grade teachers in language arts/reading, mathematics, science, social studies,

foreign language and electives:

1. Students scoring below 60% must be retested after a period of reteaching;

2. Students will be administered a test with the same number of items, same format, and same

content as the initial test;

3. Reteaching and retesting should occur within five to seven days of the original test

administration but must occur before the next test is given;

4. Retesting on any one test may occur only one time;

5. The original grade will be replaced by the retest grade but will not exceed 60%;

6. The End of Quarter Tests (EQTs) will not be retested.

Please note the following information concerning class averages on major assessments with less than 70%

proficiency:

1. Teachers are required to reteach and retest the entire class.

2. Students scoring 80% or above on the original assessment may opt not to retake the assessment.

3. The retest grade limit of 60% does not apply to entire class retakes of a

MOBILE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM Office of Academic Affairs Curriculum and Instruction

2016-2017 Minimum Grades Required by Content Area

Math ELA Reading Science Social Studies Grade Level (s)

Kindergarten

1st

quarter 2nd – 4th quarters 1st quarter

2nd – 4th quarters

1st – 2nd

quarters 3rd – 4th

quarters Social/Science (1st – 4th quarters)

3 major 4 major 3 major 3 major

2 required writings

4 major 2 must be CFAs

6 major 3 must be

CFAs

3 major

4 minor 5 minor 3 minor 1 must be handwriting

2 minor

3 minor 3 minor

Total Required Grades 7 9 6 6 9 6 EQT EQT will include BFT* EQT

1st – 2nd grades

1st – 4th quarters 1st Grade 1st – 4th quarters

2nd Grade 1st – 4th

quarters 1st – 4th quarters 1st – 4th

quarters 1st – 4th

quarters

3 major

3 major

2 required writings

3 major 2

required writings (1st – 2nd )

3 required writings (3rd – 4th )

6 major 3 must be CFAs

3 major

3 major

3 minor 3 minor 3 minor 3 minor

3 minor 3 minor 1 must be handwriting

3 drills/HW/ practice

Total Required Grades 9 6 9 6 6 EQT will include BFT* EQT

3rd – 5th grades

1st – 4th quarters 1st – 4th quarters 1st – 4th quarters 1st – 4th

quarters

1st - 4th quarters

3 major 3 major 3 required writings

6 major 3 must be CFAs

3 major 3 major

3 minor 3 minor 1 must be handwriting

3 minor 3 minor 3 minor 3 drills/HW/practice

Total Required Grades 9 6 9 6 6 EQT will include BFT* EQT EQT (4th and 5th )

*District Basic Facts Test will count as 10% of EQT score for math.

• EQTs for Reading/Language Arts, Math and Science (4th and 5th grades) will be averaged with the total grade at the end of the quarter, and should be weighted as follows: K-3 10% and 4-5 20%.

• Teachers must use an acceptable grading rubric. “All or nothing” grading is unacceptable. • A performance task is any learning activity or assessment that asks students to perform and/or to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and proficiency. Performance

tasks yield a tangible product and/or performance that serves as evidence of learning. These tasks are grade-level formative performance assessment tasks with accompanying scoring rubrics.

MOBILE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM

Office of Academic Affairs

Curriculum and Instruction

Grading Pre-K-12 According to Board policy, each teacher must have at least one major grade entered during each week

of school. At the end of nine weeks, a student should have earned at least nine major grades.

(Kindergarten grading will begin the second week of the first quarter)

40% Minor Grades The following is a list of sample assessments that could account for the other 40% of a

student’s final grade (Minimum of 1-3 per week).

Aligned to the Course of Study

Examples

Observations

Interviews/Conferences

Journals/Inventories/Logs

Labs – Worksheets/Answer Questions

Performance Tasks

Projects/Investigations

Portfolios

Quizzes (ELA: Accelerated Reader tests are quizzes, if counted at all.)

Class Work

Common Formative Assessments (CFAs)

Homework (Middle and High School ONLY) (No more than 10% of the grade)

Physical Education Requirements - 20% Health and 20% Tests (rules and skills)

60% Major Grades The following is a list of sample assessments that could account for the 60% major

grade. The major grades should be of equal value (ie. 100 point test, 100 point project,

etc.)

Aligned to the Course of Study

[Teachers must use an acceptable grading rubric. No “all or nothing” is acceptable.]

Examples

Exams

Tests

Major Writing Assignments

Formal Lab Write-ups

Performance Tests (Drama, Language Arts, Band, and JROTC)

Major Projects

Physical Education Requirements - 60% Dressing Out/Participation