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Welcome back to a new school year! Last year you braved Literacy Launch and embraced Countdown for Kindergarten. Together as a district, we reduced the number of Kindergarten students scoring well below on Acadience by 54%!ilustraciones, imágenes clip art, dibujos animados e iconos de stock de lanzamiento de la nave espacial cohete - rocket As we start a new journey together this year, we can reach for proficiency and beyond. After talking to kindergarten teachers in our district and throughout our state, the following are some updates that we're making to help you achieve even more greatness:

Click here to see the updates

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Access the Google Slides by clicking here.

During this required course, teachers will get the chance to enhance the skills they already have, and learn even more about language comprehension instruction in the elementary classroom.

All K-6 teachers must sign up for one of the following training dates through JPLS using course number 101889:

Fall Dates
Date Time
Sept. 1 8 - 10:30 a.m.
Sept. 1 1 - 3:30 p.m.
Sept. 12 8 - 10:30 a.m.
Sept. 12 1 - 3:30 p.m.

 

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Benchmarks are available in MasteryConnect. Teachers should create an ELA tracker using a shared curriculum map. For instructions on how to do that, click here. Once your tracker has been made, it is good practice to “sync with curriculum map” often in case there have been any changes since last logging in.

As a reminder, ALL benchmarks are based on end of year criteria. Therefore, student proficiency should increase throughout the year.

If you would like to provide feedback about ELA benchmarks, please use this form.

K-2 Benchmark Changes
In order to reduce the amount of time spent on assessments throughout the year, while still continuing to track progress towards end of year proficiency, we have made a few simple changes to the district ELA benchmarks.

After taking a closer look at the power standards, if a particular standard was already being assessed on Acadience, then the individual tasks that tested those standards were removed. We’re asking that teachers enter a recent Acadience Benchmark or Progress Monitoring score in its place instead.
Kindergarten                   First Grade                   Second Grade

Pacing Guides
Additionally, we have added some extra literacy information to the district Recommended Time Allotment sheets (linked within the document):

Reading Foundational Standards Pacing Guide - this will guide teacher’s instruction in using RGR and Heggerty to teach foundational standards.
Intervention Pacing Guide - this will guide teachers in determining when to start interventions during Walk to Read for specific skills.
MSRC Flowchart - this will guide teachers in instructing MSRC routines including example videos for each step of the routines.

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Please join us to learn about the JSD instructional plan for literacy, the curriculum, and the suggested daily schedule to help you prepare for the coming year.  All K-6th grade gen ed. teachers, SCSC teachers, and coaches should sign up for a two day session.  Coaches may choose which grade level session to attend.  All sessions will be held from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. in either the ASB Auditorium or Presentation Room.

Please check each session for the location. Teachers will be compensated with a $600 stipend upon full completion of the two day session. Please see the Literacy Launch Packet for dates and agenda. Sessions will be offered  in the fall for teachers not attending in the summer. Substitutes will be provided. Dates for fall sessions to be determined.

Go to JPLS and search "literacy launch" in the Professional Learning tab to sign up for a session.