WASC FOCUS Meetings January 22nd

PURPOSE: To prepare for classroom observations and FOCUS meeting visits by WASC Mock Team. OUTCOME:  Ch 4 re-familiarization (smartjaguar.com)  Preparation for WASC Mock observations and FOCUS meeting visits.

Grounding When you get observed you feel….

Classroom Visits Observing SEHS classrooms

ESC South ESC South 11 Members Observing Lincoln High School 6 members Observing/Spe aking to FOCUS Group Who will be on the WASC MOCK Team? SEHS SEHS 9 members

Classroom Observations What will be observed?  Print Rich Environment  Agenda/Learning Objects/CCSS standards/P.R.I.D.E posters connections/Vision/Mission Posters/  Student work (portfolios, posted work..)  Examples of Short and long – term projects/research  Open-ended problem-solving, questioning and discussions  Student interaction (classroom talk, strategies used, collaboration) What questions WASC Visiting Team may ask students to clarify? How are you challenged to think and communicate your thoughts orally and in writing? What are you doing? How can you apply this skill to real-life? What are your Schoolwide Learner Outcomes? Or PRIDE

Possible Questions to be asked during FOCUS Meetings What process did the school use to work on the self-study? What process did the school use to work on the self-study? To what extent is the observable evidence representative of what all students are doing and producing? To what extent is the observable evidence representative of what all students are doing and producing? How do you know students are learning? How do you know students are learning? What kind of assessments have you developed? What kind of assessments have you developed?

What were we today?

January WASC Meetings: 1/22 Focus Meeting Preparation for Classroom Observations/FOCUS Meetings 1/29 WASC Mock ESC South observing/Lincoln HS visiting classrooms and meeting with Focus Groups 2/2 Leadership Team Meeting Debrief and WASC Mock Findings 2/11 Lead Meeting 2/19 WASC Readiness (Min Day)