Welcome Counselors! September 26, 2014

Fall Sports Palm Springs Community School - Football Team

Arlington RLC speaker Cody K. has 1.5 years sobriety

Teachers Leading Summer SILK

CCSS Math Unit Development

Student Collaboration Arlington RLC Mr. Walker’s Class

Arlington RLC Attendance Awards

BGRLC Back to School Night

BGRLC Staff supports Back to School Night

Growth Mindset vs Fixed Mindset

School Calendar

More than 30 years of o of success! AVID has become one of the most successful college-preparatory programs for low-income underserved students, and today reaches more than 425,000 students in approximately 4,800 schools in 48 states and 16 other countries/territories. Since 1990, more than 85,500 AVID students have graduated from high school and planned to attend college.

A structured, college preparatory system working directly with schools and districts A direct support structure for first-generation college goers, grades 4-16 A school wide approach to curriculum and rigor adopted by more than 4,500 schools in 47 states and 16 countries A professional development program providing training throughout the world What is AVID?

What is Avid? Teaches skills and behaviors for academic success Provides intensive support with tutorials and strong student/teacher relationships Creates a positive peer group for students Develops a sense of hope for personal achievement gained through hard work and determination As a result, policymakers and educators now consider AVID's mission to be an essential strategy for closing the achievement gap, making college access and success available to all students.

AVID Selection Students who are in the academic “middle” Those who have a desire to go to college Willingness to work hard Often the first in the family to go to college Many from a socio-economically disadvantaged family One or more special factors that have influenced their life

AVID Rollout August 11, 2014Intro to AVID at SILK with videoRCOE August 20, 2014Introduce Cornell Notes to teachers at PLC 2:30 pmRCOE September 3-4, 2014AVID New Teacher/principal trainingRCOE September 16, 2014AVID announcement at ELAC and SSCARLC September 17, 2014Develop the AVID Student Interest FormDF Kenny September Back to School NightsAnnounce AVID to familiesAll sites September 18, 2014 Provide teachers and IAs AVID ppt and Student Application All Community School Sites September 22-26, 2014Teachers present in Home room/ AVID Apps.All Sites September 28-29, 2014, TBDTeacher Tutorology WorkshopRCOE Main September 24, 2014AVID.com meeting 2:30 pm (after WASC PLC)RCOE October 31, 2014AVID applications due to school principalsAll sites November 3, 2014AVID interviews/selection processAll sites November 12, 2014AVID.com meeting 2:30 pmRCOE December 3, 2014AVID.com meeting 2:30 pmRCOE December 4, 2014 AVID Student names announced. Letters mailed home Sites January 2015AVID Elective Class beginsAll sites January 28, 2015AVID.com meeting 2:30 pmRCOE February18, 2015AVID.com meeting 2:30 pmTBD March 25, 2015AVID.com meeting 2:30 pmTBD April 22, 2015AVID.com meeting 2:30 pmTBD

Assessment Schedule

MASTER SCHEDULE

CCSS ELA Shifts for DatesTopicsOutcomes SeptemberClose ReadingUnderstanding the Strategy OctoberText Dependent QuestioningCritical Thinking DecemberConnecting Close Reading and TDQConnect to Reading and Critical Thinking JanuaryClose Reading in the Content AreasApply to Units of Study Texts FebruaryRange of WritingConnect Three Writing Types MarchWriting in the Content Areas Apply to Units of Study AprilWriting the ArgumentApply to Units of Study Using Structured Collaborative Conversations

DateLessonPedagogical FocusMath Content Focus SeptemberDueling DiscountsNumber Talks Percent Increase and Decrease OctoberHoles Math Practice StandardsCircumference and Volume of Cylinders NovemberYellow StarburstsQuestioning StrategiesStatistics and Probability DecemberTaco Cart Making the Real World Connection Pythagorean Theorem JanuaryDitch Diggers Multiple Representations Equations February Incredible Shrinking Dollar Formative and Summative Assessment Functions and Relationships MarchBucky the Badger Instructional Continuum, Rigor and Complexity Properties of Operations April TBDInvestigation-ModelingTBD CCSS Math Professional Development Topics