LAUSD Charter Oversight Visit M. Van Pelt

A team of instructional visitors that will be walking through Ouchi O’Donovan verifying that we are meeting our goals and mission. They also want to observe you, the students, in your classes to see how learning is taking place. We all want to make sure that our students have the best education!!!

They will look for…  Effective Instructional time (2-hour blocks)  Digital and whiteboard agendas with objectives, standards, and methods of assessment  Student Engagement and Interactions  High Expectations for all students  Academic language and vocabulary  Data  Student work samples  Rigor

Complex Areas of Focus  Group Structures  Be prepared to talk about why you are in a certain group or station and what the activity is.  Academic Discourse  Be sure to use complete sentences with academic vocabulary related to the content and EXPLAIN your reasoning.  Checks for Understanding  Be ready to answer questions when your teacher calls on you. And be sure to self-monitor your progress on the material.

Merger Successes and Challenges  What is the “Merger”?  What are some successes that you see from the merger?  What are some challenges that you see from the merger?

Schedule

Who else is involved? Board Members StudentsTeachersAdministration Home Office Support

How can YOU help?  Be PREPARED and READY  Shirts tucked in, proper uniform, positive attitudes  Be AWARE of what is going on in class  Agenda, Standards & Objectives  Be POLITE  Walk the hallways appropriately and introduce yourself to ALL visitors  Be an AMBASSADOR  Greeters, use your iPad make sure to discuss the digital agenda

Ouchi O’Donovan Classroom Ambassadors say… “Hello, my name is _______________________. I am in the ________ grade and my goal is to attend __________ College / University. Welcome to __________ class. Today we are studying ___________. Let me show you our agenda. This is what we are covering today. These are the objectives and the standards. Are there any questions that I may answer?”

Questions

Quiz Time!  What is the Oversight Visit?  A visit to make sure we are meeting or mission and goals outlined in the charter.  Why is this visit taking place?  We all want to make sure our students have the BEST!  Who is involved with the visit?  LAUSD visitors, parents, teachers, admin, students.  When is the visit?  TUESDAY, APRIL 8th

Exit Slip 1. What is the reason for this oversight visit? 2. What are three things that you will do to show the visitors how far your learning has progressed since the beginning of the school year? 3. What is one specific question you have about the visit