DODGE CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL Faculty Meeting April 17, 2012

Pick a Number 7:30 A.M. Drawing

DCMS Principals Honored Distinguished Service NASSP has declared the week of April 16-April 20, 2012, as National Assistant Principals Week to honor and recognize the contributions of assistant principals to the success of students in schools across the United States. Assistant Principal Week THE WORLD’S FAVOURITE NEWSPAPER - Since 1879 Mrs. Faye WellsMrs. Pam Algrim

BUSINESS ITEM Instruction Common Core Crosswalks (What are they? Why they are important?) Reading/ELA Math

BUSINESS ITEM Supervision Red Hall Passes Hall Supervision during Passing Periods

BUSINESS ITEM Review of Summer School Program Online Applications Closed Link to Summer Proposal Requested Staffing – 4 Math & 4 Reading – 2 Science & 2 Social Studies – 1 Newcomers

BUSINESS ITEM End of Year Parent Orientations 6 th to Seventh Grade Orientation: – Thursday, April 26th 5 th to Sixth Grade Orientation: – Canceled (Letter Mail Outs) Summer Reading Program – Lasso Your Lexile

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE PROCEDURES Procedures Posted on Cardinal Spaces Check Schedule on Shared Drive Room Assignments are Posted Support Teachers are Assigned Summer School Information: Team Leaders Boxes

SCHEDULING ADJUSTMENTS Teacher Voted Schedule (Option 3.8) Passing Periods Reduced by 1 Minute – 3 minute Passing Period A.M Advisory: Time Reduction by 2 Minutes 6 Overlapping Lunch Rotations Math and ELA Differentiated Instruction Equal Classroom Distributions for Tier Interventions Extended Time Interventions(KMA and KRA) Reduces One Elective

Lunch Schedule Pick up drop off from class No Locker Transitions Eleven Minute Study Hall

DISTRICT WALKTHROUGHS INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES Principals’ Walk-Through Orientations during Team Meetings Link to Walk-Through Spring Schedule Link to Walk-Through Spring Schedule (Starts April 17 th )

District Requires Written and Stated Objectives Essential indicator posted in student friendly language Learning objective for current lesson is posted Language /vocabulary objectives for current lesson are posted Learning objectives for current lesson are communicated to students feedback

Written and Stated Objectives

CLOSING OUT THE SCHOOL YEAR 4 Boxes Delivered to Room and Roll of Tape and Labels in Mailbox (April 17 th ) Link to End of Year Reorganization GuidelinesEnd of Year Reorganization Guidelines Link to Textbook Inventory ProceduresTextbook Inventory Procedures

CLOSING OUT THE SCHOOL YEAR End of Year InformationTextbook Inventory

DCMS Slated to Win KAMSA Gold Standard Reading Award for two consecutive years. It is rumored that Lora Louquet will again take top honors at the annual KAMSA awards ceremony due to the top DCMS reading teachers performance. This may be the first time in the history of this award that a winner for high performance in reading has taken home the award in two consecutive years. CELEBRITY NEWS AND GOSSIPWORLD EXCLUSIVES We are the Champions

DCMS will take top honors for high performance in math at the annual KAMSA awards ceremony KAMSA will announce on May 7 th the Gold Standard Awards in mathematics. In a short interview with Mrs. Deb Lapka of Dodge City Middle School, Mrs. Lapka stated that she, “was honored for the math department to be a first time recipient. This honor will carry forth the idea that DCMS is a high achieving school.” CELEBRITY NEWS AND GOSSIPWORLD EXCLUSIVES We are the Champions Celebrity Photo Unavailable Due to Paparazzi Union Strike

KAMSA Middle School of the Year Finalist 2012 KAMSA will announce on May 7, 2012 the recipients of the top six Middle Schools in the state of Kansas. Rumored to be in the top six is Dodge City Middle school. Honorary banners will be presented during a special ceremony held to recognize the best of the best middle schools in the state of Kansas. CELEBRITY NEWS AND GOSSIPWORLD EXCLUSIVES We are the Champions

Dodge City Middle School KAMSA Middle School of the Year 2012 Finalist Introducing the Theme of the Year We are the KAMSA 2012 Gold Standard Award in Math & Reading We are the champions - my friends And we'll keep on fighting - till the end - We are the champions -