1. Welcome
“The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of love and of generosity and of goodness. It illuminates the picture window of the soul, and we look out upon the world's busy life and become more interested in people than in things.”
Thomas S. Monson

2. FHS Staff Meeting December 7, 2016
Agenda
Recognitions
15 Year Pins
Hog Wild
School-Wide Goals
Pass Bond
Attendance Matters!
High Impact Instruction
Safe & Orderly Environment
Emergency Drills revisited
Items and Issues
AdvancED Review – Billings West
Christmas Catch Up
PreACT

3. Recognizing our outstanding staff!
FLATHEAD WAY

4. Lauren Gustafson (Mama G)
Recognitions
15 Year Pins
Cindy Bardwell
Brian Bay
Renee Cordes
Melanie Dardis
Leah Schvaneveldt
Steve Eversoll
Lee Huestis
Marc Nadeau
Sara Nelson
Aarica Phillips
Rhonda Reilly
Lisa Thomson
Sheila Zorafos
Hog Wild
Lauren Gustafson (Mama G)

6. Lynette Johnson

7. Battle of the Stars
What level was added to the tiered system of attendance this year?

9. Battle of the Stars Beginning Engagement Practice End
In regards to our goals, what does B.E.P.E. stand for?
Beginning
Engagement
Practice
End

10. Battle of the Stars Beginning 1. In Halls 2. Bell Ringer
Name 2 of the 3 tenets that we use as “look fors” in our
Focus on Five walkthroughs.
Beginning
1. In Halls
2. Bell Ringer
3. Learning Target

11. “Focus on Five” Focus on the first 5 minutes
Be in halls, smile, greet kids, be positive
Continue to build relationships with kids
Have a bell ringer
Reflection
Problem
Word of the Day
Question of the Day
Learning targets – Student friendly 

12. Look Fors Teacher greets students at the door (smile & engage)
Evidence of procedures and routines – students on time
Bell Work – Students begin working without direction
Room arrangement – matches instructional strategy and student needs
Essential Question – activates higher-order thinking
Clear introduction by the teacher which ties together the previous lesson and today’s lesson
Activating strategy – Word maps, KWL or other strategies that motivate students to want to answer the Essential Question (could be connected to Bell Work)
Learning Targets – A good lesson starts with a clear learning target derived from the curriculum and is accompanied by an effort to stimulate student’s curiosity or existing knowledge about what is to be learned.

13. B.E.P.E.
Engagement Strategies Work in the Power Zone On task Retention Discipline 75% Ideal Frequent Small group purposeful talk Practice Frequent checks for understanding Opportunities for students to demonstrate mastery Teach and re-teach Guided and independent practice Ending Closing thought on the board Summarize Closing question Students summarize Formative assessment and/or practice retrieval Correct misunderstandings

14. Battle of the Stars
According to Bill Daggett’s Rigor/Relevance Framework, what quadrant is higher order thinking?

16. Battle of the Stars
What’s missing from Daggett’s Framework?

18. Battle of the Stars

19. Battle of the Stars
What is our new emergency procedure?

20. Run, Lock, Fight

21. FHS Emergency Procedures
Evacuation
Soft Lockdown
Intruder Alert

22. FHS Emergency Procedures
Practice Intruder Alert:
Staff notified prior
Announcement, “This is a practice Intruder Alert”
Use Run, Lock, Fight principles and discuss with class
Announcement, “All clear”
Coming Soon!

23. Principal’s School-Wide Goals
Big Hairy Audacious Goals
Increase Student Achievement
Attendance Matters! >94% 93.79% (93.82% 15-16)
High Impact Instruction
Engaging Activities (BEPE, Protocols)
Higher Order Thinking
Maintain Current Drop Out Rate 2.58% (32) 15 FHS
Maintain Success Rate 96%
Safe & Orderly Environment
Consistency among staff
Concerted staff effort in the hall
Respect

24. Items and Issues AdvancED Review – Billings West February 26-28
Christmas Catch Up
December 27, 8:30 – 3:30
+4 hours of prep $30 per/hour
PreACT
December 14, 8:15 – 12:00 p.m. all Juniors
Holidays

25. For the good of the order?