1. Site Administrator/Site Leader Meeting S-Term 2015 Department of Alternative Education May 19, 2015 Elizabeth Putnam SPPS District Staff

2. Our Mission S-Term provides focused, alternative learning opportunities that support achievement, so that all students experience educational success, and graduate to something great!

3. Past Communications & S-Term 2014 Survey Results (SECTION ONE) Site and Calendar information Teacher and Student Registration FAQs Curriculum, Instruction, and Staffing details 2014 S-Term Feedback: – Students liked Math and their teachers – Parents appreciated the rigor and communication – Site admins/leads felt students were happy; “Best summer ever.” – Teachers felt it was organized and students benefited – Improvements in hiring, clarification of job duties, registration process, communication of timely and accurate information

4. OVERVIEW of S-Term 2015 (SECTION TWO) S-Term 1 at ten sites, June 15-July 9; S-Term 2 at seven sites, July 13 – August 6 Leadership teams at each site including Site Administrator, Administrative Intern, Site Leader, Clerk ELL, SPED, Counselor, and Social Worker direct support services June 11 All-Staff Curriculum and Instruction Training (details on PDExpress) June 12 Set-Up Day (8:00-2:30 at sites)

5. OVERVIEW of S-Term 2015 (SECTION TWO) Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching and Learning (CLRTL) weekly building in-services Each S-Term site holds a culminating school-wide event at the end of the session CLPs, Pre- and Post Testing, and Participant Surveys Curriculum & Instruction (information for teachers forwarded 5/13) Linda Hoyt Read-Aloud Literacy for Grades K-4 (Sheila Arrington) Moving With Math: Extensions for Grades K-4 (Barry Persby) Health Teacher & Yoga/Movement for Grades K-2 STEM-focused Applied Academics (enrichment) for Grades 3 and 4 MN Council of Economics curriculum for Grades 2, 3, and 4

6. Important! (SECTION TWO) DAE Staff Contact Information Emergency Procedures Important! (REFERENCED IN SECTION THREE) Timeline in Appendix Set-Up Day Checklist in Appendix

7. S-Term Student Services (SECTION THREE) Itinerant Staff (Introductions): S-Term 1 K-4 Counselor (Nelson Perez) S-Term 1 K-4 SPED Teacher (T.J. Larson) S-Term 2 K-12 Social Worker (Renee Hauwiller) ELL Levels 1 and 2 Direct Student Support Early Childhood (Rojean Goodwin) Health Services (Mary Yackley) Special Education (Kristin Salava, Katie Pfalz; details in Appendix)

8. S-Term ESY Services Kristin Salava, OSS Supervisor, ESY Supervisor Katie Pfalz, OSS Supervisor, ESY Supervisor

9. Job Responsibilities (SECTION THREE) Staffing (20:1 Student:Teacher ratio; 80:1 Student:Para ratio) Pre- and Post Test Data (MN Council of Economics, Moving With Math, Roots of Reading/Seeds of Science) CLPs (defined on Timeline; pp. 27-28; copy in Appendix) Surveys (Parent/Guardian; Grade 3 Student; Teacher; Site Admin/Lead; p. 29) Access to and Responsible Use of Site Resources (Technology FAQ in Appendix) Maintain CAMPUS data (SECTION EIGHT)

10. Important! (SECTION FOUR) Hours paid (p. 13) Note pay details for the June 12/July 10 Set-Up Day (sign-in sheets in Appendix) No pay for Friday, July 3 Site Admin signs all payroll (example in Appendix) Site Admin delivers payroll to 1780 W. 7 th Payroll drop off dates on timeline and in Appendix Call Deb Middleton with changes/questions

11. Materials & Supplies (SECTION FIVE) Consumables, Student Materials, Teacher Guides/Texts, Pre- /Post Tests, CLPs, MN Council of Economics materials, Parent/Guardian Surveys delivered to sites (lists in Appendix) Moving With Math workbooks delivered directly to sites Pick up Grades K-2 P.E. materials at 1780 W. 7 th Incidental Office Supplies (p. 16)

12. Children’s Defense Fund Freedom School Express (Dr. Darcel Hill) July 13 – August 21 Rondo (Benjamin Mays); Hazel Park Students who live in the Promise Neighborhood can attend S-Term 1 and Freedom School

13. Curriculum & Instruction (SECTION FIVE) Alternative (something other than the school year) Focused instruction (teach priority standards to a deep level) Applied academics (enrichment) Subject-specific details (pp. 18-19) Daily schedules (pp. 20-21) IMPORTANT! DAE Curriculum Website; June 11 Training Day!

14. Curriculum & Instruction (SECTION FIVE) Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching and Learning (pp. 21-22) Three (weekly) 45-minute staff in-services (see timeline and p. 21) Focused on building relationships In-service plans/resources posted on DAE Curriculum Website:

15. IMPORTANT! http://alcelemfm.spps.org/groups/wikibloggroup/ http://alcelemfm.spps.org/groups/wikibloggroup/ Literacy Math K-2 Physical Education K-2 Health Teacher MN Council of Economics 3-4 Applied Academics (enrichment) 3-4 Roots of Reading/Seeds of Science CLRTL Inservices

16. Other Essential Information SECTION SIX Transportation and Building Procedures SECTION SEVEN SPPS District Policies, CLPs, Parent/Guardian Surveys SECTION EIGHT CAMPUS Procedures (Mary Amundson) APPENDIX

17. Questions & Comments Thank you for attending today’s training. Have a great S-Term!