School Board Meeting
September 13, 2012
Elementary
Middle
Wendy Hymons - History
 Susan Rawls - English
 Julie Moyer - Science
 Gwendolyn Best - Math
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Katrina Cary
English and History

Julie Byrd
Math and Science
High
 Ashley Alston - Math and Science
 Lisa Brooks - English and History
Areas
Descriptions
• Support for new teachers
T.A.R.G.E.T. • Meet twice a month, specific topics or individual
(Teachers
assistance
Aiming for
Rewarding Goals
• Provide feedback and follow-ups, classroom visits
and Effective
• Support classroom management, technology, testing,
Techniques)
parent/teacher conferences, special education, and
student engagement
Areas
Descriptions
• Stakeholder Training
Professional
- Curriculum and instructional training for staff:
Development/
general education teachers, special education
Meetings
teachers, para-professionals
- Early Start and Title I workshops (parents and
teachers)
- Content specific mathematics workshops
- Curriculum review workshops and curriculum
overviews
- PTA presentations and kindergarten kickoff
- Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening
(PALS)
Descriptions
Areas
Professional
Development/
Meetings
•
Stakeholder Training
- School-University Research Network (SURN)
literacy study group
- Division-wide staff development days
- Professional Development Academies (PDAs)
• Meetings
- Steering Committee and Academic Coaches
meetings - City-wide content/subject/grade
level meetings
- Principal/assistant principal, faculty, vertical
cluster meetings
- VDOE content review representatives
Areas
Classroom
Support
Descriptions
• Model lessons, observe and provide feedback
• Participate in individual and grade level planning
• Provide classroom management strategies
• Provide resources (parent/teacher resource guides,
curriculum reference guides, etc.)
• Provide building level support during opening and
closing of schools, testing, summer school, etc.
• Facilitate peer observations
Descriptions
Areas
• School Improvement Support
School
Improvement • Representation on Leadership and Data Team
• Conduct Classroom Observations
• Participate in the interview process for School
Improvement (Academic Review)
• Support Instructional Strategies
• Provide Support as it relates to: curriculum
alignment, use of time and school scheduling, systems
and processes, school improvement planning, school
culture, professional development, instructional
methods or model programs, use of data for making
decisions
Areas
Curriculum
Writing
Descriptions
• Participate on Virginia Department of Education
committees (Standard Setting Item and Test
Review, VGLA Range Finding, VMAST Item
Support Review)
• Organize and provide goals for summer/
implementation committees
• Develop writing prompts and rubrics, monitor
and provide feedback on writing folders
• Provide curriculum/resource alignment
documents (embedded in the locally developed
scope and sequences for grades 6 through 12
and included as a separate resource for
elementary for K-5 science and social studies)
Areas
Descriptions
Document
• Develop and/or compile and post curriculum
Library in SOFA resources such as:
(resources for
- local pacing guides
teachers and
- curriculum frameworks
administrators)
- content vocabulary
- math formula sheets
- writing resources (prompts, rubrics, etc.)
- Instructional Support Request forms
- local and state testing blueprints
- sample lessons and activities
- suggested reading lists
- website resources
https://sof
a.spsk12.n
et/departm
ents/doclib
_ms.asp
Descriptions
Areas
STAR
(resources for
teachers,
parents, and
students)
• Create and Distribute
- Content Review Notes
- Curriculum Reference Guides for
Parents
- Power Point presentations
- Lessons and activities
- Links to web-based games
- Web quests
- “Quizlet” vocabulary review program,
etc.
http://star.spsk
12.net/
Areas
Odyssey/
Compass
Learning
Descriptions
• Provide support and training for
Odyssey/Compass Learning (an
instructional supplement for grades 6
through 12).
https://odyssey
.spsk12.net/clo
login.aspx
Descriptions
Areas
Curriculum
Management
through
GradeSpeed
(resources for
teachers and
administrators)
• Develop and post
- Look-a-like practice items
- Best-practice lessons
- Committee meeting minutes
- Archived professional development
documents
- Simulated Technology Enhanced
Items
- Understanding by Design
instructional units
https://gradesp
eed.spsk12.net
/cm/login.aspx
Areas
Curriculum
Review
Workshops
Descriptions
• Review upcoming standards
• Collaborate on instructional resources and bestpractice lessons
• Convey important information from Virginia
Department of Education, Tidewater Team for
Mathematics, and Math/Science Coalition of
Hampton Roads, etc.
Areas
Descriptions
Community • Facilitate partnerships with local businesses and
Partnerships industries to provide classroom support, enrichment
activities, competitions and projects aligned with the
Virginia Standards of Learning such as:
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- Lockheed Martin
- Peanut, Soil and Water Conservation District
- Nansemond County Farm Bureau
- Northrop Grumman
- Riddick’s Folly House Museum
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Descriptions
Areas
Community
Partnerships
- Nansemond Indian Tribal Association
- City of Suffolk Public Library System
- Jefferson Lab
- Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts
- Rule of Law Project
- Suffolk American Legion
- Nansemond River Preservation Alliance, etc.
Areas
Creating
Assessments
Descriptions
• Responsibilities:
- Develop questions individually and
through curriculum development
committees, enter questions into
Standards Of Learning Online (SOLO2),
edit questions
- Ensure that questions have proper SOL
alignment
- Develop questions with a high level of
rigor
- Build assessments in SOLO2
- Lock assessments for testing
https://solo2.s
psk12.net/testb
ank_default.asp
Areas
Creating
Assessments
Descriptions
• Responsibilities:
- Provide opportunities for students to
assess online at the local level
(grades 3-12)
- Analyze released tests and develop
look-a-like items
- Revise test development based on the
released tests
https://solo2.s
psk12.net/testb
ank_default.asp
Descriptions
Areas
Creating
Assessments
•
Types of Assessments:
- Pre-assessments
- Post-assessments
- Nine weeks and benchmark assessments
- Mid-point assessments
- A/B quizzes
- SOL mock tests
- Local end-of-course assessments
- Summer school assessments
https://solo2.s
psk12.net/testb
ank_default.asp
Areas
Descriptions
Data
Reflections
• Analyze state and local data to include:
- Student Performance by Question reports
- SOL category performance reports
- Item analysis
- Subgroup analysis
- Comparison reports
• Use data to drive professional development,
resources, and future assessment focus
https://solo2.s
psk12.net/testb
ank_default.asp
https://arm.sps
k12.net/
Areas
Data
Reflections
Descriptions
• Develop, review, and revise data reflection
pages as necessary for teachers and
principals
• Assist teachers in performing student and
class analysis using data notebooks
• Assist teachers in using the Assessment
Results Monitor (ARM) to gather subgroup
analysis
https://solo2.s
psk12.net/testb
ank_default.asp
https://arm.sps
k12.net/
Data Analysis of First Nine Weeks Test
Top Teacher:___________________________
Insert Item Analysis report/SOL Objective from SOLO
Complete the following:

Refer to your SOL objective percentages. Which objectives were below 80%? What do you think
attributed to this? Complete this chart with the information.
Areas of Concern:
SOL
Question Description
Specific testing vocabulary, concepts, or
skills students seem to misunderstand

Look at your parent reports. List any students who have not achieved mastery on tested
objectives. Determine a timeframe for retesting (based on blueprint) and a plan for remediation.
SOL
Students
Timeframe for
Remediation
retesting
Areas
Academic
Review
Descriptions
Academic Review – (fall):
• Conduct observations of teachers and
building programs; review lesson plans and
data notebooks; conduct student interviews;
identify indicators for improvement based on
observations and assign schools’ essential
actions necessary for improvement
• All lead teachers must participate in an
academic review at a different level (i.e. a
high school lead teacher participates in all
secondary level academic reviews as well as
one elementary academic review and vice
versa)
Areas
Academic
Review
Descriptions
Academic Review Follow-Up (winter/spring):
• Participate in mid-year school improvement
plan meetings with principals
• Conduct observations of teachers and
building programs; review lesson plans and
data notebooks; review evidence provided by
schools; evaluate progress made on essential
actions and provide a rating of progress in
the form of rubric reviews
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Creating Local Benchmark Assessments
Creating and revising curricular documents
Mentoring and training new teachers
Attending meetings (building administrators
and classroom teachers, data teams and
school leadership teams)
Modeling best practices
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Conducting in-services
Providing instructional resources for
students, parents and teachers
Participating in professional development
sessions
Other activities and support services