ESC West Weekly Notes Instruction
08/20/2014
Textbook Sufficiency
Information re: Williams requirements and procedures are on the
ESC West website at www.escwest.net. Distribution of textbooks
should have begun the first day of school, and teacher certification
forms distributed this week. Contacts for each subject area are also
listed on the website in the document “Williams Instructions”.
Schools that are being visited will receive a call from LACOE; email
judy.utvich@lausd.net for your user name and password to access
the LACOE site.
Teacher certifications are due to the principal this Monday,
Aug. 25. Copies of teacher certifications are due to ESC West by
next Thursday, Aug. 28. Please provide scanned copies and
email to lmamon@lausd.net (preferred), or send hard copies
via school mail to Lisa Mamon at ESC West. NO FAXES, PLEASE!
WHAT’S NEW & DUE
Williams Sufficiency
Now: Inventory and order if
necessary
8-12: Distribute textbooks
8-25: Teacher certifications
due to principal
8-28: Teacher certification
copies due to ESC West
8-28: Principal certifies via
Principals’ Portal
Arts
Jessica Williams, ESC West Arts Integration Specialist, is available for
Tuesday professional
development, school visits, support with arts-
enhanced or arts-integrated instruction, assistance
with content
integration, unit planning and questions or concerns surrounding
itinerant elementary
arts or secondary arts programs. Please contact her at jwk2213@lausd.net
Click here for more professional learning opportunities http://achieve.lausd.net/Page/6007
Elementary History/Social Science
Professional development opportunity for kindergarten and 1st grade teachers:
Social Studies and Primary Sources for K-1
Our focus will be on using primary sources to enhance social studies instruction. Teachers
will identify ways that primary sources can be added using a visual thinking strategy.
Register through Learning Zone (keyword: social studies)
Constitution Day Resources
Constitution Day is Wednesday, September 17. If your teachers need resources please access the
elementary page of the ESC west website (http://achieve.lausd.net/Page/4603).
Elementary Curriculum Maps and Resources
Please share the following resources with your teachers. For teachers who are following EnVision
and Treasures, these resources will support them. For teachers who are designing their curriculum
using the Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop model or Problem Solving models, these resources will
help them know what standards will be assessed in the first instructional block.
MATH
To view the new Math Curriculum Maps for each grade level – guide teachers to the following link:
http://achieve.lausd.net/Page/5789
There are too many resources here to print. Teachers should bookmark this link as a favorite, then
visit often. If you want to print the graphic that shows the First Instructional Block Concept
Organizer, that might be helpful for teachers to display in their classrooms to remind them of the
focus standards for the 08/12/14 –10/17/14 block.
Be sure they check out the standards organized by Domains. These documents can help teachers find
resources beyond EnVision to plan instruction.
ELA
ELA Grades K – 2 can find Early Literacy resources at http://achieve.lausd.net/Page/6545. A one page
guide for K-2 can be found
at http://achieve.lausd.net/cms/lib08/CA01000043/Centricity/Domain/243/Pacing-Assessmt-K2%20Jul%2030%20ENG%20v2.pdf
ELA Grades 3 – 5 New ELA/ELD Integrated Content Curriculum Maps for grades 3 – 5 can be found at
http://achieve.lausd.net/PAGE/6112
ELA Interim Assessment Blueprint for grades 1 – 5 are also found at
http://achieve.lausd.net/PAGE/6112 but will be updated on September 1.
For schools with 6th grade students:
Algebra 1 Summative assessment and Math 6 Placement Assessment blueprints
http://achieve.lausd.net/math
Elementary Science
Andrea Ferber, ESC West Elementary Science Specialist, is available for professional development,
school visits, support with science instruction, integrated units, FOSS, science fairs, assistance with
content integration, science lessons, unit planning and information about Next Generation Science
Standards. Please contact her at aaf0418@lausd.net
Elementary Math
MISSING enVision MATH MATERIALS
Elementary Schools that are missing envision materials or
have grown a class and need additional materials should
complete the Elementary Math Material Shortage Inventory
found on our ESCW website > Elementary Math > Textbooks
INTERIM ASSESSMENTS
The periodic assessments are now referred to as interim
assessments to align with the language of the Smarter Balanced Common Core assessments. For
more information, including the Interim Assessment Calendar, please refer to the ESCW Website >
Elementary Math > District Interim Assessments
Secondary History/Social Science
We will be conducting trainings throughout the semester to aid in the incorporation of the
Common Core State Standards into the history curriculum and the use of Stanford’s Reading Like
a Historian. Some initial dates include: Saturday August 23rd (@ Pio Pico MS), Thursday
September 18th, Thursday October 16th, and Thursday November 13th (Thursday dates are at ESC
West), more information to come for these trainings. I am also available to visit school sites to
do site specific PDs and observations and as always please visit our Secondary History webpage
at www.escwest.net, Thank you.
Secondary Math
Contact info: Firoza.Kanji@lausd.net, (310) 914-2164
This year we will be fully implementing Common Core Math Courses in grades 6-11.
Please see Mem 6228.1 for placement recommendations for the class of 2015.
Curriculum Maps for Common Core math courses are at http://achieve.lausd.net/math. Click
on middle school or high school; select curriculum maps.
Try our unit planning templates and our 1 stop Symbaloo planning tool. Scroll down to the
Tools for Unit Planning and the Symbaloo sections at the bottom of the ESC West Secondary
Math Website
New Course Guides for High School Intervention Courses. Course guides have been created
for Alg. 1 tutorial lab, Geometry tutorial lab, and Alg. 2 tutorial lab. The course guides and
additional intervention resources can be found at the ESC West Secondary Math Website. Please
provide the course guides to teachers of these courses and alert the teachers to the
additional resources.
Lesson Ideas for the Opening of the School Year. Check out the OPENING STRONG link on the
ESC West Math Website if you would like to provide your teachers with ideas for:
 establishing a culture of collaboration and respect for others
 communicating that problem solving and math reasoning will be a norm
 explaining the math practices in student friendly language
Placement test results. Please utilize the parent letter templates to inform families of the
results from the middle school algebra 1 summative test.
8th grade textbooks. Students need both volumes of McGraw Hill’s CA Math for the first
instructional unit. McGraw Hill textbooks are consumable, and don’t need to be barcoded. CPM
and Go Math textbooks need to be barcoded.
Algebra 1 Textbooks. Since CC Algebra 1 is now considered a high school course, we expect
higher enrollment in high school Algebra 1 and lower enrollment in middle schools. We may
need to shift some algebra 1 textbooks from middle to the high schools. High schools should
check enrollment numbers against your algebra textbook inventory, and contact your feeder
middle schools if you anticipate a shortage.
Teacher Leader Network. Develop the math leadership capacity of your teachers by sending
1-3 teachers to this year’s teacher leader network meetings. Dates and topics of the meetings
are posted in the Teacher Leader Network Section of the ESC West Secondary Math Website.
Links to Important Math Memos can be found at the ESC West Secondary Math Website as
well as the LAUSD e-library
6327.1 regarding the periodic assessment calendar. New
6228.2 for course codes and math pathways and placements Updated
6270 regarding the middle school algebra 1 summative assessment
6240 regarding the 6th grade math placement test for the accelerated pathways.
Professional Development Opportunities
8th CPM Textbook Training Aug. 21 and 22, @ Webster MS Daniel’s Den. Days 3 and 4 of
the initial training provide an overview of the structure and philosophy of the textbook, helpful
implementation strategies, and a chance to work through the first few chapters of the book.
Please bring your own device. Schools will need to pay for the teacher release time. Register on
the Learning Zone. Search Keyword College Preparatory Math.
8th California Math Textbook Training Sat., Sept. 13 @ Pio Pico MS. Gain an understanding
of the structures, units, lessons, routines, learning goals, and assessments in the textbook. Begin
planning the first unit of instruction. Bring your own device. Receive training rate for both days,
paid by ESC West. Register on the Learning Zone. Search Program ESC West Keyword 8th
grade
Unit Planning for all grades – Sept 13.
Transformational Geometry Content p.d. for CC Geometry on Mon. 8/25 @ Pio Pico MS,
or on Mon. 9/8 @ a westside school TBD 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Learn how the approach to teaching about congruence has changed. Deepen your content
knowledge and take away resources to help you teach the content. Please bring your own device.
Ratio and Proportional Reasoning Content p.d. for CC Math 6 and CC Math 7 on Wed.
8/27 @ Pio Pico and on Wed. 9/10 @ a westside school TBD 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Deepen your content knowledge and take away resources to help you teach the content. Please
bring your own device.
Greater LA Math Council Mini Conference #1 Sat. Sept. 17 in South Pasadena.
Common Core Corner
Reminder: Thinking Maps for Common Core
Train the Trainer (TOT) August 25-28 and December 2-3
School pays sub, ESC pays for training and materials for TOT
Contact devin.dillon@lausd.net.
Common Core Kick-Start: September 13, 2014, at Pio Pico Middle School.
Further details are posted on the ESC-West website...Common Core button.
Title I Programs
Celina Reynoso, Title I Coordinator
celina.reynoso@lausd.net;
Office (310) 914-2134; fax (310) 479-7160
Activity/Action
Annual Title I Parent Meeting: Calendar the Annual Title I
meeting for all parents in August to show the Title I Overview
Powerpoint. The 2014-2015 powerpoint is posted on the
Federal and State Education Programs website.
Deadline
August/September
2014
Reference
Documents
Documentation for Employees Paid from Federal and State
Categorical Programs: Federal and State regulations require supporting
documentation, in addition to time cards, for all personnel who receive any
payment (compensation) from federal funds or from state categorical funds.
This supporting documentation will vary depending upon the funding
source(s) or nature of the job duties. Payroll time reporting must reflect
actual hours worked on each program as indicated in the supporting
documentation.
Ongoing
New
BUL-2643.6
1. Review time-reporting Bulletin with categorically funded
staff (Multi-funded Time Reporting Log , Semi-Annual
Certification and Training/Occasional Assignment Forms).
2. Ensure accuracy of personnel roster information for Title 1.
Reminders
1. Prepare Parents’ Right to Know letter indicating that
parents may request information regarding the
qualifications of their child’s teacher(s) and
paraprofessionals (MEM-6161.0).
2. Prepare control records for all funding sources.
EL Master Plan
Initial CELDT: Kindergarten and other potential English Learners need to be assessed with
Initial CELDT within 30 calendar days.
Initial Parent Notification Requirements: Per Title III guidelines, ensure to provide the
following parent notifications to parents of English Learners within 30 calendar days from the
beginning of the school year:
Parents of New Enrollees: Initial Notification of Enrollment in the Elementary Structure
English Immersion Program or Initial Notification of Enrollment in a Secondary Program
for ELs (REF-4380.1)
Parents of New Enrollees: Initial Parent Notification of Language Test Results and
Confirmation of Program Placement (REF-4380.1)
Parents of Continuing ELs: Annual Assessment Results and Program Placement for ELs
(BUL-4871 or 4872)
Attach to each of these notifications the Instructional Program for English Learners Parent
Brochure and the Parent Reclassification Criteria Chart. These attachments can be found on the
MMED Website.
Online EL Program Accountability System: The Online EL Program Accountability System
found in the Principals’ Portal will become operational soon. Each principal will be able
designate an individual to support with the completion of the online EL program
accountabilities. Calendared monthly accountabilities are due at the end of each month.
Master Plan Instructional Programs for ELs Meeting #1: Ensure to conduct the Master Plan
Instructional Program Options meeting #1 for parents of ELs before the end of August. Related
video and brochure can be downloaded from the Multilingual Multicultural Education
Department Website.
Language Appraisal Team: Ensure to establish the Language Appraisal Team (LAT) during the
month of August. The core LAT consists of individuals who are knowledgeable about the
District’s instructional program options and instructional services for English Learners and
should minimally comprise of the Principal, EL Coordinator, Title III Coach, and LTEL Designee.
The LAT Form will need to be submitted at the end of August on the Online Accountability
System.
LTEL Designee Identification: Ensure to identify the LTEL designee for the school site during
the month of August. This individual will monitor the progress of LTELs in achieving the
reclassification criteria, meet with all LTELs students and their parents at least twice a year and
be a standing member of the Language Appraisal Team. The LTEL Designee Identification Form
will need to be submitted at the end of August on the Online Accountability System. BUL-6266.0.