WINK’S WEEKLY WORDS - 4 Questions that lead every student to excellence
It's Formative Assessment Week, and in order to reach our goals, there are 4 questions that we must ask constantly if we want to guarantee that every student grows in their learning. These are the 4 critical questions of a Professional Learning Community At Work:- What do we expect all kids to learn?
- How will we know if they have learned it?
- How will we respond when they haven't learned it?
- How will we extend and enrich kids when they have learned it?
If you think about these 4 questions, they are essentially the driving force for everything you do. They drive your lesson planning, your assessments, your interventions, your extensions, and your collaboration with your colleagues. This week, answer this question. Which questions do I need to put more effort into, so that I can push all kids to reach their +10 goals.
Bonus Reflection - Why did every question have the pronoun, we, and not the pronoun, I?
CLICK HERE TO READ MY BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY BLOG
Upcoming Events
- Week of Sep 24 - FA 1 Week
- Fri, Sep 28 - End of 6 Weeks Grading Period
- Week of Oct 1 - Response to Assessment Week
- Tue, Oct 2 - Distribute Progress Reports
- Mon, Oct 8 - No School (State Fair Day)
#1 PROFESSIONAL LEARNING NEEDS FORM
If you are in need of training/guidance related to something we have in place here in BRISD, please complete the Professional Learning Request Form. We are willing to meet one-on-one, in campus teams, or in district groups...all based on need. There is no such thing as a bad request...if you have a need, do not hesitate to make a request!
#2 FA1 WEEK IS HERE!
The window for FA1 administration is September 24th through 28th.
Central administration will scan all test forms (answer documents) into DMAC for all FAs administered unless you chose to utilize the Online Response System for instant data.
Follow these steps when you are ready to scan your test forms. As a reminder answers can be input online using the Online Response System and provide you with instant data.
- Initial FA administration complete
- Gather all test forms and send them to Melissa Stiney via interoffice mail.
- Angie Lillard picks up interoffice mail every day at 10 am.
- Once test forms have been received by Melissa Stiney, you will receive a confirmation email.
- After test forms have been uploaded into DMAC you will receive an email from Melissa Stiney notifying you that your data is ready to view.
- For students who were absent during the initial test administration, you will send their test forms via interoffice mail to Melissa Stiney once they are complete.
ALL test forms (BOTH initial and makeup) must be received by Friday at Noon. Extensions to this deadline for individual students must be approved by campus administration.
Pro tip: schedule your assessment early in the week!
See the 1819 BRISD Testing Calendar for information about future administration windows.
The window for FA1 administration is September 24th through 28th.
Central administration will scan all test forms (answer documents) into DMAC for all FAs administered unless you chose to utilize the Online Response System for instant data.
Follow these steps when you are ready to scan your test forms. As a reminder answers can be input online using the Online Response System and provide you with instant data.
- Initial FA administration complete
- Gather all test forms and send them to Melissa Stiney via interoffice mail.
- Angie Lillard picks up interoffice mail every day at 10 am.
- Once test forms have been received by Melissa Stiney, you will receive a confirmation email.
- After test forms have been uploaded into DMAC you will receive an email from Melissa Stiney notifying you that your data is ready to view.
- For students who were absent during the initial test administration, you will send their test forms via interoffice mail to Melissa Stiney once they are complete.
ALL test forms (BOTH initial and makeup) must be received by Friday at Noon. Extensions to this deadline for individual students must be approved by campus administration.
Pro tip: schedule your assessment early in the week!
See the 1819 BRISD Testing Calendar for information about future administration windows.
#3 BRISD REPORT CARD/PROGRESS REPORT SCHEDULE
Please review the 1819 Report Card/Grading Period Schedule for dates to send home Progress Reports and Report Cards...as well as information on when grades are due each Nine Weeks.
#4 GIFTED AND TALENTED TEACHER INFORMATION NEEDED
Please take a moment to complete the Gifted and Talented Teacher Information Form.
Mrs. Burke will be collecting information until October 1st, so your feedback is needed soon.
#5 LATE START FRIDAYS
Remember to bring your Chromebook to all Late Starts, which begin promptly at 7:30am
For future topics and sites, please see the 1819 Friday Late Start Collaboration Calendar
Date: September 21st
Site: Home Campus
Topic: Homecoming Meeting
Audience: Campus Staff - see Campus Administrator for specifics
Date: September 28th
Site: BRISD School Board Room
Topic: BRISD Response to Assessment
Audience: All STAAR/EOC & FA Teachers (see this link for more info)
Date: September 28th
Site: BRISD Hospitality Room
Topic: SpEd MSB Training
Audience: K-12 SpEd Teachers and Paraprofessionals
Date: October 5th
Site: Home Campus
Topic: Parade Meeting
Audience: Campus Staff - see Campus Administrator for specifics
Date: September 21st
Date: September 28th
Date: September 28th
Audience: K-12 SpEd Teachers and Paraprofessionals
Date: October 5th
Site: Home Campus
Topic: Parade Meeting
Audience: Campus Staff - see Campus Administrator for specifics
STAFF SHOUTOUT
 |
| Shoutout to Miranda Garlington for her excellent work as the BRE tech leaders. She is working hard to promote the great things happening at BRE. |
 |
| Shoutout to Lyssa Broach for having a great start at BRMS. She is doing excellent work promoting literacy with her 6th-grade students. |
TECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tech Tip for Thought: Have you ever wanted to convert a PDF to a Word Doc or a PDF to a JPG? Check out this free resource that allows you to do that and much more. www.smallpdf.com
BUSINESS OFFICE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Please have all $100 classroom supplies reimbursement forms and receipts to Amanda by September 28th. We will no longer accept reimbursement forms after this date.
