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Monday 03/16/15

Tuesday 03/17/15

Wednesday 03/18/15

Thursday 03/19/15

Friday 03/20/15

The K2-5 Spring Semester begins today. A listing of HR/class assignments for grades K0-5 ARTS/Specialty classes was emailed on Friday, March 13th and outlined in highlights below. Winter Term Report Card Grading Window for Grades K2-5 is open through March 20th

Grade K-4 Science Unit Topics K-4 Phase II: Dec 8th – March 16th are outlined on the Tobin iPlan Science

Grade Teams: Grade 2 – 9:30am Grade 3 – 10:20am Grade 1 – 11:10am Grade 4/5 – 12:00pm ARTS K-8 – 12:50pm The 2nd PARCC Test Administrator Training Session is scheduled today in grades 3, 4, 5 and ARTS Specialty. Please see agenda outlined in highlights below.

Grade 5 The Phase 3: Science Unit Topic in grade 5 for the period January 26th – March 30 2015 is Levers & Pulleys.

Grade K Team Meeting, 3:45-4:30pm MS Grade Team Meeting, 3:45-4:30pm The 2nd PARCC Test Administrator Training Session is scheduled today in grades 6-8. Please see agenda outlined in highlights below. Grade 6 The Phase 2: Science Unit Topic in Grade 6 for the period January 26th – June 8th is Human Body

SST 8am-9am 4pm-7pm ELT planning session @ Dudley Sq. Offices Grade 7-8 Phase 3: Science Unit Topics in grade 7 and 8 for the period December 8th – March 16th are outlined below: • Grade 7 –Diversity of Life • Grade 8 – Chemical Interactions

Grade K2-5 ASPEN Report Card Window closes today March 20th

Weekly Updates: • Transformation Team Next Steps: The ILT met last week to review the transformation document and TNTP data that were e-mailed to staff. The next step in developing a transformation plan for the remainder of the year is working in four groups (1. Leadership, Shared Responsibility & Professional Collaboration, 2. Intentional Practices for Improving Instruction, 3. Student-specific supports and instruction for all students, and 4. School Culture and Climate) during March 24th’s PD to develop an action plan for each. If you are particularly interested in working with one of these four groups during the PD please let me know which one by March 28th, 2015 so that we can plan accordingly. • Evaluation Update:


Educators on a two-year self-directed plan must upload their first round of artifacts by Friday, March 27th, 2015. • Winter Term Report Card Grading Window for Grades K2-5: The elementary grading (Grades K2 - 5) window remains from March 4th through March 20th. Reminder, after entering grades, teachers must click the "Post Grades" button to write the grades to the report card. Please refer to the following ASPEN Gradebook support tools for entering grades and providing comment codes for each child.

• Entering Grades Handout (see email March 4th) • Elementary Comment Codes Handout (see email from March 4th)

The BPS is scheduled to print Elementary report cards for families the week of March 23rd. In addition, we will distribute copies of the report cards for the cumulative record and ELL folder as appropriate.

• ARTS/Specialty Schedule for each grade level homeroom (Spring Semester): As previously announced, the Spring Semester Begins on Monday, March 16, 2015. On behalf of Mr. Toledano and I, attached please find a listing of homeroom assignments for grades K0-5 for ARTS/Specialty classes. In addition, we designed a demographic alpha for all homerooms including student ID’s, names, dob, grade, gender, race, spec.ed, LEP, ELD Score, Parent names, phone numbers and Bus arrival and departure information: Grade K0-K2: HR - 001: Phys. Ed at 2:35pm HR - 002: Spanish at 10:20am HR - 101: Computer/Technology at 9:35am HR - 108: Spanish at 2:30pm HR - 109: Computer at 2:30pm Grade 1: HR - 102: Phys. Ed at 11:10am HR - 103: Visual Art at 11:10am HR - 107: Spanish at 11:10am Grade 2: HR - 104: Visual Art at 9:35am HR - 105: Phys. Ed at 9:35am HR - 106: Spanish at 9:35am Grade 3: HR - 003: Computer/Technology at 10:20am HR - 004: Visual Art at 10:20am HR - 007: Phys. Ed at 10:20am *Grade 4: HR - 005: Visual Art at 12:00pm (Mon-Wed) with the exception of intervention students (See email/list from Mr. Toledano) HR - 005: Computer/Technology at 12:00pm (Thurs/Friday) HR - 006: Computer/Technology at 12:00pm (Mon-Wed) with the exception of intervention students (See email/list from Mr. Toledano)


HR - 006: Visual Art at 12:00pm (Thurs/Friday) *NOTES: - Ms. Wallack's students have Cantata Singers on the following Monday's 03/16, 03/23, 03/30, 04/06, and 04/13. - Ms. Scott's students have Cantata Singers on the following Tuesday's 03/17, 03/24, and one Friday 04/10. Grade 5: HR - 209: Spanish at 12:00pm with the exception of the 5th grade intervention students (See email/list from Mr. Toledano) HR - 211: Spanish at 12:00pm with the exception of the 5th grade intervention students (See email/list from Mr. Toledano)

• BPS Teacher Surveys: There was a link sent out to teachers a couple of weeks ago to complete the BPS teacher survey. Please ensure that you complete this survey and submit it so that the data that BPS gets from the survey can accurately reflect all of our community’s thoughts on all of the areas the survey measures.

• Tobin Food Market Update: As previously announced, we will host the Tobin Food Market for Tobin families on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month. The next TFM is scheduled on Thursday, March 26th from 3:00-4:00pm. Please note, TFM’s are now scheduled on Thursday’s. Tobin staff, please note all bussing students are dismissed from the auditorium on all Food Market days.

• PARCC PBA, EOY and MCAS Spring 2015 Test Administrator Training Session 2: The 2nd PARCC Test Administrator Training Session is scheduled during grade team meetings on March 17th and March 18th 2015. In preparation for the 2nd PARCC Test Admin Training Session, all teachers in grades 3-8 including Special Education teachers, ARTS/Specialty teachers and designated staff will complete the PARCC Test Administration Training posted online. To access and complete the PARCC Test Administrator Training Module online, staff will complete the 3 steps outlined below.

1. Complete the PARCC Registration/Login online for Spring 2015 https://parcc.tms.pearson.com/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2f 2. Complete PARCC Test Administrator Training Modules for Spring 2015 3. Access PARCC Test Administrator Training Module Slides on handbook/online

Figure 1:


PARCC Test Administrator resources and instructional supports (see Figure 2) are posted in the Tobin Handbook | Assessment Tab | PARCC Training & Administration Spring 2015. Figure 2:


As previously referenced, PARCC test administration resources are posted online via the Tobin Handbook | Assessment Tab | PARCC Spring 2015 including (1) the PARCC Grade 3-5 and Grade 6-8 Test Administration Manuals, (2) PARCC Assessment Overviews for PBA and EOY and (3) PARCC Security Agreement for your review and professional preparation. Stay tuned for additional information. FYI, we updated the Grade Team/ART schedule (in mailboxes) to reflect the PARCC Tobin Master Schedule including PARCC Test Admin/Proctor Planning Meeting with School Leadership on March 17th and March 18th 2015. PARCC Test Administrator Training Session II Agenda: The 2nd PARCC Test Administrator Training Session is scheduled on Tuesday, March 17th in grades 3, 4, 5 and ARTS Specialty and on Wednesday, March 18th in grades 6-8. In preparation for the PARCC BPA and EOY assessments we recommend that all teachers in grades 3-8 including Special Education teachers, ARTS/Specialty teachers and designated staff complete the PARCC Test Administration Training Modules posted online via the Tobin Handbook | Assessment Tab | PARR Spring Testing 2015. The PARCC Test Admin Training Session agenda is outlined below:

PARCC Test Administrator Training Session II1

1 SPRING 2015 GRADES 6-8 – TEST ADMINISTRATOR MANUAL FOR PAPER-BASED TESTING, p.15 Section - 5.3 Test Administrator Training and Preparation: Test Administrators must meet with the School Test Coordinator to prepare for test administration and review responsibilities. After meeting with the


Agenda:

1. PARCC/Tobin Schedule (handout) and reference to Test Admin Manual, p.4-5

2. PARCC Test Administrator Responsibilities List Overview (See Figure 1, p.3 of agenda)

3. PARCC Training Modules available online via Tobin Handbook | Assessment | PARCC Spring 2015) including:

• Administration of Paper-Based Testing for Test Administrators, (25 minutes) • Accessibility Features and Accommodations, (1 hour) • Introduction to Training-For All User Roles, (12 minutes) • Pearson Accessnext

4. PARCC Test Security Protocols, Security Forms Security Breaches p.6-9

PARCC Test Security Agreement Grade 3-5 p.69 | Grade 6-8 p.77 PARCC Test Security Agreement Email from DESE (See Figure 2, p.4 of agenda)

5. PARCC “Chain of Custody” Sign-out/Sign in Materials

6. PARCC Class/Proctor Lists | Pick-up Times | Missed P&D’s (ELL’s, Spec.Ed, Gen.Ed)

7. PARCC Test Administrator Manual Review • Extended Time p.5 | Breaks p.21 • Paper-Based Test Materials, p.10 • Calculators (see screenshots) and Mathematics Tools, p.10-11

GRADE 3-5 MATH/Calculators (PBA) GRADE 6-8 MATH/Calculators (PBA)

School Test Coordinator, Test Administrators should have a complete understanding of the testing schedule, security plan, chain-of-custody plan, and the plan to administer accommodations.


• Materials Prohibited in the Testing Environment, p.12 • Prohibited Classroom Resources (Classroom Space VERY IMPORTANT),

p.12-13 • Preparing the Testing Room/Space p.16 • Grade 3-5 Tasks for Test Administrators BEFORE, p.15 | DURING, p.18 |

AFTER, p.23 • Grade 6-8 Tasks for Test Administrators BEFORE, p.15 | DURING, p.17 |

AFTER, p.22 • Scripts for Grade Level 3-5 p.32 (ELA) | Grade Level 3-5 p24 (Math) • Scripts for Grade Level 6-8 p.32 (ELA) | Grade Level 6-8 p23 (Math)

8. Use of Bilingual Word-to-Word Dictionaries and Glossaries by ELL

Students ELL student, including a student who has been identified as ELL in the past, may use an approved bilingual word-to-word dictionary on PARCC/MCAS assessments. Dictionaries that include definitions, phrases, sentences, or pictures are not allowed. The student should be familiar with the dictionary they will use during testing. Students should be given ample time to complete the test using the accommodation. If no hard copy word-to-word dictionary can be found for a specific language, an electronic translator may be used. The device cannot connect to the internet or store information.

9. “Do Not Disturb,” “Go On,” and “Stop” Signs, p.119 (grade 3-5), p.127 (grade 6-8)

Testing – “Do Not Disturb,” “Go On,” and “Stop” signs will be posted on the doors of the testing rooms or white board (a copy of the sign is available in Appendix D of the manual)

10. Questions and Answers

Figure 1. PARCC Test Administrator Responsibilities List Overview:

• Meeting with the School Test Coordinator to review test security and administration protocols

• Reviewing policies and instructions in the Test Administrator Manual

• Preparing the testing environment


Figure 2.

• PARCC Practice Tests (ELA/Literacy) English LA/Literacy - Do you want to know what taking the English Language Arts/Literacy portion of the PARCC assessment is like? Practice tests for each grade level for both the Performance-Based (PBA) and End-of-Year (EOY) components are available online to familiarize yourself with the kinds of items and format used for the ELA/Literacy PARCC assessment. To access the PARCC practice modules go to http://tobink8.org and click on

PARCC Test Security Agreement Email from DESE


PARCC in the dashboard menu (to right of iDash) scroll to Practice Tests. To acces directly go to: http://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/english/

• PARCC Practice Tests (Math): Mathematics - Do you want to know what taking the Mathematics portion of the PARCC Assessment is like? A practice test for each grade is available below to familiarize yourself with the kinds of items and format used for the tests. To access the PARCC practice modules go to http://tobink8.org and click on PARCC in the dashboard menu (to right of iDash) scroll to Practice Tests. To access directly go to: http://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/math/


• BPS 2nd Predictives Results in, ELA, Math and Science posted on ATI site: Following test administration, teachers and school leadership will be able to access students’ individual responses, item analyses, and percent correct online. Go to http://www.ati-online.com. Login protocol is as follows:


*The first time teachers login, they are prompted to change their password. Please write down your password and keep it somewhere safe! If you forget your password, contact Data and Accountability at 617-635-9450. Login and password are not case sensitive. After all schools have returned their test materials and they have been scanned, ATI will analyze the district’s results and provide a developmental level (DL) or scaled score and a predicted MCAS performance level (W/F, NI, P, A) for each student. Many reporting options are available on ATI’s website and follow-up tools are available as well, such as the option to create your own tests from an item bank aligned to MCAS standards or your own items. Curriculum Dialogs are also available as an extra support for students. Reach out to your school leadership and/or colleagues for help with accessing results on ATI!

• Tobin Parking Passes: Over the last few weeks we have had to interrupt core instruction a number of times in order to get staff cars moved. At the beginning of the year staff received parking passes so that we can only alert those staff members that we needed to instead of the whole building. The expectation for staff at the school is that parking pass is always displayed on their dashboard while parked in the school’s lots. If you misplaced your pass please see Ms. Gomez in order to get a replacement pass. • BPS Teacher Surveys: There was a link sent out to teachers a couple of weeks ago to complete the BPS teacher survey. Please ensure that you complete this survey and submit it so that the data that BPS gets from the survey can accurately reflect all of our community’s thoughts on all of the areas the survey measures.

• Chromebook Sign-out Calendars and Security: Teachers will sign-out Chromebooks from designated classrooms using calendars posted on designated classroom doors:

HR005 – Ms. Scott's class HR206 – Mr. Donkor’s class HR205 – Ms. Cennamo’s class HR211 – Ms. Miranda's class

To secure chromebooks for use in your classroom, teachers will contact Mr. Holly or Mr. Toledano to unlock/sign-out and return/secure chromebook carts daily. Teachers must return chromebook carts to designated classrooms by 3:15pm. Returning and securing chromebook carts is mandatory. We thank you in advance for your understanding.

• IXL Accounts are fully operational: IXL Accounts are fully restored and operational for all students in ELA in Grades 3-6 and MATH Grades 5-8. 1. Go to our unique Tobin Login page: http://www.ixl.com/signin/tobinschool


2. Enter username and password: • Username - The default username for teachers and students is first initial, last name. e.g. jholly • Password – enter passwords from student roster pages 3. Please see John Holly or a member of the team with questions or reports on student progress. We are committed to support and accelerate student performance and IXL is part of our plan.

• ELD Folder Review Checklist Spring 2015 UPDATE: A copy of the BPS ELD Folder Review Checklist and expectations for updating ELD folders was reviewed during grade team meetings earlier in the academic year. The checklist is posted online in the Tobin Handbook | LAT/RETELL TAB | ELD/Folder. As we approach the final week of the Winter Semester for Elementary students and proceed in the 3rd marking term in Middle school, all teachers must ensure required ELD folder elements (highlighted in yellow) on the ELD folder checklists are up-to-date in the ELD folder.

• QR Readers for Students, Families and Staff Pre-K-2:


• QR Readers for Students, Families and Staff Emphasis on PARCC 3-8:

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