PD on February 8th - Everyday Math

Be sure to check out PD Place to view and register for upcoming professional development opportunities as they are continuously updated. Professional Development opportunities happen throughout the week, but I wanted to highlight a few of the great things we have coming up on Thursday, February 8th for Grade K-5 teachers. Remember there are still a few spaces available for the Saturday, February 3rd Springboard and BenchMark PD's. Click the link below to register and to see additional opportunities:

Upcoming Professional Development

Everyday Math- Open Response and Re-engagement PD 

The Instructional Specialists are offering implementation support for the Everyday Math 4 two-day Open Response and re-engagement lessons. These PD's are grade level specific, so be sure to select the correct grade level when registering. Each grade level will be meeting in a different location. Please bring your volume 2 teachers manual with you to the PD.

Upcoming Professional Development

Be sure to check out PD Place to view and register for upcoming professional development opportunities as they are continuously updated. Professional Development opportunities happen throughout the week, but I wanted to highlight a few of the great things we have coming up on Saturday, February 3rd. Click the link below to register and to see additional opportunities:

Upcoming Professional Development

Informational Writing with SpringBoard and the Common Core

Session two in this series of three Saturdays focuses on analyzing, understanding, and augmenting SpringBoard to achieve the expectations of both the CCSS and the CAASPP Performance Tasks with Informational Writing. Please bring your SpringBoard teacher’s edition and your laptop or device. Preferred audience will be 6-8 ELA teachers.

Exploring Benchmark Resources to Scaffold Learning for Intervention and Special Education

This session will focus on scaffolding instruction so that all students can be successful during the core reading block as well as examining intervention resources included with the program. Teachers will learn how the program design is intended to scaffold student learning throughout the course of the year through the gradual release of responsibility. Core program supports, such as strategies to meet the needs of various learners along with small-group reading resources will be explored. In addition, intervention resources that support student mastery of foundational reading skills will also be highlighted.

Participants attending this session will learn about: 

• How the program design supports a gradual release of responsibility 
• Strategies and supports for striving readers including special education students 
• Core program and supplementary resources to scaffold and differentiate instruction for all 
• Assessment resources to support instructional decision making

Exploring Small Group Lesson Instruction

This follow-up session is designed to assist teachers with using small-group resources to support differentiated practice and application. Specifically, the session will focus on the Benchmark Advance/Adelante resources to support small-group reading instruction along with guidance on understanding how to use the lesson structure.

Participants attending this session will learn about: 

• Purpose and process of small-group reading instruction 
• Effective preparation for small-group lesson planning 
• Instructional decision making

Current Buy Back Information

For the 2017-2018 school year, all teachers (including those with less than 100% teaching assignments) are contractually allowed to earn up to two days of per diem pay for attending approved professional development. You can find all the forms you need to submit for Buy Back on the Professional Development Forms Page. Once you have submitted all of your forms for Buy Back, you may submit additional hours to Human Resources for Salary Credit.

January PD Opportunities

For the 2017-2018 school year, all teachers (including those with less than 100% teaching assignments) are contractually allowed to earn up to two days of per diem pay for attending approved professional development. You can find all the forms you need to submit for Buy Back on the Professional Development Forms Page. Once you have submitted all of your forms for Buy Back, you may submit additional hours to Human Resources for Salary Credit.

Be sure to check out PD Place to view and register for upcoming professional development opportunities as they are continuously updated. Below is a brief list of upcoming events:

Upcoming Professional Development

Course Name	Date & Time	In-service Site
Benchmark Adelante Dual Immersion Training	Jan 10, 2018 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM	FSUSD Central Office - DOConf241/PLC
Physical Fitness Test Administration - Grades 5, 7 & 9	Jan 11, 2018 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM	FSUSD Central Office - DOConf239/IMC
Heartsaver First Aid, CPR, & AED Classes	Jan 12, 2018 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM	FSUSD Central Office - DOConf319
Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NCI) Initial	Jan 16, 2018 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM Jan 17, 2018 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM Jan 18, 2018 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM Jan 22, 2018 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM	Oakbrook Academy of the Arts - Library
Benchmark Advance Digital Resources - Kindergarten	Jan 18, 2018 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM	Cordelia Hills Elementary - Classroom
Benchmark Advance Digital Resources - Grade 1	Jan 18, 2018 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM	Dan O Root Elementary - Classroom
Benchmark Advance Digital Resources - Grade 2	Jan 18, 2018 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM	Crescent Elementary - Classroom
Benchmark Advance Digital Resources - Grade 3	Jan 18, 2018 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM	Anna Kyle Elementary - Classroom
Benchmark Advance Digital Resources - Grade 4	Jan 18, 2018 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM	Cleo Gordon Elementary - Classroom
Benchmark Advance Digital Resources - Grade 5	Jan 18, 2018 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM	David A Weir Preparatory Academy - Classroom
Aeries Site Clerical Workshop: Mid-Year & Pre-Enroll Training	Jan 18, 2018 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM	FSUSD Central Office - DOConf241/PLC
T.E.A.M Workshop	Jan 17, 2018 3:45 PM to 5:45 PM	Grange Middle - Library
Physical Fitness Test Administration - Grades 5, 7 & 9	Jan 18, 2018 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM	FSUSD Central Office - DOConf239/IMC
6-8 Writing with SpringBoard and the Common Core	Jan 20, 2018 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM	FSUSD Central Office - DOConf241/PLC
Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NCI) Initial	Jan 23, 2018 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM Jan 24, 2018 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM Jan 30, 2018 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM Jan 31, 2018 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM	H Glenn Richardson School - Library
Aeries Site Clerical Workshop: Mid-Year & Pre-Enroll Training	Jan 25, 2018 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM	FSUSD Central Office - DOConf241/PLC

Interested in becoming a Consulting Teacher?

Are you interested in becoming a Consulting Teacher in the FSUSD Induction Program?  Please come to our informational meeting:

Consulting Teacher Information Meeting

Wednesday, October 25

3:45 - 4:45 PM

Room 324 - FSUSD Central Office

If you are interested in applying to be a Consulting Teacher and are unable to attend the information meeting, please contact Melissa Farrar at melissaf@fsusd.org to have your questions addressed.

New SVMI Login Information

Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District is pleased to continue its partnership with the Silicon Valley Mathematics Initiative. As a member district, our teachers have access to a host of resources, including MARS tasks, to support standards based mathematics instruction.

The Silicon Valley Mathematics Initiative maintains a policy on the use of the Balance Assessment/MARS assessment materials. All participating districts agree to adhere to all provision of the Security and Ownership Policy of Copyright Materials licensed to or owned by the Silicon Valley Mathematics Initiative. Please review the Security and Ownership Policy of the Copyrighted Materials below before accessing or using the materials in your classroom.

The SVMI website URL is: www.svmimac.org. What you are most interested in will be the MEMBER RESOURCES page (see tab on home page). Once you click on MARS tab, a dialog box will appear. It will request a username and password. Please contact Melissa Farrar at melissaf@fsusd.org using your FSUSD district email to get the login information.

Math Focus Group for Grades 6-8

The FSUSD Curriculum Council has requested a Focus Group for Math be convened to discuss options and recommendations for the math curriculum in grades 6-8. We will be discussing the current adoption - GoMath - as well as potential next steps for when this adoption expires in June 2018 (this spring). 

If you are interested in participating in this meeting, please use this link to sign up on PD Place: Register Here for the Math Focus Group - Grades 6-8

Please note, this meeting is open to current FSUSD teachers, site admin, and staff at all levels, but the focus will remain on grades 6-8. This is not a professional development and is NOT ELIGIBLE for Buy Back or Salary Credit.

Professional Development for the week of October 2-6

For the 2017-2018 school year, all teachers (including those with less than 100% teaching assignments) are contractually allowed to earn up to two days of per diem pay for attending approved professional development. You can find all the forms you need to submit for Buy Back on the Professional Development Forms Page. Once you have submitted all of your forms for Buy Back, you may submit additional hours to Human Resources for Salary Credit.

Be sure to check out PD Place to view and register for upcoming professional development opportunities as they are continuously updated. Below is a brief list of upcoming events:

Upcoming Professional Development

Course Name	Date & Time	In-service Site
Unique Learning System (ULS)	Oct 4, 2017 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM	David A Weir Preparatory Academy
MAP - Essential Reports	Oct 4, 2017 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM	FSUSD Central Office DOConf241/PLC
MAP - Essential Reports	Oct 5, 2017 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM	FSUSD Central Office DOConf241/PLC