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Faculty Meeting FAQs Answered
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Throughout the school year, Superintendent Tom Boasberg and Deputy Superintendent Susana Cordova visit every school to meet with teachers and leaders to hear what's going on in their schools and to answer questions. Recently, they stopped by Columbian Elementary and Bryant-Webster Dual Language School to hear from educators. Here is one question asked during the meeting (and the answer, too):
Q: I'm curious about the
Seal of Biliteracy and how we are supporting it through high school.
How are we tracking students who go on through high school so they know they can receive the Seal of Biliteracy?
A: Each high school has a designated contact for Seal of Biliteracy communications, usually a counselor or world language teacher. We provide information and support materials to that contact to share with team members who can help identify students who might be interested in applying to earn the Seal. Information about the Seal is shared during a meeting of all school counselors at the beginning of the school year, and there is an information table at all Superintendent Parent Forum/ELA-DAC meetings. Contacts also receive a list of students at their school who have been in TNLI and Dual Language programs and thus have been developing literacy in English and Spanish. Once students have completed the online application, the Seal of Biliteracy team at the school-support office tracks their progress and sends further information via the school's Seal contact.
All educators at DPS high schools are encouraged to help spread the word about the Seal to interested students. More information and resources are available at sealofbiliteracy.dpsk12.org, and questions may be sent to [email protected].
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This Week's Top 5 Things to Know
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When Can I Expect My Top Performing/High Growth ProComp Payment?
Teachers and SSPs are eligible for the combined Top Performing/High Growth incentive if their school was green or blue on either the "growth" or "overall measure" of the School Performance Framework. Under a DPS/DCTA agreement, the award size is determined by the available budget in the ProComp Trust divided by the number of teachers/SSPs in the schools that qualify. Whereas last year there were 84 schools that qualified, there are 111 schools that are eligible this year.
The members of the ProComp Trust Board, which is composed of DPS, DCTA and community members, will vote on the available budget Nov. 15. We are working to ensure the award will be included in November paychecks. Stay tuned for more information.
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Professional Learning Day and College Readiness Resources Available
The Office of College and Career Readiness is offering a unique learning opportunity and the opportunity to participate in College Readiness modules via the AVID - College Readiness System. The learning day is free and open to all DPS educators and school leaders from non-AVID schools and AVID schools interested in learning great college-readiness strategies using AVID's K-12 College Readiness systems.
DPS AVID Professional Learning Day is from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 10 at the University of Colorado at Denver, 1201 Larimer St., North classroom building room 3202. Click
here
to register -- registration ends at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 6 and space is limited. To see the full agenda and module offerings, review the attached flier. If you have questions, contact Gary Cooper.
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Coming Soon: New Look and Enhanced Functions for Infinite Campus
Infinite Campus will have a new look and feel in January 2018. The updated look for teachers will allow you to easily navigate the home screen and to complete tasks seamlessly on your devices, thanks to a new responsive mobile design. With the enhanced functions, you will be able to streamline the grading process by posting grades for multiple sections at one time, group students from across sections or courses, create student groups and assignment defaults as well as access a new filtering tool. These changes will take effect in early January 2018. For a sneak peek at the enhanced layout and functions, click here. If you have questions, email [email protected].
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Don't Miss Out: Complete Two-day Aspire Program
Join hundreds of DPS teachers who have already completed DPS Aspire, a two-day, values-based leadership program designed for DPS teachers and teacher leaders to build and strengthen their existing leadership capacity.
A recent program attendee shared: "I believe that every teacher, every member of DPS should dedicate these two days in learning about themselves, about improving as a person, about relationships. ... I would recommend this course to all members of DPS. I enjoyed so much in this training; it really changed my life."
Guest teacher support and contact hours are available for attendees. Sign up for one of the two Aspire sessions left this fall: Nov. 14-15 or Dec. 5-6. Learn more and register here.
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Secondary Teachers: Observe Science Teacher Instruction in Learning Labs Series
All secondary teachers are invited to watch an experienced science teacher and observe their instruction in this Learning Labs series. Participants will have the opportunity to dive into best practices in the science classroom, watch an entire class period, ask questions of the host teacher and create next steps for our own classrooms.
The schedule is:
- Oct. 17: 1:1 Technology in the Science Classroom
- Jan. 18: Skilled Differentiation in the Science Classroom
- March 6: Students First in the Science Classroom
- May 11: Structures and Routines in the Science Classroom
Register in SchoolNet using the search term "sciencelabs" and contact
[email protected] for more information.
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Other Resources and Information
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