Welcome to our Monthly Light Lunch & Learn Session: Focus School Support

1. Welcome to our Monthly Light Lunch & Learn Session:Focus School Support August 13, 2014 11:00 AM-1:OO PM

2. Welcome • Kelly Ingram • Director, Accountability & Leadership Solutions • kingram@esc4.net713.744.6372 • GOAL: Provide flexible, technical • assistance & support to all • Region 4 ESC focus schools - • at no cost.

3. Introductions & Logistics • Recording Our Session – link will be available to others who could not join us today. • Resources Provided Today to Support Our Work: • TEKS Reading Alignment Chart • Inclusive Strategies to Work with All Learners • Resource Book • Please post questions using the chat feature – others may have the same ones. Remote Sites Connecting Within the Region 4 Area Region 4 ESC, Lync Team: Lindy Avila & LaShonda Evans, Education Specialists Richard Blair, Senior Education Specialist

4. Online Participants • All Online Participants Must Reply in Lync Chat Window During Today’s Session with the Following Information: • Your Name, Your Role, Name & Address of the Focus School You Represent • Note: Materials Will Be Mailed to Your Attention at the Focus School. Information Must Be Posted During Today’s Session In Order to Receive All Materials (Active Participant).

5. Focus & Priority School Infographic • Link to Region 4 Website-Accountability & Leadership Solutions Portal Page: • Direct Link to Focus Schools Folder: http://home.escweb.net/sites/acs/default.aspx • OR • From Region 4 Website: -http://www.esc4.net/ • Click: Services, Accountability, Portal • All Materials for Today’s Session Are Posted: Focus School, August Light Lunch & Learn

6. ATTENTION ALL MIDDLE SCHOOL & HIGH SCHOOLS • Friday, August 29th Session – 9:00-3:30 • Focus: Algebra 1 Instructional Interventions & Support • Audience: All Focus School Middle & High Schools • Who needs to register? You can send your Algebra 1 teacher, or a campus/district focus school contact, a math coordinator/department chair, or a campus/district instructional coach, focus school designee etc. • Materials: Each middle school & high school will receive NEW Algebra 1 Instructional Materials, Resources & Support for Strengthening Instruction and Providing Early Intervention NEW SESSION ADDED TO SUPPORT ALGEBRA 1 INSTRUCTION

7. ATTENTION ALL MIDDLE SCHOOL & HIGH SCHOOLS • Friday, August 29th Session – 9:00-3:30 • What do you need to do? Decide on who will attend for your campus/district & register for the session when you receive the email. • When will information be sent? Email will go out this week to all Middle & High School Campus Principals & District Contacts. • The session is designed to be a come & go instructional intervention session. Participants may come at any time during the 9:00-3:30 window and should plan to spend a minimum of 1 hour (3 Algebra 1 math specialists leading). Will be leaving with campus materials. • Will be provided by our Region 4 Mathematics Department Algebra 1 Specialists NEW SESSION ADDED TO SUPPORT ALGEBRA 1 INSTRUCTION

8. HOT TOPIC • Focus: Serving Students With • Disabilities & Closing the Achievement • Gap: • Special Education Solutions Department Specialists • Dr. Kirsten Omelan komelan@esc4.net • Amy Doolan adoolan@esc4.net & • Dr. ShauntāLindsey shaunta.lindsey@esc4.net