What to Expect from ADMIN!

What to Expect from ADMIN! Lonique Coots DVHS – Science Department Chair AP Physics/Physics

Whiteboard Ranking Task • On your whiteboard, please rank the following in order of “How prepared are you for…” • State Testing • Contacting Parents • Grading Policies • Dealing with Administration • PDAS

TESTING • Increasing the rigor in classrooms • Knowing the rules • Reading the Manuals • ASK QUESTIONS! • Show up early and prepared! • Check your materials!

Teacher Videos • Darnel Horton – Assistant Principal • Vince Colunga – Bio PLC Lead • Andrew Guyton – Geometry Teacher • Daniel Wilkes – Bio Teacher • Sapna Patel – Physics PLC Lead • Penny Rodriquez – AP Stats and PreCal • Manjula Nookala – Assistant Principal

Whiteboard Conversation • On your whiteboard, please write the one thing that makes you nervous about testing. • Answer in complete sentences. • Wait for teacher instructions to pass the whiteboard.

Professional Development and Appraisal System • State's approved instrument for appraising its teachers and identifying areas that would benefit from staff development. • Cornerstones of the process include a minimum of one 45-minute observation and completion of the Teacher Self-Report form. • PDAS DOMAINS: • Active, Successful Student Participation in the Learning Process • Learner-centered Instruction • Evaluation and feedback on Student Progress • Management of Student Discipline, Instructional Strategies, Time/Materials • Professional Communication • Professional Development • Compliance with Policies, Operating Procedures and Requirements • Improvement of All Students' Academic Performance http://www4.esc13.net/uploads/pdas/docs/PDAS_Teacher_Manual.pdf

Parent Contact (Domain V on PDAS) • The teacher uses appropriate and accurate written communication with parents, staff, community members, and other professionals. • The teacher uses appropriate and accurate verbal and non-verbal communication with parents, staff, community members, and other professionals. • The teacher’s interactions are supportive, courteous, and respectful with students, parents, staff, community members, and other professionals.

Building Relationships • Contact your parents at the beginning of the year! • Contact Parents after every progress report. • Remember to LOG everything! • Contact parents via Newsletter or Email • If you contact a parent and they do not speak English, talk to someone on Admin! • The GOOD, the BAD, the CONFUSED! Make sure you are ready for the phone call and have the appropriate information.

Pair Share • Turn to your partner and discuss a time when you had a teacher call your parents. • Write down notes on your whiteboard.

Whiteboard Conversation • How much control in the classroom do you think teachers have over grades and grading policies? • Answer in complete sentences.

Del Valle Grading Policies • 2 Grades per Week • HW 5%, Daily Work 35%, Assessments 60% • One assessment cannot count for more than 20% of the grade. • Grades must be updated weekly. • Teachers in the same subject have to give the same assessments.

Whiteboard Ranking Task • On your whiteboard, please rank the following in order of “How prepared are you for…” • State Testing • Contacting Parents • Grading Policies • Dealing with Administration • PDAS

THANKS!

What to Expect from ADMIN!