CWCS February 2008 ES Agenda
Please read the agenda, along with each
of its links (all links available in ES Manual for future reference).
The agenda quiz must be completed
in F.R.E.D.
CWCS
Goals:
Improve
student achievement in reading and writing
Improve
student achievement in mathematics
Improve
STAR attendance to 100 %
1) Dates to Remember
and Dated Duties
a) February 5
& 6, 2008: CAHSEE
-All 10th graders MUST
attend the February 5 and 6th CAHSEE administration. It is the ES's
responsibility to remind their parents of these dates.
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b) February
25 & 26, 2008: All ES Meeting and Parent Training will be held at the
San Joaquin Office of Education,
*Monday, February 25th will be for ESes only. (Proposed Schedule). ESes, please bring your laptops if you are planning on taking either the Computer Organization or Filemaker Workshops. Wireless internet access available on first floor logged on as “guest”).
*Tuesday, February 26th will be for ESes and Parent Training, and will include the Career Expo. ESes must attend a workshop during each time session and attend both morning and afternoon workshops. Here is a map that shows the times and locations of all workshops offered on the 26th. There will also be an 8:00 a.m. session on gang issues for ESes only.
(ESes, please wear your CWCS Shirts for Tuesday).
*Please give each of your parents a copy of this Workshop flyer
and encourage them to attend on February 26th!
(ES arrival time for both the 25th and the 26th will be 7:45 as there will be ES trainings on both days at that time, even though the parent workshop does not start until later).
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c) February 25-29
Benchmark Exams
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d) February
29, 2008: Last date for students to enroll for the
2007/2008 school year.
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e) February-March
2008 Scantron Post test: Scantron Post test must be completed for all students,
even those enrolling as late as February 29. (See the
Scantron Testing Window.) Here is the Scantron proctor schedule. It is expected that
all who can must test prior to STAR and only late enrollees can test later.
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f) March
1, 2008- Advisor Survey: Please complete this advisor survey
by March 1st and mail it to the
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g) March 3, 2008- ES Self Evaluation: Due no later than March 3rd, to your ES Advisor, the ES Self Evaluation. Please review the ES Evaluation Procedure before completing the self-evaluation.
ES Goals in FRED (new ESes will only do #5):
1) Complete progress report on second semester.
2) Please Format in this manner:
Goal #1:
1st semester progress:
2nd semester progress:
Goal #2:
1st semester progress:
2nd semester progress:
3) Date the goal: 2007/2008 school year, semester one and semester two.
4) Print the first and second semester goals and attach them as page three of your self evaluation.
5) Enter the Future Goals from your ES Self Evaluation.
Sample Goals
have been posted to help with ideas.
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h) March
4, 2008: The CWCS Open House
and Science Fair. Let your
parents and students know about the Performers,
Displays and Science Projects Needed!
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i) March 4th (5th for makeups at some test sites) STAR Writing exam (See Assessment below for more info.)
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k)
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l)
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m)
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2) Things to Do
a)
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3) Training Items
a) Spring HQT Course
Calendar: The Spring
08 calendar for HQT courses has been posted on the password protected site
and in the manual outline.
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b) Summer School: Summer school begins Tuesday, May 27, 2008, and ends Tuesday, July 8, 2008, for a total of six (6) weeks (30 school days). More information will be forthcoming via ES listserve and in the March Agenda. ESs who may be interested in serving as a summer school ES should wait until more information is available.
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c) a-g Course
Outline: Please remember to include information from the course outline when documenting
learning for your students taking a-g courses. Listing the textbook alone
is not sufficient. The documentation needs to include the concepts from the
outline either written in the learning record or marked in the LR content
standards.
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d) Handwritten
Marks on SAs: Intake ESes
sometimes make handwritten comments on the newly enrolled student’s student
agreement, and then go into FRED to make the changes in the database document.
Please be sure that you check to see that this is completed in FRED when you
receive a student with handwritten additions. Thank you!
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e) Documenting
Community College Courses on Transcript: An addition has been made to the Community College
Policy. "If your student is taking a community college course, and
would like to have the course documented on the high school transcript, the
course will need to be referenced in the “comments box” on the transcript. The ES will assign a course title and units(if the course is UC/CSU transferable, the course title
should have the “a-g” designation if available). In this case, the grade issued by the ES should
match the grade earned at the Community College. Upon completion of the course, the student will
request an official transcript from the Community College to be sent directly
to Student Records at IEM. Student
Records and the Guidance Department will coordinate to accurately document
the course in the “comments box”.
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f) Elluminate
Online Code of Conduct: An Online
Code of Conduct has been posted with the Elluminate
information and on the Parent Info page.
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g) Contract
Programs Reminder: Contract Programs reminder from the CP Policy and Procedure:
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h) CWCS
Harassment Complaint: A CWCS Harassment
Complaint Procedure has been posted to the website and will be included in
future Employee Handbooks.
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i) SB777: Effective Jan. 1, 2008, SB 777 revises the list of prohibited bases
of discrimination to disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion,
sexual orientation, or any other characteristic contained in the Penal Code's
definition of hate crimes. The bill changes all references from "handicap"
in the Education Code to "disability."
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j) Group
Educational Activities: The GEA Policy and
Procedure Document has been revised to insure that ESes
understand that GEAs are only created by the
Waterford Office.
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k) Parent Listserve: Please use the following email address when
making parent listserve requests:
parentlistserve@connectingwaters.org
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l) CWCS 2008
SARC: The CWCS School
Accountability Report Card has been posted to the website. (Reported
for School Year 2006-07 Published During 2007-08).
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m) Student
Number Designation: For Returning
Students. This has been added to the ES Manual under Transfers/Drops
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n) Student
Assignments: The Initial Student
Assignment Policy and Procedure states:
*Students will be assigned first-come first-served within their geographic
area. ESs need to wait to meet with a student until
they are placed on their student list. Spaces cannot be "held" for
students that you are expecting to send in applications for enrollment.
*The ES is expected to meet with the students, do the required CW
Post-Intake Meeting paperwork, place initial orders for educational material,
and answer basic school questions. At that time, if the ES decides they do not
want to continue to serve this student based on the criteria listed in
transfer/drop procedure, they may immediately submit a transfer form to their
ES advisor. (ESs should not transfer problem students
i.e. truancy or safety issues, but should work with their ES Advisors to follow
normal procedures to deal with these situations.) The ES will continue to serve
the student until the transfer is approved and completed.”
Please do not
assure families that are applying for enrollment you that you have room for
them on your student list or that they will be activated soon after intake.
Activation depends on enrollment cap, seniority, other students waiting for
assignment, etc... We must be equitable to all students. If you know that
a sibling is enrolling, please inform student assignments early, before
other assignments are made. Otherwise, if you have space on your list, you
must accept the students assigned to you and serve them until a transfer ES
is located (as stated above). Thank you for your excellent continued service
to CWCS students. CWCS Administration
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4) Messages from School
Departments
Assessment News
from Leita Barlow and Jodi Leonardo
All seniors who did not pass the CAHSEE in February and who do not test in
March will be required to sign up and participate in a CAHSEE Intensive Plan.
Attendance will begin in April and last 4-5 weeks. At this time, the options
have not been set up. More information will be forthcoming in March….
* STAR: Communication is
the key to success in regards to your families and testing dates/locations:
-Be sure you know where your families are testing and give them
reminder phone calls.
-Use FRED to find their test site assignments or to request a change…you
must select “I HAVE A CONCERN” in the drop down list next to “will student
attend star testing” for ANY concerns you want addressed, whether it is
-Use CWCS Assessment
website for specific information
-Let Leita lbarlow@connectingwaters.org,
know of any problems as soon as they arise.
*The STAR
Writing test for 4th and 7th grade students:
-March 4th (5th for makeups
at some test sites). Testing begins at 10 EXCEPT at
The STAR
Multiple Choice testing for grades 2-11 takes place
within the March/April window. Check website for specific test site dates.
Call your
families to remind them before the test day and make sure you know where they
are assigned to test.
*Previous ListServe Reminders(check the
website and listserve for specifics):
CAHSEE: New site in
March CAHSEE is offered only for potential 2008 graduates
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STAR: New dates for
Curriculum News
from Lori Freeman
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Guidance News
from Mary Halter and Melissa Cripe
*Please make sure
that your Seniors have filed their FAFSA and their GPA
Verification Form by March 2nd! NOTE: students must obtain the GPA Verification
form directly from Mary Halter, forms must be
validated and signed by the school!
*Class of 2009
Guidance Appointments….
The guidance department will be offering meetings for ALL of your juniors
who are potential 2009 graduates…let’s catch them early!!!!
Please have your student contact Mary Halter at mhalter@connectingwaters.org or
1-800-808-9895 ext.4 then 2 to meet either by phone, online, or in person.
The goal is to review academic progress, to discuss post-high school
career plans, and to provide the resources for attaining personal and academic
goals.
Math News from
Debbie Kutz
* February Math News (includes a Math
Survey for ESes to complete).
Language Arts
News from Terry Souza
*Standards Based
Contest- BlueNose Edutainment: Your
students can listen to, read, and interpret song lyrics, then submit their own
lyrics, song ideas, or interpretations. Prizes include laptops, cameras, and
printers courtesy of Hewlett Packard. Grand Prize winners will be flown
to
* Book It: The Learning Centers
have the "Book It" Pizza Hut packets for the ESs.
IT News
* The caution regarding Citrix and Vista has been
removed from the ES manual.
*
the PO in question. There is a new button on the top right that says “PO Inquiry”.
Click on that button and fill out the form; click “send email to PO Inquiry”.
The screen will not disappear or change once you click the send
button. To return to the PO, click "View PO Detail". Other forms
requests (like new vendor requests) will be added in the future.
Vendor Relations
* Dodge Ridge: The Dodge Ridge PO
request now says.
“Dodge Ridge is for GEA Only Thru the Waterford Office! Vendor will
only accept