Well, you made it. Summer vacation is days away for many of you. Congratulations for another exceptional year. Enjoy a nice long vacation—you've earned it.
In this month's bulletin we provide you with the steps you need to use to get an approximate school grade for 2007. There's also a schedule of upcoming training sessions and some training options. And, to help you enjoy your time off, we've provided a useful summer vacation schedule.
Have a great summer!
We're pleased to introduce you to a new face at Snapshot - Graham Howe has joined us as your Account Representative. He'll be the friendly British voice at the end of the phone when you call us. We asked Graham what he felt you should know about him and he said "Please let the guys know that I have two boys - 5 and 8 - and I'm the local Boy Scout Leader, so I know what it's like to be on the receiving end from kids!" He's standing by now, waiting for your calls......
Over the past two months, there has been quite a bit of SnapShot training.
| Date | Type | Where |
|---|---|---|
May 22 |
Data Team Training: Miami-Dade (Region 4) |
Lenora B. Smith Elementary |
June 18 |
Faculty Training |
Malone School |
June 20 |
District Training: Monroe County |
Admin Building |
June 25 |
Data Team Training: Bay County |
Mosley High School |
July 16 |
Data Team Training: Wakulla County |
Crawfordville Elementary |
July 18-19 |
Faculty Training |
Bay High School |
July 30 |
Data Team Training: Holmes County |
Holmes County High School |
August 8 |
Faculty Training: Sabal Palm |
TBA |
August 14-15 |
Data Team Training: Miami Dade |
TBA |
Option 1: Data Team Training Session
FREE for all schools once per year. The concept is that each school creates a data team of experts (usually an administrator and two teachers) that are willing to go back to their school and guide other staff. As host school, you could send 6 participants to this training session. Other schools would send up to 3 participants to it. Training runs over the course of one day from 8:30am-3:30pm.
Option 2: Online Training
This is also FREE. It will be a 1-2 hour demonstration from our head trainer. This is ideal for small groups or for people with busy schedules.
Option 3: Faculty Training
This is ideal if you want to train a wide number of your staff. A half day of training costs $500, a full day costs $750.
Register for a training session by email at training@studentperformance.com or by phone at 866-479-7627 ext 47.
This activity is intended to help you to understand the components of the school grade system. It is an estimate of the school grade and is in no way to be considered to be a match to the final school grade given by the state.
| Reading | Math | Writing | Science | Grade Point | |
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High Standards |
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Learning Gains |
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Lowest 25% |
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| TOTAL POINTS |
Points needed for the grade in 2007:
High Standards
Cells 1 and 2
Reading
| Grade | # making 3, 4, 5 | Total # graphed |
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TOTAL |
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Percentage ____. Record in cell 1. |
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| Grade | # making 3, 4, 5 | Total # graphed |
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TOTAL |
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Percentage ____. Record in cell 2. |
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Cell 3:
Total number of students at level 3.5–6 _______
Total number of students in distribution: ________
Percent Level 3.5 and above: _______. Enter in cell 3.
Cell 4:
Total number of students level 3 and above ___________
Total number of students tested in Science: ________
Percent 3 and above: __________. Enter in cell 4.
Learning Gains
Cells 5 and 6
Reading
| Grade | # making learning gains | Total # graphed |
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TOTAL |
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Percentage ____. Record in cell 5. |
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Math
| Grade | # making learning gains | Total # graphed |
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TOTAL |
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Percentage ____. Record in cell 6. |
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Cells 7 and 8
This must be done up to three times, once for each grade level.
Example Calculation:
6th graders: 25 with learning gains out of 38 with matched scores
7th graders: 34 with learning gains out of 45 with matched scores
8th graders: 29 with learning gains out of 39 with matched scores
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| Grade Level | # making learning gains | # graphed | # making learning gains | # graphed |
TOTAL |
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Percentage ____. Put in cell 7. |
Percentage ____. Put in cell 8. |
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It's difficult to go from 100mph to 0. There's a lot of smashed cars that prove that.
It's the same for teachers. You're insanely busy with no time to even think about a holiday and then, BAM, it's summer vacation and you don't know what to do. That's why we've created a handy summer vacation schedule. Feel free to use this to help plan your summer—there's lots of room to customize it to your needs. You can also involve your spouse and/or family in this schedule...if you want. Enjoy!
WEEK ONE and TWO
Stay in bed. Don't even think of leaving your bed unless you need to eat, go to the washroom or you're going to the comfy armchair to nap. Be sure to set your alarm to wake you at the time you usually wake up to get to work. There's no joy like rolling over and turning off an alarm clock.
WEEK THREE
It's recess time! Treat these two weeks like your own recess. Go to the park. Play tag with your friends. Eat cookies...lots of cookies!
WEEK FOUR and FIVE
Summer Blockbusters! You've got Spiderman, Shrek, Pirates of the Caribbean, Ocean's 13, Fantastic Four, and Harry Potter! What a way to spend the summer!
...unless you hate sequels.
WEEK SIX
Okay, don't panic...you only have 3 weeks left of your summer vacation. It might feel like it's almost over. Well, actually it is. But don't worry. In these 2 weeks you can cram all the stuff you should've done while you were sleeping, eating cookies and watching movies. I'd suggest making a list.
WEEK SEVEN
Now it's time to slip into deep denial. Keep telling yourself that you still have lots of time left. Whatever you do, don't look at the list you made during WEEK SIX.
WEEK EIGHT
Come to terms that your holiday is over. Start looking forward to staff meetings. Get your body use to ingesting 5 cups of coffee again. Go to the mall to see what kids look like. And just think, 5 months until winter vacations!
Have a great summer vacation!
Online and in-person training is always available if you need help using any of our features, or just want some tips and tricks to get the most out of SnapShot. For online training resources, go to www.studentperformance.com/training.html and check out www.studentperformance.com/using.html for tips on how to enhance your SnapShot experience. As always, individual, school or district training is available and can be booked by calling us at 1.866.479.7627
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