Cardinal Spaces is designed to help teachers and school staff to have quick access to the professional guide, and instructional tools that members of our school community will need to help students succeed. There are two purposes for the development of this site.
This school guide to professional practices can be of great value to individual staff members and teams because it can serve as a quick reference point as we make daily educational decisions. It is also designed to communicate the important goals and professional responsibilities we have as a school in regards to educating students, hopefully lessening the frequency of misunderstandings through lack of available resources. Cardinal Spaces has been developed for the specific purpose to facilitate the successful accomplishment of the school's work by focusing attention on the various phases of the schooling process.
The development of this wiki has been organized in a way that information allows for easy access of page topics by simply selecting a referring link below each subtopic or by using the side bar directly located on the left-hand side of the page.
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Professional Guide | Includes links to schedules, teacher responsibilities and resource information. |
Building Leadership Team | Includes links to agendas, meeting dates, minutes and Building Leadership Team responsibilities. |
Team Leaders | Includes links to Team Leader roles, responsiblities, meeting dates and agendas. |
PLC Team Leaders | Includes meeting dates, roles, team assignments and action plan agenda |
Faculty Meetings | Includes links to faculty meeting dates, agendas, and handouts. |
Weekly Bulletins | Includes links to weekly updates from the building principal on reminders, activities and events. |
October Bully Prevention Month | Link provides extention time resources for October Bully Prevention Month |
Daily Announcements | Extention time 11 link includes, Daily Announcements, Discovery Education videos, Podcast and Vodcast. |
Teaming Overview | Includes definition of teaming, guidlines, roles and ideas. |
Includes links to forms and resources for the creation of a team handbook. | |
Team Leaders | Includes links to Team Leader roles, responsiblities, meeting dates and agendas. |
Advisory Activities | Includes resource links and forms for Student Advisory Activities |
PLC Team Work Spaces | Provides a link to PLC team work spaces, includes forms and resources |
PLC Online Grade Level Minutes | This online form should be completed after each grade Level PLC |
PLC Action Plan Agenda | Use action planning guide to review data, set SMART Goals and action plans. |
Reading Lexile Scores | Link provides benchmark data for fall lexile scores from 2012 - 2013 with target Goals for 2014 |
Link provides math benchmark data for API target goals for 2013-2014 | |
Explore Benchmark Target Scores | Link provides ACT benchmark target scores for the 2013-2014 school year. |
Grade Level PLC Schedule 2012 - 2013 | This pdf provides information on team assignments & defines purpose of PLC teams. |
DCMS Motivate to Read | Establishes an action plan for each grade level on how to increase student reading |
How to Improve Reading | Provides information on how Middle Schools can improve student reading |
DCMS Reading Target Goals | Provides lexile target goals for each grade level |
DCMS Testing Schedule Revised 10/28 | Timeline for State and Local Assessments (Includes Mastery Checks & KELPA) |
Math & ELA Mastery Check ID's | Use this document for identifying your MATH & ELA mastery check ID assessment numbers |
Mastery Check Login Directions | This document provides you with information on how students will login to take mastery checks |
WritingAssessmentManual | Kansas Writing Assessment Manual-Updated December 27, 2012 Paper/Pencil Administration |
Smarter Balance Practice Test | The Practice Test User Guide provides an overview of the Practice Test Site and information about accessing the Practice Test. |
ESL District Audit | Jane Hill ESL District Audit Video |
DCMS Instructional Goals | Link to Marzanos 9 Instructional Practices that are correlated to DCMS student centered goals. |
Teacher Evaluation | Link to District Teacher Evaluation Practices & In-service material |
5 Kinds Teacher Thinking | Provides an assortment of resources for defining Five Kinds of Teacher Thinking |
CCS Lesson Plan Template | This is the Lesson Plan Template for CCS/Essential Question(s). |
Mathematical Practices |
Common Core Standards uses video resources to illustrate the Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice |
Literature & Common Core | This link provides for Literatutre resources and the Common Core |
Instructional Videos | Provided by the Pennsyvanial Dept. of Ed. Includes links to content specific instructional videos. |
Instructional Videos |
Success at the Core middle level methods to implement a shared vision of quality instruction. |
Plagiarism | This link provides a simple guide to explain plagiarism. |
Copyright & Fair Use | A Rubric of Guidelines for Schools, Teachers, and the Classroom |
1. SIT Purpose & Process | This document provides information on the framework, procedures & process for building level interventions. |
2. SIT Flow Chart | This flow chart shows the SIT process at a glance that is geared around the Guiding Questions. |
3. SIT Working Document | This is a working WORD document that will be completed by teams during the monthly SIT meetings. |
These letters will be filled out during the SIT meeting by teams to send out to parents as part of the SIT process. | |
5. Accomodations, Modifications & Interventions | What's the difference? This document serves as a resource with definitions, examples, and clarifications of accomodations, modifications & interventions. |
6. SIT Interventions | These are some suggested interventions than can be measurable with proper documentation. |
7.Classroom Accommodations | This document provides examples of accommodations designed to increase student access to the curriculum. |
This student success contract is designed to help those students who may need help with maintaining their focus. This includes academic & behaviors goals. | |
Common Core Units Access Guide |
Link provides seven easy steps on how to access USD 443 ELA & Math Curriculum Units in File Maker |
Common Core Assessments | Includes state testing information and provides resources for constructing both summative & formative assessments. |
Kansas ESEA Waiver |
On August 2, Commissioner Diane DeBacker and other representatives from KSDE hosted a video conference to explain and explore the recent ESEA Waiver awarded to the state of Kansas. |
My Learning Plan.com | Keep up with you professional development point and set your personal learning goal. |
District flyer of important professional development date available for download | |
District 6 - 12 Math Meetings | Document provides 6 - 12 math meeting dates and times for the 2013 - 2014 school year. |
12/11/13 LATE START Agenda |
PPE designed by secondary provides information on Copyright Laws and our rights & responsibilities. |
11/6/13 Building Level PLC |
The agenda includes topics, locations and times for each content area PLC. |
September 11, 2013 LATE START - Review of eWalkThrough Form & What IS & IS NOT effective teaching? eWalkthrough PowerPoint presentation provides information on effective learning environment. The ticket out teacher reflection provides information on what connections teachers made and what they want to know. |
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Provides schedule information for small group breakout sessions, locations and content area room assignments.
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12/11/13 LATE START Agenda |
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Late Start Building Level PLC PLC Feedback Form (Word) |
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Online Moodle Book Study | The flyer provides information on the Anita Archer Moodle Book Study |
April 9 District Inservice Day | Provides information on the April 9 Civic Center "Learn How to Intergate Common Core Standards using Explicit Instruction." |
2/12/14 LATE START Agenda |
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AGENDA Items for February 26, 2014
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Use of E-Mail | Provides information of appropriate use of e-mail in the workplace |
SMARTBoard Resources | Link provides video tutorials and resource links on how to use a SMARTBoard |
Gradebook Tutorials |
Manual Entry of Scores, Transfer of Assignments, Auto Transfer Scores |
Technology Websites | Links to district supported websites including, Discover Ed, Study Island, Project Wisdom, AML and other resources |
Google Login | Provides a link to a PowerPoint in setting up your gmail account. |
Twitter Account | Provides a link to a PowerPoint on setting up your Twitter account. |
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Essential Question: Overview:
Outcomes:
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iPadRoundup | iPad resources developed for the summer regional iPad Roundup. |
usd443 iPads on Facebook |
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