Implementing Proficiency Based Grading Practices 6-12 (Additional sessions added!!)

Due to high demand, the Instruction, Curriculum and Assessment department is offering additional sessions of professional development for 6-12 teachers who are interested in implementing proficiency based grading practices for the 2015-16 school year. Participants will spend time exploring goal setting, assessment practices, Synergy functions and personal application. Multiple options for grade book set up will be explored, and current PPS proficiency practitioners (representing a variety of content areas) will be present to help support teachers. Participants will be paid for their time.

Date: June 16, 2015
Time: 1:00pm – 4:30pm
Registration: PPS Learning Campus
Location: Wy’East conference room on L1 at BESC, 501 N. Dixon Street
Questions? Contact: Amy Slaughter, aslaught@pps.net, 503.916.2000 x74250

Date: August 25, 2015
Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Registration: PPS Learning Campus
Location: Windows Cafeteria on the @nd floor at BESC, 501 N. Dixon Street
Questions? Contact: Amy Slaughter, aslaught@pps.net, 503.916.2000 x74250

Date: August 26, 2015
Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Registration: PPS Learning Campus
Location: Windows Cafeteria on the @nd floor at BESC, 501 N. Dixon Street
Questions? Contact: Amy Slaughter, aslaught@pps.net, 503.916.2000 x74250

6-12 Grading Practices Survey

Instruction, Curriculum & Assessment is asking for your feedback around your grading practices in order to shape recommendations for the 2015-16 school year. Please fill out this survey if you are currently using proficiency and/or standards based grading or if you are considering it for the future. We would really appreciate it if you could take just a few minutes. If you have additional questions, please email Susan Payne, spayne@pps.net or Amy Slaughter, aslaught@pps.net. Thank you so much for your voice and your time. 

Survey can also be found here:  http://goo.gl/forms/35k4wHh7YQ

Implementing Proficiency Based Grading Practices 6-12

The Instruction, Curriculum and Assessment department is offering professional development for teachers who are interested in implementing proficiency based grading practices for the 2015-16 school year. Participants will spend a half day on June 16, 2015 exploring goal setting, assessment practices, Synergy functions and personal application. Multiple options for grade book set up will be explored, and current PPS proficiency practitioners (representing a variety of content areas) will be present to help support teachers. Participants will be paid for their time.

Date: June 16, 2015
Time: 8:30am – 12:00pm
Registration: PPS Learning Campus
Location: Wy’East conference room on L1 at BESC, 501 N. Dixon Street
Questions? Contact: Amy Slaughter, aslaught@pps.net, 503.916.2000 x74250

Essential Skills Info in Synergy

Teachers can now access their current student’s Essential Skill Work Sample information in Synergy. This report will list the name of the Work Sample as well as the trait scores.  A quick reference guide on how to run this report can be found on the IT Synergy Support page here. If you have any questions, please contact Amy Slaughter at aslaught@pps.net.

6-12 Synergy: New Assignment Comments

New pre-generated comments are now available from the drop down menu when teachers enter assignment scores into Synergy. It is our hope that these comments will help in the communication of marks with students and families.
Revised (Re), Not Enough Evidence (Ne), and Did Not Participate (Dn) will be NEW options as show below.

2nd Annual Oregon Synergy Users Conference

Date: Thursday and Friday, March 5-6, 2015

Location: The Embassy Suites Hotel, Hillsboro

Conference Cost: $135
This cost covers meals (Thursday lunch and dinner; Friday lunch) and meeting space for the conference. If you are paying with a credit card or purchase order (PO), please register first and then complete your payment with the information provided in your confirmation email.

Hotel: $159
We have a block of rooms available for Thursday night at a group rate of $159 plus tax. All rooms are suites and can comfortably, and privately, sleep more than one person. This beautiful hotel provides many amenities including a complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast, and an evening reception. Please contact Embassy Suites directly at 503-718-0007 and tell them you are with the Oregon Synergy User Conference to receive the conference rate.                                                                         

Registration Questions:

Contact Vianey Rojas, rojasavv@hsd.k12.or.us or call 503.844.1514

Notes:

• Please bring your own laptop.
• We have extra birds-of-a-feather time built into Friday's schedule. This is a perfect time to share and learn with your peers around the state.