Kingsway Regional High School Offers a Business and Leadership Academy in 2016!

This September, Kingsway Regional High School will expand its Academy Program offerings through the introduction of its Business and Leadership Academy.

The Kingsway Business and Leadership Academy (KBLA) is a four-year program for motivated incoming 9th graders that is designed to afford students with the business and financial skills necessary for success in any professional career. The overarching goal of the Academy is to provide students with a comprehensive curriculum relevant to the underpinnings of the business world using a collaborative student-centered approach to learning. Understanding and learning within the program will center on reinforcement of concepts found within the Framework for 21st Century Learning, which highlight ââ¦the skills and knowledge students need to succeed in work, life and citizenship, as well as the support systems necessary for 21st century learning outcomes.â Through their active participation in this program, students will be effectively prepared for college business programs through exposure to various foundations critical to the business world with a focus on collaboration, project-based learning, and emphasis on 21st Century Learning. These skills, such as critical thinking, financial literacy, flexibility, collaboration, etc. are not only critical to a studentâs success in high school but also college and career.

The Business and Leadership Academy will be presented to the community at Curriculum and Program Night on January 27th. PLT Focus for January

In the month of January, PLTs should be focused on the following:
Reminder: Each PLT will record minutes for the meeting (set up in Google). You may record and organize the minutes however your PLT would like. The following key information should be evident in the meeting minutes: date, attendance, goal(s) for the PLT meetings, progress toward the goal, and the direction for the next meeting. DI & Assessment Literacy

January 19th and January 25th mark the final meeting dates and the conclusion of our Semester I PD focus on Differentiated Instruction at Kingsway Regional Middle School and Kingsway Regional High School respectively.

During Semester II, the focus of our PD Mondays will concentrate on Assessment Literacy. Joined by members of the Curriculum and Instruction Team, faculty Department Chairs will be introducing Assessment Literacy during the February In-Service day. More information will be forthcoming regarding the February In-Service. Grading: Closing out Semester I & Beginning Semster II

As we close out the semester at both the middle school and high school, there are a few key items to remember when it comes to grading.

Grades communicate important information to students, parents, and others within the school. For example, An âAâ should communicate that the student not only âgetsâ the standard being taught, but the student can apply the information. A âBâ should communicate that the student âgetsâ the standard being taught. A âCâ should communicate that the student âgetsâ the majority of the standard but there are gaps in knowledge. A âDâ should communicate that there are major gaps in understanding. An âFâ indicates the student does not âgetâ the standard being taught at all.

Therefore, a teacher's online grade book is a "snapshot in time" and an important tool when communicating a studentâs most current or âreal timeâ status in the class and progress toward mastery. Consistently updated grade books promote communication among stakeholders and demonstrates the progress a student is making toward mastery of the course standards. When grade books are not updated on a frequent basis, students and parents are not provided the opportunity to have timely information regarding student progress. Additionally, unexpected large project scores toward the end of a grading period which impact a studentâs grade significantly should not occur.

Semester Recommendations for Teachers

We recognize that many teachers already implement some of the practices below and encourage you to continue to maintain a consistent open-line of communication with students, parents/guardians, guidance counselors, case managers, administrators, etc. in an effort to fully support student progress throughout the school year. Professional Development: January PLWs

The PLW workbook is updated with all of the January workshops!

January Workshops

Content-Specific Presenters Needed! If you have an idea for a PLW, please contact Stefanie Fox-Manno. She would love to learn more about your ideas for a workshop. As a presenter, you receive 3 professional development hours and get paid for the hour that you present.

Dragon Hours

Please remember to submit reflection forms for Dragon Hours within five days of a workshop. All information related to Dragon Hours, can be found on our webpage by going to For Staff - Professional Development - and Dragon Hours. Supporting G.R.E.A.T. Instruction

To support G.R.E.A.T. Instruction, we have included examples and explanations on DQ 2, Element 6: Identifying Critical Information.

Element 6 sets the tone for the lesson.

It is here that the teacher carefully selects the critical information to be taught and ensures it is at a high enough level to ensure rigor. The focus here should be for a teacher to identify elements of the new content that are critical to a studentâs success in meeting the learning goal. Each learning goal should have 2-3 critical-input experiences that provide focus for the teacher and the students. These critical-input experiences should utilize a variety of learning modalities and be fast-paced and engaging to help anchor the information in memory. Implementation strategies include the following:

Visual Activities

Narrative Activities

Body Language and Voice to Portray Excitement or Suspense

Scaffold Supports and Extension of Learning

Scaffold Supports:

â¢ Create sentence strips that contain critical and non-critical content and have students sort them into those categories

â¢ Develop specific routines to identify critical content so that students recognize the cues

â¢ Post resources that students can reference such as, picture keys, important steps of a process, interactive word walls

â¢ Provide pictures of hand gestures used when presenting critical content

â¢ Provide a list of key words

â¢ Prepare a list of questions to hand to students who struggle with identifying critical content

â¢ Provide a graphic organizer that has some examples already embedded

Extension of Learning:

â¢ Students create their own organizer

â¢ Students create their own questions about the critical content

â¢ Rank critical content in order of significance

Have students create a quick guide on ways to identify critical content as you are reading

Please access the video links below for more information:

2016 PARCC Testing Schedule (regular administration)

Kingsway Regional Middle School

Kingsway Regional High School

*PLEASE NOTE: All make-up testing will occur after the regular administration has concluded. PARCC: Updates and Information

What's New?

â¢ Individual score reports (ISR) for middle school students who took the 2014-15 PARCC Assessment were sent home before winter break. At this point, all ISRs have been sent home to Kingsway parents and students.

â¢ A second PLW, "Demystifying PARCC Score Reports," has been scheduled for Thursday, January 28, 2016. This PLW will breakdown and examine the PARCC individual score report (ISR), explain how to interpret the PARCC scores, and provide a myriad of PARCC resources for educators.

â¢ We have added several educator-specific PARCC resources on the district website. You can find these resources on our district website under For Staff â Curriculum & Instruction â and PARCC Resources

Related Dates:

â¢ December 2015: Student-level PARCC score reports released to districts (Middle School, Elementary Schools)

â¢ January 2016: PARCC disaggregate data released to districts (High School, Middle School, Elementary Schools)

â¢ March 2016: Educator median Student Growth Percentile (mSGP) reports released to districts for use in finalizing 2014-15 evaluations for qualifying educators.

Should you have any specific questions regarding PARCC, please do not hesitate to contact Robert Rosenheim at email@example.com.

*PLEASE NOTE: The PARCC will only be administered once this school year during the spring. SGOs 2.1: On the Road to Ownership - What Now?

Continuously revisit your SGO goals, as your instruction and students' progress through the school year should involve using data gained from your formative and summative assessments. Please remember to save sample student evidences for discussion in the spring. Information and support on Student Growth Objectives (SGOs) can be found on our website under For Staff - Evaluations - and SGO Information
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