Ocotber 6, 2015

Borough Field Support Center

Staten Island
P- WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS
Updat es on Advance
All schools / Deadlines:
November 6, 16
- Make Teacher-Level Measures of St udent
Learning (MOSL) Sel ect ions: Schools that
finalized school-level MOSL selections may
now begin to make teacher-level MOSL
selections (i.e., the process of determining
which grade and subject selections should be
included in individual teachers?State and
Local Measures). In order to assist you with
this process, the ?Student Count? column and
suggested application of the 50% rule for
State Measures will populate in the Advance
Web Application by Oct ober 8.
- School Local Measures Committee (SLMC)
should review the 2015?16 MOSL
Teacher-Level Selections Guide, which is
posted on theMOSL Intranet and includes
guidance on entering selections in the
Advance Web Application byNovember 6.
- Prepare f or Next St eps Regarding
Goal -Set t ing f or Individual Target
Popul at ions:You will be able to adjust and
approve these goals in the Advance Web
Application and must finalize teachers?goals
by November 16. A resource on goal-setting
for individual target populations will be
available on the MOSL Intranet this week.
- Prepare f or Next St eps Regarding
Goal -Set t ing f or Group Target Popul at ions: If
your school chose group-level goal-setting
(i.e., goal-setting with a grade or school target
population) for your State or Local Measures
of Student Learning (MOSL), your school?s
Teacher Development and Evaluation Coach
(TDEC) will reach out to you in the coming
weeks to support you or your School Local
Measures Committee (SLMC)

TEACHING&
LEARNING

- All Schools: Compl et e Suspension Pl ans in SOHO f or

St udent s wit h Disabil it ies on Long Term Suspensions
Beginning this school year, you will be required to
complete the Suspension Plan electronically in SOHO. You
must complete Parts I and II of the Suspension Plan for all
students with disabilities who are on long term
suspensions according to timelines. Plan in SOHO, see the
OSYD wiki. For technical question
- All schools / Deadlines: October 6, 21, November 6
Compl et e Annual Bl oodborne Pat hogens Compl iance

?i-SAFE,? which is designed for

students in grades K?12. Please note
that i-SAFE is no longer free. If you
would like to use i-SAFE, you may
purchase an individual subscription
from SHOPDOE. Respect for All is a
free, NYCDOE-developed curriculum
that includes training programs and

Procedures : The deadline to identify a Site Employee

materials that is designed for students in grades K?12.

Safety Administrator in Galaxy is Oct ober 6; Your SESA

Internet Acceptable Use and Safety Policy guide,,

must complete your school?s Exposure Control Plan (ECP)

- All schools / Deadlines: October 30, November 6: Tit l e I

and Site Cleaning Schedule and should identify at-risk

School s Must Host Annual Tit l e I Parent Meet ing : all

employees by Oct ober 21. To complete the ECP and Site

schools with Title 1, Part A programs (Title I Targeted

Cleaning Schedule, your SESA must use the BBP Compliance

Assistance Program and Title I Schoolwide Program) are

Tool . Identified employees must complete a webinar

required to conduct an Annual Title I Parent Meeting at a

training on bloodborne pathogens by November 6.

- All schools / Deadline: October 7: Submit Inf ormat ion about
2014?15 ELL Services: Note that it is critical that all ELL
services, including ESL and bilingual classes, provided

convenient time for parents. Deadline for the meeting is

Oct 30. You must also upload a copy of your Title I Annual
Meeting agenda and sign-in sheet here by November 6.
- All schools / Deadlines: November 9, 30; Event: November 2:

during the 2014?15 school year are recorded as these data

At t endance Sel f -Audit Procedures f or t he Oct ober 31

have educational, compliance, and budgetary

Regist er:Beginning on November 2, your staff members

consequences.

who are responsible for attendance (i.e. attendance

- All schools / Deadline: October 9 : Review Prel iminary 2014?15

School Qual it y Report Met ric Resul t s: For assistance with

STARS or ATS, and for questions regarding the School

Quality Report process, contact your BFSC
- All schools / Deadlines: November 15, March 1: Resources
f or Training St udent s on Responsibl e Int ernet
Use: Curricul ar Opt ions

coordinators, attendance teachers, and pupil accounting

secretaries) must conduct a self-audit of your school's
attendance data using the Audit Low October Attendance
(ALOA) and Audit November Discharges (ANDI) reports in
ATS .Your staff must research and confirm the attendance
of all students listed in the ALOA report and indicate the
results of this research in ATS
using the designated action

t hat Meet Regul at ions: You

do not need prior approval

codes by November 9. They

must also confirm the

from the NYCDOE if you

November discharge dates and

choose any of the following

codes for all students listed in

approved curricular

the ANDI report and indicate the

materials: Citizenship in

results in ATS, using the

the Digital Age: grades

designated action codes, by

1?12. Common Sense

November 30. Note that you

Media: grades K?12. EverFi:

must maintain all supporting

This curriculum is an online

- Middle and high schools / Event:

simulation program

January 16?29 : January

designed for students in

Regent s Scoring Sit e

grades K?12. In prior years,

Management Team Sel ect ion

some schools chose to use

Impor t ant Links

PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT
1. MOSL Intranet
Professional development and student opportunities are posted on the PD and
Student Opportunities page. This week?s highlights include:
All Schools:
-

Participate on October 14: Attend the Service in Schools Partner Fair!

Register by October 17: MISSION US Workshop on Ellis Island
Register by October 20: Free Fall Preview Event at the Bronx Zoo
Register by October 27: MISSION US Chancellor's Day Workshop at Lower East
Side Tenement Museum
Register by October 27: Attend Storefront Academy's 8th Annual Urban
Education Symposium
Participate on October 29: Pizza & PD: Women in the Industrialized Workplace
at the New-York Historical Society
Register by October 29: Morgan Library & Museum: Free Election Day
Professional Development Workshop for Teachers
Register by October 30: Learn to Teach Shakespeare's Othello with The
Shakespeare Society
Register by October 30: Election Day Professional Development: Increasing
Family Engagement in Your School
Ongoing: 2015-16 Professional Learning Opportunities in Mathematics
Ongoing: 2015-16 Professional Learning Opportunities in Science
Ongoing: Scholarship for NYC Teachers, MA in American Studies at Columbia

Elementary Schools:
- Register by October 28: Yoga Professional Development for School Teachers
- Ongoing: Support State Physical Education Learning Standards with
Move-to-Improve
Elementary and Middle Schools:
- Register by October 15: Don?t Miss Out! Register for the Daily News Spelling
Bee Competition
Middle Schools:
- Ongoing: Code X Digital Webinar
Middle and High Schools:
- Register by October 23: Engage Students in STEM Career Accelerator Day
High Schools:
Register by October 23: 4th Annual STEM Matters NYC Career Day

2. Teacher Professional
Development and
Student

3. Advance Intranet
4. The Framework
for Great Schools
5. Internet Acceptable
Use Policy
6.gov/

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
All schools
Grant opportunities are posted on the Grants website (you can visit the page on any
computer using this link).

This week?s highlights include:

- Youth Touch Grant

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