Family Partnerships & Communication
This type of communication involves sharing both positive celebrations and concerns with a student’s family.
What is two-way communication?
When facing difficult situations or hurdles, staff are expected to approach challenges with this specific mindset.
What is a solutions or growth mindset?
Teachers must follow the Implementation Guides and tools located in this specific DS resource.
What is the DS Teaching & Learning Playbook?
This specific system is used across the network to track accurate student behavior data.
What is Deanslist?
When participating in virtual meetings, staff are asked to keep this setting turned "on" whenever possible.
What is the video/camera?
Teachers must monitor, communicate, and work with families when these two student needs arise.
What are student engagement and academic supports?
Reflection on professional practice toward improvement is measured against this framework.
What is the Distinctive Schools teaching framework? Which will now be changed to the Danielson framework.
Lesson plans must be submitted on time and include all components outlined in this specific document.
What are the DS Attributes of Quality Lessons?
To keep students informed about their academic progress, teachers must provide this on an ongoing basis.
What is timely feedback?
To ensure colleagues and students benefit from non-verbal communication, staff are asked to keep backgrounds neutral and friendly to limit these.
What are on-screen distractions?
Besides sharing progress and concerns, teachers must always do this after contacting families.
What is document the communication?
Staff should welcome this from colleagues, coaches, and administrators and incorporate it into their practice
What is feedback?
After analyzing student data to identify trends, teachers use that information to create these for core instruction
What are informed responses, adjustments, and tiered instructional supports?
In addition to maintaining accurate grades, teachers must meet these network requirements regarding timeline
What are progress and reporting deadlines?
Distinctive Schools expects teachers to collaborate regularly with all co-teachers, including Special Education, Related Service Providers, and this group.
What is CLD (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse)?
True or False: Family communication should only occur when a student is struggling academically or behaviorally.
What is False? (Staff are expected to share ongoing progress, needs, and positive celebrations).
Language, mindset, and professional decisions should always maintain this overall approach.
What is a student-centered, strengths-based approach?
Lesson plans submitted by teachers should reflect this type of current classroom information.
What is the most relevant student data (or what is currently happening in the classroom)?
Staff must administer all network and state-mandated assessments within these.
What are designated timeframes?
Staff are expected to contribute meaningfully to meetings and meet these two basic presence standards.
What are being prepared and on-time?
Distinctive Schools expects teachers to keep families informed regarding these two specific areas of a child's development.
What are academic progress/needs and behavioral progress/needs?
Beyond coaching and reflection, staff should actively do this to ensure they remain current in professional practice
What is seek out professional growth opportunities?
To deliver grade-level, standards-based instruction to all students, teachers must maintain this regarding core curriculum, materials, and tools.
What is fidelity? Tier 1 instruction
Maintaining accurate student data and grades ensures that grades reflect student progress to this point
What is "to date"?
These campus leaders are explicitly responsible for ensuring all staff meet the DS professional expectations.
Who are Kristin & Kathy?