Mission Statement
We will build relationships and inspire growth.
Vision Statement
Change the world, one child at a time
2021-2022 School Year Love The Pack! The Pack Loves You!
Hard Work & Respect is the Pack Way!
P…..WE WILL PERSEVERE
A…..WE WILL HAVE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE
R…..WE WILL RESPECT OTHERS
K…..WE WILL BE KIND TO OTHERS
W..…WE WILL WORK HARD AT ALL WE DO
A….WE WILL APPRECIATE EACH OTHER EVERYDAY
Y.…WE WILL DO BETTER THAN WE DID YESTERDAY
WE ARE PARKWAY! THE PARKWAY PACK!
Administration:
Derrick Conley : 903-267-4255 Melanie Keoun: 903-806-1574 Donald Patrick: 903-746-3770
Counselor:
Marie Shelton: 903-452-7964
2021-2022 School Year CAMPUS PROCEDURES
Adaptive Behavior Unit (ABU) and PACE work: Student work is to be sent over to these facilities accompanied by an answer key so that the staff are able to check & grade student work before returning it to the campus. ABU/PACE staff will enter grades into the gradebook.
After School Events/Community Involvement: All staff is expected to participate in all after school events and community involvement events unless prior approval from administration.
Allergies: Due to the number of food and general allergies, along with asthma, the use of cleaning products (other than those used by the custodial staff) and aerosol sprays are prohibited. Should you have a child with a peanut or food allergy, make sure the nurse has the necessary information and you ensure this allergen is not brought into your classroom. A sign outside your door should be posted to inform others of the allergy. If you have a food allergy, please notify Mrs. Keoun and the nurse.
Announcements: Please email your announcements to the principal’s administrative assistant at least one day prior to the date you need it announced. All announcements need to be in written form. See the campus calendar for class announcement assignments.
Badges: For security reasons, all adults must wear either a visitor tag or a photo/name badge while students are on campus. All staff must get a new employee badge before August 18, 2021. Badges are printed at the Middle School. The first badge is free. Replacement badges are $5 each.
Birthdays: Birthday celebrations are welcome but we can only allow store bought and individually wrapped treats to be given at the end of the school day. Party invitations must be sent to all students in the classroom if they are handed out during class time.
Building Hours: To ensure our building is secured and sanitized each day, we ask that staff occupy the building between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. including weekends. No one is to be in the building outside of these times. If you are on campus after regular school hours, park in the front parking lot so everyone knows if they are/are not the first or last on campus. YOU MUST arm or disarm the alarm if you are the first to enter or last to leave the building.
Cafeteria: All students are eligible to receive FREE breakfast AND lunch . Teachers should assist students in learning their ID#’s so that they can move through the lunch line in a
2021-2022 School Year timely manner. Teachers and/or any staff members are allowed to charge their meals. The Business Office will deduct balances monthly payroll.
Class Volunteers: We are happy to have visitors back on campus. Please be sure to communicate with your class volunteers are we are hopeful to get a lot of them back on campus to help with day to day tasks as they arise. Volunteers are required to sign-in when they arrive in the office. They are to indicate the classroom location they will be working at and they should be using their time wisely. Please DO NOT allow volunteers to interrupt class instruction by “hanging out”, teaching the class, or using your campus computer. Once they are done they need to sign-out in the front office.
Collecting Monies: There will be occasions when it is necessary to collect money from students. When money is turned in, teachers must document each student’s name and amount on the Daily Collections report. You will then tally all collected monies, sign and date as the sponsor, and turn money in to the principal’s administrative assistant by Wednesday of each week. Should a student or parent request an individual receipt, please contact the Principal’s administrative assistant. All monies should remain under lock and key. Failure to follow these procedures will result in disciplinary actions. No money is to be deposited without receipt backup and balanced with the dollar amount. Receipting and depositing money protects our district as well as the teacher from any dispute of mishandling money and follows purchasing law. Teachers that fail to turn in monies for deposit in the designated time span are subject to disciplinary action. See Purchasing Items section for additional information.
Conduct Grades: Student conduct grades start at 100 at the beginning of every 9 weeks. Points will be deducted for color changes, sign ins, after school detentions, and bus referrals not resulting in a bus suspension. ISS and bus referrals resulting in a bus suspension will be a 5 point deduction from their conduct grade. Any student that has a specific behavior plan through Section 504, IDEA, or RTI may have different point scales. Every teacher will implement a Classroom Discipline Structure
Copies: Copiers are located in the Copy Room & the Staff Lounge. There is also a copy machine in the front office but this machine is reserved for office staff and for emergencies (aka the machines are not working in the back). Each hallway workroom has a printer. These printers should only be used to run small amounts. No classroom sets are to be printed on the hallway printers. Jobs sent to the copy machines in the copy room will not be printed until you enter your employee number into the machine. You will then have to release the print jobs manually at the copier. If you would like your parent volunteer to make copies please make sure you give them 48 hours to complete your request. If the machine does not operate properly, notify Morrow. Please do not send students to the office to have copies made.
Cell Phones/Telephone: Teachers’ personal cell phones must be placed on silent during instructional time, school meetings, and recess. Permission for cell phone use from the principal may be granted for emergency reasons. The telephones located in the workrooms 2021-2022 School Year and lounge are for teacher use only. Students should not have access to them without adult supervision. Should a student need to phone a parent, they may do so in the office or with the teacher, with permission. However, if sent to the office to call, the student should have a pass from the teacher and a written contact number. This should not be done during instructional time.
Confidentiality: Student records include grades, absences, ARD/504 meeting records, notes that you may have made, emails or text messages to administrators, and other documents found in the electronic student cumulative file or regarding the student in any way. These records may not be shared with anyone other than the biological parents or legal guardian without their written consent. Should the parents be divorced, you must check the court paperwork for release of educational records. If there is no court paperwork, both biological parents have the rights to all educational records. Teachers may not discuss any educational records, academic progress, behavioral concerns, etc. with anyone other than the legal guardian(s) of that child. When contacting parent(s)/guardian(s) regarding educational records, only those listed in Skyward under “Family” may be contacted. Teachers will receive annual confidentiality training. Any documentation/comments shared verbally or in written form is subject to a subpoena. Care must be taken in the handling of student educational records. Failure to comply with this law may result in disciplinary action.
COVID-19 Safety Precautions: Staff will follow the district Safety Protocols.
Curriculum: As a Texas teacher, you are legally required to teach the TEKS for your subject area. PTISD uses the TEKS Resource System as our curriculum management system. You are required to attend common planning meetings each week as agreed upon at other times by your grade level/content area team. Common lesson plans are developed during these planning sessions but teachers will need to adapt their individual lesson plans to meet the needs of their students while still maintaining alignment with the common lesson plan. Teachers are required to have lesson plans for Guided Reading, Guided Math, or other small group instruction, too. Small group lesson plans are to be readily available at their small group space for review as the need arises. Labeling these plans and having them readily available for admin when they come in will decrease the amount of interruption. Teachers are required to maintain and update guided reading and guided math progress monitoring/anecdotal notebooks daily/weekly.
Discipline: The campus discipline plan is to be followed and positive behavior supports are to be in place in all classrooms. All discipline referrals will be submitted electronically. It is an expectation that parent contact be made to let them know a referral was submitted. This contact should primarily be the homeroom teacher with the exception of Specials’ staff members. Staff members other than the homeroom teacher will meet with the students’ homeroom teacher to jointly submit discipline referrals and contact parents. Specials teachers will enter the referral and notify the homeroom teacher of the incident so he/she is 2021-2022 School Year aware. The Redirect program will continue this year. The goal of Redirect is to partner negative consequences while teaching coping skills for students to get back on track and stay in the classroom. Redirect staff may accompany students back to class unless major disruption occurred. Students served by this staff member will be assigned by campus administration. Always keep in mind that students get “do overs” and the goal is to keep them in the classroom so learning can continue. Redirect staff can not assign consequences to students. Every teacher will implement a Classroom Discipline Structure and document student discipline. Click HERE for Mr. Patrick’s Nuts & Bolts PPT presentation.
CAMPUS BEHAVIOR INITIATIVES
THE PARKWAY WAY!
➢ Relationships - Real, Authentic Relationships - are the key to everything! Push, Pamper, & Praise our students. Get to know them, Let them get to know you, and Let them get to know each other. ➢ If a student makes a mistake or poor choice ask: What are you doing? What should you be doing? What are you going to do next time? What are you going to do to fix it? ➢Every class will come up with a social contract by the end of the second full week of school. Ask four questions: (1) How do you want me to treat you? (2) How do you want to treat each other? (3) How do you think I want to be treated? (4) How will we handle violations of the contract? Using the social contract, the teacher is able to create more self-managing classrooms as each student takes responsibility for his or her own behavior. Social contracts take the place of “classroom rules”.
➢ Our campus Standards are: Show Up Respect Work Hard
Documentation: Teachers are to maintain a documentation log of all parent contact, student behavior, and any other “issues or concerns” that should arise throughout the school year.
Electronic Devices: Students may have electronic devices at school with the permission of the teacher. Should students want to use them before class begins, they may do so if they
2021-2022 School Year are reading a book on the device. Students may have cell phones at school, but phones must be turned off and kept in their backpacks unless given permission by the teacher to use the device. If a student chooses to have a device out without permission, the device may be taken up. If you take up a device, put the student’s name on it, and turn it in to administration.
Electronic Media with Students (Policy DH): For information regarding Electronic Media with Students, please see the Pine Tree ISD Employee Handbook.
Email: Please do not forward emails that do not pertain to school business. You must have approval from the principal to send an email to ALL staff. Remember that emails are subject to subpoena so careful consideration should always be taken when composing emails. It is also important to check spelling and grammar prior to sending emails. Limit “reply all” unless the content is pertinent to everyone in the email.
Emergency Situations: Should an emergency arise with a student, please follow the guidelines listed below: ● Notify the school nurse and the front office. If available, the nurse will take over the situation or communicate with you how to proceed. ● The teacher or nurse will notify the parent of the existing emergency. If warranted, the parents should be asked if they want their child transported to an emergency hospital in an ambulance.
End of Day Dismissal: All students will be dismissed at 3:05. Please make sure you walk students to the appropriate end of day location. You must walk them all the way into the cafeteria or gym. Should staff not be in place, you are to stay with students until staff arrives.
Field Trips: Field trips must be finalized 6 weeks prior to students’ arrival at the event. Field trips are planned by grade level teams. Use the following steps to organize the field trip: ● Secure approval from the principal. ● Notify the school nurse and cafeteria staff of the dates and times of the trip. Cafeteria staff will need to know how many lunches will be needed for the event at least two weeks in advance to ensure items needed can be purchased. Teachers will need to complete the Sack Lunch Request form two weeks prior to the event. ● Complete a transportation request and return to the principal’s administrative assistant. ● Arrange financial compensation with the principal’s administrative assistant. ● Send written communication to parents regarding the details of the field trip after admin approval. Make sure to take emergency contact information for the students in your homeroom. 2021-2022 School Year ● No students will be excluded from the field trip without permission from the principal. ● Any parent/guardian/volunteer acting as a chaperone of students must have an approved background check completed at the district level prior to supervising students.
Food in the Classroom: Should the need arise to have food in your classroom, it must be in a wrapped/sealed container at all times. Water or other liquids should not be left in unsealed containers. We don’t want little critters finding it and making your room its home.
Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value: Foods of minimal nutritional value are prohibited anytime during the school day, unless specified in ARD, 504, or RTI plans. This includes soft drinks, candy, gum, etc. Parents may send their child with these foods from home, but staff are not allowed to give students FMNV. Christmas parties and end of the year celebrations must meet federal, state and local policies. Any food brought into the classroom for other students to eat, must be individually wrapped and eaten when the child is at home with parental supervision. No homemade food(s) will be allowed at any time. Only store-bought, commercially prepared foods are acceptable. The following events will be considered our non FMNV days: Christmas and End of Year celebrations. Additional days may be scheduled and placed on our campus calendar.
Grading Policy: Grade book guidelines are in District Policy. AR will not be given a grade.
Grading for Students served through Sp.Ed.: General ed. teachers, special ed. teachers & support staff will communicate and work effectively to ensure that the student is receiving the proper support needed on a daily basis. Grades may be provided by Special Education teachers only if the student receives resource services.
Grading Student Work: The Supreme Court ruled that it does not violate federal privacy law to have students grade another student’s work. While it is not against the law, using this practice runs the risk of errors in grading. The teacher should review any paper that has the grade recorded in the grade book. Grades will not be called out loud by the teacher or student.
Guidance and Counseling: Students that are in need of counseling on a regular basis are scheduled through ARD and 504 meetings. Any additional students will need to have parent notification by either the counselor or the homeroom teacher. A student may ask to speak to a counselor, but the teacher needs to ensure the counselor is available or other arrangements have been made for the student.
Homework & Class Work: Homework is decided as a grade level/content area team. Homework may not be assigned a grade. No more than one sign in or one level of color change permitted for not turning in homework. (For example, if a student does not turn in
2021-2022 School Year homework as assigned on Friday, they can only move down to Yellow for not turning in homework.) Students should receive their homework on Monday (or earlier upon parent request) and have the week to complete the assignments.
Jury Duty: If you are called for Jury Duty please give a copy of your Jury Summons to Amanda Morrow when scheduling your absence. In addition, turn in your Jury Duty excuse the day after your return to work to Amanda Morrow.
Laminating: Take items to be laminated to the ISS room. A paraprofessional will laminate the items and place them on the same table for teacher pick up. Please allow for a two day turnaround on lamination. Be sure to put your name on your items.
Leaving Off-Campus: Any employee who leaves campus throughout the day must sign out in the front office binder and notify an administrator.
Library: Classroom visits to the library will consist of checking in books, possibly a lesson, Makerspace, at times, and check out time. Lessons will focus on library skills and objectives being covered in the classroom.
Mailboxes/Lounge/Workroom: All staff and related services have mailboxes located in the workroom. Do not send students to pick up mail in this area. Office staff will not check mailboxes for students sent down to the office unless it is a special circumstance (ie: report cards, progress reports, etc.). Students are not allowed in the lounge and workroom area without an adult escort.
Maintenance Requests: Submit your request to Mr. Gerald in writing via email. He will complete the necessary work order.
Morning Student Routine: 1st graders will report to the Library until teachers pick them up at 7:20. Upstairs 1st grade classes need to use the stairwells at the end of the 1st grade hallway instead of the one in the Grand Hallway. 2nd - 4th graders will report to the gym until teachers pick them up at 7:20. Take turns and use both doors and stairways to go upstairs.
Movies/Videos in the Classroom: Movies or videos shown in the classroom must have been approved during Common Planning meetings. They must have educational value, have a “G” rating, and have the proper paperwork submitted. Full length movies are not to be shown without Principal approval.
Notes Home to Parents: If there is a need for the entire class, team, or grade level to have a note sent home to parents, please make sure the draft has been approved by the
2021-2022 School Year Instructional Coach and/or Campus Administration at least two days prior to the date it will be sent home.
Paper: Copy paper is located in the copy room. Please do not remove reams of paper from the workroom to save for later. Copy paper, colored paper, and/or cardstock will need to be requested from Morrow if you need it in your classroom.
PEIMS Information: Information pertaining to student and staff contact numbers and addresses should be current in Skyward. If you have additional contact information for your students, please provide that information in written form to the PEIMS secretary. Should your personal information change, notify Morrow of the most current information.
Pertinent Information: Pertinent information is shared weekly through the campus newsletter and/or campus staff Remind 101. It is also important that your district email is reviewed at least once per day.
Professional Learning Communities: Professional Learning Community is a philosophy of working together. WE are a Professional Learning Community all day, every day. Each week we will meet as a subject or grade level team to plan for the upcoming weeks of instruction. All teachers are required to meet on these days. At the Common Planning meetings, backwards design answering the 4 BIG Questions (What do we want them to learn? How are we going to know they learned it? What are we going to do if they already know it? What are we going to do if they don’t?) The Instructional Coaches can assist with deciding appropriateness of materials, if needed. Should you find additional resources, outside of what was decided in Common Planning, you are expected to share with your team as part of the team. Each team member will have a Role/Responsibility at all times so it is imperative that everyone be prepared and complete their task(s) by the designated timeline.
Procedures for Homework/Independent Practice and Class Work: There is a difference in class assignments and homework. Homework/Independent Practice should: ● Be an extension of a concept the student has learned; ● Be additional practice toward mastering a concept; ● Last a maximum of 30 to 60 minutes (depended on the student’s grade level. Ie: First grade students will have a maximum of 10 minutes of homework; second grade students will have a maximum of 20 minutes of homework; Third grade will have a maximum of 30 minutes of homework; and Fourth grade will have a maximum of 40 minutes of homework), in addition to ● Reading for a minimum of 20 minutes daily at home.
Classwork should: ● Be completed in class,
2021-2022 School Year ● Not be taken home or completed at home, (including makeup work unless specifically requested by the parent/guardian) ● Be collected by the teacher at the end of the class period, unless specified in IEP/504 accommodations, and ● If not previously completed, be distributed the next class period by the teacher with a specific amount of time the student will have for the work to be finished. This will be done for assignments for which additional time to complete the assignment is permitted.
Purchase Orders: All purchases are to go through Morrow and campus Admin. There will be no reimbursement for items purchased without a purchase order.
Recess: Recess times are scheduled into the master schedule. Make sure to take a walkie out to the playground so the office can contact you and you can contact the office. Walkies are kept in specified classrooms on each floor. Recess is an extension of the classroom and personal cell phones should not be used while supervising students. While on the playground teachers are to remain in their zoned areas and be actively monitoring at all times.
Responding to Parents: Parent concerns brought to the attention of teachers or administration should be addressed in a timely manner within one business day. Please make sure to check your email/phone messages daily and document any parent contact made.
School Closings/Delays: In the event that inclement weather, power loss, or other unforeseen incidents force the closing of school, a district-wide phone message will be delivered through Skyward. In addition, the school principal will notify the assistant principal and the Leadership team. Each person on the Leadership Team will notify their neighborhood of the delay or closing. The assistant principal will notify all paraprofessionals. Custodial and cafeteria staff will be notified by the departments of Facility Services and Child Nutrition. When the school start time has been delayed, the principal or assistant principal will be on the campus to make sure no students are dropped off at school and left outside. The following radio and television channels will also make the announcement: 56 KETK, 7 KLTV, 105.7 KYKX, 95.3 KFRO, and 106.5 KOOI.
School Communication/ Web pages: Teachers should keep their school websites up to date and refreshed on a biweekly basis. Each teacher is expected to maintain and use the websites to inform students and parents and post homework assignments on a regular, up to date basis. All websites should be kept current with relevant information. Each teacher / teacher team should have some electronic form of communication other than email such as Dojo, Remind, Private Facebook Group Page for your class, etc.
2021-2022 School Year Each week (or monthly if decided on by the content or grade level team) a newsletter/or other form of communication should be sent home to inform parents of the units of study, special activities, when reports cards will be coming home, and the general expectations and activities of the classroom for the upcoming week(s). This can be done electronically through Google Classroom. Security Resource Officer: The SRO is not to be called to a classroom by anyone other than administration. SROs are not to be involved in student discipline.
Sped/504 Paperwork: When you receive paperwork for ARDs or 504s, you are to complete it in its entirety, to the best of your ability, and return it within 3 school days.
Staff Absences: If you are going to be absent or late please text or call an administrator with advanced notice. Please remember that it is your responsibility to enter your absence into AESOP no later than 6 am in the morning of the absence. The office staff is not responsible for inputting your absences into the system. If an absence is approved in advance, please send a courtesy text/email the day before reminding an administrator. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to substitutes please see Morrow. Should you not need to be absent, it is your responsibility to cancel the sub. Subs not cancelled may be compensated by the employee they were scheduled to sub for. If you have an appointment or an emergency, notify an administrator or the principal’s administrative assistant and we will work to get your class covered. If you leave for more than 1.5 hours you will be docked half a day. Half days are from 7:15- 11:15 and 11:15-3:45. Class coverage for absences less than 1.5 hours are subject to approval. Approval is based on staff coverage available.
AESOP Website Address HERE
Campus contact person: Amanda Morrow or Sarah Walters
Staff Children: Staff children are welcome on our campus before/after school hours if they attend Parkway or another campus. All students/children will need an escort to enter the teacher lounge or workrooms. No child of a staff member is allowed to accompany the parent to staff meetings or other scheduled meetings on campus without permission. Please keep them in your classroom or a designated area.
Staff Dress Code: Follow Employee Handbook guidelines for dress code.
Staff Evaluations: Pine Tree Parkway will use the Texas Teacher Evaluation Support System (T-TESS) to evaluate all certified teachers. Each paraprofessional, staff member, counselor, and assistant principal will receive an annual evaluation using the document provided by the Central Office unless teachers qualify to be put on the three year cycle of appraisals. The criteria for a teacher to be in the three year cycle of appraisals are: -Be employed by the district for at least one year; and 2021-2022 School Year -Minimum of 5 years teaching experience; and -Have 5 dimension ratings above proficient on their most recent T-TESS documentation.
Staff Hours: Contract staff hours are 7:15-3:45 except for those that have morning duty. Morning duty times are listed on the Master Schedule. Homeroom staff must greet and pick up students at 7:20. Hourly staff are scheduled for 8.5 hours daily. This allows for a 30 minute lunch. Time Clock must be used and approved before leaving every Friday for all time. NO hourly staff is to accrue comp time nor overtime without prior administrator approval. All hourly staff are required to take a minimum of 30 minutes for lunch.
Staff Learning/Meetings: Faculty Learning is scheduled throughout the school year. (See the Parkway Events Calendar) Professional staff are required to attend unless permission to be absent is granted by the principal.
Student Attendance: It is of great importance that attendance MUST be taken daily at 9:45 am. Failure to do so can result in a written reprimand. Please make sure to verify your class attendance before submitting it (don’t just check all to mark all students present). Perfect Attendance Magnets should be put up each day your class achieves “Perfect Attendance” and taken down at the end of the day. If a parent informs you that their child will be absent,email Mrs. Hardy, the attendance clerk. If a student is out two consecutive days, you are to contact the parent and document this communication. If a student is out three consecutive days, please contact the attendance clerk so she can follow-up on the absences. If you receive any doctors’ notes it is extremely important that you send the notes to the attendance clerk on the day you receive them. Click HERE for Mr. Patrick’s Nuts & Bolts PPT presentation.
Attendance Clerk: Sarah Walters
Student Monitoring: Students MUST be monitored at ALL times when on campus. Do not leave students unattended at any time, including stepping out in the hall to talk with a student or adult. Should the need arise to step out in the hall, keep your door open and your body positioned in a manner that allows you to monitor students.
Student Transportation: All transportation is done online through the transportation website. Students are assigned a route, including a bus number, when they register for school. Bus numbers can be found using the online system.
If a student enrolls after school has started for the year, a bus slip including the number, address, and start date will be given to the homeroom teacher by the campus registrar. On the start date, written on the slip, the teacher will escort the student to the bus along with one copy of the slip. The student will give this slip to their driver. The other copy is for teacher records. There is a three day wait for any bus transportation changes, new and
2021-2022 School Year revisions. A student must follow their normal transportation arrangements or be a parent drop off/pick up until the start date for the change.
All changes in scheduled transportation arrangements must be made by the parent in writing before 2:30 pm on the start date of the transportation change. The only exception to a written note from the parent is if the parent calls and speaks to the front office. A log will be maintained of the change and the student and student teacher(s) will be notified but no changes will be allowed after 2:30pm. Students may not verbally tell a teacher of a transportation change; it must be in writing. It is recommended that teachers document their students’ transportation arrangements in some accessible manner. Also, be mindful about accepting changes via text or email as you may not always be able to check your email in a timely manner.
Student Suspension: Should a student receive Out of School Suspension, teachers are to provide ALL course work and/or the opportunity to make up all missed work within a reasonable period of time. Students identified as Homeless, are not eligible for Out of School Suspension.
Supplies Request: When requesting supplies from the office please make sure you email Morrow. Requests communicated “in passing” or notes left on Morrow’s desk will not be accepted – no exceptions. Please allow a 2 day turnaround on supplies pending inventory.
Tardies: Please see the district tardy policy and Mr. Patrick for questions. Click HERE for Mr. Patrick’s Nuts & Bolts PPT presentation.
Technology Needs: Complete a technology work order found on the staff webpage at ptisd.org. Every effort should be made to fix the problem at the campus level first with the exception of positioning projectors. Do not adjust projectors manually. Enter a tech request for projector concerns. Should you need a new device, a requisition must be completed.
Transitions: Teachers must accompany students during all transitions throughout the day. Students are to be escorted to each destination including to and from lunch, Specials, Library (if going as a class), and end of day dismissal. Monitor for social distancing and face masks.
Workshops: A professional development plan exists at the district level. Any requests to attend other professional development must be approved by the principal prior to registering for the event.
2021-2022 School Year VERIFICATION AND REPORT CARD DATES (Subject to change)
GRADING PERIOD REPORT CARD DATE
MP 1 8/18- 10/15 10/21/2021
MP 2 10/18 -12/17 1/7/2022
MP 3 01/04 – 03/04 03/11/2022
MP 4 03/7 – 05/25 05/13/2022
MASTER SCHEDULES
2021-2022 School Year MORNING ANNOUNCEMENT STUDENT TEMPLATE
*PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU PRACTICE WITH YOUR CLASS BEFORE YOUR ASSIGNED DATE*
1st Student: Good Morning Parkway Pack! Hard work and Respect is the Pack Way! Today is ______, ______, 2021.
2nd Student: Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance…
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
3rd Student: Please remain standing for the Texas Pledge:
Honor the Texas flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.
4th Student: Please join me in a moment of silence.
5th Student: Remain standing for our Parkway Pledge:
ALL STUDENTS:
P…..WE WILL PERSEVERE
A…..WE WILL HAVE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE
R…..WE WILL RESPECT OTHERS
K…..WE WILL BE KIND TO OTHERS
W..…WE WILL WORK HARD AT ALL WE DO
A….WE WILL APPRECIATE EACH OTHER EVERYDAY
Y.…WE WILL DO BETTER THAN WE DID YESTERDAY
WE ARE PARKWAY! THE PARKWAY PACK! 2021-2022 School Year 6th Student: Today for lunch we will be enjoying ______. Be sure and tell the ladies in the cafeteria “Thank you!”
ALL STUDENTS: We LOVE the Pack! PARKWAY LEADERSHIP TEAM
DEPARTMENT/GRADE LEVEL TEAM LEADERS
1ST GRADE MEREDITH CLAY
JENNIFER INGRAM
2ND GRADE STACY JAMES
CANDACE EDWARDS
3RD GRADE VIRI CASTILLO
SHANNON FISK
4TH GRADE SARA KING
CAT MORGAN
SPECIALS MISTI SCAGGS
SUPPORT SARAH WALTERS
AMANDA MORROW
KARI BUSHA
CHRISTY MCELYEA
TEGE MILLIKIN
MARIE RILEY (Special Education Team)
JOLENE RAY (Paraprofessionals other than Sped Team)
2021-2022 School Year Team Leaders must attend bi-monthly meetings and keep their grade level or team informed. The Team Leaders will first discuss information with each other so all information presented in a uniformed manner to their grade level or team. Meetings to be held in the library at 3:40 p.m.
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY (PLC) is not a meeting…IT IS HOW WE WORK…AS A COMMUNITY!
We will have meetings called: Collaborative Planning, Staff Learning, RTI Meetings, and Data Meetings.
Meetings will take place weekly at minimum. Meeting locations will be decided on by the team.
Expectations: Follow Parkway Pack Social Contract, support one another, be present, discuss curriculum, discuss practices/strategies, model lessons, give constructive feedback, give words of affirmation, analyze data, problem solve, be prepared, and be a blessing to your colleagues.
Focus: Data analysis, Backwards Design, Answer the 4 BIG Questions, TEKS study, understanding and defining what mastery looks like, lesson modeling from all participants, and our plan of action/lesson plans.
No one is to miss these meetings unless prior approval is granted by admin.
The goal of PLC is professional learning of our instructional strengths and areas of new learning, NOT completing a lesson plan.
2021-2022 School Year READING EXPECTATIONS
FOUNTAS & PINNELL BAS/GUIDED READING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (Agreed upon by the campus teams)
DATA ANALYSIS
Purpose for data analysis:
○ Collecting and analyzing the data ○ Responding to what the data tells us ○ Providing support for students and teachers
When? Week following 6 weeks assessment is given (will also occur the week or two after Fountas & Pinnell Benchmarks have been administered):
● Led by Administration ● Test item analysis ● Time Frame: ~ 40 minutes
Question to use as a reflection tool in preparation of the meeting: ● Which two standards did your students struggle with the most? What is your plan of action to help solve this problem? ● What is your plan to help those that are close to approaches, meets, or masters level? How will your instruction time be divided to address all of these levels of mastery? ● As we move into PTISD CBA in December, Mock, etc., how are you creating an edge for your students? What specific strategies will you incorporate?
Items to bring to this meeting include the following: ● A copy of the last unit exam ● An example of your own personal lesson plans
Assessments
Reading, Writing, & Math: Grades 1-4 High Frequency Words: 1 & 2; 3 & 4 (M or Below) 2021-2022 School Year 1-4 F & P Benchmarks: BOY, MOY & EOY (except 4th grade) Informal Running Records: 1-4 ISIP: Grades 1-4 monthly Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS).: Grade 1-EOY; Grade 2-EOY
DMAC MEETING DATES: Listed on Parkway Events Calendar STAFF LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES (aka staff meetings) -See Events Calendar for dates. Time is 3:45-4:30 -Everyone is expected to attend. Don’t make appointments on these days.
PIRATE OF THE MONTH
Pirate of the Month will be chosen by the teacher. Nominated students should be chosen for specific growth in a particular area (academics, behavior, social).
Enter names into the Spreadsheet by 12:00pm the Monday prior to the last Monday of each month.
CAMPUS Recognized Pirates of the Month (1/grade level) names will be announced the following Thursday. These students will receive a yard sign and will have their picture taken for our website. They will represent Parkway as their grade level student of the month until the next P.O.M. is chosen. Please send students to the office immediately to have their picture taken.
❖ Pirates of the Month Student Expectations/Privileges:
• Greet students at the door every morning along with teacher
• Teacher assistant t system
2021-2022 School Year scipline RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION (RTI)
- RTI referrals will be based on data.
- Meetings will take place in the Instructional Coaches’ Room
- Teachers will receive a schedule indicating the time designated to meet with the committee along with class coverage should it be necessary.
- Teachers are to come prepared with any documentation to support academic/behavior concerns & any additional information you want to share with the committee.
- Tier 2 and Tier 3 RTI students must receive intervention during Growing Greatness. Progress Monitoring reports should also be accessible and brought to the meeting. (These reports are placed in your box weekly by designated staff.)
RTI Roles: - Derrick Conley, Melanie Keoun & Donald Patrick – Administration - Tege Millikin – Academic Specialist & RTI Chair - Kari Busha – 1st & 2nd Grade Instructional Coach - Christy McElyea – 3rd & 4th Grade Instructional Coach - Marie Riley – Lead Special Education Teacher - Marie Shelton – Counselor & 504 Campus Coordinator - Teacher
2021-2022 School Year LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE (LPAC)
The LPAC is a campus-based committee responsible for reviewing the Dual Language Model and ELL student performance each year for the purpose of making educational decisions that will support student achievement and language acquisition.
The committee is required to meet to discuss the following:
- Placements/Initials - Program Change/Reviews - Monitoring of Students to include 1st - 4th Year Monitors and LEP failures by nine weeks. - State Assessment Reviews - End of Year
LPAC Committee Members
- Donald Patrick – Campus Coordinator - Brenda Muniz, Viri Castillo, & Kristen Ellerman – Bilingual Teachers - General Education Teacher serving an ESL student - LPAC Approved Parent
2021-2022 School Year CAMPUS SAFETY, ATTENDANCE, & BEHAVIOR COMMITTEE
The purpose of the Campus Safety Committee is to ensure compliance with all district and state mandates with regards to school safety. The committee will work to develop procedures and guidelines to follow during all drills and will evaluate procedures in an effort of continuous improvement. The ultimate goal of the committee is to ensure the safety of all students and staff during a time of crisis.
The purpose of the Campus Attendance Committee is to develop procedures and protocols for parents and staff to follow in accordance with the state attendance law and district attendance policies.
The purpose of the Behavior Committee is to organize and plan Positive Behavior Incentives as well as reviewing campus discipline data in order to improve campus discipline and discipline procedures/protocols.
Meeting Dates: Mr. Patrick to schedule monthly Committee Members: Grade Level/Dept. Staff Grade Level/Dept Staff
1 Sneed Administration Patrick
2 Willis Office Staff Fleming (safety) Walters (attendance)
3 Bates Counselor Shelton
4 Moseley Nurse Kennedy
Specials Scaggs Support Millikin
Custodians Polk, A. Cafeteria Thompson (safety)
Attendance Incentives:
Student Perfect Attendance - Every nine weeks the classes with 100% attendance will be recognized. 2021-2022 School Year PARENT & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMMITTEE
The purpose of the Parent Involvement Committee is to organize and encourage parent and community involvement activities in accordance with Title I and Title III requirements.
CAMPUS EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE Tentative Meeting Dates: (Will coincide with Leadership Meeting Dates)
DEPARTMENT/GRADE LEVEL TEAM LEADERS
1ST GRADE MEREDITH CLAY
JENNIFER INGRAM
2ND GRADE STACY JAMES
CANDACE EDWARDS
3RD GRADE VIRI CASTILLO
SHANNON FISK
4TH GRADE SARA KING
CAT MORGAN
SPECIALS MISTI SCAGGS
SUPPORT AMANDA MORROW
KARI BUSHA
CHRISTY MCELYEA
TEGE MILLIKIN
MARIE RILEY (Special Education Team)
2021-2022 School Year JOLENE RAY (Paraprofessionals other than Sped Team)
COMMUNITY PTA Representative
Wendi Stevenson (Parent)
Micah Devendorff (Local Business)
PIRATE CAMP SCHEDULE
- Pirate Camp is a designated period within the school day where teachers and intervention staff will provide academic support to all students (Tier 1-3). Students not needing academic support (Tier 1) will receive academic enrichment or attend an activity of choice (independent reading etc.)
- Dates: August 19 – May 25
- Days: Monday - Friday
- Time: Each grade level varies
- Any Tier 1 students that remain in the classroom during Pirate Camp are to be actively engaged in stations.
- All teachers will share all students. Students will be assigned locations based on student data and need. Teachers will serve/teach in areas of strength based on data.
TEXAS TEACHER EVALUATIONS SUPPORT SYSTEM (T-TESS)
2021-2022 Teacher Appraisal Calendar
★T-TESS Campus Training: Refresher for staff being evaluated
★Goal Setting Conferences for all Employees
★Appraisal Period
2021-2022 School Year ★End of Year Conference/Goal Setting/Summative
★Appraiser Assignments to be shared.
POSSIBLE AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS
CLUB SPONSORS GRADES MTG DAYS LOCATION
Art Club Scaggs 3 & 4 TBD Art Room
Jolly Roger Jam Karling 3 & 4 TBD Music Rm Band
Robotics 2 - 4 TBD TBD
Student Council 3 & 4 TBD TBD
Page Turners 1 - 4 Tuesdays Library/Lab
Cutlass Band Karling 3 & 4 TBD Music Rm
• Practice times, days, & location for sports are subject to change due to upcoming scheduled events to include performances, games, competitions etc.
• It will be the coach’s responsibility to notify parents of any changes with advance notice.
2021-2022 School Year ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/RECEIPT
Parkway Elementary School
2021 - 2022 Faculty Handbook
Acknowledge/Receipt
I acknowledge that I have received the Parkway Elementary School 2021-2022 Campus Handbook. I understand that this handbook replaces all prior verbal and written communications regarding Parkway Elementary policies and procedures. I have read this handbook carefully to understand the expectations as well as the policies and procedures for all members of the Parkway Faculty. My signature is evidence of my understanding.
I additionally am aware that the district handbook is available online and I must adhere to the policies and procedures contained within it.
Employee Signature: ______
Employee Name (Please Print): ______
Date: ______2021-2022 School Year 2021-2022 School Year