Opportunity Statement: Coolidge Elementary will continue to provide all students with academic, social, and emotional growth opportunities through great teaching and the utilization of our community resources. We will maintain high expectations for all students, as well as expand our efforts to cultivate a positive school culture that encourages intellectual and social growth.”
OCTOBER FOCUS: Identifying Critical Content and How are test scores used to drive instruction?
- Monday, October 7 - Coolidge Leadership Meeting, OKCPS Board Meeting
- Tuesday, October 8 - PLC Meetings - Istation Data, Verticle Faculty Meeting.
- Wednesday, October 9 - Ms. Dee's Retirement Party. Tutoring
- Thursday, October 10 - Tutoring Brett out Principal Meeting. Health Fair 5:30 - 7:00 Gym. Math in Focus Training McNeill & Wiskus Out
- Friday, October 11 - Title 1 Visit
I Station Reading:
I was happy to share my red cape today with several students for going up levels. I am going to look for a different report that will show growth - by points not so much levels for our math report and awards next week. I didn't get a pic of all the students who went up just one level. These friends went up 2 levels. 
Personal Learning Focus
Please be sure you have submitted your Personal Growth Plan for Approval to Ms. Brett and Ms. Lundy.
 Report Cards: 
The first-quarter report cards cycle opens on Thursday, October 10th. You have 2 days after the end of the quarter, so grades and all attendance should be posted by the end of the business day on the 23rd.
How are you using your testing data?
A child takes an assessment - what are you doing with that information from the assessment?
Do you have a clear learning target so the child knows what they need to do to show mastery? Success Criteria defines what the student must be able to do to be successful on that standard - it is NOT task specific but it does improve the quality of work produced by the student.
 Your leadership team met on 9.30.2019 and reviewed these Oklahoma Essential Element 2: Academic Performance - Classroom Evaluation/Assessment. The school faculty uses multiple evaluation and assessment strategies to continuously monitor and modify instruction to meet student needs and support proficient student work.Performance Expectations: The school leader communicates both a focused mission to improve student achievement and a vision of the critical elements of curriculum and instructional practices that makes high achievement possible. The Leadership Team selected 2.2 as the building focus for this element. Teachers collaborate in the design of assessment. Teachers collaborate in the design of authentic assessment tasks aligned with Oklahoma Academic Standards and work to develop common formative assessments. During our Professional Development on October 21st, we will cover Mastery Connect assessments and building common assessments as a team. To view the checklist and how the leadership scores Coolidge click here: Needs Assessment Checklist 2020 Online Benefits Option Period
It is that time of year again: Benefits Option Period, which runs from October 1 through October 31, 2019!
PLEASE NOTE: PREMIUMS DID INCREASE FOR THE 2020 CALENDAR YEAR, BUT YOUR FLEXIBLE BENEFIT ALLOWANCE WILL ALSO INCREASE TO $615.90
All employees enrolled in Aetna must select another vendor for medical coverage for the 2020 calendar year
If you do not want to make any changes to your current medical, vision, or dental plans, you do not have to reenroll or do anything for your coverage to stay the same. If you are currently enrolled in Aetna for your medical coverage, you will have to select a different vendor for medical coverage for the 2020 calendar year.
If you are planning to add a dependent, bring or send documentation showing the dependent's relationship, i.e. birth certificate or marriage license. The deadline for all dependent documentation to be turned in is Tuesday, October 31, 2019. Please see Important Information to find out where to submit your dependent documentation.
Have Questions? Need help?
Come see us at our Informational Sessions conducted by OKCPS Benefits staff. In addition, vendors will be on site to assist. See schedule below:
October 1, 2019 | Capitol Hill High School, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
October 2, 2019 | Star Spencer High School, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
October 8, 2019 | US Grant High School, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
October 9, 2019 | NW Classen High School, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Benefit Fair
We will be hosting a Benefit Fair
October 24, 2019 at the Operations Center, Building 3,
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Vendors and Benefits staff will be available to assist you with questions about benefits as well as assist you with enrollment.
Enrollment is ONLINE only. Paper enrollment will NOT be available. Visit okcps.org for more information.
Don't delay, enroll today!
Thank you,
OKCPS Benefits Team
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CAFE Menu–Keep 4 Things in Mind
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Here are 4 important things to remember when designing your CAFE Menu. You may want to pass them on to a friend or colleague who is new to the CAFE System
1. Keep it simple! Resist the urge to make it cutesy. Think of your menu board simply as a place to put important information. You want the goals and strategies to be the stars of your menu, not the purple, polka-dotted, zebra-striped borders and headers with stick-figure children peeking over the top. You can make it look colorful, clean and neat using construction paper and a pleasant font. It's really all you need.
2. Keep it close! From your teaching chair, you should be able to touch the menu columns with your hand or a pointer. The menu won't be an effective tool if the children have to turn their bodies to see it across the room. If necessary, place your CAFE board on a display board so it can be set right beside your chair.
3. Children own it! Let them help you create the board. Students can do the writing (be sure the words are spelled correctly), illustrate the strategies, and declare their goals. This is important! Don't take shortcuts and have all the I-charts and strategies laminated before the children even arrive. Think about it this way, would you rather teach in a classroom that you designed or one prepared by someone else?
4. Use it! Every day we read books to the children; every day we can make a reference to the CAFE board. As you build your menu, strategy by strategy, it will represent countless hours of sharing and learning. It shouldn't become just a big poster hanging on the wall. What you and your students get out of it will be directly proportional to the amount of time and effort you put into it.
I think you will find that the moments spent teaching from the CAFE menu will be the best of the day. Stay passionate, positive and persistent!
Happy Birthday
October 9th - Ms. Fast 2nd Grade
October 10 - Ms. Taylor, PreK
October 12th - Ms. Nelson Library
October 18th - Ms. Leeson Kinder
Liked the video and CAFE plan.
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