Administrivia

Week of Monday September 28 - Friday, October 2

In this Week's Administrivia:

Don't Forget - Friday Staff Meeting and Book Study
Academic Grade Level PLCs this Week!
Friday Asynchronous Reminders- Be Mindful of Work Assigned
Art Attack Reminders
Communication & Attendance Reminders
PSO Grant Application Available!

Inspirational Quote for the Week

Amplifications!

Coates Multi-tasking!

Whitney Coates was on campus on Friday supervising students for Homecoming recordings while also facilitating Mock Trial pratice. Way to go!

Leadership Students Keeping Safe!

With authorization from the school, small groups of students can come to campus in small groups under staff supervision. Students came to campus on Saturday to record more segments for Homecoming.

Students Staying Physically Distant

Although crew members had to come close to others at different times, students kept their physical distance from one another when recording their videos. Thank you!

Sawalha's Virtual Civil War Museum

Lana Sawalha's students created a virtual museum about the Civil War and Reconstruction. The slide deck is an excellent example of how students can collaborate around a project using the tools that we have in the Google Apps for Education. Click on the image above to access the Block 4 slides!

More Virtual Museum

Like Block 4, Block 1 collaborated in a similar manner. Check out the Block 1 projects by clicking on the image above.

Weekly Humor

Important Reminders from the Dean Team

Don't Forget - Friday Staff Meeting and Book Study

This Friday October 2 is a staff meeting for all academic and elective teachers. Most of the meeting will be dedicated to the Introduction and Chapter 1 of Not Light, But Fire. Please come prepared with your reading completed by this week!

Staff Meeting Agenda can be found here.

Academic Grade Level PLCs this Week!

Grade Level PLC meetings will be on Tuesday, September 29th from 2pm-3pm via Zoom. Please know that the goal of this meeting is to collaborate as professionals and develop interventions/supports that can be implemented to support our struggling students. Please review the Grade Level PLC Guidelines which outlines how the meeting will run and includes links to the following:

Grade Level Teams document which includes links to all Zoom sessions
Grade Level PLC Feedback Form
Grade Level PLC Feedback Form Response Sheet
Grade Level PLC Best Practices

Friday Asynchronous Reminders- Be Mindful of Work Assigned

Thank you to everyone who followed the guidelines for Friday asynchronous work assignments! Please keep in mind that work assigned for Fridays often takes longer than realized when assigning the work. Be mindful of this as you assign your students work to complete during this day.

Other reminders:

Teachers must refrain from assigning new work on Fridays. Work that should be completed during Friday asynchronous time should be assigned earlier in the week.

Teachers should assign a reflective task for Friday, if no other work is assigned. This will ensure we are meeting the daily engagement requirements. Click here for a sample reflection form.

Teachers can offer optional remediation activities on Friday to support students, but these cannot be required.

Teachers must be available on Fridays for office hours for a minimum of 20 minutes each block.

Teachers are able to request that an assignment be submitted at the end of a block; however, students must be allowed to submit that assignment by Friday at 4:15pm before a late penalty is applied.

Art Attack Reminders

With the new Phase 1B schedule, Art Attack broadcasts now take place on Mondays and Thursdays. Teachers need to read the highlighted version of the written Art Attack on Tuesdays at the beginning of Block 5 and Wednesdays at the beginning of Block 2

Thanks for your assistance and support!

Communication & Attendance Reminders

The professional practice at OCSA is to respond to all communications (emails and voicemails) within 48 hours/2 business days. During this distance learning time, these communications are critical to maintain connection with students and their families.

Also, please make sure to submit your daily attendance by the end of the instructional day so the Attendance Office and families have accurate attendance data. Thank you for helping out your colleagues in the Attendance Office

PSO Grant Application Available!

PSO Grants are now open!

What is a PSO Grant? A PSO Grant is a supplemental program, funded entirely by Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) Parent Support Organization’s (PSO’S) discretionary fund. A PSO Grant provides awardees the ability to make specific purchases to fill a need in the classroom. PSO Grants fund supplies, equipment, instructional items, special projects, or programs. Those eligible to apply for a grant include OCSA Academic and/or Conservatory Faculty, Administration, and Staff.

Deadline: Sun., Oct. 11, 2020

Contact: kim.ocsapso@gmail.com

To access the PSO Grant Application, please click here.

Want the Inclusion Resources? Join the Classroom!

Join the Antiracism & Inclusion Google Classroom to continue the conversation during the Professional Development sessions. Resources include links to all the videos and articles. Use code oaah6px

Join the Academic & Elective Teacher Google Classroom!

Use join code zsqq6be to join if you do not see it in your lists of Google Classrooms

OCSA Tech Tips

Distance Learning Resource Padlet

Student Behavior Referral Form