Mission- Our mission is to prepare all students to achieve the highest standard of intellectual, physical, social and emotional growth.

Vision- Our vision is to create an exceptional learning environment where all students are prepared to successfully compete in a global society.

Armadillo Creed- I am a proud Nathan Adams Armadillo. With Hard work and effort, I can accomplish anything. Today, I choose to be successful.

Thank you for another great week! What a great start to our week with family night at Cici's. Thank you to all that came out to support! We got through our second round of testing with our 5th grade Science STAAR. Thank you everyone for contributing to an exceptional testing environment.

We also had our campus community project with United to Learn on Friday and now have an updated outdoor learning space! Thank you to all who participated and contributed to upgrading our outdoor space. I encourage you to find a time to maximize our outdoor learning spaces. We now have two indoor courtyard spaces that can enhance the learning experience. I'm excited and eager to see these spaces filled with hands-on experiences, outdoor SEL, and learning opportunities.

Any and ALL indicators with a score of a 3 must be supported with student data and artifacts. Please reference to the TEI Rubric, the attendance rubric below, the student data rubric below. Remember an exemplary rating should be supported with student achievement and campus improvement artifacts. Exemplary rating is impact beyond your classroom. Please see Fall climate survey below and use this data for summative reflection.

Our summative collective scores must align with our campus collective scores. If you are self-rating 3 on all instructional indicators this would be considered a district model classroom for the new curriculum. If you are self-scoring 3 on Domain 3- be prepared to present your behavior management system in your classroom and throughout all transitions. Domain 4- be prepared to present your actions and leadership that have contributed to schoolwide impact.

Please bring your 90-60-30 with supporting data to our summative conference.

Our ED must approve any summative score above a 90. Our summative scores must also align to our campus data: climate survey, parent survey, student survey, MAP, and common assessment data. Our campus is currently averaging a C on Domain 1: student achievement.

Thank you all for making Nathan Adams the school it is. I admire the collaboration and team work that takes place every day. Proud of our roll!

Happy Birthday:

April 9th- Happy Birthday Mr. Harris

April 25th- Happy Birthday Ms. Martos

April 29th- Happy Birthday Mr. Montiel

Week of April 22nd-

-Open Transfer Period closes April 24th.

-Annual Cybersecurity Awareness Training (Self-Paced Cornerstone) Due by May 3rd

-Submit your extended summative worksheet (ALL indicators with a 3 must have artifacts and student data)

-In support of our STAAR students, wear motivational STAAR shirts throughout the week.

Monday, April 22nd-

EARTH DAY

-College/STAAR Spirit with professional bottoms

-Staff Meeting at 3:30 in the library

-Afterschool gym rental 7:00-8:30

Tuesday, April 23rd-

-STAAR shirt

-ESY ARDs @ 9:00

-CAR Tutoring

Wednesday, April 24th-

-MATH STAAR!!! Wear your STAAR shirt with jeans.

-Stop by teachers lounge for morning snacks

-CAR Tutoring

-Afterschool gym rental 7:00-8:30

Thursday, April 25th-

-Thankful Thursday Snacks

-Dallas Children's Theatre 2nd and 4th grade during specials

Friday April 26th-

-School Pride- Wear Jeans with your spirit shirt.

-Jean Buck Friday- Please submit your count with your money when PTA collects.

-PreK DCT Rotations 9:00-10:30

-Movie Night

-Wright off campus

Upcoming Dates:

April 30th- Career Day @ 6:00pm. 6th Grade Parent Meeting @ 5:15pm

May 2nd- Brighter Bites

May 3rd- Inclement Weather

Week of May 5th- Teacher Appreciation week

May 8th- Last Day of CAR

May 10th- ChuckE Cheese PTA Night

May 13-15- MAP EOY

May 17th- Collect Technology

Week of May 20th- Awards Assembly

May 22nd- SBDM

May 23rd- Field Day

May 24th- Last Day of School/ Class Parties

-Kudos to everyone that supported Cici's Night: Ms. Miranda, Ms. Emad, Ms. Vaquerano, Mrs. Vaquerano, Ms. Blake, Ms. Bricker, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Alvarez, Ms. Safford ( I apologize if I left anyone's name out)

-Shout out to Ms. Smith for representing Nathan Adams at ESPORTS

-Kudos to Ms. Bricker and Ms. Blake for providing an oatmeal breakfast for STAAR Science.

-Kudos to Ms. Safford for your support during testing.

-Kudos to Ms. Alvarez for her commitment with Core 4

-Kudos to Ms. Moore for your commitment to building a strong school community

-Kudos to Nuse McAdams for your continuous support with schoolwide communication

-Kudos to our STAAR teachers for bein so intentional with your countdown to prepare students through tier one instruction and interventions.

-Kudos to PreK for their countdown to Kinder! What a great way to get students ready for Kindergarten.

-Kudos to Ms. Emad for her resilience in challenging times

-Kudos to Ms. Ricoy for your continuous team support

-Kudos to 1st great team for your collaboration with CAR during school day.

-Kudos to 2nd grade for your intentionality with preparing students with a strong reading foundation... Bridge to third grade.

-Kudos to our instructional TA's... don't know what we would do without you!

From Ms. Wright:

Our Armadillos rolled up their sleeves to work on a community garden project just in time for Earth Day 2024! In partnership with United to Learn , Axxess Home Health, our Armadillo families, and our little Armadillos to upgrade our outdoor learning space.

-Kudos to for test seating charts. See message from testing department: "Greetings! These are darn near perfect! Many thanks!" Way to go team!!!!!!!!!!!

-Kudos to Mr. Firley for your support in testing.

-Kudos to Nurse McAdams and front office for your support in cleaning out lost and found.

-Kudos to Ms. Bricker for sunshine lunch!

-Kudos to A-Team for Thankful Thursday

-Kudos to our TA's for your unwavering support in ensuring coverage

-Kudos to all for an exceptional STAAR Science testing environment and schoolwide support to ensure testing was successful.

From Ms. Salazar:

Ms. Jasmine Vaquerano, Ms. Gibson, Ms. Barcenas for your support with students this week. And always with such a positive attitude and smile.

-Kudos to Ms. Gamboa, Mrs. Xenia Vaquerano, Ms. Manwani, and Ms. Garcia you are always ready to help where needed.

Please submit your TEI Summative worksheet by the end of the week. Once your evaluator receives your summative worksheet, meeting will be scheduled. Any ratings of 3 must be supported with student data, campus data, campus improvement. Any score of 90+ will be reviewed for approval by ED Feimster.

Please know your 90-60-30, know the number of students needed for the next level band and adjust accordingly. Identify your tier 2 students and action steps to push them to the next level.

Our focus on excellence in tier 1 instruction please be reminded of the following required at minimum items (These are evidence of Domain 1) :

-Teacher Instructional Guide visible

-Lesson must be aligned with lesson pacing, no exceptions (please notify admin/ coaches during PLC if you have gotten off alignment).

-Timers being used

-Accurate time stamped agenda with time stamped breakdown of Eureka and Amplify Ex:

-Exemplar in hand (annotated from student point of view)

-Student engagement (Think-pair-share at minimum)

-Updated LO and SC

-Updated seating charts posted outside of classroom

-Updated schedule posted outside of classroom

-Anchor chart used during lesson and students anchoring their learning to it

-Data tracker must be labeled and up to date. Must have a student data tracker visible.

-Must have daily time-stamped agenda posted

Nathan Adams is mentioned in the Dallas Symphony Orchestra site as Ms. McCalley was recognized as the runner up for their teacher of the year award.

WAIP Summary

• The open Transfer Period for HPC/ACE campuses begins March 4, 2024

• The principal deadline to submit recommendations for the open transfer period is 11:59 P.M. on April 24, 2024

Reference Check - Common Questions

The following are some questions that principals will usually ask about a candidate

• How good is the candidate's attendance?
• What is the last piece of feedback the candidate received?
• How quickly does the teacher implement feedback?
• How does the candidate contributed to your campus culture?
• Does he/she tutors? Does he/she supports extra curricular activities?

Letting your principal know about your plans allows him to better support your transition.

Recommendation

The recommendation is not a verbal agreement. The recommendation must be submitted on the system. For your assurance

• Ask your recommending principal to send you a copy of his/her transfer request
• Submit that copy to Calixto

2023-2024 Self Rating Task (NEW)

In an effort to provide additional opportunities for professional growth and promote

MAP Growth

• Beginning in 2023-24, MAP Growth will REPLACE ACP in grades 3-8 reading and math. Grades 1 and 2 will continue with MAP Growth measures previously introduced in 2021-22.
• Grade 5 Science MAP Growth will not be used until both English and Spanish language assessments are available.
• The Grade 8 Science ACP Assessment will continue to be administered.
• MAP Fluency is NOT used in TEI achievement templates for any grade levels.
• Only one MAP Growth Reading result will be used when both English and Spanish assessment results exist. When duplicates (i.e. English and Spanish) exist for MAP Growth Reading, both the student’s program placement code and the language spoken at home are utilized in determining which result is included for TEI purposes. For example, if the student is in a one- or two-way dual language program AND the language spoken at home is Spanish, the Spanish result will be used. Note: there is no assessment language requirement for Math.
• Teachers can review the Excellence Initiative FAQ, the MAP Language of Assessment Guide and Chapter 8 of the TEI Rulebook v8 for additional information.

Summative Task Launched in Cornerstone
Please remember:

• Executive Director approval is required for any Summative Evaluations that are 90 and above. Must meet the 90-60-30. Student Achievement

Summative Task Launched in Cornerstone
The Summative Task for teachers is now available in Cornerstone. Please remember:

• Executive Director approval is required for any Summative Evaluations that are 90 and above.
• The extended observation deadline for everyone else is April 11, 2024. The summative evaluation deadline for everyone else is April 25, 2024.

TEI Website and Contacting TEI
As a reminder, TEI is available for telephone support at 972-749-5712 Monday-Friday 7:30 am – 5:00 pm. Additionally, you can email us at tei@dallasisd.org should you need assistance. Additionally, make sure to bookmark TEI Website to ensure you can access important TEI information and resources.

Any rating of a 3 should be supported with student data and artifacts. Overall score should reflect student data. ED Feimster must approve any score of above a 90 on summative, this must be aligned with student data, no exceptions.

As you are practicing self-reflection, use the 4.1 attendance rubric below to guide your attendance and compliance rating.

Additional factor to keep in mind any absence and process was it communicated, substitute secured, planned material, did not cause hardship on team.

Data tracker must be aligned to the 90-60-30

Use TEI table below to guide self-rating:

• Bulletin Boards must be updated every 3 weeks
• ACTION ITEM: PreK-5th: Please have a time stamped agenda visible inside the classroom. Please update these daily. Please walk with your annotated exemplar in hand.

• Positive Culture- What do we want our halls to sound like during transition, arrival, and dismissal? Continue to practice and reinforce quiet transitions.

Friendly Reminder: All classroom doors must remain open during instruction. There are only two classrooms approved to have door closed, due to safety concerns. Window must allow visible access to the classroom.

• Remember to smile and create joy!

Hallway and Dismissal Reflection:

If necessary please use SEL or social studies time to review and practice hallway expectations.

• What do we sound like when we are transitioning in the hallway? Is your class always at voice level zero walking from arrival, throughout the day, and dismissal? Voice level 0 in the hallway
• What do we look like when we are transitioning in the hallway?
• Is our dismissal system smooth, does it end with a positive tone?
• How am I contributing to the smooth hallway transitions and dismissal?
• How can we improve collectively to strengthen our hallway transitions and dismissal?

Email: mcalixto@dallasisd.org
Website: https://www.dallasisd.org/nathanadams
Location: 12600 Welch Rd, Dallas, TX 75244
Phone: 972-794-2600