st EHS Math Department

2015-16 EHS Math Dept - Meeting Agendas

 

Typically, department meetings will be held the Monday after Principal's Advisory Committee (PAC)

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Substitutes:

  • Gary Winkle 656-0825 or 407-6298 [retired EHS math teacher]
  • Doug Peterson, 960-6420, 632-7760 (home & answering machine) cndpeterson5@att.net [retired EHS math teacher]
  • Frank Sambor 288-4297 [retired math dept chair - East St. Louis H.S.]

Parent - Teacher Conferences

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2

Michael Cory A318 (w/ Lakatos)

3

Doug Allen

A310 (math office)

4

Donnell Duncan

A312

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Mollie Easley

A315

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Camilla Eberlin

A309

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Scott Hagin

A317

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Denise Hale

A310 (math office)

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Chad Lakatos

A318 (w/ Cory)

10

Melissa Tebbe [Frank Sambor]

A314 (w/ Morrissey)

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Denise Martinussen

A305

12

Anthony McNeill

A319

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John Meinzen

A310 (math office)

14

Dan Morrissey

A317 (w/ Tebbe)

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Jaimee Phegley A313

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Tiffany Preston

A316

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Chelsey Richter

A307

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Angie Vanbuskirk

A308

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Justine Veath

Media Center (NO Nelson)

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Nick Walker EHS South 114

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Ashley Walsh Media Center (NO Nelson)

Teacher Institute Day - August 17, 2015 in A314 at 12:30pm

  • Introductions
    • Alex Fox - administrator in charge of math & science depts.
  • Administration Info
    • Department Picture at beginning of year...
  • Dept. Info
    • Parent Math Volunteer - Jane should be back...don't know starting date. Gary & Doug P. will also be subbing this year.
    • EEA Info - Dan?
    • Advice (a.k.a. How to Avoid Annoying Your Colleagues)
      • DON'T walk away from a broken copier without asking/doing something about it (put a sign & email Linda Fiore)
      • DON'T use the last of a supply (staples, paper, etc) without asking/doing something about it - email/note to John or just put the empty box on his desk!!!!
      • DON'T give answers to your students after a test before other teachers have given the same test (check with course leaders on common assessments)
      • DON'T leave a mess (be willing to clean shared spaces)....John randomly cleans a microwave twice a year & keeps Anthony's desk clean of coffee stains (sometimes)
  • Beginning-of-Year Responsibilities:
    • Teacher
      • SAFETY - REVIEW EMERGENCY/EXIT LOCATIONS & PROCEDURES...IT IS TOO LATE TO LOOK AT THE MATERIAL DURING THE EMERGENCY.
      • PAPERWORK: Complete by Wed, 20Aug. see E:\Mathematics\1ST WEEK of SCHOOL (responsible person in italics)
        • Copy of your class rosters inside the emergency folder for each room you are assigned by door
        • Parking Tickets - Mollie
        • Form - Schedule & Course Leaders Assignments - please highlight & save on spreadsheet any corrections in RED - John
        • Form - Phone Number - Melissa
        • Form - Checkin & Checkout for Graphing Calculator - signout with John
        • Form - Math Tutoring Lab - Teacher Schedule - Justine
        • Form - Supply on Cabinet in dept chair's office - signout for items you ordered last spring + calculators + batteries - John
      • Rosters - check to make sure each student has NOT been misplaced...past grades available on TAC & on E: drive (D&F lists)
      • Check-in with course leaders regarding non-optional course policies and/or dept website:
        • common curriculum, grading scale (& category weight if any) & final exam!
    • Course Leaders to provide dept chair with course information to be put on math dept website -
      • policy - grading scale, category weights, report card averaging, calculator/textbook required
      • practices - default usage of notes & calculators on assessments, corrections for assessments, etc.)
      • final exams - reference copy kept in John's office...needed during summer!
    • Dept Chair to provide resources, consistency, and communication with the dept. Usually accomplished via advising/planning/ordering with administration
      • resources -
        • textbooks, calculators, supplies,
        • curricular expertise (Scott with Stats) & common prep times
      • consistency -
        • in assessment descriptor -- John will be consistent when discussing with teachers, administration, & parents for the transition to CommonCore/PARCC testing this year and to encourage internal analysis of our assessments and students. Assessments are first designed with a "purpose."
        • The following may require a re-design of category grade weighting & clarification by/with course leader.
        • Test purpose- individual summative assessments. When an assessment is categorized in TAC as a "Test," then:
          • The student is NOT ALLOWED to "fix" their mistakes for Test category points after a rubric has been applied. Summative assessments are designed to identify if the individual student learning process has been successful (historical view)
          • Bonus or correction points, if any (i.e. to understand material,) should be recored in TAC in a non-Test category (i.e. Homework or Other)
          • A course leader can determine if a "curve" is to be applied or if problem(s) are thrown out for the rubric for the Test but should be clearly marked on rubric for subsequent year consistency.
          • Title of assignment should reflect the CC Standards if possible. For example, in High School Algebra, "Test A1 - Modeling with Functions"
        • Quiz purpose - individual formative assessments. When an assessment is categorized in TAC as a "Quiz," then:
          • The student a may (or may not) work to "fix" mistakes for points depending on course leader's discretion.
          • Bonus or correction points should be recorded in TAC under the Quiz category but as a separate score from the Quiz itself.
          • Quizzes offer a historical view of student learning as well as an aid to planning instruction/assessments in the near future. Correction points should be marked on rubric for consistency from year-to-year.
          • Title of assignment should reflect the CC Standards if possible. For example, in High School Algebra, "Quiz A1 - Modeling with Functions"
        • The following TAC categories may need significant discussion/decisions by course leader and course teachers during the first semester. The intent is to
          • Homework purpose - outside-class student practice (by definition). It is not possible to verify that the student completed homework individually. Because of this lack of verification, homework category points do not necessarily reflect student academic ability, but rather, effort (by student or others) spent on assigned work outside the classroom environment.
          • Other - group points, in-class points, projects, and other bonus points may (or may not) be recorded in TAC separately from other categories based upon the purpose of the assessment. Some clarification and discussion by course teachers will be needed to identify these purposes. For example: a group project may be recorded in the Homework category if the assignment requires significant work done outside of class and it is impossible to determine what a student's individual learning/effort involved. Another group project could be recorded as a quiz (never a Test) if the project was done primarily in class AND individual learning/effort can be assessed accurately. A third group project would be recorded in the Other category if the assignment is done completely in class but individual learning/effort cannot be assessed accurately.
      • communication -
        • via dept website, meetings
        • insights / transitions (hint: look up PARCC PLD's...look for the math reference sheet)
          • What we will be teaching students is determined by Common Core standards & curriculum committee/administration/ISBE (CC language!)
          • When we "know" students have learned is identified by 2 Subject/Course PARCC assessments (CC language!) :
            • Performance-Based Assessment (PBA) at 70% course completion - focus on expressing mathematical reasoning and modeling real-world problems
            • End-of-Year Assessment (EOY) at 90% course completion - demonstrate further conceptual understanding of the Major Content and Additional and Supporting Content as specified by PARCC Model Content Frameworks
          • How we will be educating students is determined by Curriculum Committee (Course Leaders) but, ultimately, by Teachers (hint: CC language!)
  • Dates
  • Easiest & Best Recognitions
    • "EASIEST PROBLEM-of-the-YEAR TO SOLVE" -- stay in touch with your course leader!!!

2nd Meeting - August 31, 2015 in A314 at 2:10

  • see email.
  • Geometry & Honors Geometry course level meetings - 8/14 and 8/25 in A315 at 2:00-3:00pm.

3rd Meeting - September 21, 2015

  • Oct, Thu 11:50-12:50 - Rotary Student of Month luncheon: Will Jeziorski is math dept nominee.

4th Meeting - October 26, 2015

  1. PAC feedback
    1. Secretary Info: until decision re: Linda F. can be made, position is filled with substitutes/part time. Email Dennis for changes to PT conferences or other issues
    2. 9Nov: VA breakfast
    3. Activity Passes - if a student will be with a teacher after school, they should have an activity pass (including Tutoring Lab).
  1. 30Oct15 Teacher Institute: PERA - create 2 Student Learning Objectives (SLO) templates
    1. One SLO for Type II assessment - organized/submitted via Course Leader
      1. Special Ed Teachers - in Wrestling Facility
      2. HS Algebra - Chelsey Richter with Davis, Phegley, Hale in Room A307
      3. Geometry - Donnell Duncan with Easley, Veath, Cory in Room A312
      4. Algebra 2 - Angie VanBuskirk with McBride, Walsh in Room A308
      5. Trigonometry - Camilla Eberlin with Martinussen, Hagin in Room A309
    2. One SLO for Type III assessment - organized/submitted via individual teacher (pick one & let John know)
      1. AP Computer Science: Meinzen
      2. APCalculus AB: Meinzen
      3. Intro to Statistics: Tebbe,
      4. Algebra 2A: Morrissey
      5. Algebra 2B (Sem1): Duncan
      6. AP Calculus BC: Hagin
      7. Honors Geometry: Easley
      8. Honors Algebra 2: Martinussen
      9. Honors Trigonometry: VanBuskirk
      10. Trigonometry Fundamentals (Sem1) : Eberlin
      11. AP Statistics: Hagin
    3. Schedule:
      1. 8:00-8:45 - in Auditorium for overview
      2. 9:00-11:00 - A314 Math-specific instructions followed by breakouts for design of SLO Type II with Course Leader
      3. 11:00-12:30 - Lunch
      4. 12:30-2:00 - complete SLO Type II followed by individual development of SLO Type III
      5. 2:00-2:30 - A314 report and final submissions, recommend dry-run for course leaders and/or individual teachers
  2. Reports from Course Leaders of Alg1, Alg2, Geo.
  3. If a student is doing poorly in your class, recommendation to NOT release student to "optional" events...advocate for what is "best" for your student's math education.
  4. Timeline for Courses Assignments for 2016-17
    1. 12Nov: 2 math teachers to meet and discuss incoming Freshmen Math course options with 8th grade math teachers(one to Lincoln, one to Liberty)
    2. 23Nov: start of Parents and Students selection of courses via TigerView
    3. 23-25Nov: all teachers, Parent-Teacher conferences [REVIEW Math Course Options...read/refer to Math Dept website and/or official course catalog]
    4. 8Dec: Liberty and Lincoln final course selection
    5. 19Nov: 2 math teachers to freshman orientation, EHS auditorium, 6-8pm
    6. 30Nov - 9Dec - EHS couse selection finalized via counselors
    7. 11Dec: EHS course registration complete
    8. 15Dec: Simple Tally completed with administrative review begins
    9. 28Jan (week): course verification/comfirmation and 1st semester grades mailed to parents
    10. 29Jan; final parent change requests to counselor
    11. 1Feb: Master schedule begins

Teacher Institute - October 30, 2015

Goal for the Day:

  1. Each teacher will create (or help create) two math-specific SLO (student learning objectives) using the template provided.
    • John's opinion NOTES for 2016-17:
    • These SLO's CAN be used for 2016-17 evaluation (and beyond?).
    • Two SLO's, I believe, will be selected by each individual teacher with approval of administrator for the student-improvement part of your evaluation.
    • This is an opportunity to have direct influence on how you want student scores to impact your (and your peer's) evaluations for the foreseeable future
    • I do not know if we will be given more training on this next year...any other/additional SLO work for your evaluation will probably have to be done on your own time.
    • Hint: Teachers may want to do a "dry run" of the whole student improvement process this fall if possible to see what "kinks" might pop up before next year going "live"

Implementation:

  1. 9:30-11:00 Teachers will be assigned to a course leader's team to help develop a single Type 2 SLO for that course
      1. Special Ed Teachers - in Wrestling Facility
      2. HS Algebra - Chelsey Richter with Davis, Phegley, Hale in Room A307
      3. Geometry - Donnell Duncan with Easley, Veath, Cory in Room A312
      4. Algebra 2 - Angie VanBuskirk with McBride, Walsh in Room A308
      5. Trigonometry - Camilla Eberlin with Martinussen, Hagin in Room A309
  2. 12:30-2:00 Each teacher will be assigned a 2nd course to create an individual Type 3 SLO for that course.
  3. Note: Please do not "share" Type 3 SLO's at this point...sharing Type 3 makes the SLO a Type 2 and if is probable that you will have to create another Type 3 SLO next year.
    • AP Computer Science: Meinzen
    • AP Calculus AB: Meinzen
    • Intro to Statistics: Tebbe (two)
    • Algebra 2A: Morrissey (two)
    • Algebra 2B (Sem1): Duncan
    • AP Calculus BC: Hagin
    • Honors Geometry: Easley
    • Honors Algebra 2: Martinussen
    • Honors Trigonometry: VanBuskirk
    • Trigonometry Fundamentals (Sem1): Eberlin
    • AP Statistics: Hagin
    • HS Algebra: Davis, Hale, Phegley, Richter
    • Geometry: Cory, Veath
    • Algebra 2: McBride, Walsh

Verification:

  1. Course Leaders will email John and save a Type 2 SLO file in the appropriate folder
    • fileName: CourseName - Chapter 1 - Topic 1.docx
    • folder: \\hadley\slo\HS Math\courseName\Type2-CourseWide\
  2. After course leaders have completed the above, each teacher will be complete and individual Type 3 SLO and save in appropriate
    • fileName: CourseName - Chapter 1 - Topic 1 - TeacherName.docx
    • folder: \\hadley\slo\HS Math\courseName\Type3-Individual\

5th Meeting - November 16, 2015

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6th Meeting - December 6, 2015

 

 

7th Meeting - February 1, 2016

  • Administrative Issues
    • Drills & Codes Review
  • Math Dept Issues
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      Math Tutoring - Tue & Thur only...continue to look at other options
    • Teachers Schedules for 2016-17 tentative timeline -
      • 1Feb - preference form handout to teachers with Q&A,
      • 5Feb - preference form due (returned to John),
      • 1Feb - midFeb - meet individually with John to discuss preferences
      • midFeb - dept chair recommendations to administration
    • Roles & Responsibilities
    • ISBE Report Card - feedback?
    • Graphing Calculators (TI84/84) for PARCC Testing - course leaders must collect from each course teacher and submit to John the following (Date to be Determined):
      • roster for each PARCC-testing class (Alg2, H.Alg2, TrigFund)- each student must select one of the following two options: 1) use EHS assigned calculator or 2) bring their own TI83 or TI84.
      • teachers must total each option for each of their rosters
      • course leaders must total each option for each of their courses
      • john will provide Dr. Cramsey with grand totals (# of EHS calculators needed, # of student-provided calculators, # of working calculators available in the math dept).
  • Dates
    • ?? 21Jan - robotic showcase in Auditorium by Dan
    • ??Mar - ACT testing for all Juniors
    • ??Apr - start of PARCC End-of-Year Assessment (EOY) for Alg2, H. Alg2, TrigFund (paper-based, approx 560 students, must be completed within 2 weeks, review calculator needs-assessment mid-Apr)

8th Meeting - February 12, 2016 [Teacher Institute]

  • Administrative Issues : Agenda for Math Dept:
    • 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Full Math Department room # 317

      • 1. Learning Management System Overview – Alex Fox
      • 2. Roles & Responsibilities within the department – John Meinzen
      • 3. Historical perspectives on math dept and changes over time...whimsical desire for math office improvement (grant?)
      • 4. Math Teachers' Circle - mathteacherscircle.org -
        • dinner provided, contact RSVP Dr. Tammie Voepel tvoepel@siue.edu, ,
        • Feb. 25, Mar. 24, Apr. 28 (2016),
        • 5:30-7:30 pm,
        • Main Street Community Center (Edwardsville);


      9:00 – 10:15 Break-out Sessions

      • HS Algebra – Chelsey Room #307
      • Geometry & Honors Geometry – Mollie Easley Room #315
      • Algebra 2 & Honors Algebra 2 – Angie VanBuskirk Room # 308
      • All additional courses – John Meinzen Room # 317
      • Course Conversations for Break-out Sessions
      • What prerequisite skills are students missing?
      • What skills/concepts do students have a strong mastery?
      • Pacing – How close are we with pacing? What adjustments, if any, need to be made to the length of units?
      • How consistent are teachers across this course with…
        • i. Implementation?
        • ii. Grading?
        • iii. Projects?
          iv. Statistics strand, if applicable?
        • v. Tests? (Quizzes and Finals)
        • vi. Extra support offered to students?
      • Additional review - complete PARCC practice tests http://parcconline.org/assessments/practice-tests

      10:30 – 11:00 Full Math Department room # 317

      • o As a team, share observations across courses. Can adjustments be made to any of the courses in order to better prepare students and bring the implementation of these courses in line with each other?

       

      Lunch – Return to home school after lunch. Building principals will run the afternoon sessions and will determine the room numbers for afternoon events.

       

      Afternoon - Building Emergency Plans

       

      Afternoon - 5- Essentials Survey

       

  • Math Tutoring - Tue & Thur only...continue to look at other options
  • Teachers Schedules for 2016-17 tentative timeline -
    • 1Feb - preference form handout to teachers with Q&A,
    • 5Feb - preference form due (returned to John),
    • 1Feb - midFeb - meet individually with John to discuss preferences/options [signup sheet will be on fridge]
    • midFeb - dept chair recommendations to administration
    • STAFFING IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY - Dept Chairs are INVITED to provide RECOMMENDATIONS...there are no "requirements" on anyone to provide or listen to recommendations.

 

9th Meeting - March 10, 2016 -

  • Administrative Issues
    • Senate Bill 100 : reduction of Out-of-School suspensions starting 2016-17 school year.
      • May have additional TAC disciplinary interventions to keep track of documentation regarding interventions attempted...must give evidence of efforts made prior to suspensions.
    • "Government" course will change name to "Civics" for ISBE requirements.
    • Send pictures for Facebook or for articles please contact Dan Brannen or Julia Biggs
    • PARCC - displacement of rooms sent out...contact Julia Matarelli for any errors/corrections/questions.
      • No "opt-out" for any student in Algebra 2
      • No Alg2A or Alg2B testing.
      • IEP students will test at the same time.
    • Wasp nests are outside on 2nd & 3rd floor and requires a lift...bug spraying on weekends and spring break.
  • Math Dept Issues
    • Teachers Schedules for 2016-17 tentative timeline -
      • 18Mar : dept chair recommendations to administration
      • 28Mar-8Apr : dept chair to meet with individual teachers [optional]. Sign-up sheet will be on refrigerator.
    • Graphing Calculators (TI84/84) for PARCC Testing - course leaders must collect from each course teacher and submit to John the following (Date to be Determined):
      • roster for each PARCC-testing class (Alg2, H.Alg2)- each student must select one of the following two options: 1) use EHS assigned calculator or 2) bring their own TI83 or TI84.
      • teachers must total each option for each of their rosters
      • course leaders must total each option for each of their courses
      • john will provide Dr. Cramsey with grand totals (# of EHS calculators needed, # of student-provided calculators, # of working calculators available in the math dept)
  • Dates
    • 11-15 Apr : PARCC testsing (english morning, math afternoon)
    • 26Apr : cadaver lab
    • 27Apr : Mock Exams at JDWC AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, and AP Computer Science-A
    • 3May : possible ISBE Science Assessment
    • 12 & 13May : senior finals
    • 17May : senior awards banquet

 

10th Meeting - April 18, 2016

  • Administrative Issues
  • Dates
    • 4/30: Prom
    • 5/2-5/3: Bio/HBio state testing – won’t affect other scheduling (in Media Center, during class periods)
    • 5/2-5/13: AP testing
    • 5/6: Yearbook Day – 1hr assembly schedule; VERY important that teachers be in assigned areas
    • 5/10: Senior assembly at 7:50am
    • 5/12-5/13: Senior finals
    • 5/16: Junior assembly at 7:50am
    • 5/17: Senior awards - evening
    • 5/13: Senior report cards due at 2:45, verifications in mailboxes by 6:30am 5/14, due 2:45pm 5/14
    • 5/20: Graduation breakfast/practice
    • 5/21: Graduation – STILL NEED ESCORTS!
    • 5/24: Last student attendance day
    • Tentative plan to inform teachers of which classes they’re teaching by mid-May and master schedule done before end of school year

11th Meeting - May 18, 2016

  • Administrative Issues
    • John will meet with Gene Birdsell to identify software needs for next year. Please review the list here and let John know of any issues/concerns for next year by Wed, 18May.
    • Need a few more Graduation Escorts...please consider volunteering.
    • Send a list of room repairs to be addressed over the summer to Dr. Cramsey
    • Gradebooks do NOT need printing...no need to submit gradebook to John!
  • Dept Issues
    • End-of-Year Responsibilities (E:\Mathematics\2nd LAST WEEK of SCHOOL)

      • Form 0 - Checkout with Dept Chair on 25May16
      • Form 1 - Book Counts by Course Leaders
        • NO Nelson teachers can keep "re-usable" textbooks at NO Nelson...
        • ...please get accurate counts to course leader,
        • ...let John now where they are stored on Form 0,
        • ...Recycle & Rebinds must be brought back to EHS by Wednesday morning for Dan to move & count
      • Form 2 - Supply Ordering -- only if you want pens/markers/etc. for next year!
      • Form 3 - TI 83/84 Graphing Calculator Check-in -- see Tiffany or Anthony on how to get the same calculators back to you or storage in John's office
      • Form 4 - Teacher Phone list -- only if you want to be contacted if schedule changes.
      • Form A - Sign-up for duties (first come, first choice)
      • D & F Lists in Folders - updated for this year.
    • 2016-17 Course & Room assignments - please give feedback if there are improvements (no whining!)
    •