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In this issue...
New
Reminders
Professional Development Opportunities
Dates to Remember
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Upcoming Communication to Families of Students with Disabilities Missing Transportation Forms
OSSE is working to ensure timely transportation services for eligible students with disabilities. In pursuit of that goal, this year the OSSE Division of Student Transportation will be sending communication directly to families for whom we do not have a complete Transportation Request Form (TRF) following the TRF deadlines for both the extended school year (ESY) and the 2019-20 school year. The communication will inform parents and guardians of students eligible for transportation services that OSSE has not received a TRF for the upcoming term (either ESY or the 2019-20 school year) and will ask families to contact their school to ensure that the appropriate school liaison has the accurate information in order to submit a TRF. As a reminder, the deadline for ESY TRFs was Monday, May 6, and for the 2019-20 school year the deadline is Monday, June 3.
For questions about communication to parents, contact our Parent Resource Center at (202) 576-5000. For questions about the TOTE system, please contact our TOTE Support Line at (202) 576-5520.
Training Opportunity: Preventing and Managing Sexual Abuse in Schools
Registration is open for the DC Public Charter School Board’s (PCSB) upcoming conference on preventing and managing sexual abuse in schools. The conference will be held on Tuesday, May 28, from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the Kellogg Center at Gallaudet University. Safe Shores, Praesidium and the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) will lead three workshops on Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Training, Creating a Safe Environment in Schools and Creating Safer Schools through Education and Awareness.
The conference is free and open to all levels of school staff from public and public charter schools in the District. For more information about the workshops and to register, please visit the event website. For questions, please contact Jiselle O’Neal at (202) 330-4056 or Joneal@dcpcsb.org.
Title IV, Part B – 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant Competition Now Open: Applications Due June 21
OSSE is soliciting grant proposals from eligible DC organizations for the Title IV, Part B - 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) grant competition. Eligible agencies include local education agencies, community-based organizations, other public or private entities, or consortia of two or more of such agencies or organizations. Organizations that are scheduled to receive a 21st CCLC continuation grant award in fiscal year 2020 are ineligible to apply at this time.
The 21st CCLC Request for Applications and application submission guidance are available on OSSE’s website. Organizations interested in applying must do so through the Enterprise Grants Management System (EGMS). Applications must be submitted by Friday, June 21, 2019 at 3 p.m. in order to be eligible for review.
OSSE will provide four pre-application technical assistance sessions to share an overview of the 21st CCLC grant program, competition, and online application submission process, and provide technical assistance for grant competition inquiries.
Potential applicants may register for web-based sessions on May 9 or May 15 or in-person sessions on May 14 or 22. Please note that seating for in-person training is limited so please register three or fewer staff per organization.
For questions, please contact OSSE at 21stcclc.info@dc.gov or (202) 442-3255.
Save the Date: OSSE and College Board Advanced Placement Symposium for Teachers, Coordinators and Administrators Confirmed for Aug. 20
OSSE and the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Symposium will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at OSSE, 1050 First St. NE, First Floor, Eleanor Holmes Norton I and II (Rooms 108/109). This symposium will bring together DC public and public charter school staff to:
- Hear from College Board executive-level leadership about the background behind the many changes to AP;
- Participate in hands-on sessions with College Board staff to use the new systems that will launch in August; and
- Offer the opportunity for teachers from different schools to collaborate and share best practices from their schools, by content.
The target audience for this training is AP teachers, coordinators and administrators.
To RSVP, please email Nicoisa Jones at Nicoisa.Jones@dc.gov with your name, school, role (AP teacher including course taught, coordinator, or administrator) by Monday, Aug. 12, 2019. For questions, please contact Nicoisa Jones at Nicoisa.Jones@dc.gov or (202) 899-6103.
Announcing a Change of Date for the 2019 Secondary Transition Institute: Now Oct. 18, 2019
In response to feedback from special education leaders and teachers and in order to ensure that all interested stakeholders have the opportunity to participate, this year’s Secondary Transition Institute has been rescheduled for Friday, Oct. 18, 2019 (originally planned for Tuesday, June 4, 2019). We apologize for any inconvenience the change of date might cause and look forward to seeing you in October.
Registration for the October event will open in August 2019. Individuals who already registered for the June date have been notified of the change directly. For questions, please contact Jennifer Carpenter at Jennifer.Carpenter@dc.gov.
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2019-20 Start of School Summit Registration
On Tuesday, June 11, 2019, OSSE will host the 2019 Start of School Summit to provide LEA-level Data Managers and points of contact for English learners, enrollment audit, special education, and transportation with training, technical assistance, and a deeper dive into the best practices, new policies, and latest tools related to these priority areas and more. The summit will be held from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Kellogg Conference Center at Gallaudet University. Register
Additional information will also be shared throughout the spring and summer via the LEA Look Forward. For more information or questions, please visit the Start of School website or contact Annette Thacker-Bartlett at Annette.Thacker@dc.gov or Erin Garratt at Erin.Garratt@dc.gov.
2019-20 School Year SAT and ACT Expansion Grant Opportunity
For the past five years, OSSE has offered funding assistance for in-school SAT or ACT preparation. The SAT and ACT Preparation Expansion Grant opportunity was released on Friday, May 3, 2019. These grants will be awarded to SAT and ACT prep providers who partner with DC public and public charter high schools. For information on this grant opportunity, please visit OSSE's website.
If you would like to offer SAT or ACT prep in your school but have not made arrangements with a test prep company, there is still time to find a provider.
If you would like assistance in creating a new partnership, please contact Nicoisa Jones at Nicoisa.Jones@dc.gov. We have a number of experienced companies that have partnered with schools in the past.
Charter Board Partners and PAVE Present: Building Strong Boards: Elevating Parent Voices
Is your public charter school board grappling with best practices for family engagement - specifically, relationships and communications between your board and the families that you serve?
Join Charter Board Partners and PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) for an informative training where parent trustees and board chairs will leave with greater understanding of their roles to ensure organizational success. The training will address governance challenges and solutions to overcome them. Attendees will collaborate and learn alongside board members from a number of DC charter LEAs.
If you are a current board member at a DC public charter school, please RSVP by Thursday, May 16. For more information or question about this event, please contact PAVE’s Director of School Engagement and Partnerships Marielys García, at Marielys.Garcia@dcpave.org.
Coming Up: DC School Report Card Metric Calculation Confirmation
For the annual DC School Report Card and STAR Framework, LEAs will work with OSSE to review and certify all school information and calculations through Metric Calculation Confirmation (MCC). LEA Data Managers, please mark your calendars! OSSE will lead three phases of MCC starting this summer.
MCC Phase I: July 16-Aug. 30
- School Profile Page Information (e.g., message from the school, school leadership info, parent organization, logistics, school program offerings, extracurricular/enrichment programs). As a reminder, these items have been open for editing in the data source (e.g., eSchoolPLUS, SLIMS, EMI) since May 1. Please look for detailed guidance to be released soon. All edits to these items must be finalized by July 9 in advance of MCC Phase I.
- Health Data
- Teacher & Staffing Data
MCC Phase II: Sept. 5-26
- Assessments (PARCC, MSAA, CLASS, ACCESS)
- Attendance
- Student Growth
- Enrollment
- Mobility
- Re-engagement (alternative schools only)
MCC Phase III: Sept. 27-Oct. 16
- Assessments (AP, IB, SAT)
- College Enrollment
- Discipline
- Graduation & Secondary Completion
Please note Heads of School certify the underlying data for metric calculations during a separate process called Data Validation.
Two data sources will be reviewed and confirmed by LEAs outside of the Data Validation and MCC processes this year due to the timing of when the data will be available: the DC Science Assessment and school finance data. While these data will be included on the DC School Report Card, neither will be used to calculate STAR scores and ratings. For questions about MCC, please contact Donna Johnson, OSSE director of accountability, at DonnaR.Johnson@dc.gov.
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Professional Development Opportunities
(Unless stated otherwise, all trainings are held at OSSE, 1050 First St. NE)
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Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) CORE Competencies Training
OSSE, in collaboration with One Common Unity, will host a social and emotional literacy training designed for educators and school teams. Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.
In this full-day workshop, participants will learn will learn about the five SEL Core Competencies (self-awareness, social awareness, self-management, responsible decision-making and relationship skills) developed by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning’s (CASEL). Together, participants will brainstorm methods to incorporate SEL into their classrooms, schools and communities. SEL is a deeply ingrained part of the way students and adults interact both in the classroom and out of it, and helps provide children with equitable, supportive, and welcoming learning environments.
This training is open to educators and leaders serving DC students and will take place on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at OSSE, Fifth Floor, Nannie Helen Burroughs (Room 523). Register
For questions, please contact Jessica Dulay at Jessica.Dulay@dc.gov.
Classroom Engagement Series: Strategies and Skills to Improve Student Behavior and Classroom Communities (reminder)
OSSE will host a Tier 1 classroom strategies two-part training series for teachers and school teams. In the Part 1 workshop, participants will learn how to implement basic Tier 1 classroom management strategies by focusing on bolstering systems and procedures in their classrooms. In the Part 2 workshop, participants will learn how to implement community-focused Tier 1 classroom management strategies.
This workshop series is open to all educators serving students pre-K through grade 12 in District of Columbia public and public charter schools but is especially valuable for classroom teachers. Attendance at Part 1 is a prerequisite for attending Part 2 of this series.
The Part 1 workshop will take place on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, 12:30-4 p.m. at OSSE, Fifth Floor, Room 523. The Part 2 workshop will take place on Monday, June 3, 2019, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. at OSSE, First Floor, Eleanor Holmes Norton III (Room 110). Register
For questions, please contact Kristian Lenderman at Kristian.Lenderman@dc.gov.
DC Teen Writers: Submit Your Writing and Meet with Author Nafissa Thompson-Spires (reminder)
DC Public Library is pleased to announce a teen-focused program for DC Reads, a one city, one book reading program. The 2019 DC Reads book is Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires. DC teens are invited to submit a piece of original writing in response to a story from Heads of the Colored People. Teen writers who submit their writing will be invited to a workshop with the author on Friday, May 31, 2019, 4-5:30 p.m. at Benning (Dorothy I. Height) Neighborhood Library, 3955 Benning Road NE. Invited teens will have a chance to ask questions about the book and receive writing advice. All writing submissions must be sent to Philip Espe at Philip.Espe@dc.gov by Tuesday, May 21, 2019.
More information about DC Reads programs around the District, including the author talk, "An Evening with Nafissa Thompson-Spires," on Friday, May 31, 2019, 7-9 p.m. at THEARC can be found at dclibrary.org/dcreads. For questions, contact Philip Espe at Philip.Espe@dc.gov.
2019 iDC Institute: Call for Proposals and Registration (reminder)
iDC Institute is a free citywide technology integration professional learning experience for DC educators. Join us on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at Alice Deal Middle School, 3815 Fort Drive NW for a day of professional learning on technology integration led by DC public and public charter educators serving pre-K through grade 12. Presenters will share best practices and provide thoughtful insights for other educators across the city to implement in their classrooms and schools. Register
The call for proposals is now underway for iDC Institute 2019! Are you a DC educator or school leader integrating technology in your school and or classroom? Share your ideas, successes, and lessons learned with other educators to collaborate and accelerate student learning. Proposals will be accepted up through Friday, May 31, 2019. Submit your proposal for consideration. For questions, contact Sakon Kieh with the DCPS Ed Tech Team at Sakon.Kieh@k12.dc.gov.
Culturally Responsive Literacy Instruction: A Framework to Increase Engagement and Student Achievement (reminder)
OSSE invites English language arts (ELA) grades 3-12 teachers and instructional coaches to participate in a three-part, professional development learning series around culturally responsive teaching framework and pedagogical practices.
Teachers will leave with the knowledge needed to shift their mindset in order to make their literacy environment culturally responsive which will increase student engagement and student achievement while developing a more inclusive mindset and improve instructional practice.
The first session will be held on Thursday, June 6, 2019, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at Anacostia Neighborhood Library, 1800 Good Hope Road SE, Room 100. [Register] Participants will receive six professional learning units (PLUs). Registration for parts two and three of this series will open later this spring. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend all sessions.
- Part 2: Essential Understandings for Learning and Teaching about American Indians: Creating a Culturally Responsive Classroom, Thursday, June 27, 2019, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Independence Avenue SW.
- Part 3: Theory to Practice: Planning for a Culturally Responsive Literacy Classroom, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Location TBD.
For questions, please contact Ashleigh Tillman at Ashleigh.Tillman@dc.gov.
Save the Date! The IEP Quality Capacity-Building Summer Series (reminder)
On March 22, 2017, the US Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District. In that case, the court redefined the free appropriate public education (FAPE) requirements in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This training series will provide an overview of the decision and provide LEAs with support to develop capacity among their special education staff to meet the more rigorous standard for individualized education program (IEP) quality set forth by Endrew F.
- Part 1: Using Data to Describe Students’ Present Level of Performance (Monday, July 29)
- Part 2: Using Data to Draft IEP Goals (Tuesday, July 30)
- Part 3: Using Data to Design Appropriate Accommodations, Modifications, and Supports (Wednesday, July 31)
- Part 4: Using Data to Propose Appropriate Service Hours and Setting (Thursday, Aug. 1)
This training series consists of four full-day sessions from Monday, July 29 through Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. each day, at OSSE, First Floor, Eleanor Holmes Norton II/III, Rooms 109/110. Participants may register for individual sessions, but attendance at all sessions is strongly encouraged. School leaders, school-level special education leadership, and special educators serving DC students in grades K-12 are invited to participate. Participants will receive six professional learning units (PLUs) for each day of attendance. Register
For questions, please contact Jennifer Carpenter at Jennifer.Carpenter@dc.gov.
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