Class list meeting - Wednesday 7 May, 2017

Dear colleagues,

On Wednesday this week, we will be looking at the initial class lists created by the current classroom teachers and discussing some of the learners and their preferences and needs.

Please, keep in mind the following:

• New students may/will have an impact on the class lists. 
• Your suggestions and input are vital so that Heikki can make informed final decisions about the class lists and the teacher assignment to each class
• Before the lists are confirmed in August, Heikki will go through the lists with the counselor, Learning Support Teachers, and the EAL coordinator to make sure that our support services can be organized effectively.
• We will not accommodate requests from parents or colleagues regarding class lists, friendships or the classroom teacher.
• Teachers will be assigned to each class in August.

Specialist teachers: Please join the meetings as you see important to provide input for creating an effective learning environment for the students in your particular subject.

EAL and Learning Support teachers: Please join the meetings from the point of view of who you have been supporting this school year so that we can continue to support the children effectively given our preferred model of co-teaching.

Heikki, Kim, and Trevor will be joining the meetings to observe the process and to hear about the reasons for placements

Schedule for Wednesday meetings:

Time: 14:40 - 15:20 
Who is sharing          With                 Where
PreKA teachers           KB                  Kaoru's classroom
Grade 1 teachers       Grade 2             Joy's classroom
Grade 3 teachers       Grade 4             Karen Terry's classroom

Time 15:20 - 16:00
Who is sharing             With                 Where
KB teachers                 Grade 1             Jen Cardon's classroom
Grade 2 teachers          Grade 3             Jerome's classroom
Grade 4 teachers          Grade 5             Jay's classroom

Criteria for creating a balanced class list in the order of priority
1. Learning Support needs (with an IEP or Action Plan)
2. EAL needs
3. Social and emotional needs
4. Linguistic balance
5. Gender balance

Discussion points:
1. Looking at the initial class lists for 17-18 and asking the question: How do we know that these initial class lists are balanced?
2. Discussing some specifically chosen students and their learning, social and emotional needs

Classroom teachers in 17-18
PreK/KA    Kaoru White and Karen Hesterman
KB              Jennifer Cardon and Ellen Lowery
Grade 1      Joy Thomas, Angela Ngan, Colleen McAleavey
Grade 2      Kris Schickler and Riana Jobe
Grade 3      Karen Terry and Suki Mito
Grade 4      Jay Sprague, Karen Shih and Jen White
Grade 5      Jeff Booth, Steve Rampling and Jessica O'Hanley