Middle School PLC Newsletter
December 2024
Coaches
What Your Data Coaches Can Do For You
Shout-outs
Monthly PLC Recognitions
PLC Meeting
PLC Topic: Learner Data Reflection Objective: One Action item to Improve Learner Performance based on learner data.
PLC Data
Are you unsure of ideas for your data discussion? Press here!
Page 2
Resources
Shout Outs
Thank you to all CCA Staff. We want to give a few special shout-outs to staff for going above and beyond to support PLCs!
Educators
Instructional Administrators
Math PLC Admin Team
Art 8
ELA 7 PLC 1
Laura Koehle
Science Honors
Lori Sheriff
Middle School Data Coach Central
Press the links below to review our Middle School Data Coach Team and learn how the Data Coaches can support you and your learners.
Questions I Can Ask a Data Coach
Middle School Data Coaches
Data Coaches can help with:
- Bubble Learner Data
- Unexcused Absences Data
- Overdues Data
- Edio Analytics
- Pass/Fail Rates
- Data Discussions
- Data for Supervisions
- Data Analysis
- Understanding PLCs
December PLC
Continue to Reflect on Learner Data to Revise & Move Forward on One Action item to Improve Learner Performance
Meeting Objective: In this Professional Learning Community (PLC) meeting, we will:
- Analyze the data or artifact(s) identified from last meeting
- Reflect on how your planned action(s) impacted learners
- Update your plan for the next steps
Learner Data Reflection1. Share the data your team agreed to review at the last PLC meeting. 2. Discuss the data using the questions and the Notice & Wonder protocol table below. Reflection to Action1. Based on the data reflection as well as individual experiences and observations, determine if the current action is still the best course of action to improve learner achievement. 2. Identify one actionable item that is within the team's control 3. Summarize your PLC Action Item or Strategy.
PLC Data
As we look ahead to upcoming PLCs, you'll be able to consider other areas of data that you and your PLC would like to review. Hover over the ideas below to see options that you may like to discuss, research and review.
Data Idea 3
Data Idea 1
Data Idea 2
PLC Resources
Finding The Right Support
Finding the Right Support Genially
Data Wise
Data Wise Resource Folder
Structured Literacy Survey
Please fill out this survey about structured literacy
PLC Operations
PLC Operations Folder
Professional Resources
Other Prof. Resources Folder
Our Newsletter Evolves! Return here each month for new materials.
Cynthia McDonough
High School Assistant Principal
Cynthia McDonough continues to do an exceptional job at modeling notices and wonderings, provides positive reinforcement to her PLC teams, and encourages them to step outside their comfort zones as they implement learned strategies such as norms, and taking on roles within the PLCs.
Heather Hrivnak
Office: Johnstown (Full Time in Office) Specialty Area: Math Additional PLC Support: MTSS, Science, Itinerant
Janine Simek
Abby Saul
Office: Allentown (Middle School Week) Specialty Area: Reading Additional PLC Support: MTSS, Science, Social Studies, Career Planning, Electives
Sarah Page
Amber Bowers
Office: Capital Campus (Full Time in Office) Specialty Area: Reading Additional PLC Support: MTSS, Science, Social Studies, Art, Music, MS English Learning
Office: Capital Campus (Middle School Week) Supports: Math
Coming Soon!
Elementary ELD PLC 1
Michele Orsulak, Laura Fetterolf, Melissa Grobmyer, Chelsea Mahosky, Kara Kitzig, Kathy Graham, Carrie Bubul
This PLC is doing a great job of supporting each other. They are open to trying new things and being vulnerable along the way. They are a shining example of organizing for collaboration.
Jeremy Burkett
Middle School AP
Jeremy Burkett brings high levels of energy to the middle school science PLC by getting teachers excited about PLCs and Data Wise. He reviews the big picture and goal of the PLC, makes connections to their science work outside of PLCs, and took time to fully explain the PLC tasks and purpose. Jeremy seeks to have Science teachers fully engaged and emerge with completed PLC tasks while building capacity and confidence from the process.
Katie Artin
Middle School AP
Katie Artin continues to do an exceptional job modeling tasks and reviewing PLC agendas, encouraging teacher leadership and accountability of each other during their time together in PLCs, and being consistent in the organizing for collaborative work strategies they have learned such as - reviewing norms, assigning roles, etc, and Katie always leaves time for 'Glows and Grows'!
Math PLC Admin Team
Lauren Yost, Jessie Magnot, Nam Pham
Thank you for your expertise and guidance throughout the PLC process! Your ability to clarify instructions and collaborate with stakeholders has been invaluable in supporting the PLC collaborative effort this school year. It is affirming to witness everyone come together to help one another through technical challenges. Your support makes a significant difference!
Math 8 PLC 2
Ashleigh Hulsizer, Karen Osborne, Tina Gorham, Natalie Haley, and Sara Fisher
This PLC follows the rolling agenda by reviewing the "Action Steps" from the previous meeting at the beginning of the next meeting. The Learner and Learning Spotlight included specific "notices" and detailed "wonders". This PLC does a great job communicating during meetings and staying on task.
Heather Hrivnak
Office: Johnstown (Full Time in Office) Specialty Area: Math Additional PLC Support: MTSS, Science, Itinerant
Janine Simek
Abby Saul
Office: Allentown (Middle School Week) Specialty Area: Reading Additional PLC Support: MTSS, Science, Social Studies, Career Planning, Electives
Sarah Page
Amber Bowers
Office: Capital Campus (Full Time in Office) Specialty Area: Reading Additional PLC Support: MTSS, Science, Social Studies, Art, Music
Office: Capital Campus (Middle School Week) Supports: K-12 Data Coaches and all MS PLCs
Lori Sheriff
Assistant Principal
Lori has shown great flexibility while navigating being down one admin in the Social Studies PLC group. She works to support her teachers and spends time giving feedback.
ELA 7 PLC 2
Liz McCurdy, Allison Stoner, Lindsey Miller, Kali Myers, Nichole Lear, Sami Parks, Jamie Ettinger
When presented with frustrating i-Ready data reflecting an overwhelming number of rush flags, the group decided to focus on how to support learners with test-taking skills, rather than focus straight in on an i-Ready domain. They are working through the action plan they have set where they directly teach these skills through reviews and are tracking learner improvement through assessment data. Way to go, ELA 7.2!
Laura Koehle
Director of Special Education
Laura Koehle continues to enthusiastically support both APs and teachers in the itinerant PLC. It is refreshing to see her happy and supportive to her staff.
Ann Rabbit-Woods
Christina Tyson
Office: York (Elementary School Week) Specialty Area: Reading Additional PLC Support: MTSS, Special Education
Office: Allentown (Elementary School Week) Specialty Area: Reading Additional PLC Support: Specials, MTSS, Electives
Melissa Neubert
Heather Sharp
Office: Cranberry (Elementary School Week) Specialty Area: Math Additional PLC Support: MTSS & K-5 Self-Contained/Co-Teaching
Office: Capital Campus (Elementary School Week) Specialty Area: Math Additional PLC Support: Elem ELD & MTSS
English 9 PLC 5
It can be difficult when your team feels incomplete. Even with half of the team missing during the last meeting, they jumped right in and continued on without hesitation! The pacing and process went smoothly and the team was especially supportive of one another!
- If I see _____ in this data, and I want to get more information, where do I go?
- If I'm looking for data specific to _______, how can I find that?
- Is there a piece of data that will show me….?
- I have a lot of numbers in this data, but I'm not sure what it means.
- I think these pieces of data are related; Can I talk through my notices and wonderings with you?
- As I'm reviewing data, I think it means…
- How does the data from source A interact with the data from source B?
- These two sources of data disagree. How do I know what's accurate?
- I'm trying to understand how i-Ready results impact my class. Can we meet to discuss?
- What do I do with these i-Ready results?
Science Honors
Kate Fredo, Jeanne Harris, Jared Grassi
Huge shoutout to this team for their insights and data-oriented approach! You expertly juggle multiple needs as you work to support your learners. We appreciate how you incorporate the extra lift of metacognition into your strategies for learners and lean into real-world scenarios and applications. Keep up the fantastic work!
Lauren Ford-Dillon
Hayley Dutka
Office: Waterfront/ Pittsburgh (High School Week) Specialty Area: Reading Additional PLC Support: Special Education, US History
Office: Montage (Full Time in Office) Specialty Area: Reading Additional PLC Support: Social Studies, English Learning, Arts/Humanities
Mark Godwin
Office: Cranberry (High School Week) Specialty Area: Math Additional PLC Support: Math, Health & PE, Science
Cynthia McDonough
High School Assistant Principal
Cynthia McDonough continues to do an exceptional job at modeling notices and wonderings, provides positive reinforcement to her PLC teams, and encourages them to step outside their comfort zones as they implement learned strategies such as norms, and taking on roles within the PLCs.
Lisa Style
Manager of Special Education
Lisa Style continues to do an exceptional job at modeling notices and wonderings, provides positive reinforcement to her PLC teams, and encourages them to step outside their comfort zones as they implement learned strategies such as norms, and taking on roles within the PLCs.
Art 8
Krista Hurst, Rachel Watts, Lori Remmel, Abby Fisher and Amanda Milam
Art 8 works to be efficient in their planning by using known tools that are currently part of their workflow but adjust the functionality and use those tools in a new way. Their November strategy incorporated the use of a Padlet featuring questions for students to 'vote on' and each teacher can bring response data generated from Padlet's analytics. Great ideas, Art 8!
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Middle School PLC Newsletter
December 2024
Coaches
What Your Data Coaches Can Do For You
Shout-outs
Monthly PLC Recognitions
PLC Meeting
PLC Topic: Learner Data Reflection Objective: One Action item to Improve Learner Performance based on learner data.
PLC Data
Are you unsure of ideas for your data discussion? Press here!
Page 2
Resources
Shout Outs
Thank you to all CCA Staff. We want to give a few special shout-outs to staff for going above and beyond to support PLCs!
Educators
Instructional Administrators
Math PLC Admin Team
Art 8
ELA 7 PLC 1
Laura Koehle
Science Honors
Lori Sheriff
Middle School Data Coach Central
Press the links below to review our Middle School Data Coach Team and learn how the Data Coaches can support you and your learners.
Questions I Can Ask a Data Coach
Middle School Data Coaches
Data Coaches can help with:
December PLC
Continue to Reflect on Learner Data to Revise & Move Forward on One Action item to Improve Learner Performance
Meeting Objective: In this Professional Learning Community (PLC) meeting, we will:
- Update your plan for the next steps
Learner Data Reflection1. Share the data your team agreed to review at the last PLC meeting. 2. Discuss the data using the questions and the Notice & Wonder protocol table below. Reflection to Action1. Based on the data reflection as well as individual experiences and observations, determine if the current action is still the best course of action to improve learner achievement. 2. Identify one actionable item that is within the team's control 3. Summarize your PLC Action Item or Strategy.PLC Data
As we look ahead to upcoming PLCs, you'll be able to consider other areas of data that you and your PLC would like to review. Hover over the ideas below to see options that you may like to discuss, research and review.
Data Idea 3
Data Idea 1
Data Idea 2
PLC Resources
Finding The Right Support
Finding the Right Support Genially
Data Wise
Data Wise Resource Folder
Structured Literacy Survey
Please fill out this survey about structured literacy
PLC Operations
PLC Operations Folder
Professional Resources
Other Prof. Resources Folder
Our Newsletter Evolves! Return here each month for new materials.
Cynthia McDonough
High School Assistant Principal
Cynthia McDonough continues to do an exceptional job at modeling notices and wonderings, provides positive reinforcement to her PLC teams, and encourages them to step outside their comfort zones as they implement learned strategies such as norms, and taking on roles within the PLCs.
Heather Hrivnak
Office: Johnstown (Full Time in Office) Specialty Area: Math Additional PLC Support: MTSS, Science, Itinerant
Janine Simek
Abby Saul
Office: Allentown (Middle School Week) Specialty Area: Reading Additional PLC Support: MTSS, Science, Social Studies, Career Planning, Electives
Sarah Page
Amber Bowers
Office: Capital Campus (Full Time in Office) Specialty Area: Reading Additional PLC Support: MTSS, Science, Social Studies, Art, Music, MS English Learning
Office: Capital Campus (Middle School Week) Supports: Math
Coming Soon!
Elementary ELD PLC 1
Michele Orsulak, Laura Fetterolf, Melissa Grobmyer, Chelsea Mahosky, Kara Kitzig, Kathy Graham, Carrie Bubul
This PLC is doing a great job of supporting each other. They are open to trying new things and being vulnerable along the way. They are a shining example of organizing for collaboration.
Jeremy Burkett
Middle School AP
Jeremy Burkett brings high levels of energy to the middle school science PLC by getting teachers excited about PLCs and Data Wise. He reviews the big picture and goal of the PLC, makes connections to their science work outside of PLCs, and took time to fully explain the PLC tasks and purpose. Jeremy seeks to have Science teachers fully engaged and emerge with completed PLC tasks while building capacity and confidence from the process.
Katie Artin
Middle School AP
Katie Artin continues to do an exceptional job modeling tasks and reviewing PLC agendas, encouraging teacher leadership and accountability of each other during their time together in PLCs, and being consistent in the organizing for collaborative work strategies they have learned such as - reviewing norms, assigning roles, etc, and Katie always leaves time for 'Glows and Grows'!
Math PLC Admin Team
Lauren Yost, Jessie Magnot, Nam Pham
Thank you for your expertise and guidance throughout the PLC process! Your ability to clarify instructions and collaborate with stakeholders has been invaluable in supporting the PLC collaborative effort this school year. It is affirming to witness everyone come together to help one another through technical challenges. Your support makes a significant difference!
Math 8 PLC 2
Ashleigh Hulsizer, Karen Osborne, Tina Gorham, Natalie Haley, and Sara Fisher
This PLC follows the rolling agenda by reviewing the "Action Steps" from the previous meeting at the beginning of the next meeting. The Learner and Learning Spotlight included specific "notices" and detailed "wonders". This PLC does a great job communicating during meetings and staying on task.
Heather Hrivnak
Office: Johnstown (Full Time in Office) Specialty Area: Math Additional PLC Support: MTSS, Science, Itinerant
Janine Simek
Abby Saul
Office: Allentown (Middle School Week) Specialty Area: Reading Additional PLC Support: MTSS, Science, Social Studies, Career Planning, Electives
Sarah Page
Amber Bowers
Office: Capital Campus (Full Time in Office) Specialty Area: Reading Additional PLC Support: MTSS, Science, Social Studies, Art, Music
Office: Capital Campus (Middle School Week) Supports: K-12 Data Coaches and all MS PLCs
Lori Sheriff
Assistant Principal
Lori has shown great flexibility while navigating being down one admin in the Social Studies PLC group. She works to support her teachers and spends time giving feedback.
ELA 7 PLC 2
Liz McCurdy, Allison Stoner, Lindsey Miller, Kali Myers, Nichole Lear, Sami Parks, Jamie Ettinger
When presented with frustrating i-Ready data reflecting an overwhelming number of rush flags, the group decided to focus on how to support learners with test-taking skills, rather than focus straight in on an i-Ready domain. They are working through the action plan they have set where they directly teach these skills through reviews and are tracking learner improvement through assessment data. Way to go, ELA 7.2!
Laura Koehle
Director of Special Education
Laura Koehle continues to enthusiastically support both APs and teachers in the itinerant PLC. It is refreshing to see her happy and supportive to her staff.
Ann Rabbit-Woods
Christina Tyson
Office: York (Elementary School Week) Specialty Area: Reading Additional PLC Support: MTSS, Special Education
Office: Allentown (Elementary School Week) Specialty Area: Reading Additional PLC Support: Specials, MTSS, Electives
Melissa Neubert
Heather Sharp
Office: Cranberry (Elementary School Week) Specialty Area: Math Additional PLC Support: MTSS & K-5 Self-Contained/Co-Teaching
Office: Capital Campus (Elementary School Week) Specialty Area: Math Additional PLC Support: Elem ELD & MTSS
English 9 PLC 5
It can be difficult when your team feels incomplete. Even with half of the team missing during the last meeting, they jumped right in and continued on without hesitation! The pacing and process went smoothly and the team was especially supportive of one another!
Science Honors
Kate Fredo, Jeanne Harris, Jared Grassi
Huge shoutout to this team for their insights and data-oriented approach! You expertly juggle multiple needs as you work to support your learners. We appreciate how you incorporate the extra lift of metacognition into your strategies for learners and lean into real-world scenarios and applications. Keep up the fantastic work!
Lauren Ford-Dillon
Hayley Dutka
Office: Waterfront/ Pittsburgh (High School Week) Specialty Area: Reading Additional PLC Support: Special Education, US History
Office: Montage (Full Time in Office) Specialty Area: Reading Additional PLC Support: Social Studies, English Learning, Arts/Humanities
Mark Godwin
Office: Cranberry (High School Week) Specialty Area: Math Additional PLC Support: Math, Health & PE, Science
Cynthia McDonough
High School Assistant Principal
Cynthia McDonough continues to do an exceptional job at modeling notices and wonderings, provides positive reinforcement to her PLC teams, and encourages them to step outside their comfort zones as they implement learned strategies such as norms, and taking on roles within the PLCs.
Lisa Style
Manager of Special Education
Lisa Style continues to do an exceptional job at modeling notices and wonderings, provides positive reinforcement to her PLC teams, and encourages them to step outside their comfort zones as they implement learned strategies such as norms, and taking on roles within the PLCs.
Art 8
Krista Hurst, Rachel Watts, Lori Remmel, Abby Fisher and Amanda Milam
Art 8 works to be efficient in their planning by using known tools that are currently part of their workflow but adjust the functionality and use those tools in a new way. Their November strategy incorporated the use of a Padlet featuring questions for students to 'vote on' and each teacher can bring response data generated from Padlet's analytics. Great ideas, Art 8!