Hi friends!

Welcome to the twenty-eighth volume of the KIPPton Weekly Blast! Now for the
shout-out train. In all of the classrooms I was in this week, students were being
asked to engage in rigorous activities related to academic content and/or
challenged to think about issues related to social justice. In Missys and Mishas
classroom students were doing station work, which was framed in business jargon
with board meetings to reflect on group progress half-way through stations and
groups earning salaries based on teamwork, thoroughness of responses and overall
productivity. In Sams writing class students were working with focused
determination to argue the three events most critical in causing the American
Revolution. In both Kacees and Ramseys class, students exhibited self-direction in
how they wanted to prepare for the MAPs test. In Jesses class, his 5 th graders were
eagerly eating up the concept of plotting ordered pairs, a 6 th grade concept.
For those of you who still have testing, either OCCT make-ups or MAPs, we are
sending you, and your students, our support and best wishes!
Now to what is quickly becoming the highlight of my week, hearing from your
students about your wonderful work as educators and people. Here are words from
one of Mr. Kaufmans students. One of Ms. Buchmans students, Jadon, was a little
nervous getting recorded so he wrote down his thoughts to the questions. Check
them out here.
Where will Jessica be the week
of 5/4?

Monday
5/11
Lawton:
Pat Henry
& Central
principal
EOY
meetings
Jacob EOY
convo.

Tuesday
5/12
Lawton:
Lawton HS
principal
EOY
meeting
MANDATOR
Y Lawton
Session on
Student
Discourse
(details
below)

Wednesday
5/13
Lawton:

Tori,
Tameka,
and Ted
EOY
convo.

Thursday
5/14
In-office
meetings
& Institute
Prep

Friday 5/1
In-office
meetings

Noah EOY
convo.

Informal pop-ins can be expected on Tuesday and Wednesda

Please let me know if it would not be possible to pop-in for e
due to events like assemblies, field trips, testing, etc.

<Please Read> EOY

expectations

48 hours prior to the conversation taking place, I ask that yo

document (these are attached and pay special attention tha
your conversation is taking place on Wednesday then you sh
document by end of day Monday. We wont necessarily be d
conversations but they are the foundation of the conversatio

Please check out the sign-up sheet if you are uncertain abou
where we will be meeting.
Lawton EOY conversation here. KIPP EOY conversations here
Information regarding
administering of EOY
summative

KIPP: Please submit your spring MAPs scores ASAP after you
no later than end of day Sunday, May 22nd.

Lawton: All teachers should be giving your summative asses

as those given at the beginning of the year (except for Tame
summative as well). Unless we have communicated, all sum
and mastery trackers updated and emailed to me by end of
<Action required> Record
OCCT/EOI raw scores

Many of you have sent me the excel document for your stud
band from a computer-based OCCT/EOI test, but for those o
to me no later than Thursday, May 7th. If you have NOT yet s

If your students took a written OCCT, as soon as you and yo

them to me.
Cohort IE Update

Lawton Specific: Mandatory

Student Discourse Session
Lawton Specific: CE
opportunity

As of now, 9 out of 15 of us have fully completed our certific

out of 8 first years have finished their credits and 5 out of 7

Please be on the lookout for the EOY survey that will come o
getting Americorps exiting paperwork that you must comple
On Tuesday, May 12th we will be having a mandatory 1 ho
you need to bring is yourself, your past experiences, and yo
take place at 4:30 at Pat Henry ES in Tamekas classroom.
If you need your CE credit or are just looking for a wonderfu
and 10th) then you are in luck. It is the 41st Arts for All Festiv
Park.

If you are attending this for a CE credit, dont forget to fill ou

Have a great weekend! And stay safe!
Jessica McNally
Manager, Teacher Leadership Development
Teach For America Oklahoma
309 NW 13th St
Oklahoma City, OK 73103
Cell: (951) 285-5995
Teach For America is an AmeriCorps program. To learn more about AmeriCorps, please
visit www.nationalservice.gov.
One day, all children in this nation will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education

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