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Staff
Directory

Central
Services

Parental Involvement

Date(s)

Level

Workshop/Course Title

Goal(s)

Time/location

Person Responsible

08/30/07

High School, Middle
School, Elementary,
Administration

De-escalation Training

1,2,3,4

9:15-10:15
GHS-Auditorium

Marjorie Shearer
Chris Talmage

08/30/07

Elementary-Newton

Social Studies/Science Assessment

1,2,3,4

8:30-11:30,
12:30-3:00
Building-based

Mary Lou DiBella

08/31/07

Middle School

Professional Development

1,2,3,4

8:30-11:30,
12:30-3:00
Building-based

Chris Collins

08/31/07

High School

Technology,
Community Service Learning

1,2,3,4

8:30-11:30,
12:30-3:00
Building-based

Nancy Athas

08/31/07

Elementary-Newton

MCAS Analysis

1,2,3,4,

8:30-11:30,
12:30-3:00
Building-based

Mary Lou DiBella

8/31/07

Elementary-
Four Corners

Responsive Classroom Training

1,2,3,4

8:30-11:30,
12:30-3:00
Building-based

Gail Healy

08/31/07

Elementary-Federal

Web-site Building

1,2,3,4

8:30-11:30,
12:30-3:00
Building-based

K. Folsom
C. Holzberg

08/31/07

Academy of Learning

1,2,3,4

8:30-11:30,
12:30-3:00
Building-based

Joan Schell

9/21/07

Special Education

Executive Functions and SLD Determination

1,2,3,4

8:00-11:30,
12:30-3:00
GMS, Library

Dr. George McCloskey

9/21/07

High School

Accreditation

1,2,3,4

1:00-3:00
Building-based

Nancy Athas

9/24/07

Elementary

Test all students with FALL Benchmark probes/DIBELS

1,2,3,4

On-going
Sept 24-Oct 5.

Teachers

9/24/07

Special Ed., OT,
Speech

Kurzweil Training

1,2,3,4

8:00-11:30,
12:30-4:00
Federal Street, Lab

Carol Holzberg

9/28/07

Special Education

Designing Effective Behavior Intervention Plans and Using Data Collection and Analysis to Make Adjustments

1,2,3,4

10:30-12:15
Central, Conference Rm.

David Powsner

9/28/07

Special Education

Designing a Classroom Management System and Positive Behavior

1,2,3,4

12:30-3:30
GHS, Auditorium

David Powsner

9/28/07

Elementary/Newton

Open Response

1,2,

1:00-3:00
Building-based

Lou DiBella

9/28/07

Elementary/Federal

MCAS Review

1,2,3,

1:00-3:00
Building-based

D. Gleason
K. Herlihy
K. Folsom

9/28/07

Special Education

Autism Diagnosis Observation Schedule

1,2,3,4

1:00-3:00
Library

Len Huber

10/1/07

Special Education

Data Driven Instruction and Curriculum-Based Measurement

1,2,3,4

8:30-11:30,
12:30-3:00
GHS, Library

Carol Kosnitsky

10/9/07

Elementary

Enter Benchmark data to DIBELS website

1,2,3,4

On-going
Oct. 9-12

TBD per school

10/11/07

Special Education

Data Driven Instruction and Curriculum-Based Measurement

1,2,3,4

8:30-11;30
GHS, Library

Carol Kosnitsky

10/11/07

Special Education

Implementation and Monitoring of a Data-Driven Instructional

1,2,3,4

12:30-3:30
Central, Conference, Rm.

Carol Kosnitsky

10/15/07

Special Education

Progress Monitoring and Curriculum-Based Measurement

1,2,3,4

8:30-11:30,
12:30-3:00
GHS, Library

Cristia Leisher Associates

10/18/07

Elementary, Federal

Fall Data Meeting-DIBELS

1,2,3,4

1:00-3:00
Building-based

HILL/E. Steadman

10/19/07

Elementary,
Four Corners

In-class coaching DIBELS

1,2,3,4,

9:00-12:00
Building-base

HILL/
E. Steadman
J. Putala

10/19/07

Elementary

DIBELS, HILL Presentation
Center Activities

1,2,3,4

1:00-3:00
TBD

HILL/Hartman

10/19/07

Middle School,
Elementary

Parent Conferences- Grades K-6

1,2,3,4

As per arrangement

Principals

10/24/07

Middle School

LA/Writing

1,2,3,4

8:00-3:00
Building-based
Classrooms

Bruce Penniman

10/25/07

Elementary, Federal

In-class coaching DIBELS

1,2

9:00-12:00
Building-based

HILL/E. Steadman
D. Gleason

10/26/07

High School

Franklin County Inservice Day

1,2,3,4

8:30-11:30,
12:30-3:00
GHS, Auditorium

10/26/07

Middle School

Franklin County Inservice Day
Responsive Design

1,2,3,4,

8:30-11:30,
12:30-3:00
GMS, Library

C. Collins

10/26/06

Elementary

Franklin County Inservice Day
Differentiating Instruction

1,2,3,4

8:30-11:30,
12:30-3:00
Federal, Library

Hill,
Eleni Steadman

11/2/07

Middle School,
Elementary

Parent Conferences- Grades K-6

1,2,3,4

As per arrangement

Principals

11/9/07

Middle School,
Elementary

Parent Conferences- Grades K-6

1,2,3,4

As per arrangement

Principals

11/14/07

Middle School

LA/Writing

1,2,3,4,

8:00-3:00
Building-based
Classrooms

Bruce Penniman

11/28/07

Elementary, Middle, High

Mentor Meetings

1,2

4:00-5:30
Newton, Library

Donna Cycz

12/5/07

Middle School

LA/Writing

1,2,3,4,

8:00-3:00
Building-based
Classrooms

Bruce Penniman

12/14/07

High School

How to Improve Data Assessment

1,2,3,4

8:30-11:30,
12:30-3:00
Building-based

Nancy Love

12/14/07

Elementary

Science Curriculum & Assessments-Grade level meetings

1,2,3,4

12:30-3:00
Grade Level

Science Committee

12/14/07

Middle School

Prentice Hall

1,2,3,4,

12:30-3:00
Building-based
Library

Rita Sullivan

12/20/07

Elementary, Middle, High

Mentor Meetings

1,2

4:00-5:30
Newton, Library

Donna Cycz

1/9/08

Middle School

LA/Writing

1,2,3,4,

8:00-3:00
Building-basedClassrooms

Bruce Penniman

1/15/08

Elementary, Middle, High

Mentor Meetings

1,2

4:00-5:30
Newton, Library

Donna Cycz

1/16/08

Title I, Sped

LETRS Training

1,2,3,4

1:00-4:00
Central

Ruth Odom
Susan Kazeroid

1/18/08

High School

How to Improve Data Assessment

1,2,3,4

8:30-11:30,
12:30-3:00
Building-based

Nancy Love

1/18/08

Administrators

Using Data

1,2,3,4

8:30-11:30
High School

Nancy Love

1/18/08

Middle School

Responsive Design

1,2,3,4

8:00-3:00
Building-basedLibrary

Chris Collins

1/18/08

Elementary

ELA/Reading Instruction

1,2,3,4

1:00-3:00
Building-basedLibrary

Principals

1/25/08

Elementary-Newton

Scott Foresman

1,2

8:00-3:00
Building-basedClassrooms

Deb Hartman

1/30/08

Elementary, Federal

Data Analysis

1,2,3,4

8:00-3:00
Building-basedClassrooms

HILL,
Eleni Steadman

2/1/08

Middle School

LA/Writing

1,2,3,4,

8:00-3:00
Building-based Classrooms

Bruce Penniman

2/4/08

Elementary-Federal

MCAS-Alt Assessment

1,2

1:00-3:00
Building-based

E. Weber
R. Wirth
L. Shaw

2/6/08

High School

Writing Project

1,2,3,4

8:00-3:00
Building-basedLibrary

Susan Biggs

3/5/08

High School

Writing Assessment

1,2,

8:30-11:30,
12:30-3:00
Building-based

Janie Baer

3/7/08

High School

How to Improve Data Assessment

1,2,3,4

8:30-11:30,
12:30-3:00
Building-based

Nancy Love

3/7/08

Elementary-Federal

Curriculum Planning for Re-design Day

1,2,

1:00-3:00
Building-based

Elizabeth Musgrave

3/7/08

Elementary

CPI Refresher

1,2,3,4

8:30-11:30
Central

Marjorie Shearer
Chris Talmage

3/7/08

Elementary

CPI Refresher

1,2,3,4

12:00-3:00
Central

Marjorie Shearer
Chris Talmage

3/7/08

Elementary

K Math Scope & Sequence

1,2,3,4

1:00-3:00
Federal Street

Nancy Putnam

4/9/08

High School

Writing Assessment

1,2,

8:30-11:30,
12:30-3:00
Building-based

Janie Baer

4/11/08

All Staff

Teaching Tolerance and Respect

1,2,3,4

1:00-4:00
High School

New England Equity
Randy Ross

4/28/08

Title I, Sped

LETRS Training

1,2,3,4

1:00-4:00
Central

Ruth Odom
Susan Kazeroid

5/5/08

Title I, Sped

LETRS Training

1,2,3,4

1:00-4:00
Central

Ruth Odom
Susan Kazeroid