Big Ideas – Feedback from colleagues regarding the State FDK Guide        Everett FDK Planning Team  2/1/16

Learning Environment

·   DAP – ready to go

·   People have varied materials – school purchased, personal purchases, Extended Day

·   Storage materials – cubbies – shelves – containers – clipart w/labels for storage

·   Is there a budget for supplies – materials?

·   Space – How do we add centers when our classrooms are already overcrowded?

·   First week of school – what will it look like for family connection meetings?

·   Dollar amount to each class – teacher chooses from specific list

·   Funding for materials – How will it work to make it equitable?

·   Labels for areas

·   Art supplies

Curriculum and Instruction

·   Changes to math program – more hands-on activities

·   World language – What will it look like?

·   Sign language – Is that considered a world language?

·   Play vs. High Expectations

·   Play vs. Plan-Do-Review

Schedule

·   How do we fit it all in – adding things on – are we taking anything away?

·   Setting schedules

·   Daily schedule

·   Arranging schedule to make plan-do-review time

·   Time increments on sample schedule were much smaller

·   Full day allows for more time

·   Does Bellingham have data to support this model – especially in math?

·   When is there time to work with individual or small groups of students

Assessment

·   Assessment – adding or taking away?

·   Process and timeline for WaKIDS training

·   When WaKIDS tops out we can’t show growth – will this be expanded?

·   Little value in current progress report – needs to be skill specific perhaps similar to KARK report

·   Report cards – GOLD vs KARK

Miscellaneous

·   Let’s Go!!

·   Class size 26 vs. 16

·   Teachers want to observe in Bellingham

·   How will the model be supported?

·   ½ time employees – what happens to them?

·   There will be a shift

·   Teachers are receptive but worried

·   Survey – who has what

·   Will there be flexibility?

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