SAS+Performance+Area+B

=The Environment=

Benchmarks (2010):
 * Standard B1 - Creating an environment of trust and respect **
 * 1) Relationships with the instructional specialist are respectful, with some contacts initiated by teachers.

Benchmarks: Evidence (2011):
 * Standard B2 - Establishing a culture for ongoing instructional improvement **
 * 1) Instructional specialist promotes a culture of professional inquiry in which teachers seek assistance in improving their instructional skills.
 * Numerous teacher dop-ins to my office asking for help
 * Also, team group PD sessions ad DNWYM sessions that really help foster teacher learning.
 * TGIF Tech emails that are sent out once a week to teacher with links to sites that they might find interesting to use with their students or links they might be able to use for their personal lives.

Benchmarks: Evidence (2011):
 * Standard B3 - Establishing clear procedures for teachers to gain access to instructional support **
 * 1) Instructional specialist has established clear procedures for teachers to use in gaining assess to support.
 * Teachers usually use email to request as needed support
 * After school drop-in tech sessions allow for teachers to come in and see a tech facilitator for assistance. Some drop-ins are organized around a specific skill or application that teachers will need to use or posses.
 * Help is also offered in mini PD sessions to teams during team mtgs. as the need arises.

Benchmarks: Evidence (2011):
 * Standard B4 - Establishing and maintaining norms of behavior for professional interactions **
 * 1) Instructional specialist has established clear norms of mutual respect for professional interaction.
 * August 2011-Each team went though a CFG protocol to establish team norms to improve the climate of the ES school and also interactions in and between teams.

Benchmarks: Evidence (2011):
 * Standard B5 - Organizing physical space for workshops or training **
 * 1) Instructional specialist makes good use of the physical environment, resulting in engagement of all participants in the workshop activities.
 * Lab spaces have been used for team and small group PD
 * The project areas have been used for all staff PD including: setting up iCal and MAP Test training
 * We held the second DNWYM session this winter in the ES and it was a better venue than the HS LMC where we normally hold this event. Having classrooms right down the hall, two lab spaces, and the hallway outside the ES library was great. In the future there was talk of always holding in the ES.