New School Year in Region 5

Welcome back to school Region 5 schools! 

Your Region 5 Support Staff has been working diligently to assist our school districts with their professional development needs and coaching support requests. We have also been sharpening our own saws by gaining a deeper knowledge of today's most pressing educational issues and ways to support student needs. 

As a reminder, we have a new procedure for support requests. Please click below to complete a services request form. We look forward to joining you in your efforts to ensure that all of our students are College and/or Career Ready! 

Region 5 Request for Services Form

Please visit our blog monthly to read about work in our region, to download resources, find suggested professional learning books, and to view pictures of our work in your districts. You may follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram by clicking on the links at the bottom of the blog. Also, be sure to search under our logo in the Labels area to find specific items of interest. 

Our first week of Coach Internship was a great success!  Throughout the week, we had a "Parking Lot" chart posted so that participants could post sticky notes with questions and/or resources requests. Last week's participants will receive an email this week that will address the questions posted. We are adding the requested resources to this blog post.

Coach Internship Week 1 Requested Resources:

To download and print the CCRS Vertical Alignment click here:

CCRS ELA Vertical Alignment
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The 5 Absolutes:

In education we know things are always changing; however, we know that these absolutes are what all teachers need to know and do to be effective.

The first bullet tells us where we’re going.

The second and third bullets tell us how we will get there.

The fourth bullet tells us how we will know we have arrived.

The last one is the most important because it tells us why.

Absolutes

• Teach to the standards for each of the required subjects                     
• Through a clearly articulated and locally aligned K-12 curriculum
• Supported by aligned resources, support, and professional development
• Monitored regularly through formative, interim/benchmark assessments to inform the effectiveness of the instruction and continued learning needs of individuals and groups of students
• With a goal that each student graduates from high school with the knowledge and skills to succeed in post-high school education and the workforce without the need for remediation as evidenced by multiple measures achieved through multiple pathways to meet the graduation requirements set for students in Alabama.  

Click here for a printable version of these Absolutes:

Absolutes

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Explicit Reading Foundations Routine Cards (Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, HFW, etc.)

Click here:

Reading Foundations Routine Cards

Click here for a blank Reading Foundations Look For Tool:

Reading Foundations Look For Tool

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Click here for the One Pager Protocol Card:

One Pager Protocol Card

Click here for the "Lost at Sea" (team work, effective communication, etc.) activity:

Lost at Sea Activity

Click here for the Domino Effect (effective communication, listening, etc.) activity (see page 20):

Domino Effect

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"Red Book" Resources:

To purchase on Amazon:

Locating and Correcting Reading Difficulties 9th Edition

Locating and Correcting Reading Difficulties 10th Edition

Click here for a blank grouping form for Organizing Fluency Data:

Organizing Fluency Data