May 6, 2019

Welcome to the May edition of the PL Lighthouse! 
This monthly email blast and webpage has been designed to serve much like a lighthouse, to serve as a way forward and help in navigating through the busy school year. Nothing else speaks of safety in the face of adversity and challenge quite like the lighthouse.

End of Year MAP Testing Window 
The end of the year Spring MAP assessment window will open May 1st and close May 29th. Since there are many end of the year events planned in the last month of school, please begin planning ahead and preparing your school MAP schedules.*Note that we're opening the testing window a few days earlier to accommodate for teachers who are using MAP data for their SLOs. 

If you would like to learn more about MAP reports please go to this link:
https://dallasisd.learning.powerschool.com/cgrossman/nweamap/signup to access the NWEA MAP 101 training and use the code: XXY77. Once you access the course, click on reports.

End of Year PL Celebration 
The EOY Party is Sunday, May 19th at Dave and Busters from 4-7PM. Click here for the Eventbrite to share with your staff for more information + registration. Please encourage registration so that we're able to plan for door prizes and ensure we have enough space reserved. 
Afternoon Agenda

• 4:00, Welcome + celebration begins
• 4-5:00, Take advantage of the fun and games at Dave and Busters and 'mix & mingle' with others
• 5:00-5:40, Cohort celebrations and awards
• 5:40-7:00, Grab a bite to eat and 'mix & mingle' with others

Note: Food + games will be on your own, but we'll have door prizes for those that attend.

Summer PL PD Opportunities
Save the dates for upcoming opportunities for learning for your staff. Each campus will receive differentiated emails this week based on your menu selection at the April design studio. 

• May 24, Deadline to apply for the SMU Blended Learning Graduate course 
• June 3 + 4, Innovation in Teaching Fellowship Design Sprint [for fellows]
• June 5 +6, Google Level 1 Bootcamp
• June 10, Deadline to apply for the Texas Tech Blended + Personalized Learning Graduate Certificate Program 
• June 18, PL Quarterback Onboarding with Education Elements
• June 19 + 20, Google Level 2 Bootcamp
• June 25, Math Innovation Zones- First Year in MIZ Teacher Training with Education Elements
• July 15 + 16, Google Level 1 Bootcamp 
• July 30-August 1, PL Cruise
• • July 30- Intro to PL day [for new teachers] 
  • July 31- Wayfinding/ Choose Your Own Sessions day [for advanced + beginning teachers]
  • August 1- Grade level/content specific sessions + planning for first six weeks
• August 6, Innovation in Teaching Fellowship Deeper Learning Workshop [for fellows]
• August 7, Math Innovation Zones- Back-to-School Workday​

May Benchmarking [existing schools]
Please complete the May benchmark in your support plan no later than Monday, May 27th. Click here for an overview and example of the process. Let us know if you have any question or need any help!

2019-2020 PL Calendar 
Access the 2019-2020 PL Department Calendar at bit.ly/1920plcalendar. Thanks for all the feedback on future events. Once confirmed with locations we'll be sending out calendar invites for all 2019-2020 events.