SLT Day II Thursday, August 12, 2021 8:30 a.m - 4:00 p.m - Mr. Jason Belton Mr. Anthony Frantantoni Mrs. Kavita Cassimiro - Orange Public Schools

SLT Day II
T h u r s d a y, A u g u s t 1 2 , 2 0 2 1
   8 : 3 0 a . m . – 4 : 0 0 p. m .
        M r. J a s o n B e l t o n
  M r. A n t h o ny F ra n t a n t o n i
    M r s . Kav i t a C a s s i m i r o
        D r. S h a d i n B e l a l

Agenda At-a-Glance

   AUGUST 12, 2021

Presenter: Ms. Daneisha
                   Shaw
Ms. Shaw is from New York City and a
proud mother of four boys. She has a B.A
in History    from the University of North
Carolina Charlotte and a Masters in
Instructional Leadership from North
Central University. This up coming year
will be her 5 th year as an educator. She
currently serves as the AP and Honors
History teacher at Orange High School. In
her free time, she likes to travel and take
long road trips.

Presenter: Ms. Marcey Thomas
Marcey Thomas has served as a dedicated New Jersey public
school teacher for 15 years. A graduate of University of
D e l a w a r e a n d G e o r g i a n C o u r t U n i v e r s i t y, M a r c e y h o l d s a
Bachelor of Arts in English, a Master of Arts in Education, and
a New Jersey Supervisory certification. She is currently
p u r s u i n g a c e r t i f i c a t i o n i n Te a c h i n g o f t h e H o l o c a u s t a n d
P r e j u d i c e R e d u c t i o n f r o m Ke a n U n i v e r s i t y. I n h e r t e n u r e a t
O r a n g e H i g h S c h o o l , s h e h a s s e r v e d a s a m e n t o r, c o o p e r a t i n g
t e a c h e r, a n d a d v i s o r t o s e v e r a l s t u d e n t o r g a n i z a t i o n s ,
including eight years as advisor of the OHS chapter of
N a t i o n a l H o n o r S o c i e t y. M a r c e y b r i n g s w i t h h e r a n
appreciation for shared best practices, educator collaboration,
and professional development. Marcey has served on the
S c h o o l L e a d e r s h i p Te a m , S c h o o l M a n a g e m e n t Te a m , a n d
S c h o o l I m p r o v e m e n t Pa n e l a n d i s a n a c t i v e u n i o n
representative for the Orange Education Association. She is
also a member of several professional organizations including
t h e N a t i o n a l C o u n c i l o f Te a c h e r s o f E n g l i s h . T h e d a u g h t e r o f
t w o d y n a m i c p u b l i c s c h o o l e d u c a t o r s , M a r c e y ʼs b e l i e f i n t h e
potential of every student is as strong as her belief in the
p o t e n t i a l o f e v e r y t e a c h e r. S h e m a i n t a i n s a p r o f e s s i o n a l
mission to improve the quality of education one relationship
at a time.

Presenter: Mr.
Keven Quinn
Kevin Quinn grew up in Newtown, CT along with four brothers.
He attended Fordham University (Class of '09) double majoring
in French Language & Literature and International Political
Economy. Upon graduating he had a short stint in the business
world before deciding to pursue a Masters in TESOL from CUNY
Hunter College (Class of '15). He began his teaching career at
Pan American International High School at Monroe in the
Bronx. He spent five years there serving as the 12th grade ELA
teacher. After moving to South Orange, NJ, Mr. Quinn started
teaching at Orange High School in an ESL and Social Studies
co-teaching role. He will be entering his third year at OHS. In
his spare time Mr. Quinn enjoys music, exercising, the New
York Knicks, and spending time with his wife, Jaclyn, his four-
month-old daughter, Serena, and his Great Dane, Bruce.

Student Expectations
    Dress Code Policy vs. Uniforms

Accountability

SMART Goal 1
During the 2020-2021 school year, Orange
High Schoolʼs average writing scale score
on the district Per formance Tasks for the
current 11 th graders was 55%. Based on
analysis of the data, we have determined
that our growth moving for ward will be
based on how students per form on the
writing assessment. Writing standards
outlined in each unit of instruction for
each core English course demonstrated
that students are having dif f iculty
producing clear and coherent writing in
which the development, organization, and
style are appropriate to the task, purpose
and audience. As a result, an ELA
initiative was developed.

SMART Goal 2
Based on the review of NJSLA data 2018-2019
and the district unit assessment for the SY
2020-2021 students in grades 10-12 continue
to struggle in Math with real -life application
problems, reasoning and applying critical
thinking skills to solve problems. According to
the NJ School Per formance Summar y Repor t
for the school year 2018-2019, students that
met or exceeded expectations on the statewide
assessment was 16.7% on the statewide
assessment. The MAP Grade repor t for 2019-
2020 Fall administration of the NWEA shows
that 47% of students enrolled in the current
10 th Grade class are on or above grade level.
The 2019 NJSL Standards Science and NJSLA
Assessment repor t shows that 7.6% of
eleventh graders per formed at a Level 3 and
higher.

SMART Goal 3
Based on data provided in Genesis, during
the 2019-2020 school year, 108 students
were suspended at least one time and 310
students received In-School-Suspensions
Cycles 1 and 2. Many times, students
received Out̶of-School Suspensions for
behavioral infractions that may be better
suited for Restorative Justice initiatives.
Between March 2020 and April 19, 2021,
students were not present in school, so
current data is not apropos. The amount of
time spent out of school has led to repor ts
of anxiety and depression that can lead to
adverse behaviors if programs are not in
place to address these emerging behaviors.

Professional
Development
Plan: Goal 1
By June 30, 2022, all staf f
members will continue to learn
and implement Social
Emotional Learning strategies,
with an emphasis on
Restorative Practices, to
provide suppor t systems for
academic, social and emotional
growth of learners.

Professional Development
Plan: Goal 2

By June 30, 2022, all teaching staff
members will engage in professional
development focused on aligning
classroom instruction and
assessments with the framework of
the New Jersey Student Learning
Standards (NJSLA).

Professional
Development
Plan: Goal 3
By June 30, 2022, all
teaching staff members will
engage in professional
development focused on
designing coherent
instruction that promotes
higher order thinking and
robust classroom
discussions.

Professional
Development Plan: Goal
4

By June 30, 2022, teaching staff
members will engage in professional
development that allows teachers to
analyze formative and summative
assessment data to drive instruction
and increase student achievement and
discuss best practice for student
achievement based on these f indings
during Common Planning Time.

1. Review the Five Elements of Instruction.

2. Rotate in pairs.                                        Gallery
                                                           Walk:
3. Read the questions per station.
                                                           Elements of
4. Discuss previous groupʼs responses and add content of   Effective
your own.
                                                           Instruction
5. Repeat until you have completed visiting all five
stations.

Developing a
Template

Create and name a ʻlook-forsʼ
walkthrough template to include
important elements of effective
instruction. This tool will be shared
with teaching staff and referenced
throughout the school year.