La Paz Intermediate School

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La PazIntermediate School

• Incoming Parent
• Orientation
• April 15, 2009

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This powerpoint is available on the La Paz Website

• As is lots of info such as
• School Planner (Rules, Dress Code, etc.), Bell
  Schedules, Course Descriptions

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La PazHighlights

• California Distinguished School
• 1990, 1992, 2003 2007
• Outstanding STAR Testing Results
• 2008 API 872 (5 point increase)
• State Ranking 2007 10/10
• Exemplary Fine Arts Program
• Monterey Jazz Festival

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What Makes La PazSuch a Great Place

• Our focus on learning
• Standards-based education
• Our commitment to each child
• Whatever It Takes
• Our partnership with parents
• Our foundational philosophy

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Taking Center StageAct II

• http//pubs.cde.ca.gov/tcsii/recommendations.aspx
• Academic Excellence
• Developmental Responsiveness
• Social Equity
• Organizational Structures/Processes

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Taking Center Stage Act IIAcademic Excellence

• Standards (Core, PE) common assessments
• Instruction, Assessment, Intervention
• Challenging student-centered lessons
• Support through differentiation, intervention,
  enrichment
• ELT, Read 180, Electives, Early Release Mondays,
  Summer School

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Taking Center Stage Act IIDevelopmental
Responsiveness

• Technology, Arts, Career, Project/Service-based
  learning, Cross Curricular learning (communities)
• Communities Early Release Mondays
• 6th Grade Orientations, WEB (Where Everybody
  Belongs)

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Taking Center Stage Act IISocial Equity

• Access Honors, Support, Intramural Sports,
  Electives
• Safety, Resilience, Health 3 Rs
  (Responsibility, Readiness, Respect),
  Lapazatives, Counseling, Safe Campus

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Taking Center Stage Act IIOrganizational
Structures Processes

• Distributed Leadership Administrative Team,
  Leadership Team, Department Chair Council,
  Department Teams, Subject-Alike Teams, Community
  Teams, School Site Council, STPO (PTA), ELAC
  (English Learners)

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Organizational Structures Processes (cont)

• Professional Learning Communities
• Talent, time, resources, data analysis
• Partnerships SSC, STPO, ELAC, SVCC,
  UCI/Concordia, Chapman,

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See it ALL in Action

• La Paz Open House
• Thursday, April 23rd 700 p.m.
• Coffee w/ The Principal
• Wednesday, April 29th 845 a.m.

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Get InvolvedSTPO

• STPO President
• Sign Up Tonight
• Available in the quad, after tonights sessions

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Break Out Sessions

• 3 Sessions, each 20 minutes long
• Passing Period 4 minutes
• Sessions
• Communities (i.e. Student Schedule)
• Counseling and Honors
• Elective Program
• En español en la biblioteca

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Break Out Process

• Follow the person with your balloon color to the
  first room
• Your session 1 facilitator will give you a
  schedule for sessions 2 and 3
• Go to session 2 and then to session 3
• After session 3, the evening is complete

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Enjoy!And...Welcome to Our Leopard Family ?