Chasing 10,000 missing assignments

A week ago, we posted information (http://wp.me/p1JF02-ni) about automated missing assignment notifications that would be sent to parents.  So far, we’ve sent out two notifications and here’s the results…

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How many missing assignments were there each week?

# of missing assignments per school…
School	23-Feb	16-Feb
Clive Elementary School	144	169
Crestview Elementary School	456	578
Crossroads Park Elementary School	2	1
Fairmeadows Elementary School	37	34
Hillside Elementary School	300	236
Indian Hills Junior High School	1,132	1062
Jordan Creek Elementary School	150	182
Stilwell Junior High School	1,672	1656
Valley High School	6,064	4914
Valley Southwoods Freshman High School	474	426
Walnut Creek Campus	1,329	1232
Western Hills Elementary School	12	2
Westridge Elementary School	37	44
Grand Total	11,809	10536

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How many unique students had missing assignments?

# unique students w/ missing assignments per school
School	23-Feb	16-Feb
Clive Elementary School	34	38
Crestview Elementary School	41	49
Crossroads Park Elementary School	2	1
Fairmeadows Elementary School	19	22
Hillside Elementary School	63	58
Indian Hills Junior High School	273	250
Jordan Creek Elementary School	48	65
Stilwell Junior High School	364	385
Valley High School	1,172	1131
Valley Southwoods Freshman High School	220	206
Walnut Creek Campus	106	104
Western Hills Elementary School	3	2
Westridge Elementary School	18	22
Grand Total	2,363	2,333

Why did you report this by building?  Is this some type of competition or comparison?
Not a competition at all… We would like to track this information over the next few weeks in order to see if the notifications can help decrease the number of missing assignments, so in order to better understand the issue, we wanted to break the information down to a lower level.

Digital Camera Course to be offered…

We’re ready to offer our next round of digital camera courses…

Here’s what has been offered so far:

Step 1) Last Nov, we took applicants for building level digital camera trainers –this training has been completed. http://wp.me/p1JF02-3T

Step 2) We provided a set (which is 5 cameras and supplies) to each school media center.  We also provided training to each Teacher Librarian. These devices are already available for checkout at each school.  

Our next step is to deploy the rest of the cameras (about 40 sets, with a set being 5) out across the district. They will be distributed across the schools based on both the size of the school as well as factoring in how many sets are already in the school.  Schools will typically be able to get 1 to 4 additional sets.   We’ve decided not to deploy the rest to the media centers for checkout, as we’d prefer to see the cameras deployed through a training program, to assist with making sure they are used more frequently, but yet still available to share between rooms.

Q1.Who decides who gets the cameras?
First, remember the cameras belong to your school and can be used by anyone – but they will be “assigned” to the teacher who takes the training. The decision will be handled by your building principal.  It’s likely that many schools will want to spread them out across certain grade levels, departments or something similar. We understand that this is dependent on who can actually make the training dates – but we thought it was best to leave this decision at the school level.

Q2. If selected, do I have to teach a course to others? (like the trainers did?)
No.

Q3. What are you looking for in applicants?
* can attend one of the courses being offered (15 hr of class time)
* committed to the successful integration of the cameras
* willing to share their knowledge and cameras with their colleagues

Q4. How do I apply?
Contact your building principal.  They have the application form, also ask them when the due date is for your building. The district is asking each building to submit their list of names by March 14th.

Q5. When are the classes being offered?

Option #1:

When:	March 21        8:00 – 12:00 March 22        8:00 – 12:00 March 23        8:00 – 12:00 (3 hours will be conducted outside of class)
Where:	Learning Resource Center
Credit:	1 Hour License Renewal or Drake Graduate
Course #	EDEX 120:820D
Instructor:	Katie Seiberling

Option #2:

When:	March 29        4:15 – 8:15 April 5             4:15 – 8:15 April 12           4:15 – 8:15 (3 hours will be conducted outside of class)
Where:	Learning Resource Center
Credit:	1 Hour License Renewal or Drake Graduate
Course #	EDEX 120:820E
Instructor:	Jackie Neuberger

A set consists of 5 cameras, SD card, tripods, card readers, and bags.

Q6.  What exactly is in a “set” of cameras?
A quantity of 5 of each of the following….

* Nikon S4100 digital camera (pictured at the top of the article)

* flexible tripods

* SD memory cards (16Gb)

* SD card reader

* Camera bag