SamTastic Weekly Tip: 7/28/25 - New School Year Resolutions
- Jim Mercer
- Jul 28
- 2 min read
If I am back at work, I am in the GREEN and will have my SAM Daily Meeting today. (I know I can schedule at/above goal, even if my SAM hasn’t returned yet. I’ll start having my SAM Daily Meeting when my SAM returns.)
I will review with my SAM the performance assessment rubric we completed with our Time Change Coach and incorporate the things we said we wanted to do in our TimeTrack.
I will set my monthly instructional time goals with my SAM. (TimeTrack logo, upper left, Monthly Goals)
I will update my staff and group lists with my SAM. (TimeTrack logo, upper left, Individuals and Groups)
I will update my contact day for the new school year. (TimeTrack logo, upper left, Contact Days)
I will select Focus Teachers, people I want to spend more time with, for the first semester. (TimeTrack logo, upper left, Individuals and Groups)
I will schedule time in each focus teacher’s classroom the first and second day students are back.
I will consider leading a PLC with all new teachers on my staff.
I will look at my data for last school year and decide which instructional descriptor percentages I would like to see increase this year. (Dashboard, far left, middle; reset to show the 2024-25 school year data by clicking the options tab. Then, TimeTrack logo, upper left, select General Options, then scroll down to target descriptors.)
I will look forward to working with my Time Change Coach. (Your Time Change Coach will contact you the first week of August to determine your status. If you are active, scheduling at/above goal, your Coach will begin working with you monthly. Each month, Time Change Coaches attend one of your SAM Daily Meetings, review your TimeTrack to give you feedback and will provide training and support your request. If you are not back at work yet, your Time Change Coach will connect when you return.) By the way, you can see your TimeTrack access dates just like your coach can. TimeTrack logo, upper left, select Time Track Access, You will see the last access, date and time, to the right of each name.)
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