1. Delaware County Reading Olympics Sponsored By Delaware County Intermediate Unit

2. Delaware County Reading Olympics

3. 2019 Delaware County Reading Olympics
Where and When
Purpose
Registration Process
Busses and Parking
Schedule
Supervision of Students
Staff Roles and Responsibilities
Ribbon Awards
Other Questions

4. 2019 Delaware County Reading Olympics Dates and Location
Northley Middle School
Penn Delco School District
2801 Concord Rd.
Aston, PA 19014
TENTATIVE
Monday, April 1, 2019—Elementary & High Schools
Tuesday, April 2, 2019— Elementary Schools
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 – Middle Schools

5. The Importance of Books!

6. 2019 Delaware County Reading Olympics Registration
Complete Reading Olympics Google Registration to register each team you have participating and to provide team information.
Go to DCIU MyLearningPlan to finalize registration and pay ($30/team) for the number of teams you have participating from your school.
Registration will be available from Monday, December 3, until Friday. January 18, 2019.
At the end of the registration window, only registered teams will receive the team information forms via .

7. 2019 Delaware County Reading Olympics location info
HOST LOCATION INFO:
Competition rounds will take place in Northley MS classrooms. Classroom assignments will be shared prior to the event.
Bus Drop-Off and Parking: Updated drop- off and parking information will be sent prior to the event.

8. 2019 Delaware County Reading Olympics: Night of
On the Night of the Event
Everyone will gather in the auditorium or gymnasium and be dismissed from there to the first round.
There will be team sign-in tables and an information table in the lobby area.
If you have any questions during the competition, please bring your concerns to the information table so your questions/concerns can be resolved quickly and effectively.

9. 2019 Delaware County Reading Olympics Schedule
5:00 p.m. Doors open at Northley Middle School 5:30 p.m. Moderators and Scorekeepers report to registration desk 5:45 p.m. Students report to Round 1 room 6:00-6:30 p.m. Round 1 6:40-7:10 p.m. Round 2 7:20-7:50 p.m. Round 3 8:15 p.m. Wrap Up

10. 2019 Delaware County Reading Olympics Roles
Team Leader
Moderator
Scorekeeper

11. 2019 Delaware County Reading Olympics Team Leaders
The TEAM LEADER escorts the team through all 3 rounds of competition and stays with them until they receive their ribbons. TEAM LEADERS may NOT provide any coaching, hints, gestures, or confirmations to the team during the rounds of competition. Providing such confirmations will result in forfeiture of the entire round (=0 points).

12. 2019 Delaware County Reading Olympics Moderators
The MODERATOR serves as the questioner and judge in one of the competition rooms. MODERATORS remain in the same room for all 3 rounds. MODERATORS will not see their own school’s team(s) until after the competition ends.

13. 2019 Delaware County Reading Olympics Moderator Info
Room setup – push chairs to the perimeter of the room. Students sit in a huddle on the floor and parents/guests sit in the chairs.
Teams have 20 seconds to answer a question. If a team is trying to earn points AFTER the other team misses the question, they must answer immediately. There is no time for deliberation.
Remind parents that when students are conferring, it is important that the room remain quiet (i.e. no cell phones, no texting, if small children are disruptive kindly ask them to step into the hall, etc.). 
Each team is permitted to have 12 students participate in each round. If a team has more than 12 students, the extra students will need to sit out the round (NOTE: teams may have from 8-15 students).
2019 Delaware County Reading Olympics Moderator Info

14. 2019 Delaware County Reading Olympics Moderator Info (Continued)
The first round will be slightly longer than the second and third rounds to allow everyone additional time to acclimate themselves to the competition format.  
The guidelines state that moderators must repeat each question and answer twice. Please use your judgment to decide if this is necessary.  
If you finish a round early, please tell the teams to remain in the classroom until the announcement is made to move to the next round. This will prevent other rooms from being distracted by noise in the hallways.
2019 Delaware County Reading Olympics Moderator Info (Continued)

15. 2019 Delaware County Reading Olympics Moderator Info (cont’d)
If a MODERATOR witnesses a TEAM LEADER (or outside observer) providing hints/help to their team DURING THE ROUND, the MODERATOR will exclude that team from any further questions (=0 for the round), and the opposing team will receive the remainder of their 20 questions.
NOTE: Before round 1 begins, MODERATORS should shuffle questions for each individual round to make sure a variety of books are covered during the rounds of questioning.
2019 Delaware County Reading Olympics Moderator Info (cont’d)

16. 2019 Delaware County Reading Olympics Scorekeeper
The SCOREKEEPER uses the giant score card to record points awarded for each question. At the end of the round, the SCOREKEEPER totals each team’s points. Team leaders can record their team points on the smaller score sheet provided the night of the event.

17. 2019 Delaware County Reading Olympics Scorekeeper info
Room setup – push chairs to the perimeter of the room. Students sit in a huddle on the floor and parents/guests sit in the chairs.
Teams have 20 seconds to answer the question. Please assist the moderator with keeping time so the night runs on schedule.
Write each team’s score on their official score card at the conclusion of each round.
You will NOT receive a packet of the questions when you register. They will only be given to the moderators.

18. 2019 Delaware County Reading Olympics scorekeeper info (continued)
Remind parents that when students are conferring, it is important that the room remain quiet (i.e. no cell phones, no texting, if small children are disruptive kindly ask them to step into the hall, etc.). Scorekeepers should make a “room map” of their assigned classroom so that the room can be easily re- organized after Round 3. Ask students participating in Round 3 to assist in returning the room to original set-up before leaving the competition.

19. 2019 Delaware County Reading Olympics Ribbons
Ribbons are awarded based on total points—all teams get ribbons! BLUE RIBBON = 50 + RED RIBBON = WHITE RIBBON = 39 and below

20. 2019 Delaware County Reading Olympics Photography rules
No Photos or Videos
Parents/guardians/guests should be instructed that they are not permitted to take photos or videos during the competition due to privacy concerns with the vast amount of students from dozens of schools.

21. 2019 Delaware County Reading Olympics night of rules
On the night of the competition, each team is required to send three adults. One will serve as a team leader, one a moderator and the third will serve as scorekeeper. In case one adult cancels, be sure to have a substitute ready to step in and assume the designated role.
The adults are responsible for ensuring that all their assigned students leave the competition safely. Adults are not permitted to leave the competition site until all their assigned students have been picked up.
We will need to leave Northley MS as quickly as possible following the competition. To make sure all your students have a ride home, please arrange for your team to meet outside the building. Have a parent pick-up policy in place before the competition.

22. 2019 Delaware County Reading Olympics parent info
Please encourage parents/guardians to attend the event and celebrate their children’s accomplishments. 
Please have your students complete the “Where’s My Olympian” card prior to the competition. This will be sent out a few weeks before the competition. Providing this information to parents ahead of time will allow them to quickly find their child on the night of the competition.  
Your students are your responsibility!

23. 2019 Delaware County Reading Olympics Q&A
DCIU Reading Olympics Webpage
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