Mount Elden Minutes

Congratulation to Sydney Wade for being named Teacher of of the year Ambassador of Excellence!

While we know Sydney hates being the center of attention she is so deserving. Thank you for representing Mount Elden Middle School and teachers across our county.

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From Julia Manygoats: A big shout out and thank you to Trevor for organizing law day! It is going well so far, kids are learning a lot. Thank you also for including Blue Team. From MEMS Admin: Thank you Scott Godwin, Stevie Holsen, Austin Brown and David Pischke for hosting the MEMS table at the STEM City celebration on Saturday!

We are collecting information for the 24-25 school year and YOUR input is needed!

Please complete by Friday May 3, 2024.

Certified Teachers ONLY- please complete the Google Form CLICK HERE!

The last three days of school (May 21, 22, 23) we will have early release @11:05 am. We will focus on community service that supports our school and local businesses around us. We will talk more about this on Wednesday.

This is from the FUSD PEAK newsletter. Please be advised to read the entire email as you will be asked to answer this survey about your district and your site. Please read each question carefully prior to answering. Thank you!

Your voice matters, and your feedback is instrumental in shaping the future of our company. Together, we can continue to foster a culture where every employee feels valued, heard, and empowered. Please be on the lookout for an email from flagstaffusd@nbriresearch.com in the coming weeks to engage in the 2023-2024 Culture and Climate Survey.

12:45-1:45

whole group in the MPR room

2:00-2:50 pm

Department meetings

Please remember that contract time is 7:20 am-2:50 pm. Please be on time to ensure coverage and safety for students.

If you are going to be out YOU MUST get coverage for any duty you may have. This is vital to student safety. Thank you!

Email from MEMS Admin: grading for end of year Click Here for email

Please review the dates below and put them on your calendar. It is about to get real busy!

Don't forget to complete My Vera to get money back on your insurance! See the email from Steve Rhode dated 4/18/24.

BLACKOUT DATES AND PROTOCOLS

As a reminder, the days before and after a holiday (see below) are blackout dates for ALL staff. (Classified, certified, and ancillary) You must have admin pre-approval if you must call off for extenuating circumstances. Please don’t plan a trip without prior approval. Thank you for understanding.

“Personal leave will not be granted on unless you receive pre-approval from principal.: 1) the day prior or subsequent to any scheduled holiday, 2) the first or last instructional week of the school year, 3) Parent/Teacher conference days, 4) make-up snow days, 5) testing days for test administrators and proctors, and 6) district wide staff development days.”

When we hit the 10% threshold, I will then need to deny. It is very helpful when you secure a sub.

Upcoming Blackout Dates Include:

May 10 (snow day make up days)

May 23, 24

Any day we are above the 10% threshold

April 29, 30

May 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13

FEA Reps for MEMS

Julia Manygoats and Maddie Hall

Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns on this Google Form

https://forms.gle/kcnWLX3GAHh2sLqYA

What does membership get you? Apparently, some cash savings! Check it out on Mondays at 4:40. NEA Benefits https://www.mobilize.us/aea/event/554499/?followup_modal_context=email_shift_followup_other_events&timeslot=4005943

Thank you,

FEA Reps

This section appears every spring to keep the end of year dates and information in one place. Please review each week as the information will be updated.

MEMS:

Open positions at MEMS:

SS 1 position
Resource SPED 1 position

Hired for 24-25 school year:

Foods- Emily Gerlick

Math- Breanne Cheatwood

Morgan Coverdale

BSP: Maddie Hall

Resource: Christy Weide

DATES:

Testing days see above
April 1-26 Make-up testing days runs
April 25 7th grade NAU day
April 25 AZ Youth Survey 8th graders ONLY
April 27 FUSD Stem Celebration 1:00-4:00 pm
May 7 and 9 benchmark testing
May 9 NJHS induction 6:00 pm
May 10 school dance 230-4:00 pm
May 11 FUSD Music Showcase 12:30 @ SMS
May 13 Orchestra concert 7:00 pm
May 14 Theater performance 6:30 pm
May 15 Choir concert 6:30 pm
May 16 MEMS band concert 7:00 pm
May 17 Grades due
May 20-23 Service week focus
May 21-23 early release
May 20-Variety Show 1:00 pm
May 20 Awards Assembly 6:00 pm @ MEMS
May 21 Promotion practice
May 22 MEMS Promotion 4:00 Team Red and 6:00 Team Blue @ FHS
May 23 Last day with students all staff send off in bus zone and on Fourth street
May 24 Last day staff-all staff breakfast potluck 8:00 am, teacher check outs- This is a contract day but you will get out early.