Happy Fall!
GREAT NEWS!
We have been approved for 2 hours per teacher per month to paid out of contract hours to collaborate with content grade level peers to create common units with common formative and summative assessments. This fits with our quarter 1 PM focus goals.
Parameters:
- Collaboration must occur with more than one colleague.
- Core content teachers by grade level
- SEI
- Elective teachers and modern language
- Special education teachers
- Complete this Google Form for approval
- Once approved complete the TIMESHEET (this is specific to MEMS and PM) and turn it in to Daphne.
- Reminder: 2 hours per month for August-December, total of 10 hours.
- If you are not going to use your 10 hours please contact Tammy via email to let her know.
Quarter 1 goals:
Department CTs will analyze the AASA blueprint and identify areas of focus for math and ELA for Q1 to then create common grade level unit.
Action steps:
- Ensure protected and common time to meet on Friday's in CTs
- Provide a common framework for CT document the work the do
- Leadership will facilitate CTs to model the process and ensure fidelity of work
- Solidify our Guiding Coalition to ensure representation from all groups
- Continue monitoring annotated PBO's, academic language, gradual release
- Special education teachers will identify UDL strategies to ensure SWD have access to grade level curriculum
ParentSquare InstructionsParentSquare makes it easy to create appointment sign-ups, allowing families to select a time that works best for them. Please follow the step-by-step instructions linked below to set up your sign-ups:
TIP: In your post regarding conference sign ups, you can ask families to notate if they will be attended in-person or virtually when they select a time slot.
Virtual Conference Option: Microsoft TeamsTo accommodate families who prefer virtual conferences, you can set up meetings via Microsoft Teams. You can create a Microsoft Teams meeting and share the link with parents through ParentSquare. Here are instructions on how to use Microsoft Teams set up your virtual meetings:
TIP: You can choose to do a single Teams meeting for all of your conferences with a waiting room, and only admit families into the meeting when their time slot begins. Or, you can create a separate meeting for each family that requests a virtual meeting.
Don't forget to submit your plan to Tammy ASAP!
Items you must present: AASA scores, Benchmark testing, attendance, academic behaviors and social/emotional behavior. Conference must be offered to all families either in-person, virtual or phone.
Decide as a team if you are going to do student led or teacher led conferences.
TO GIVE A STAFF A SHOUT OUT!
From Tammy R: Ben Kunkel is doing more with tech this year than ever before, and that really helps a lot of his students with their work. Nice job, Ben!
From Julia: To Sara and Marie for doing a great job with StuCo elections, organizing a sprint overnight trip, and general awesomeness. I am so impressed with what you have been doing so far this year!
From Sara M: Shout out to Red 8 for sharing information and helping Blue 8 set up Election Day for our students. Especially Marie and Barry, you have been a huge help!
From Marie: To Tony, Barry, & Kacie for helping me out and making our activity last Friday possible! It went so smoothly because of you all. Thank you team for making such an impact on our kiddos.
Friday Collaboration Time
Team CT
Work on your checklist items or any team items you may have
In your designated room
11:50-12:35
Department CT
In the Dome
12:45-2:45
Review blueprints, pacing guides, PBOs, academic language, etc.
Continue to plan units with grade level peers with common assessments,
discuss One Time Capitol Funds
Tech Talk-Monday 2:30-4:00 with Jenny and Maddie
PBIS- Please continue to give out Thunderbucks. The store will be opened soon. We have new prizes for this year.
Please review on Tuesday.
Student names on games: For any educational games that require students username the student must sign in with their original first name and an initial for the last name. They should not use aliases. We are seeing very inappropriate names.
Free Time: Students should not be given free time. Please have extra assignments for those early finishers.
Panorama Survey Coming Soon!
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 principal 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:
September 27 @ 10% October 4- over 10% October 7-9 November 8, 26 December 20
Any day we are above the 10% threshold |
September 27- Penny Gros, Project Momentum Principal Partner will be visiting us.
October 7-9 Parent Teacher Conferences early release days
- sign up instructions coming soon
October 10 & 11 Fall Break NO School
Any questions or concerns? Please either see Maddie (BSP Room 185) or Julia (8th Grade ELA, Room 176) or fill this out!
Teachers' Rights Chair: Christy Weide
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