Mount Elden Minutes: September 8, 2024

We are SOOOOOOOOOO excited that football season has started! Remember you can wear your team jerseys on game days! Many of our students will be wearing their team jerseys on Fridays!

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 idenitify UDL strategies to ensure SWD have access to grade level curriculum

Classroom walkthrough schedule:

Tuesday- Claudia

Wednesday- Lawrence

Thursday- Tammy

Walkthrough form

COMPLETE THIS FORM

TO GIVE A STAFF A SHOUT OUT!

Thank you Lynn P and Lynn G for the SAVVAS training. So many resources and assessments for us to use. All aligned to the AASA!!!!!!!

From Anonymous: The 400 hallway has the most AMAZING group of staff. It is a JOY to walk into work each morning!!!

From Anonymous: Tammy Nelson leads with intentionality and it is seen in the way that the school as a whole moves forward!

From James: To MEMS Teachers for stepping up at the end of last school year to group hallways by grade level and team. The timing was tough for changing classrooms, but you said YES because it was best for students. Classy move!

From Trevor: MEMS Cafeteria staff is Killin' it with the food they are making for our students! They are really putting in the effort to making delicious food! I wish I had this quality of food as a student back in the day.

From Kristin: Thank you Mrs. Joy for being so organized at collecting student information and keeping us update during the busy start to a school year.

We have had a request to change the Quarterly check list form.

In addition we have had several requests for more department CT time to discuss department issues and unit planning.

Please complete this Google form by Tuesday afternoon to provide input:

The Thunderbird Nest is new and improved! A new link will be sent out this week.

Please keep an eye out for PBIS information (Thunderbucks) to help us kick off the 2024-25 school year. We hope you can present this during T-Bird time on Monday, September 9th. The presentation should take about 10 minutes of your T-Bird time.

FUSD PD Day September 16th: Check your email and sign up for the sessions you want to take. Afternoon we will all be at the High Counter Conference Center.

45 day screeners have been given to teams. Please get those completed and back to Laura ASAP! Thank you!

Don't forget to complete the Mandatory Trainings. Only 1 week left!

Counselors will stop in T-Bird classes next week to briefly chat about Major Clarity & make sure students can login, counselors will send email

Remember to submit your attendance and submit it correctly please :)

Friday Collaboration Time

Committees

11:50-12:20

Team CT

Work on your checklist items

In your designated room

12:30-1:15

Announcements

1:30-1:40

Department CT

Continue to plan units with grade level peer with common assessments

Dome

1:40-2:50

Evaluation will be this week. We will begin with completing the pre-conferences and scheduling your formal evaluation time. All certified staff are required to have two formal evaluations. Certified staff who have worked at FUSD for four or more years have the option to waive the second evaluation if the evaluator and staff member both agree.

If you are not on the list please let Tammy know.

24-25 EVALUATION LIST

District Evaluation Policy

September 16 FUSD professional development day. No students. (Black out day)

October 7-9 Parent Teacher Conferences early release days

October 10 & 11 Fall Break NO School

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 16

October 7-9

November 8, 26

December 20

Any day we are above the 10% threshold

FEA Update:

Thank you for your support last week! Our building did really well collecting signatures. Please email Julia if you still need a blue t-shirt. We know some of you got the incorrect size and should be able to order more.

Reminder: There is an FEA social this Thursday from 4:30 -7:30. It will be a lot of fun. Please see Julia or Maddie for the flyer. You can reserve your spot using this QR code.