Mount Elden Minutes

MEMS IAP GOALS

Mount Elden Middle School will increase Math AASA scores by no less than 10% for each grade level from the 2025 Spring AASA score to the 2026 Spring AASA scores.
Mount Elden Middle School will increase ELA AASA scores by no less than 10% for each grade level from the 2025 Spring AASA score to the 2026 Spring AASA scores.
Mount Elden Middle School will increase ELA and Math AASA scores for identified special education students by 10% from the 2025 Spring AASA score to the 2026 Spring AASA score.

Thank you for completing the Google Form. It helps us begin the master board work, but more importantly, it allowed us to support you! We appreciate your honesty and strive to better support each of you.

Mr. Jesse will be out quite a bit this week visiting

elementary schools for 6th grade registration.

FRIDAY COLLABORATION

1:15-2:10

MPR

Testing proctoring protocols

AASA testing tools

Team CT

2:15-3:00 pm

If your team meets during the week then this is prep time.

Department CT

3:00-4:00 pm

Recent resignation:

Maria Najera
Jordan Paschen

Current job opening:

Office receptionist
Behavior Support Teacher

Our site visit is scheduled for February 18, 2026!

Details coming!

We are in need of a paid morning duty person-8:30-8:50. Please contact Morgan.

Read Chapters 3 & 4

February 20th

Magical Staff on the Week: Molly Lesandrini

January

Jan 19

MLK Holiday

Jan 20

Penny visits, we will be visiting classrooms

February:

Feb 11

Jaime Festa-Daigle site visit-we will visit classrooms

Feb 16

Presidents Day

Feb 18

Schools To Watch site visit

Feb 24

Civics exam for students who did not pass it the first time.

Feb 27

Cultural assembly

March:

March 3

Quarter 3 ends

March 4-6

Parent Teacher Conferences:

March 4:

Late night conferences 5:00-7:00 pm

March 6

Early out for staff due to late conferences
2:30 pm

March 23-31

Blackout for field trips-AZSCI and AASA Writing

March 25 & 26 -AZSCI
March 31- AASA Writing

April:

April 1-17

Blackout for field trips-AASA testing

April 7 & 8-AASA ELA
April 14 & 15-AASA Math

April 28-29

Benchmark Testing

May:

May 5 & 6

Benchmark Testing

May 19-21

Finals second semester

Early release 12:45 each day
Grade due Thursday May 21 by 2:45 pm
Finals may not be given prior to May 19th
No scheduled collaboration on the afternoon as you are given uninterrupted grading time.

Tentative: May 20

Eighth Grade Promotion
FHS 4:00 pm and 6:pm

BLACKOUT DATES AND PROTOCOLS
As a reminder, the following days are blackout days under FUSD policy.
The day prior or subsequent to any scheduled holiday.
The first or last instructional week of the year.
Parent/teacher conference days
Employees requesting time off during this time must submit an alternative conference schedule with their request in order to be considered.
Make-up days such as snow day make up
Testing days for test administrators and proctors.
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.:

Any day we are above the 10% threshold. 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
January 16, 20
February 13, 17
March 4-6, 16
April 20
May 8, 21
OVER 10% thresh hold:

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From Olivia Hall: Thank you Sara for being a great club co-host as well! You always have a wonderful idea planned and you can tell the kids really appreciate you! Thank you for all that you do for Inclusion Club.

From Beth C: What a fantastic start to Semester 2! Caleb Gullings, my student teacher, hit the ground sprinting - teaching day 1, no problem! I am so grateful to have the opportunity to mentor our future teachers and lucky to have gifted candidates like Caleb!