If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.   John Quincy Adams

May 12 to May 16

Mon 5/12  Grade level meetings

                     7:00 Honor Concert RHS

Tues 5/13        PBIS Meeting

Wed 5/14  8:15 Viking Support Center 3/4

                     Library Closed (Inventory day)

Thurs 5/15       Staff Meeting

Fri 5/16           Special Olympics Track Meet

May 19 to May 23 EDUCATIONAL BOSSES WEEK!!!  

Mon 5/19  Individual Planning

                     Placement Meeting

Tues 5/20        Safety Team Meeting

                     6:30 K – 3 Memorial Day Music Pgrm

Wed 5/21  8:15 Viking Support Center 5/6

Thurs 5/22       6:30 4 – 6 Memorial Day Music Pgrm

Fri 5/23          

Music Programs

Please put reminders about upcoming music programs in your newsletters to help increase our attendance at the performances.

 

Prep for Library Inventory

It would be very helpful if you could include a reminder in your weekly newsletters that all overdue books and fines are due immediately, and that all library books will be due by June 9th.

We currently have almost 50 overdue books (some past due for over a month) and several unpaid fines. Jeannine and I make phone calls, send emails and send notices home, but we thought another “voice” might be helpful.

Placement Meetings

You will be receiving an invitation for a placement meeting to discuss next year classes.  A sub will be provided for you for the time that you will be out of your classroom.  Please bring worksheets and requested materials.

Report Card Information

With the statewide implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), it was necessary to update our current elementary report card.  A committee comprised of teachers and administrators from around the district was formed and tasked with overseeing this work.  The committee has worked diligently to redesign an update the elementary report card for grades K-6.  As part of the report card update, recommended language that aligns with the CCSS was proposed along with some formatting changes.  Some of the formatting changes include:

·       The option to include generated comments without having to type narratives 

·       “Behaviors that promote learning” has been renamed “Citizenship”

·       The “Citizenship” grading scale aligns with the academic grading scale

·       Data displays with current trimester assessment information

With the revision of our elementary report card, the following guidelines will remain in effect: 

1.   The definition of a report card comment is a minimum of 1 to 2 sentences (generated or narrative).

2.   When a student receives a 1, 2, or N as a mark for any grading period, a comment is required to explain why the student received the mark.

3.   When a student receives a 3 or a 4 as a mark for any grading period, a comment is encouraged, but not required.

4.   Every student will receive at least two comments for the final grading period regardless of the marks received.

5.   Requirements including timelines for the reading of report cards by principals must be consistent across the district.

It is essential that we obtain feedback from our elementary teachers and building administrators in order to make an informed decision before finalizing our recommendations.   Please take a moment to review the attached report cards in draft form (every standard in the first trimester has been filled out; please note that not every standard will be assessed in the fall) and then click on the following to access the survey via Edline:  Elementary Report Card .

Laptop Deployment

We will be delivering laptops to your building on Tuesday June 17th. We will have a team there starting 1 hour prior to classes starting until 1 hour after dismissal. You can stop by and pick up your laptop before or after school or during your planning or lunch period. At the pickup, you will need to complete the Asset Liability Form and you will receive some orientation documentation that will help you get started on your new laptop which is loaded with Windows 8.1.

In preparation for this, you should make sure all your data is backed up.

When you pick up your new laptop, you have the option of keeping your old laptop to get your through the end of the school year without disruption (if you choose to turn in your old laptop, please make sure you bring the power cord as well). However your old computer is not to be reassigned or loaned to another staff member. IT will be collecting all old laptops by September 30th for redeployment where it is most needed.

We will be offering in-person training in your building on June 18th after school. This will be a 90 minute session with 60 minutes of instruction and 30 minutes available for Q&A or 1-on-1 assistance. Our pilot testers have emphasized that training is critical to being productive with your new laptop and you will be paid for 1 hour of this training session. Please sign up through the Professional Development website so we can plan appropriately. In addition, there will be training offered from June 20th through the 27th at 3:30pm and 4 sessions throughout the day on June 30th that you may sign up for through the Professional Development website. Please take advantage of one of these training opportunities.