Staff Meeting Recap
Really great things come from our staff putting their heads together working towards a common goal. I'll have the guidelines compiled early this week, and I plan to bring them forth to the Puma Pride Committee on Thursday to shore up the language. Thank you to Ms. Barnett, Ms. Deans, and Mrs. Greer for presenting at the staff meeting. Continuing to push and spread the innovation in our classrooms is key to our culture and achievement. We will have our last staff meeting of the year on Monday, June 1st. If you would like to share a practice/activity/lesson that you would like to share, let me know, and we'll work to get on the agenda. I'll report out after the Puma Pride Committee meeting on Thursday.
SLO/PPG Wrap-Up
Starting from now till the end of the school year, you can wrap up your SLO/PPG in Teachscape. You need to have collected and analyzed your last data point to make a determination of your self score. You need to use this RUBRIC for the self-score. Anna, Katie, your peers, or myself are available to consult with as you look at your SLO results. If you are in a Summary Year, you will be meeting with me to formally go through this process. I still, however, would like to check in with everyone about this year's process. If you are ready, and have all of the fields in Teachscape filled in, feel free to invite me to review the progress. For your PPG, you need to respond to the questions in Teachscape under PPG, and this process serves as a good artifact for your teacher practices.
Summer PD
In the next couple of weeks we'll be meeting for our last department meetings. With that being said, all teachers will have an opportunity for a PD Day in August. We'll plan on meeting in departments, and working on Curriculum/Assessment plan work. As the last three weeks go by, we should be working to set those dates. Staff will be paid curriculum pay for these sessions. If you have questions or would like to talk further, please let me know.
Seclusion/Restraint
It is important for each of us to understand the Seclusion/Restraint policy in our district. You can search for Policy 5630.01 - USE OF RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION WITH STUDENTS in our online policy guide which can be found HERE. The bottom line...we should not put our hands on students unless there is a safety concern, and if an incident happens, I must know right away, and proper parent contact/paperwork must be initiated.
Personnel Update
I'd like to welcome our newest staff member, Stephanie Schoen, to the team. She is excited to join us as our new 6th Grade Science/7th Grade Math teacher. We will be welcoming three strong candidates for our final vacant MS Teaching position on Wednesday for interviews.
End of the Year Gathering
On Wednesday (6/3) evening, we will be hosting an end of the year gathering at the Barn at Harvest Moon Pond. The Retirement Tea will be after school in the HS IMC, and we will be gathering at the Barn afterwards for a dinner (potluck), and end of year wrap-up ceremony. Mark your calendars.
Twitter Post of the Week
Dr. Justin Tarte
Life's greatest lessons are usually learned at the worst times and from the worst mistakes... #life
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