Sunday, Sept. 13

Happy Sunday!

We have some pretty excited kids in my house. They were literally counting the hours until kick off this morning. I was asked to make football potatoes and they let me know they would be on the couch, if I needed them. It is fun to have a bit of distraction. 

Meeting Change: As you all now, there have been many district updates. We are going to switch PLC Leadership and our staff meeting. This Wednesday, 9/16, will be a staff meeting and next Wednesday, 9/23, will be PLC Leadership. 

Progress Reports: I know there are many questions about progress reports. I would highly suggest you attend the PD this Monday.

Monday PD

Every Monday the Educational Services Team will be providing optional Professional Development.  All PD will be recorded.  You can find the Zoom link, presentation guides, and recordings after the PD is done on the document below.  

Monday PD Document

Progress Reports

A reminder, Elementary Progress Reports need to go home by September 25th.

There are two minimum expectations from the District when it comes to Progress Reports 1st Trimester:

1. Any student that might receive a Limited on any domain on the Trimester 1 Report Card receives communication regarding progress from their teacher during progress report time.  This includes both academic domains, and the academic behavior and college readiness standards.  

2. PLCs are on the same page in regards to what information they send home and when they send that home.

IMPORTANT-PLC Work:

Zoom Link: Everyone needs to pin their Zoom link to the class board. I know there has been a lot of different instructions as to where and how to pin your links but this is ultimately where they need to be pinned. Let me know if you need help.

Troubleshooting Document: Please look at this document and decide if you want to have the same instructions for your whole PLC or if you want to fill it out individually. I am fine with either. After it is filled out, it should be shared with your families and with us, in the office. This will help to cut down the amount of parents trying to get help from you while you are teaching.

Please make a copy of this document and fill it out: Troubleshooting Document

Also, if you have a 'Where are things located in Otus' document, please share with us, in the office.

Our goal is to support you and cut down on parent emails and interruptions.

Parent Survey: The parent survey is available from Sept. 14-17. If they do not fill it out, their option will default to hybrid. It is ok to tell parents that the odds of keeping the same teacher is much higher if they choose hybrid. That being said, there are NO guarantees! Our hybrid program will be 4 days a week, AM or PM. They do not get to choose AM or PM. We have to navigate too many things to be able to offer an option. Please do not email this to parents, it is information for you, if they ask.

Finally, Jamey shared this video and article in the Educator Blog this week. I am sharing again because they are excellent and they really align with my beliefs. If you haven't watched/read them, I highly recommend you do! We are responsible for ensuring all of the students in our class are meeting standards. This is our non-negotiable. I will be sharing some documents to support your data collection and discussions in your PLC's. I will also be participating in these discussions in your PLC's. Thank you!

 This is Equity 7-minute video

Culturally Responsive Teaching: 4 Misconceptions- Cult of Pedagogy

Have a great week!