WOW, did this short week go by FAST!!! We are so excited to have everyone back. This has been the best first week of the year at Lee, yet! I hope you can see and feel how PUMPED I am to be your leader. What an honor it is to be a part of the journey you are on. THANK YOU for the experiences you designed for our children this week. It has been awesome seeing learners set goals, review resolutions, and vision for the new year. THANK YOU for being inspiration to them! We also THANK YOU for the flexibility you have demonstrated with our new learners enrolling. YOU ARE APPRECIATED!
DID YOU KNOW
- that we will be participating in the Great Kindness Challenge? We will talk more about this at our Staff Meeting on Wednesday. You can download the toolkit here. Be thinking about how you can incorporate this into your lesson plans the last week of January.
- the purpose of flex hours is for employees to meet the expectation for professional learning by attending workshops, conferences, seminars, and courses? Compliance trainings are not considered professional learning and therefore, are not eligible for flex credit. Designers, make sure you are on your way to earning your 18 hours of flex time and submitting requests for approval of hours for outside learning opportunities. You can check your flex time in Eduphoria.
- PTO is offering Grants? If there is something you would like to apply for, please fill out this form. I must approve the form, first, before it is shared with PTO. After their grant committee reviews, you will find out if you are a recipient.
- Design Days are coming up in two weeks (Jan 16-18)? The days will be as follows:
- Jan 16: Green (am) & Red (pm)
- Jan 17: Blue (am) & Purple (pm)
- Jan 18: Yellow (pm)
As you begin your MOY assessments, please remember that this information is a data point to use for RtI. As you finish scoring, please schedule a time to touch base with us at an RtI meeting about your learners. We want to see the progress of all learners, but particularly the learners we put on the "watch" list at the beginning of the year, as well as discuss any learners who may be struggling now and need extra support. Our upcoming RtI meetings are on the faculty calendar. As always, let Ashley or Leigh Ann know if you have any questions or need to meet sooner.
It has become a tradition at Lee that we come to our first Staff Meeting of the new year with our "one word" for the year. Please reflect before that meeting and come with your #oneword18. We will have some time to create a reminder of it. If you have liquid chalk pens, please bring them to our meeting. You may want to use them instead of traditional chalk. You can see my one word on Twitter.
MOY GOAL SETTING
If you are a paraprofessional, instructional aide, or office support staff, I will be setting middle of the year goal setting appointments with you. This is a time for us to check in with you to see how we can support you and your professional goals. For all others that are evaluated under TTESS, Ashley, Leigh Ann, and I hosted your formal TTESS Observation Post Conferences. This conference serves as your middle of the year check-in. If you would like an additional meeting, please email your evaluator.
WEEKLY WALKTHROUGH FOCUS
It is time for our walkthroughs to start back up now that most of our formal observations are completed. For our focused walkthroughs the next four weeks we will be focusing on Domain 2 Dimension 2 Content Knowledge and Expertise. We will be looking for things like cross curricular connections, strategies to avoid learning pitfalls, learners analyzing, creating and evaluating, and learner-directed learning.
ESL STRATEGY OF THE WEEK:
When developing an oral language activity, make sure it allows students authentic opportunities to speak, provide them time to strengthen and deepen their responses, and include engaging discussion prompts.
LEE LIFE PRINCIPLE:
Honesty- truthfulness in words and actions.
LESSON IN LEADERSHIP:
No matter what the circumstances, always be honest. Even if you have done something wrong, it is best to be honest.
LEE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
"Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom." -Thomas Jefferson
DATES TO REMEMBER:Jan 7- May's Birthday
Week of Jan 8- Educational Diagnostician's Week
Jan 8- RTI Meetings
Jan 9- Karli's Birthday
Priscilla's Birthday
Rikki's Birthday
K-2 Stop, Explore, and Listen @ Austin Elem
PTO Mtg. (7:00 Cafe)
Dad's Club Mtg. (7:00 BWW)
Jan 10- Convocation Shirt with Warm Ups
K-2 Math Educator Academy
District Spelling Bee (CMSW)
Staff Meeting (3:30-5:00 Cindy/Stephanie's Spaces)
Jan 11- 3-5 Math Educator Academy
Spurs Savings (7:20-7:40)
3-5 Stop, Explore, and Listen @ Austin Elem
January 12- Spirit Stick Sales
Great to be back!
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