Week of February 27
Buenos dias Estrellas Brillantes,
Here are the major items of the week:
• District Title 1 Audit by ODE & Parent Survey – Classroom teachers, later this week Aline/Yasmin will put class sets of Oregon Department of Education parent surveys (in English and Spanish) in your mailbox for you to send home in Friday envelopes this week. ODE will be conducting a monitoring visit of 4J Title 1 schools the week of April 24th. Prior to the visit, ODE wants to hear from families in Title 1 schools. They are looking for feedback on how their child’s needs are being addressed, as well as wanting them to know their voice are being heard. Completed surveys should be returned to the green basket in the office by staff mailboxes. All surveys are due by Wednesday, March 15. We will have an assembly to reward our participants on March 16th at 2:00 PM in the cafeteria.
•LEL on March 8th- Prepare for Teaching Science: Science Units should be reviewed for March 8th. We will be running an alternate schedule on that day. You will need to prepare to teach in 30 minute sessions for science time in the morning. Please be prepared to shift your schedule to teach one science lesson in the morning during the observations. Collect materials and supplies this week so you are prepared for the lesson. I have created an observation schedule that does not interfere with PE/Music but this is still being reviewed by Harriette Rasmussen and Brooke Wagner. I will give you your observation time as soon as possible.
Data Team on February 28- the Schedule:-Here is the schedule for Tuesday‘s Data Team meeting.
| Start Time | End Time | Michelle Barnes | Komae Harris | Celia Long | Grade |
| 8:15 am | 9:10 am | Randall (Room 6) | Jones (room 5) | Flores (room 13) | 2nd |
| 9:15am | 10:10am | Bucklew (Room 3) | Brougher(room 4) | Hellman (room 2) | Kinder |
| 10:15am | 11:15am | Piper
(Room 8) |
Murphy (Room 15) | Garcia (room 16) | 4th |
| 11:45pm | 12:40pm | Skoubo (Room 12) | Barnes (Room 13) | 1st grade support | 1st |
| 12:45pm | 1:40pm | Screen (Room 19) | Murphy (room 15) | 1st grade support |
5th |
| 1:45pm | 2:45 | Piper
(Room 8) |
Reckers (Room 7) | 1st grade support | 3rd |
Site Council Agenda for February 28th at 5:00-6:00:
- Review the HASD Data for Winter
- Discuss Staffing Scenarios
- Confer with the team about Closure Activities for the Old School and Plan events.
- Plan Events for 2017-2018
• Dr. Seuss Literacy Night March 1st – 6:00-7:30- Come and help to read stories to students in Spanish or English, or both! Also, get a Dr. Seuss Cupcake at the end of the evening and meet friends and family. Teachers and staff, there will also be some light snacks for you in case you can’t get home before the Literacy event.
•Dr. Seuss-Spirit Week- All week we will be having some zany Dr. Seuss fun. Do not forget that Monday is Mismatch day!
Semana de Espíritu Escolar de Dr. Seuss
MONDAY Feb 27: Mismatch Monday
LUNES 27 de febrero: Día sin combinar
TUESDAY Feb 28: Crazy Hair/Hat Day
MARTES 28 de Febrero: Día de pelo loco/gorra
WEDNESDAY March 1: PJ Day
MIÉRCOLES 1 de marzo: Día de Pijamas
THURSDAY March 2: School Pride Colors/School Shirts
JUEVES 2 de marzo: Día de los colores de la escuela-azul y amarillo
FRIDAY March 3: Flashback Friday-Dress up from another decade.
VIERNES 3 de marzo: Vestirse de otra época.
Dr. Seuss Night is March 1, If you have not signed up yet to help out, I encourage you to do so. The clipboard is in the staff lounge.
• 2017-2018 Staffing Updates – We did get our ELL allocation for next year and got a big bump in FTE. 1.5 FTE! Let me know if you want to teach with Nancy .5 of your day. I sent an email about this last week. There are no other updates for Classified SPED, ESC, TSS, or BEST staffing or a timeline for when we’ll get them. We’ll kind of be in a holding pattern until we get our classified SPED staffing and our ESC staffing since those allocations will effect both our classified and licensed staffing plans. I’ll keep staff posted as soon as I get any new information. I will be sharing staffing plans and getting feedback from PLT and Site Council this week. Anyone is welcome to come to these meetings. In addition, I want to plan an optional meeting for teachers to give input on staffing plans next week.
• PLT is this Tuesday, February 28 2:50-3:45: One item agenda- staffing and grade configurations. Anyone is welcome to come to this meeting. We will run the meeting in room 18 so you can listen in or participate.
• Attendance Lesson 101 – This was shared with secondary principals, but I thought the lessons here also apply to elementary students if any of you would like to go through this activity with students. Have you ever heard that missing a day of school now and then isn’t a big deal? Well it is. Being absent even 1 day a month negatively affects learning, but missing 2 or more school days a month for an entire school year, known as chronic absenteeism, increases the risk for students to under perform academically and experience delays in prosocial skill development. In short, attending school does matter and every day counts. To help support students with this message, linked here is a step-by-step attendance lesson that demonstrates the impact of accumulating absences.
• Doors to Classrooms and Spaces and Windows to Classrooms – Randi Bowers Payne asked that the following information below be shared with all staff. All doors to classrooms and spaces must be locked when not in use. Students may not be in any unsupervised rooms/spaces in the building which may be left unlocked and unsupervised. If you happen to find a student(s) without adult supervision have them leave and notify administration immediately. If you discover a door that does not shut and/or lock completely, please let your custodian and administration know right away so it can be fixed. In addition, there must be visibility/line of sight when walking by classrooms (i.e., no completely covered hallway windows).
• Exits/Egress Must be Unobstructed at All Times – The Risk Management Department wants you to be aware that there is an OROSHA Administrative rule; stating exit routes MUST be unobstructed. The fine can be anywhere from $300 to $2100 depending on whether the violation is low serious or low death. The rule applies during after school social and sports events as well as during school hours. See the linked Exits & Exit Routes OAR 437-002-0041.
•Time to Register for Nearby Nature Field Trips and Classroom Visits: Want to spend some time outdoors with your students this spring? Interested in bringing nature into your classroom? Nearby Nature can help! Kids who spend time outside are healthy, happy, and ready to learn. And kids whose classroom learning environment includes nature feel more connected to the web of life that sustains us all. Check out the attached announcement about Nearby Nature’s spring field trips and classroom visits. There is still have space available, but they’ll probably fill, so get in touch soon. You can request programs at http://www.nearbynature.org/registration-scholarship-forms/online-form.
Beth Stein is the contact:
info@nearbynature.org
541-687-9699, ext. 1
www.nearbynature.org
•Final day in the building and moving: I am working closely with Facilities to determine the last day in the building. Remember that you will be paid for two days to move out of the building. The last day in the building could be June 23, June 26, or June 27. Harlan Coats and Brooke Wagner will soon inform me of the date. When they say last day in the building, they mean it! Last year at Roosevelt, there were some dramatic moments where teachers were past the deadline and demolition folks began tearing things off of walls while teachers were speaking to parents in their rooms. The timeline is very short to get the building torn down and the parking lot ready. Every minute will be precious for us to get things done so families have access to the building on the first day of school. In other words, work ahead! Remove things now from the school that are personal property. Get rid of unused paper materials now. Moving and getting rid of things is hard but necessary. All furniture in the new building will be new. We are not bringing old furniture to the building. 99 percent will go to the warehouse, not to your new classroom. The 1 percent has already been decided by the facilities department on walkthroughs of the building. Mainly curriculum materials, books, and supplies. Keep this in mind as you prepare to get rid of things.
Teaching and Learning Emerging Bilinguals:
What to do first: Creating a welcoming ELL classroom environment Learn about these important first steps that will help ELLs feel welcome and get them on the path to academic success. Strategies include creating a print-rich environment and connecting content to students’ cultures and experiences. (St. Paul, MN)
Calendar of Events
February 27 (M)
7:30-12:00, Referral Round Robin with Justin Potts
2:00, Joel leaves at 2:00 to Ed Center
2:00-5:30, Joel at All Admin Meeting
February 28 (Tu)
8:30-2:30, IIPM Data Team All Day in Room 17
1:45-2:45, PLC Time, Please arrive on time to meet with your team. Focus: Check in on using Dreambox, math assessment
March 1 (W)
9:00-11:00- Joel at construction meeting.
6:00-7:30, Dr. Seuss Night
1:45-2:45, PLC Time, Please arrive on time to meet with your team. Focus: Assessment- Math/
March 2 (Th)
Joel and Jennifer in several attendance support meetings.
March 3 (F)
8:30-10:00, Attendance Support Leader Meeting at El Camino del Río (Conference Room)
9:00-12:00, Lane ESD Emergency Preparedness Session for Educators and Social Workers in relation to Immigration Alicia and Yasmin attend. Joel comes late.
1:15 PM, Joel in Formal Observation
March 6 (M)
Priority Schools Tour with Mike Garling – Visit at 9:30 from Mike and a small team to our school to observe promising practices.
3:00, TAG Support Meeting
March 7 (Tu)
8:30, Joel in Informal Observation
10:30, Fire Drill
3:00-5:00, 2 hour Staff Meeting with Edward Olivos and Audrey Lucero on Biliteracy, + discussion on Staffing Grade Level Configuration.
March 8 (W)–
9:00-11:00- Joel at construction meeting.
Science LEL B Visit – We need 6 teacher to be observed teaching science. (We need 5 more volunteers.)
1:45-2:45, PLC Time, Please arrive on time to meet with your team. Focus: Assessment- Math/ Planning
March 9 (Th)
3:00-3:45, Mod Squad Meeting
March 10 (F)
Joel and Jennifer in attendance Support Meetings
March 13 (M)
12:00-12:30, Eugene Emeralds Assembly- In the Gym (Non-PE/ Music Day)
March 14 (Tu)
10:00- 10:30, Joel in Informal Observation
5:00-6:00, Site Council Meeting- Focus 2017-2018 Calendar, End of the year events for 17′, Final Staffing Decision Shared with parents and site council.
6:00-7:00, Parent Group Meeting- Focus: Fiesta
March 15 (W)
9:00-11:00- Joel at construction meeting.
1:45-2:45, PLC Time, Please arrive on time to meet with your team. Focus: Assessment- Math
5:30-6:30, Kinder Orientation at El Camino del Rio
Staffing spreadsheets are due to Human Resources by midnight.
March 16 (Th)
2:00-2:40, Title 1 Survey Assembly in cafeteria.
3:00-4:00, Equity Team
March 17 (F)
Regular Day
March 20 (M)
4:00-5:30, Joel to all admin meeting
March 21 (Tu)
8:15-11:15, Joel at Principal’s meeting
2:45-3:45, Staff Meeting with a focus on Moving and Science Instruction
March 22 (W)
9:00- 11:00, Joel in construction meeting
1:45-2:45, PLC Time, Please arrive on time to meet with your team. Focus: Assessment- Math
March 23 (Th)
Joel potentially out all day for Equity, Instruction & Partnerships Manager Interviews
Cafecito with Parents- Needs to be rescheduled if there are interviews.
2:45-3:45, Mod Squad
March 24 (F)
Regular day before Spring Break- PLT will be rescheduled.
March 27-31– Spring Break
April 3 (M), No School, PD Day.
That is all for the week.
Saludos cordiales,
Joel
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