Week of November 19, 2018
Hello Shining Stars,
I hope that last week was a fulfilling for you in the classroom. Both Alicia and I had rich learning experiences which we are excited to share with you. In addition, I really missed seeing all of you working with your students. I can’t wait to get back to the school.
Here are a few items for the week which you should know about:
• NEW Classified Trade and Comp Time Forms – HR is standardizing the process for approval and tracking of Trade Time and Comp Time. From this point forward, the process will be:
1. Get Approval Before Working Over Regular Work Hours – Get approval from me by email or in person before working over your normal work hours. If it’s an unforeseen event that made you to work over (i.e. late bus, late parent pick-up, etc.) notify me by the next day and document it on the new forms below.
2. Complete Trade or Comp Time Form – Complete the linked Classified Trade Time Form (hardcopies also in the office) and a separate Comp Time Form (which should soon be posted on the HR Forms website). In most cases, classified staff will use the Trade Time form (comp time is only used if you’ve been approved to work over 40 hours within the same week, which earns you time and a half). Use the above linked form to track trade time hours within the same workweek.
3. Submit Form to Joel Within One Week – Forms must be submitted to me within one week of using the pre-approved trade time hours. Trade time is equal time that is intended to be exchanged within the same workweek, although OSEA and HR are working on clarifying this that timeline because there is conflicting language in the contract that would allow staff and admin though mutual agreement for classified staff to use trade time at a later date outside of the same workweek.
More information can be found on page two of the form, but let me know if you have any questions.
• Student Care Team Referrals DUE WEDNESDAY – The Student Care Team meets next week so referrals are due this Wednesday. Try to get a signature on the 4J Release Form (English or Spanish) but you can also refer hypothetical situations. Linked here is a Student Care Team Flyer, now in English and Spanish, which you can share with families. Let me know if you have any questions.
• Care Team Holiday Resources – Linked here is the 2018 Winter Holiday Resources Guide, in English and Spanish, which has information regarding holiday food boxes, meal sites, and gift programs. We’ll share this in the December school newsletter, on the school website, and on social media, but staff can feel free to pass this along to individual families as well.
•Parent Group Meeting TUESDAY – This Tuesday is the November Parent Group meeting, so if you’re able to can come, I can compensate you this month, I know parents appreciating seeing staff attend. Edith is going to do a short math lesson for them as part of way to explain Hope to see you there!
Here is the calendar of events coming up:
November 19 (M)
Regular Day
7:30-7:50, Weekly Office Meeting- Office
November 20 (T)
11:00-12:15, Special Thanks with Families Lunch Session in Cafeteria
5:00-6:00, Site Council- Indistar Indicator Questions
6:00-7:15, Parent Group Meeting- Focus:Understanding Math Lessons at El Camino del Rio.
November 21 (W)
3:15-3:45, PLT Meeting (Conference Room) Cancelled due to JCAC agreement to no meetings this week.
November 22 (Th)
No School, Thanksgiving
November 23 (F)
No School, Thanksgiving
November 26 (M)
7:30-7:50, Weekly Office Meeting- Office
November 27 (Tu)
8:00-12:00, Joel at Elementary Principal Meeting
November 28 (W)
3:15-4:00- PLT Meeting
November 29 (Th)
Health Screening
Picture Retakes
November 30 (F)
8:30-9:15, Junta de la escuela- Dance Party Celebration from Caminata
December 3 (M)
7:30-7:50, Weekly Office Meeting- Office
PLC Meetings in the morning
December 4 (Tu)
3:15-4:00, Staff Meeting
PLC Meetings in the morning
December 5 (W)
3:15-4:00, PLT
December 6 (Th)
10:00- 11:00, Joel at ESSA Conversation
11:00-12:00, Joel at EL Camino del Rio Access Conversation
December 7 (F)
Fire Drill Day
8:30-9:00, Junta de Escuela
2:00-3:00, Behavior Framework PD for all staff #6
3:00-4:00, Teacher Prep Time
6:30-8:30, Family Movie Night
December 10 (M)
7:30-7:50, Weekly Office Meeting- Office
Regular Day
December 11 (Tu)
8:30-12:00, Joel at the All Admin Meeting
4:45-5:45, Site Council
6:00-7:15, Parent Group
December 12 (W)
3:15-4:00, PLT
December 13 (Th)
Regular Day
December 14 (F)
8:30-9:00, Junta de Escuela
2:00-3:00, Spanish Language Development Discussion Time- CLD Learners/ SPED with Karen Apgar
3:00-4:00, prep time
December 17 (M)
Joel and Teachers at Dual Language Observation at North including Lily Chaves, Marcy Hellman, Aline Baissac, Nancy Schaal McHarry
7:30-7:50, Weekly Office Meeting- Office
December 18 (Tu)
8:00-12:00, Elementary Admin Meeting
3:15-4:00, PBIS- Whole Staff Meeting
December 19 (W)
3:15-4:00, PLT
December 21 (Th)
Regular Day
December 22 (F)
8:30-9:00, Junta de Escuela
2:00-4:00, Double Prep Day – not that this is switched in with the 14th. A nice time to have a double prep. 😉
4:00, Winter break begins!
January 7 (M)
Professional Development Day 8:00-1:30,5.5 hours of PD Details to be announced. It will be choose your own adventure style. 2.5 hours of planning time.
January 8 (Tu)
School resumes
Equity Meeting- Noche Cultural Planning
January 9 (W)
Regular Day
3:15-3:45,PLT Meeting
January 10 (Th)
Regular Day
January 11 (F)
Regular Day
2:00-3:00, PLT Meeting
3:00-4:00, Prep time
Fire Drill- Time TBA
That is all for the week.
Joel
