Week of April 8, 2018
Dear Shining Stars,
Congratulations to El Camino’s 3 ACE Awards Nominees, licensed staff members David Adee, Dene Eller, and classified staff member Yasmin Aguilar! You are all well deserving of your nominations and you show the community what an amazing staff we have here at El Camino!
ACE Award “Champions” will be selected in four categories: Teachers & Licensed Specialists, Classified Staff, Administrators & Supervisors, and Volunteers. Each champion will receive a $250 grant from the Eugene Education Foundation for a school or program of their choosing. A special Lifetime Achievement Award also will be announced.
All nominees will be honored and champions will be announced at the awards celebration at North Eugene High School on Thursday, May 2, 5:30–7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Please join me to celebrate with them on May 2.
SELF CARE APRIL: We all know that there are no non-school days in April. Sometimes, this month can seem so stressful with so much to complete and of course, testing. I found this handy self-care calendar that you might want to try. I have also heard that some staff have made some healthy choices and are supporting each other to meet their personal self-care goals. Way to go! Do what you can to support each other.
Motivation Monday #2- As many of you know, Dene Eller is helping remind students about being all they can be. Monday in the cafeteria will be out the next installment of the Kid President. Watch this video and try to include some of the messaging in your morning meeting. It will help us build a strong climate with the students. It is also a good reminder for all of us.
Staffing Updates- Let’s do some interviews! We have two teachers to hire. I have set the interview schedule to be this Thursday. We need two teachers to get a substitute for the day to help us run interviews. We have about 9 candidates in the screening pool right now. We need to hire a 2nd and 1st-grade teacher. I need one primary teacher to help out. Ana Hansen has already volunteered to help us. Send me an email Monday if you are willing to help. Interviews will run from 10:00-2:30 with processing and ranking after school that day.
EEF Grants Due to Joel by May 2 – EEF Grant Applications are now open and grants need to be given to me by May 2 for Site Council to rank order our grant submissions. I don’t need the grant completely written out, but if you can give me a title and general idea of the grant, that’s enough for us to rank order them. The date to submit the completed grants is May 17th, but our May Site Council date falls after that date. Linked here is the 2019-2020 EEF Grant Application Announcement. We can submit up to five grants in any amount up to $5,000. EEF puts a higher priority on grants related to Arts, Literacy, and STEM. The application is very straightforward and I am happy to help out.
• District Admin Updates – If your’e interested, downtown is restructuring the Instructional Department, not adding any new positions, but reshuffling current positions and duties. Susan Penrod’s curriculum administrator position is being changed into a new K8 director position and Brooke’s Elementary Director position also becoming a K8 Director position, so there will be two K8 Directors. This model of a K8 Director and a High School Director is what was in place over 10 years ago. Sue Wilson will take over Susan Penrod’s ELA and Humanities duties becoming Director of Curriculum. Also, Karen Pérez of the Office of Equity, Instruction, and Partnerships is taking over the Title III (English Language Learners), Title IC (Migrant Education), and dual language programs. Lastly, they are shifting and revising TOSA positions to both support the upcoming curriculum adoptions and to support the Curriculum Director across content areas.
• National Poetry Month – April is National Poetry Month and here are a few useful links from WeAreTeachers of 50 Must Share Poems for Elementary Students, Teaching Tolerance on using Maya Angelou poems to celebrate National Poetry Month, from ReadWriteThink.org, and Edutopia.
Here are some of the upcoming events in the school:
April 8 (M)
PLC Day 1
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DAY 1 8:45-12:45
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SCHEDULE | 3 SUBS |
| 9:00-10:00 | 2ND | |
| 10:00-11:00 | 3RD | |
| 11:40-12:40 | 1ST |
April 9 (Tu)
Joel at the All Admin Meeting until 12:00 PM
PLC Day 2
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DAY 2 8:30-12:30
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SCHEDULE | 4 SUBS |
| 8:45-9:45 | 4 TH/ 5th | |
| 10:00-11:00 | KINDER | |
| 11:00-12:00 | Joel/ Reid Check in |
3:15-4:00, Staff Meeting-Benito Juarez Communication Meeting
April 10 (W)
3:15-4:00, PLT- Focus is on Master Schedule Planning and Classroom Placement Decision Process
April 11 (Th)
10:00-2:30, Interviews for 1st and 2nd-grade positions
3:15-4:00, Noche Cultural Last Minute Check-in
April 12 (F)
2:00-4:00, Friday Everyone Collaborates to support Noche Cultural
5:00-8:00 PM, Benito Juarez/ Noche Cultural
April 15 (M)
Regular Day
ESSA Goal Setting Meeting
April 16 (Tu)
PBIS Staff Meeting
April 17 (W)
3:15-4:00, PLT
April 18 (Th)
3:15-4:00, GOTG B
April 19 (F)
2:00-3:00, Disrupted Learning Discussion #2
3:00-4:00, Teacher Prep
April 22 (M)
National School Volunteer Week
April 23 (Tu)
Joel will be at the Elementary Principal Meeting in the AM
April 24 (W)
Administrative Professionals Day-( 😉 Yasmin and MariCarmen)
April 25 (Th)
3:15-4:00, Equity Meeting in A200
April 26 (F)
2:00-3:00, Math PLC Time
3:00-4:00, Teacher Prep
Other big evening events coming soon:
April 12, Noche Cultural
April 23, 123 Andres Assembly and Parent Engagement Night
April 30, El Dia de Los Libros Literacy Night
May 3, No School-Transition Day-Class List Making and 5/6 transition work
May 17, Viaje Musical
Have a good week everyone! You’ve got this! Have an amazing week with your students! Make every moment count.
Joel
