Diario Camino del Río

Hello El Camino del Rio Family,

Green Power Grant– See below for an excellent grant opportunity ($50,000.00!) from EWEB for projects that involve increasing renewable energy use, adoption of emerging technologies and/or reducing our community’s carbon footprint. Buena Vista is a past recipient for their solar project. I have attached the application, which provides all the details. The deadline is March 7th. 2018 Greenpower Grant Guidelines_Application

Shortened ELA Smarter Balance Assessment– The ELA test for all grades will be one hour shorter this year. Attached: a one-page document with the details. Hand-scored questions (requiring short written response) on the CAT portion of the test – have been replaced with items that can be scored by machine (multiple choice, click on an answer, etc.)The Performance Task will only have one question instead of three.

•FOSS Science Survey – Linked here is a FOSS Survey for teachers to fill out on where you are in meeting your goal of teaching the first investigation of your 2nd kit by March 1st.  If teachers need support, Allison and Instruction Department folks are here to help and can arrange for support in anyway teachers need.  

https://goo.gl/forms/na81NsVs4uGbMzAg2

•2018-2019 Staffing Timeline – Principals will receive staffing for next school year on Tuesday, February 20th at 10:00. I’ll send an email to staff later that day to let folks know where we stand. In terms of overall enrollment, El Camino del Rio is currently at projection of 363 for 16-17. We are currently at 361 and we surpassed 365 in the last month. I expect that our projection will be more than last year. We have close to 80 kindergarteners.  I expect the district to increase projections to 386 for 18-19.

• FOSS Science Survey – Linked here is a FOSS Survey for teachers to fill out as to where you are in meeting your goal of teaching the first investigation of your second science kit by March 1st. If teachers need support, Allison and Instruction Department folks are here to help and can arrange for support in anyway teachers need.

• Easy CBM Parent Reports Coming – The new parent reports for K-1 were sent to principals late Friday, so I’ll print those and place in the mailbox area for K-1 teachers on Monday. Downtown is having technical issue with the reports for grades 2-5, but said they are working on it over the weekend. There’s a separate explanation sheet (English & Spanish) about the easyCBM and OAKS scores. 

• Restraint and Seclusion – Falling under Board Policy JGAB, this linked document covers the procedures regarding Use of Restraint and Seclusion. EEA has shared concerns that staff who are not trained in restraint and seclusion (OIS or MANDT) are not fully aware of the procedures and expectations, so principals have been asked to review the policy and procedures regarding restraint and seclusion before Spring Break, along with training staff regarding the escalation cycle. We’ll plan to do this at our first staff meeting in March.

• Building Visitors – Per Board Policy KK, all visitors and all visiting district staff must sign in with the front office at all times. If you have a large group come, have the leader sign in and provide you a list of all participants attending with them. And if you see a visitor without a sticker, please direct them back to the office to sign in. This INCLUDES construction workers, community members, Head Start families, and parents.

• District Admin Updates – BJ Blake, 4J Director of Secondary Education, will be retiring at the end of the school year. BJ was principal of Buena Vista and Meadowlark, Spencer Butte Middle School, and Churchill High School, and most recently as the district’s secondary education director. Downtown will post the position and undertake a search process to select the next secondary education director.

February 5 (M)

Second Semester Begins

National School Counseling Week- This means we need to show the love to Ms. Jennifer.

9:00-11:00, Joel in Classrooms

February 6 (T)

8:00-3:30, Joel, Erin Bucklew, and Alexis Screen at LEL B (Buena Vista Elementary)

February 7 (W)

February Walk and Roll to School Day

2:00-3:00, Staff Meeting- (Nancy’s Classroom A 211)

               Agenda:

Head Start Information 

Initial Staffing Conversations

Library Rules established by Pilar Zentz

Immigrants Welcome Event

RFZ Planning

4:00-5:00, Joel to North Region Admin Meeting (NEHS)

6:00-7:30, Craft Night for Loved Ones (Cafeteria)

February 8 (H)

Regular Day

February 9 (F)

1:30-3:00, OPTIONAL: 4J Elementary EA Behavior Workshop (Ed Center)

3:00-3:30, PLT in Conference Room