Week of May 28, 2018
Hello Shining Stars,
I hope you all had a great weekend. I stayed in Eugene and spent time with family. The weather was fantastic and the yard work was calling. I hope you enjoyed time with your family and loved ones. There is something very energizing about having a break before the last sprint.
• Staffing Update– Our First Grade position has been filled! Ana Hansen is coming to us from Utah. She has been teaching in a Dual Language program for 4 years. Ana Diaz Hansen is a native Spanish speaker from Spain. Ana is excited to work in our school and is also very experiences in teaching Spanish from 1st grade to university level. Ana has a son who lives in Eugene and she has a grandson she is excited to spend more time with as well. Please welcome Ana!
• 2018-2019 Leadership/Building Rep. Positions – Each year all leadership positions are considered vacant and anyone can sign up for one, with the exception of CTL positions, which downtown generally likes to keep consistent. The current list of leadership/rep positions are;IPBS, PBIS, Site Council, Social Committee, Equity, and there are also the district level rep positions such as MTL, STL, LTL . If you would like to sign up for a leadership or rep position, follow this link to the 2018 2019 Leadership Form. You’ll need to be logged onto your 4J Google account to view or add your name. If we have multiple candidates, we’ll do an email vote for those positions. You can also add rows at the bottom if anyone wants to lead a new position.
• Master Schedule Committee Meeting, Tuesday at 3:00 – Specialist staff have helped me to draft a preliminary master schedule template for next school year. This Tuesday at 3:00 in the Conference Room will be an optional meeting for any interested staff members who’d like to have input and/or work on next year’s schedule. Right now it’s pretty up in the air, but we will build the rest of the schedule out from here. I do want to prioritize a few things for next year including SLD time school wide and more time for science and writing. We still haven’t heard how the four PE and Music classes per will will work officially. However, I have some ideas how can think ahead on this topic. We should discuss ideas and realign our priorities for next school year and make sure they are reflected in the schedule.
• End of Year Checklists – Linked here is the End-of-Year Checklist for staff who are in charge of a classroom or other area. This form needs to completed and signed off by me before you start your summer. Outside of some date changes, this is the same form as last year. A sign-up sheet for checkout dates and times will be in the Staff Room and copies of the checklist will be under the staff mailboxes. If you need any boxes, just let Craig know. For checking out technology over the summer, the link is not up yet, but I’ll share that once the Tech Department sends it out. Please do make sure you take down any glass covering before you leave in late June.
• Report Card Grading Day, Classified & Licensed – Friday, June 8th is a regular work day for both classified and licensed staff. For licensed staff, HR allows teachers to work from home if you notify your administrator (me) in advance, but be sure to plan ahead if you need to collaborate with any colleagues on grading. Also, be sure to use this time for grading and not use it to run errands around town. Teachers are highly visible members of the community, so keep in mind public perception. HR has said that if working off-site on grading days is abused, we will not be allowed to continue the practice.
• Class Lists Due Friday, June 8th – In our last data meeting we worked hard on the Class Lists for a good hour. Karen is holding these lists now. If you want to revise them, work with her to change them up a bit. Classroom Teachers should have lists finished by Grading Day, Friday, June 8th, so specialists and support staff have time to review final lists before the end of the school year. Before then, non-classroom staff are welcome to connect with classroom teachers about specific student placements.
• Schedule of Upcoming Events –
May 28 (M)
Memorial Day, No School
May 29 (T)
5th Grade Middle School Math Placement Tests begin if tests arrive.
May 30 (W)
2:30-3:30, Student Care Team (Conference Room at Howard, Jennifer goes)
3:00-4:00, PLC 18-19 Planning Meeting for Licensed Staff including a discussion with Reid Shepard
4:00-5:30, Joel to Report Card Revision Team Meeting (Ed Center)
May 31 (H)
8:00-2:40, Joel and LEL Team hosting the LEL at EL Camino del Río
June 1 (F)
Data Team #5- Final Data Team Meeting of the year.
Title 1 and ELD are cancelled.
Final Fruits and Vegetables Session provided by Food For Lane County
June 4 (M)
Library Closed for Inventory & Close Out
June 5 (T)
All student library books due back to the library.
8:15-11:15, Joel to Elementary Principals’ Meeting (Ed Center)
3:00- New Teacher Check In
3:30-5:00- BEST Field Trip
June 6 (W)
9:15, Fire Drill
11:00, NEHS Senior Stroll (tentative)
3:00-Final Staff Meeting (tentative)
4:00-5:00, Joel to North Region Principals’ Meeting (NEHS)
June 7 (H)
Last Day for BEST
3:00-3:45, Guardians of the Galaxy Meeting Final
June 8 (F)
Grading Day – No School
Class Lists Due (for review by support staff)
June 11 (M)
Field Day from 9:00-11:00
June 12 (T)
All staff library books due back to the library
June 13 (W)
5th Grade to the Coast All Day
June 14 (H)
3:00-3:45, Final Equity Meeting
June 15 (F)
Last Day for Students, Early Release
Last Day for 192 & 196 Day Classified Employees
9:00-10:30- 5th Grade Breakfast (Cafeteria)
11:15- 5th Grade Clap out
10:35, Grab-n-Go Sack Lunches (Cafeteria)
11:40, K-5 Dismissal
12:00, Staff Last Day of School Root Beer Float & Ice Cream Party and Staff Farewell Celebration (Cafeteria)
June 18 (M)
Last Day for Licensed Staff
Joel
Meet your ACE Champion, Craig Young!
