2019 June archive at Diario Camino del Río

Week of June 10, 2019

June 9th, 2019

Dear Shining Stars,

This year will be one of the last blog entries of the year.

• End of Cycle Goals Reflection OVERDUE – The final step ALL licensed staff, even teachers not on the observation cycle this year, is to complete theEnd of Cycle Goals Reflection in TalentEd. You do not need to write a novel. A few sentences reflecting on how you did towards your goals is fine, but please complete these by Friday. Let me know if you have any questions.

• Staff Social – Friday @4:00– Mark your calendar for an end of year El Camino Friday at 4:00 this week! Hop Vally Goodbye to Joel (me) and end of the year social.

• Report Card Updates (print x2 but no envelope stuffing) – Teachers were emailed revised guidelines on how report card printing and stuffing will happen. Teachers print two copies of the report card and deliver those to the office (also return your envelopes if you’d like us to stuff them). This also applies to SPED reports under four pages and ELL reports. Also, Title 1, Music, PE and any other reports are to go home on Friday in Envelopes June 14th. Please let me know if you have any questions.

•End of Year Checklists and Tech Checkout Link – Linked here is the End of Year Checklist as PDF or Survey for staff who are in charge of a classroom or other area. This form needs to be completed and signed off by me or you can do the survey before the end of the summer. A signup sheet for checkout dates and times is here on this Google Doc. You can use the Summer Tech Checkout Link if you are taking home any school technology for the summer. The Tech Department has noted that “The purpose of this privilege is so that teachers can have access to teaching materials online or on their device over the summer. This opportunity is limited to a teacher laptop and/or tablet. Any other technology item (e.g. projectors, SMARTBoards, document cameras, etc) need to remain in the building for summer maintenance and inventory.” By the way, Peggy Vega will be going downtown this summer. She will be working exclusively on Websites for the district. We will miss her greatly she has been a top-notch TSS.

• 4J Instructional Framework Pilot – The end of the school year is probably the absolute worst time to ask for volunteers to pilot anything, but the district has developed 4J’s Instructional Framework: Five Dimensions of High-Quality Instruction, which is largely based on a multiyear research effort at the University of Washington. 4J’s twist was to add some equity components that were missing from the original rubric. Working with EEA and HR reps, this pilot is wanting to improve this framework which is better than the current evaluation system. It is a simpler system and will allow you to focus on specific areas for growth. If there are any teachers interested in being part of this pilot and want to try this rubric instead of the current one, please follow this Instructional Framework Pilot Survey Link to officially indicate your interest for the next school year. Let me know if you have any questions about this. Karen Ramirez will be in charge of this with you so I also recommend you check with her about the idea of using the pilot.

• Direction Service 2019 Summer Directory – Linked here is the Direction Service 2019 Summer Directory. Each year Direction Service publishes this resource of recreation, respite, support, and service opportunities that families of children with disabilities can access during the summer months – and some are available yearround. Feel free to share this with families. You can also access the 2019 Summer Directory via the Direction Service website.

• Dreambox Student Summer Access – Before you send your students off for summer break, be sure to remind them (and their parents) that they can access DreamBox anywhere, anytime—all summer long. Playing for just 30 minutes three times a week will help them keep their math skills sharp. Feel free to send this Dreambox Parent Tip Sheet home with your students or email it directly to parents. It’s an easy way to get everybody on the same page when it comes to summer learning.

• District Admin Updates – Mike Johnson, principal at Monroe Middle School, has been selected as the Superintendent of Creswell School District, opening up the principalship at Monroe. This leaves admin openings for a principal at Monroe, an AP at Kennedy, and the Federal Programs Administrator.

Here are the remaining events for the rest of the year:

June 10 (M)
All Grade Level Data Team Meeting 1 hour per grade. Subs have been arranged by Jaime Jones.

June 11 (Tu)
8:30-12:30, Field Day and School Wide BBQ- See Dene’s email last Friday.

Bucklew end of the year celebrations in 1st.

3:15-4:00, Final Equity Meeting, Room A200

June 12 (W)
3:15-5:15, PLT Rescheduled ESSA Goals Writing Meeting, Karen Ramirez attends.

June 13 (Th)

Last Day for Title 1 and SPED

Kinder end of the year celebrations.- Skoubo

June 14 (F)
No AM assembly.
12:15-1:00, Racism Free Zone Dedication before Choice Time
Joel and Fiends to Hop Valley for Goodbye celebration.

June 17 (M)
Check out times available with Joel
Regular Day

June 18 (Tu)

Last Day for Students, Early ReleaseLast Day for 192 & 196 Day Classified Employees

Check out times available.
Pick up brown bag lunches early.

10:00-11:30,Promotion 5th-grade Breakfast

11:30-11:45, The School-wide Clap out
Last Day of School

11:45 Dismissal

June 19 (W)

Last Day for Licensed Staff

Teacher Grading and Work Day

That’s all for the week. Get out there and do your very best for kids. They deserve it!

Saludos cordiales,
Joel Lavin

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Week of June 3, 2019

June 2nd, 2019

Dear Camino del Río Staff,

Never, in the history of our nation, have the 6Cs been so important. Thank you, teachers, for modeling & emphasizing the value and importance of these skills: Character–Citizenship–Communication–Critical Thinking–Collaboration–Creativity

Think about how you can incorporate them each day you work with young people.

Here are some important events and notes for the week:

• Friday Early Release PD – This Friday’s Early Release will focus on an article on Restorative Practices. The double prep was last week. All year, staff have said that they want to understand it better. This Friday we will cover a few basics to help everyone get on the same page with language and practical tips to support your classroom circles.

• Staff Meeting this Tuesday- In the staff meeting, we will make a few decisions. 1. The PLC focus for 2019-2020. I will also ask for an interest in leadership roles for 2019- 20 to pass on to Karen Ramirez. In addition, I will announce the location of all the classrooms for next year. The remainder of the meeting will be focused on accomplishments fo 2018-2019. See you in Room A210.

• 2019-2020 Staffing Updates – We will be conducting interviews for two bilingual EA positions this Thursday. The Bilingual EAs will have two distinct roles, ELL EA and Kindergarten EA. June 5th from 12-4. We have a good pool to work from and Jennifer, Erin Skoubo, and I screened these candidates last Friday. Karen Ramirez will also be in on the interviews.

• End of Cycle Goals Reflection – ALL licensed staff, even teachers not on the observation cycle this year, need to complete in TalentEd is the End of Cycle Goals Reflection. You do not need to write a lot but it does need to be conclusive about your goals. A few sentences reflecting on how you did towards your goals is fine, but please complete these as soon as possible. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Try to live in the Learning Zone or the Growth Zone. Looking forward to changing in the coming year is living in the Growth Zone. It is ok to lean forward into this work even if you feel tired from the year you have just about completed.

• Subbing for me this week –Tom Maloney will be covering for me on Friday while I take a personal day to go on a field trip with my son. We will be going to Seal Rock to do science with his class. It is an opportunity I did not want to miss. Tom will help run the Friday meeting on Restorative Justice and also help with discipline supports.

• NEHS Senior Stroll Wednesday at 12:20-12:40 – North Eugene High School staff are continuing their new fun tradition of letting their graduating seniors visit their old elementary and middle schools, but they are changing their format so they are talking all students to all feeder school, so they’ll be at ECDR for a shorter amount of time than in the past. Grads will walk down the halls, but if you want to make sure you see former ECDR students be sure to be in the front lobby between 12:20 and 12:40.

• Report Card Updates (print x2 but not stuff) – At last week’s Elementary Principals’ Meeting and also in an email to licensed staff were revised guidelines on how report card printing and stuffing will happen. The short version is teachers print two copies of the report card and deliver those to the office. From there, office staff will take it. This also applies to SPED reports under four pages and ELL reports. Principals were also told that Title 1, Music, PE and any other reports are to go home in envelopes on June 14th or 17th. Please let me know if you have any questions.

• Licensed Staff Check-out – Check-out Link for Licensed Staff, This is the checkout link. So far, I have three teachers signed up. We need more than that. If you cannot make any of the times, please propose a new one! Remember, June 19th will not be a normal check out time. There will be self check out on the Google Survey here: Self Check Out to take care of all of the tasks that need to happen before June 19th at 4:00 PM. This includes all the tasks you have finished before you leave for the summer. It also includes information forms in case Karen Ramirez, or I need to contact you.

Here is the schedule of events for the rest of the school year:

June 3 (M)

Office check-in

2:15, Fire Drill

June 4 (Tu)

8:00-12:30, Joel at All Admin Meeting and Elementary Meeting

3:15-4:00, Staff Meeting- Celebrating success and planning for 2019-20. A210

PLC preferences survey.

4-6, Parent Group Planning Meeting for 2019-20, Library

June 5 (W)

12:00-4:00, EA Interviews in the Conference Room

PLT canceled.

June 6 (Th)

3:15-4:00, Final GOTG

June 7 (F)

Regular AM assembly.
Easy CBM Benchmarking ends

Restorative Justice PD