Joel’s Journal for May 26th, 2014
Schedule of Events for the Week
May 26 (M)
Memorial Day – No SchoolMay 27 (T)
EasyCBM Spring Benchmark Testing Continues
Last Week For Library Check Out
9:45-11:30, 5th Grade Visit to Madison
2:15-2:40, End of the year meeting with teacher.
3:00-4:00, Site Council Meeting (Room 13)May 28 (W)
2nd and 4th Grade Field Trips occur in morning. (Shershun stays in building)
12:00-12:30, End of the year meeting with teacher.
1:00-2:00, Annual Medication Review Meeting, Kristie, Claire, Robin attend. (Joel’s Office)
3:30-4:00, Care Team and Loving Space Meeting for all who want to attend the circle.May 29 (H)
3:00-4:00, CLIC Meeting (Guest from Jordan Schnitzer Museum on VTS)
3:00-3:00, IPBS Meeting (Conference Room)
4:00-6:00, Joel to Job Expo – Round 2 (Ed Center)
May 30 (F)8:30-10:00, Intervention Team Scheduling Meeting
2:15-2:30, Bulldog Recess
Some items of note this week:
• Site Council Agenda for Tuesday:
Principal Selection Committee Process
Review and revise Title 1 Documents for Fall (Parent Involvement, Compact)
Review Spring EasyCBM Benchmark Data
• CLIC Agenda for Thursday:
VTS Presentation from Jordan Schnitzer Museum (Visible Thinking Strategies)
Leadership Plan for 2014-2015 & PD Focus for next year.
• Classified Bumping Update – No classified staff from Awbrey Park are being bumped this year! HR completed classified bumping last Friday and have notified staff who would be impacted. Awbrey made out well and did not have ANY classified staff bumped out of the building, which is great news! In fact, we have a new staff memeber for the Fall, Mindy Schifberg. Mindy is a Title EA from Mc Cornack and will be a great addition to the Bulldog team.
• Being a Writer Teacher Training Sign-Up – Teachers may now sign-up for the Being a Writer Trainings on the 4J Workshop webpage. Trainings are K/1/2 or 3/4/5 and are being held on June 23rd, 24th and 25th. There will also be trainings offered in August, tentatively scheduled for August 21st, 22nd and 23rd. Trainings are first-come-first-serve, so sign-up now for a date if there is one that fits your schedule better.
• Anticipated School Start Date – Semi related to the above item, HR has presented to the Board a proposed instructional calendar for 2014-15 with these key dates:
• Tuesday, August 26 — Teacher report date
• Wednesday, September 3 — Classes begin for students
• December 22-Jan 2 — Winter break
• March 23-27 — Spring break
• June 11 — possible last day for students
These dates are not yet official, but I think they will be made official in a couple weeks. The Board will take action on the proposed calendars on Wednesday, June 4th. HR is currently working on employee calendars for all employee groups, and anticipate being able to send out information about all employee report dates, as well as a Board-approved instructional calendar for 2014-15, on June 5th.
• District Admin Updates – Churchill High School also now has a principal, BJ Blake. BJ has been the principal at Spencer Butte Middle School, Meadowlark/Buena Vista, Bohemia Elementary in South Lane and the assistant principal in CHS. I expect to hear of the finalist for the North Eugene Position, the Technology Director, and the HR Director this week.
14 days until summer!
Joel