April 30, 2021

By barsotti_p  

 

Teacher appreciation week Memes

Hi Monarchs,

Thank you teachers, for all of the wonderful gifts that you give to Madison kids, families, and colleagues every week! May the force be with you, this week! We look forward to spoiling you a bit, this week!

It looks like everyone’s in the groove of the new normal of hybrid and SSO which means there are way fewer items for the blog. If you’ve been watching the news, you may have seen that local case counts have risen more than 100% from the previous two weeks. According to ODE guidance, even if we shift into high risk, schools can likely continue operating in hybrid provided the schools aren’t shown to be transmission sites. Hopefully this means we’ll continue operating as is for the remainder of the year. At the school board meeting on Wednesday the superintendent indicated they are moving forward with planning for next year as having a full 5-day schedule. Students who want to remain online next year would enroll in EOA. Fingers crossed for getting back to as close to “normal” as possible!

Here’s what’s happening this week:

This Week’s Schedule: HAPPY TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK!

Mon, May 3 Tue, May 4 Wed, May 5 Thur, May 6 Fri, May 7
8:30 P,G,&A to suicide and threat assessment training

9:30 P&G to MS Admin Meeting

 

 

9:45 5th Grade Visit at Spring Creek

 

3:30 Talk About Race

 

8:00 – Climate Team Planning for Party on the Lawn

 

8:00 Justice League

9:45 5th grade visit to Spring Creek

 

No School – Grading Day

 

Quick Links: Please make sure you’re signed into your 4J Google Account to access many of these links.

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  • SPED/Gen Ed Collaboration Log – Complete the full log at the beginning of each new unit. Complete the last 2 questions weekly for students on IEPs who are not engaging or are not on track.   

MADISON INFORMATION 

 

  • FOCUS SLIDES 
    • Monday – Canvas Check before Progress Reporting
    • Tuesday – Mindfulness
    • Wednesday – SEL : Stress Management
    • Thursday –  Team Building – Spot the Difference  
  • Wednesday PD: No PD this week. 
  • End of day dismissal:
    We are changing the end of day dismissal just a little for the last 7 weeks to spread the students out a little better.  We are going to dismiss by your last digit of your room number after PE and music are dismissed.
     
    New Dismissal Schedule:
    PE/Music
    Rooms ending in 01 (501, 601, 801, 901)
    Rooms ending in 02
    Rooms ending in 03
    Rooms ending in 04
    Rooms ending in 05


               
       

  • Expo Update: We have 2 part time postings in round 2 of the EXPO

    • M-MAD02 COORDINATOR MADISON 0.8 Intervention & support for Math & ELA
      M-MAD03 DATA COORDINATOR MADISON 0.2

                              

  • State Testing: The school board approved the district’s plan to offer state testing opportunities to families on Wednesdays in May. This email from Kerry Delf provides more information. Families have been emailed a link to a survey to complete by April 30 to indicate their preference and text with the link and their student’s ID number, which is needed to complete the survey. Families can opt out directly on that survey if they prefer. Important note: Staff members should not make suggestions to families about opting out of tests, however you can direct them to the survey or the form if they ask for it. All communication about state testing will come from the district, so please don’t worry about needing to email or communicate with families around testing. More info to come next week when dates have been sent.
    • Testing dates will be on Flex Wednesday mornings, 5/19 and 5/26, and will be done entirely by guest teachers and EAs. Teachers will not need to proctor tests, and class-time will not be used.
          
  • Spring easyCBM: Please see Christina’s email about easyCBM testing for Spring. It will look much like it did in the fall. 

     

DISTRICT INFORMATION
     

  • Administration News: March and April are traditionally the times when administration shifts happen. Here’s a brief rundown of who’s going where:
    • All the interim administrators from the beginning of the year have been formally assigned to their positions. This includes Trinity Welch-Radabaugh as principal of North, Travis Sheaffer as AP at North, John Wayland as principal of Kelly, and Sarah Prater as AP at Kelly.
    • Casandra Kamens, AP at Churchill, is the new extended learning administrator overseeing all summer programs and after school programs.
    • Joyce Smith-Johnson will be the new elementary education director at Springfield school district next year.
    • Larry Williams, principal of ATA, will move downtown to support educational equity and inclusion. AJ Hruby, the AP at ATA, will move into the principal role.
    • Jen Hebard, principal of Family School and Chinese Immersion, will move to Kennedy to serve as assistant principal and oversee the Chinese Immersion school which moves to Kennedy to co-locate on their campus.
    • Teresa Martindale, principal of Adams, will be the principal of Family School and support other district programs.
    • Chris Benz, AP at Kennedy, will be the principal of Adams.
    • Scott Mayers, AP at North, will be the AP at Eugene Online Academy.
    • J. Jesus Sandoval, currently an education specialist in Willamette Education Service District, will be an AP at North.
    • David Jacobson, currently the Federal Programs Administrator and former principal at Willagillespie, has decided to return to classroom teaching.
    • Mark Watson, AP at Sheldon for the 15 years and current AP at Cal Young, is retiring this year.

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND OTHER INFORMATION

  • Anti-Racism Resources: After our anti-racism PD on Wednesday, a few staff members shared some additional videos and podcasts. If you have any other resources to share, please send them my way and I’ll include them in the blog. 
    • Nice White Parents – This 5-part series from the New York Times focuses on the 60-year relationship between white parents and their neighborhood schools in New York City. It’s a pretty fascinating glimpse into how people think they’re helping without considering the impact on others.
    • Portland Civil Rights: Lift Ev’ry VoiceThis film from OPB explores Portland’s African American history with a focus on the turbulent 1960s, ’70s and early ’80s. At the time, issues surrounding urban renewal, school desegregation and brittle police relations were exploding both nationally and locally.
         
  • Test Your Luck: Some people have mentioned looking for strategies to help students with work completion and motivation. I saw this video and thought the idea looked fun, even with older kids!

What’s Coming Next Week: 

Mon, May 10 Tue, May 11 Wed, May 12 Thur, May 13 Fri, May 14
 

 

8:00 TLC

 

 

 

8:00 Climate Team

1:00 5th grade visit to Awbrey Park

3:30 Talk About Race

 

 

Grade Level Team Meetings  

10:00 Staff Meeting/PD

 

 

8:00 Justice League

1:00 5th grade visit to Awbrey Park

 

 

 

 

9:00 Gina to Physical Distancing Coordinator Meeting

We hope you have a wonderful week!

Peter and Gina


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