November 4th, 2022

By barsotti_p  

Dear Madison Staff,

Here are this week’s updates.

Mon, Nov 7 Tue, Nov 8 Wed, Nov 9 Thur, Nov 10 Fri, Nov 11
Mary – Out

3:45 P&G to admin meeting

 

Mary – Out

4:15 pm-8pm, Parent Conferences (Erin providing dinner)

No School, Parent Conferences 8:15am-noon

12-4pm off for Conference Comp Time

 

 

PD Day

 

No School, Veterans Day

 


MADISON INFORMATION         

  • Staffing Update: We have a lot of good candidates. Peter and Gina will be screening candidates and scheduling interviews for next week.
        
      
  • Repeat – Conferences: 
    • Dates: Dates for conferences are – 
      Tuesday, Nov 8, 4:15pm-8pm, Evening Conferences
      Wednesday, Nov 9 8:15am-noon; noon-4 conference comp time off
      Thursday, Nov 10, PD Day
      Friday, Nov 11, No School, Veterans Day

         
       
    • Meals for Conferences:  We will provide dinner on Tuesday night.
    • Conference Tips: Parents generally want to see that you know their child and care about them. Share a few personal details and positive anecdotes during your conference to put them at ease. I also recommend asking parents about what they think is going well and what they’re concerned about before sharing your positives and concerns.   
 

DISTRICT INFORMATION                            
     

  • Tentative Agreement with OSEA: 4J and OSEA have reached a tentative contract agreement. You can find more details about the negotiations and proposed salary tables on the 4J site. Here are few highlights of the agreement:
    • OSEA members will receive COLA’s over the next three years in the amounts of 12%, 6%, 4%.

    • The new minimum salary for OSEA members in 4J has been set at $18/hour. 

    • OSEA members will see an additional insurance contribution in years 2 and 3 of $45. 

    • OSEA members will receive an additional personal leave day and be able to carry over 2 personal leave days (5 day maximum cap).

    • OSEA members who serve in a designated bilingual classification will receive an annual stipend of $750 dollars.  

  • Repeat: Vector/Safe Schools Training: You should have received your Safe Schools training link. It does seem to have fewer modules this year than in years past. If for some reason you didn’t receive this email, please email Melissia Morphis at morphis_m@4j.lane.edu and cc me. 
        
     

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND OTHER INFORMATION

  • Writing Across the Subject Areas: This article from Edutopia talks about the benefits of writing across all subject areas. “While teachers commonly ask students to write about a topic in order to assess how well they understand the material, the process of writing also improves a student’s ability to recall information, make connections between different concepts, and synthesize information in new ways. In effect, writing isn’t just a tool to assess learning, it also promotes it.” Examples in the article include “I wonder” journals, travel journals, and low stakes writing tasks.

Looking Ahead:

Mon, Nov 14 Tue, Nov 15 Wed, Nov 16 Thur, Nov 17 Fri, Nov 18
3:45 P&G to admin meeting 7:45 Climate Team

3:45 Justice League

    NASU – 2nd Period

LSU – 3rd Period 

BSU – 4th Period

GSA – 6th Period

Have a wonderful week!

Peter and Gina

 


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