May 19th, 2023

By barsotti_p  

Madison Staff,

Here are this week’s updates:

Mon, May 22 Tue, May 23 Wed, May 24 Thur, May 25 Fri, May 26
P&G to admin mtg Mentor Lunch

7:45 TLC

  7:45 Justice League LSU

2:45 PD/Collaboration


MADISON INFORMATION     

  • End of the Year (More Structure versus Less Structure): In most classrooms towards the end of the year, we are doing projects and group work.  When doing these type of assignments, please work very hard to structure them in a way to keep all students engaged.  I would not recommend using the commons areas as they are very hard to supervise and this time of year, students like to wonder away from where they are supposed to be if not supervised. 
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  • Staffing Update: Congratulations to Justin Corey, who will be our new principal next year! Justin is an experienced educator and secondary administrator, who comes to 4J from Junction City where he has been associate principal at Junction City High School for the past two years. Before being promoted to the high school level, he was administrator at Oaklea Middle School in Junction City—three years as principal and five as assistant principal. He also has 15 years of in-the-classroom experience. Fun fact, for the past 26 summers, Justin has lead a group of 11th graders on a two-week community service project in Costa Rica! He believes that “every student can be successful with the right amount of CARE: Confidence, Attitude, Respect and Encouragement.” His goal is to create a positive, safe and enjoyable learning environment to shape early learners into lifelong learners.

               
  • Summer PD Opportunities: This link was shared by one of your collegues and it looks interesting if you are interested.  It is called Facing History and Ourselves.
           
  • TalentEd Goals Reflection: All licensed staff need to complete the Goals Reflection in TalentEd before the end of the year. Peter and I will be coming around to do observations in the next few weeks, prioritizing probationary teachers first. 
        

     
    

 

DISTRICT INFORMATION        

  • Classified Staff – OEBB Dependent Eligibility Verification Due by June 27: If you’re a classified staff member AND you have dependents covered by your insurance, be on the lookout for mail from OEBB about verifying your dependents. If you’re married, you’ll have to send in a copy of your marriage license and the front page of your tax return. For dependent children, you have to send in copies of their birth certificates. There is a cover sheet that comes in the mail along with directions of what to do. Feel free to ask me any questions you have! Don’t delay – failure to verify your dependents will result in them being dropped from your insurance.   
        
        
  • Repeat: Upbeat Survey: You should have received a link to the end of year Upbeat Survey last week. It’ll look much the same as last time. We are hoping for 100% completion of the survey, so that everyone’s voice is heard. The deadline for submission is today.
  • Administrator Updates: A few updates to district and school leadership. Nadira Rizkallah will be principal at Edgewood Elementary next year. Nadira was previously co-administrator of River Road and Buena Vista, then spent time in Junction City serving as principal of Laurel Elementary and Oaklea Middle School. She most recently served as South Lane’s human resources and equity director. Kimberly Ingram has been named the principal of YG for next year. Kimberly comes from Salem Keizer where she’s been the principal at Battle Creek elementary for two years and was the district’s elementary curriculum coordinator for MTSS. She also has a Ph.D in special education. Megan Russell, currently the AP at Gilham Elementary, will shift to Monroe Middle School as their AP. Eric Anderson, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, has been named the new Assistant Superintendent at Lane ESD. Kevin Gordon, formerly principal of Adams and Camas and currently principal of Laurel in Junction City, has been named as Chavéz’s principal for next year. Ed Mendelssohn will take over as the College and Career Readiness/CTE Administrator next year when Tia Holliday retires. Ed has been in administration for 20 years in 4J and Springfield.

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND OTHER INFORMATION   


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Looking Ahead:

Mon, May 29 Tue, May 30 Wed, May 31 Thur, June 1 Fri, June 2
No School – Memorial Day Mentor Lunch

7:45 Climate Team

GLT

Midsummer Night’s Dream

Midsummer Night’s Dream BSU

2:45 PD

I hope you have a wonderful week!

Gina and Peter


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