Transition Plus May 27
Everyone you meet has something to teach you
A friendly reminder: If you have information that needs to go out to the whole staff, and it can wait until Monday, submit it to be included in the MMM. We are trying to cut down on all staff emails.
Q Comp Updates
I would like to know if you are interested in leadership positions for next year. I know the applications are not updated yet but I would like to start looking at who might be interested in leadership opportunities.
Use the 2018-19 Application
Coming Soon 2019-2020 Q Comp Leadership Positions
Please see the full update for May 1, 2019 here.
End of year PD
June 12th is a record-keeping day for licensed staff- ESP staff does not report (year over)
Breakfast and Lunch is on your own
On June 10 - 8:30-3:30
AM - Intelligent Lives w/ break out sessions afterwards
PM - ESPs rotation of several offerings
-------- Licensed staff will do Team Planning
On June 11- 8:30-3:30
AM - ESPs meet w/ ADmin
------- Licensed staff will do Cross- Team Coollab. & Planning
PM- Reflection & Celebration for All
----If you have signed up for CPI on June 11th, please let Traci know!
Equipment Reminder: Wheelchairs, Walkers, and Other Mobility Equipment
If a student's wheelchair or other mobility equipment is not working properly or is broken, please inform case manager and/or contact Taylor Reff, Physical Therapist at taylor.reff@mpls.k12.mn.us.
Staff should NOT be taking apart equipment and/or attempting to repair student's mobility equipment.
SPIRIT WEEK
Student Leaders are planning to celebrate Transition Plus and the awesome year that we have had by having a Spirit Week during the last week of school. Students have planned themes and student led events during advisory* for each day.
Monday Be Kind
Twin Day
Kindness Fair *
Tuesday Be Safe and Well
Coach Tom Day
Sports Day
Wellness Walk *
Wednesday Be Creative
Creative Dress
Art O Whirl *
Thursday Graduation Day!!!
Dress Professionally
Graduation
Friday The Last Day
Dress Comfortably
Lake Nokomis
During the advisory time, case managers can meet with returning students to plan schedules for the 2019-2020 school year.
CBI 2020!
Hello Teachers and Staff,
It is time to pull together our CBI plans for next year! Follow this link to the CBI Friday Resources Folder and click on the CBI Module Overview 2019-20 to add your module ideas and who you are facilitating with. Once you get you Module down, you can work with your co-facilitator (if you have one) to plan the activities. All weekly plans for Round 1 must be submitted to Colleen by May 31st. Some ideas have been listed already. If you would like to facilitate any of those ideas, type your name next to it. Plan all your rounds through the end of the year if you can!
TRICKS TO MAKE GOOGLE DOCS EASY
Add documents to your "My Drive" for easy access!
You can add any documents and folders that have been shared with you to your "My Drive". For example, once you're on the CBI Friday Resources page, click on the "CBI Friday Resources" words near the top of the page and click "Add/Move to My Drive" in the drop down menu. Or click on the "" symbol near the top of the page. Do this for all important documents that are shared with you.
Folders
- When organizing loose documents, create folders by topic on your main "My Drive" page
- Inside the main topic folders, create folders by school year or sub-topics so it is easy to assign places for new documents or locate what you are looking for. Too many loose documents on your main page makes it difficult to find what you need. (think of a file drawer with hanging files as the main topics, and file folders as the sub topics.)
- Folders are automatically arranged alphabetically at the top of the list. Loose documents are listed below the folders.
- Click on any of the column headers (Name, Owner, Last Modified) to arrange the list differently.
Assign Colors!
Right click on the picture of any folder and change the color so it is easy to see.
Forgot your badge?
Forgot your ID badge and want to print?
You can enter your user name and password on the key pad on the copier to print.
Also, your 3 key will open the main inside doors to the building.
Mailing Reminders
When sending U.S. mail to students and families, the envelope should be addressed to a parent or guardian if the student lives in a multi-housing unit.
We get mail returned due to the mail being addressed to the student. It is likely that the student's name is not on the mailbox.
For instance - Mail carrier's don't know who lives in apartment #2. They only know who lives there by who's name is on the mailbox.
Don't let your mail get delayed.
Leaving Early?
Please sign out and let Melissa or Traci know if you are leaving early. We can't help people who are looking for you if we don't know you are not in the building.
You should not leave early without notifying me. If I am out of the building please notify Daphne and Traci or Melissa.
Communication is very much appreciated!
Greetings:
I’m pleased to share dates for upcoming Minnesota Customized Employment (MN-CE) trainings through 2020. The MN-CE training was developed by a team of DEED-VRS & DHS MSOCS practitioners of Customized Employment that utilized the Essential Elements of Customized Employment for Universal Application as its foundation. http://www.leadcenter.org/resources/tool-manual/essential-elements-customized-employment-universal-application This is ACRE certified training.
Many of you have indicated an interest in upcoming MN-CE Training cohorts. I am pleased to share with you dates for these cohorts through 2020. The training spans 14 weeks and students will complete a CE-Discovery process with a CE-Job Seeker and start Job Development. We anticipate the cost to attend the training will be 725.00 per person.
2019 Dates:
- July 9th
- July 30th
- August 27th
- Sept 24th
- October 29th and 30th
Cohort 4:
- July 16th
- August 6th
- September 5th
- October 1st
- November 5th and 6th
2020 Dates:
Cohort 5 & 6
January—May 2020
Cohort 7 & 8
July – November 2020
If your organization is interested in attending the MN-CE Training, please send an email to vrs.customerservice@state.mn.us by Friday, April 26th and let us know the following:
- Organization (CRP, LUV, School District, VRS)
- Region (Northern, Central, Metro, Southern MN)
- Number of attendees your agency would like to attend (Please indicate each attendee as Student or Auditor)
- Which cohort(s) preferred
(Please note: Students are typically Placement Professionals or Work Coordinators who work directly with the CE-Job Seeker throughout the CE Discovery & Job Placement process. Auditors are typically Managers of Placement staff, VRS Counselors, RAMS or Special Education leadership).
PDP Share outs-
We will meet in the small kitchen from 8:30-9:30 on Tuesday 9/4 to discuss and share-out our PDP and book club work for the school year.
Be prepared to discuss your PDP/Book and how your work has/will affect our work with students.
Teams will be split into small groups to hear about each book and individual PDP work.
Upcoming at TPlus
Monday --------- Memorial Day (no school)
Tuesday -------- 8: 30-9:30 Team 2 Data Meeting - Patricia's Room
Wednesday---- 8:45-9:30 Team 3 Data Meeting- Brad's Room
Thursday--------8:30-9:15 Team 1 Data Meeting- Jeremiah's Room
Friday ------------ 8:30-9:30 PSWE
Tuesday 6/4- PDP Share Outs
Thursday 6/6 - Graduation Day
Friday 6/7- Cook Out