This Week's Peek
A Peek into the Happenings at Powell
Week of July 31, 2020
Mathe's Message
I hope that this last week of summer vacation has been an enjoyable one for you and your family! I hope that you have all had the opportunity to relax, re-energize and are ready to welcome our Powell Panthers in a little over a week!
Your team leader should be meeting with you, if they haven't already, to go over the most up to date information for the beginning of the year. We continue to get new guidance from the district, so always know that decisions are subject to change on a daily basis at this point! We are in a good place to start the school year, although we are not as planned out as we "normally" would be, we have a plan and are now able to move forward with it! PHEW! And trust me, that is a great relief!!!!!
Roadmap to Reopening
UPCOMING EVENTS
August
3: New hires First Day on Campus 8:00-4:00
3: New Teacher Mentor/Mentee meeting 10:00 am
4: Safe Schools Exchange Day
5: Professional Staff Return to Campus 8:00-4:00
6: DWSD/ Campus staff development 8:00-4:00
7: Campus staff development 8:00-4:00
7: Paras first day back
8: Campus open 9:00-3:00
10: Campus staff development- STAFF Hours (this day only) 9:00 am- 5:00 pm
10: Meet and Greet - Virtual Event
- 4:00-4:30 K-2
- 4:30- 5:00 3-4
11: School Supply pre-ordered package pick up
11: Teacher Work Day 8:00-4:00
12: FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL 7:30-3:30
20: Virtual Open House
TUESDAY STAFF MEETINGS
POWELL NEWS
Personal Children During Ramp Up
- Campus employees may bring their school-aged children to their own campus while CISD is in intermittent remote instruction from August 12 through September 4. This includes school-aged students not enrolled in CISD.
- Employees will supervise their own children when practical.
- Children of employees should not be present in parent’s workspace when employees are discussing confidential information or when the presence of their children interferes with their ability to perform their job.
- Employees should complete the daily COVID check-in and should ensure that the employee and children can answer “no” to all of the screening questions. Like an employee, a child may not enter the building if he/she does not pass the screening.
At Powell, we will provide "working lab" areas on campus where staff kids can go during the day if their parent is in a meeting or situation where confidential information is being shared. The details to the "working lab" areas are not finalized, but the children will be able social distance and work on their assignments as appropriate with supervision.
DISTRICT NEWS
Safe Schools
This message was sent regarding the latest course added to Safe Schools.
When employees are using a mobile device, the instructions to take the Trauma and Grief Practices course are not converting well. See the attached .pdf so you can access the information. We have changed the format, but the only ones that will see this version are those that have not opened the course.
- If “Exchange day” safe schools training is complete online by Monday, August 3rd at 3:00 pm teachers will report to duty on Wednesday, August 5th rather than Tuesday, August 4th.
- If teachers have not completed all assigned online training by August 3rd at 3:00 pm, they are to report to their campus on August 4th.
Log into Safe Schools from the district SSO.
Employee Information Verification
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District Wide Staff Development
YOU TUBE PREVIEW VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=9AmFs2lzhDo&feature=emb_logo
Teacher HR COVID FAQ
https://www.conroeisd.net/roadmap-to-reopening/employee-faqs/