Monday Memo
Week of December 14th
Data Collection Folders/ STORI
I want to thank you for your continued follow-through in collecting data folders. As previously noted I am working to get you additional half day sessions so that you can input some additional data into STORI. However, please note that you have several hours on the January 5th Teacher Workday, perhaps you could use some of this time to input data points into STORI.
Thanks to Ms. Wendel's email, we know that the best STORI link to use to reduce technical difficulites is https://storionline.gwinnett.k12.ga.us. Try it, I have heard that it does work better than going through IEP online.
SpED Holiday Potluck Party
We will gather for fellowship and fun on Friday, December 18th at 8:15am. Please remember to sign up via Sign-Up Genius link to bring a dish. Because regular education coteachers work so closely with our students and us, I will be inviting them to attend the festivities as well.
December Birthdays
December 5--Robert Cowan
December 8--Sherry Starovasnik
December 9--Holly Wendel
December 12--Paula Ray
December 23--Carla Winkler
December 24--Jo White
December 25--Nabeel Muhammedi
SpED December Meeting
On our regularly scheduled SpED Department meeting date, we will be partying. There is still some important information that I need to get to each of you, so I will be releasing a screencast this week. You will receive a separate email listing the action items to be completed by January 6 at 4:00pm.
District Assessments Data for Students with Disabilities
It is posttest/final time, again. I have shared this data before, but I wanted to place it in front of you, again, to remind you of our SWD results from last year. There are 3 different links. Please feel free to share with your coteachers. With each of you in command, I have the utmost confidence that our students will perform even better this year.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwo0CnOtxzJWc0w4a0FNaXZXeWc/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwo0CnOtxzJWamJyR0YyZTdNZFU/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwo0CnOtxzJWWVlKU1NNbFpoYTA/view?usp=sharing
Supplemental File Audits
I recently sent an email out about file audits. Please ensure that your files are in order. Ms. Caravella will continue to formally check these files and their corresponding IEP online scans.
Student Supports
If you have an IEP meeting, please remember to print and pass along updated Student Support pages to all your teachers.
Positive Referrals
Send your students home with some holiday cheer. Continue to submit. I will be delivering a big stack this week. Believe me, they REALLY, REALLY like to get these.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwo0CnOtxzJWS3o3VnpwZ05CTjg/view?usp=sharing
DDL--Student Holiday Parties
I thank you all for getting your DDL Student Holiday responses to me so quickly. Most of you responded that you would prefer students to return to homeroom for the DDL celebrations. Therefore, we will send students back to homerooms on December 18 to celebrate with their homeroom teachers.