Staff Newsletter
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September 6, 2019
Feedback Has An Effect Size Of .70
A Nugget from Hattie
“The key question is, does feedback help someone understand what they don’t know, what they do know, and where they go? That’s when and why feedback is so powerful, but a lot of feedback doesn’t—and doesn’t have any effect.”, Hattie said in a recent interview with Edweek. “I used to think giving more feedback and better feedback was the answer [to improving education], and it’s the exact opposite.- Hattie
Meet Dyan!
She will have a set schedule where she is available for Chromebook student support, which will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:15-8:45 in the bookstore. However, support is not limited to only those times. If there is an issue, you can submit a helpdesk and Dyan or another team member will be happy to assist.
Be sure to introduce yourself when you see her!
Shout outs!!
"A shout out to the new crew....the computer lab has never looked so clean." -Vicky S.
"When Leila Cusack's grandfather came in to drop something off he mentioned how the school office had changed over the years. He commented on how pleasant our office looked!"
A shout out to Tammy McDugle for her support in Michelle Legan's class this week and assisting with lesson plans.
Have a shout out for one or more of your teammates??? Send it my way and I would be happy to share it in a future newsletter.
Timeline for Self-Assessments, SLOs, Professional Goals and S2S Meetings
Aug. 23-Aug. 30-Complete a self-assessment of the RISE rubric on Standards for Success
Aug. 30-Sept. 6 -Begin your SLO construction in SFS.
Sept. 6-Sept. 13- Identify ONE practice that yields a "desired effect size" that you want to learn more about this year. Your professional goal for the 19-20 school year will be to explore and implement this practice. You will share what you learned, as well as the impact this practice has made during your Spring S2S meeting. (See Hattie's Info-graphic below for the practices that yield desired effects).
Sept. 9-27-Schedule your S2S meeting with Tina.
Goodbye and Hello
Thank you Josie for serving our students! We wish you the best.
Haley Alexander will be taking over Josie's caseload.
Welcome, Haley. We look forward to getting to know you.
September Birthdays
Suzi Winings Sept. 4
Kelsie McGee Sept. 8
Taryn Bobergy Sept. 10
MaKenzie Colon Sept. 12
Taylor VanSickle Sept. 12
Kelly Siddons Sept. 15
Charity Rodgers Sept. 24
Reminders
- Your RISE rubric self-assessment should be completed by now.
- Your SLO's should be posted in SFS by today-ish.
- You can begin to schedule your S2S meeting with Tina. Plan for 20 minutes.
- The social committee is accepting dues, $25 from certified staff and $15 from classified.
- Think about the great things going on around you and send a shout out to Tina to add to the newsletter.
Data Team Meetings
Data Team Meeting Dates 2019-20
Wednesday, August 28th (organizational and placement mtg)
Monday, October 2nd
Wednesday, November 19th
Wednesday, January 22nd
Wednesday, March 5th
Wednesday, May 6th
CIC Meetings
Minutes from our meeting can be found here.
CIC Meeting Dates 2019-20
Friday, Sept. 6th
Friday, Nov. 1st
Friday, Jan. 24th
Friday, April 10th
Building Level Meetings
Faculty Meetings and/or Grade level/Dept. Mtgs:
Sept. 12 (Faculty)
Sept. 26 (Gr. level/dept.)
Oct. 24 (Faculty)
Nov. 7 (Faculty)
Nov. 21(Gr. level/dept.)
Dec. 5 (Faculty)
Jan. 16 (Faculty)
Jan. 30 (Gr. level/dept.)
Feb. 13 (Faculty)
Feb. 27 (Gr. level/dept.)
Mar. 12 (Faculty)
Apr. 9 (Faculty)
Apr. 23 (Gr. level/dept.)
May 7 (Faculty)
Upcoming Dates
Sept. 6: CIC Meeting, Staff Appreciation night @ DCHS
Sept. 9: ReadUP, STEM Club, School Board Mtg.
Sept. 10: PLC's. Danville Schools Town Hall Mtg. @ DCHS
Sept. 11: ReadUp, Choir Club
Sept. 12: Faculty Mtg. Danville Schools Town Hall Mtg. @ Northview CC
Sept. 16: ReadUp. STEM Club
Sept. 17: PLC's
Sept. 18: ReadUp. Choir Club
Sept. 23: ReaUp, STEM Club
Sept. 24, Tina will be out for IPLI, PLC's
Sept. 25: ReadUp Choir Club
Sept. 26: Grade level/department mtg. Danville Schools Town Hall Mtg @ WestBridge
Sept. 27: Intruder & Reunification Drill
Sept. 30: Tina will be out for MTSS Regional Training. ReadUp, STEM Club
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