Welcome Back!
New Staff
Welcome to the 16-17 School Year!
Soft Start
Heritage Staff Handbook
Professional Development- August 4th and 5th
Heritage Elementary and Cherokee Trail Elementary
Outcomes: Creating Relationships/Review of Design Thinking
Location: Innovation Pavilion 9200 E Mineral Ave, Centennial, CO 80112
- Thursday 8:00-11:00, Friday 8:00-11:30
- Lunch on your own
- 12:30-3:30: Work Time at Heritage
Morning breakfast/treats: CTE in charge of food for Thursday, HE in charge for Friday
Please sign up for a breakfast item to share on Friday morning.
Thursday - AM 8:00 - 11:00am
Opening activities
Alisa and Josh present Compass and EPIC
Find someone who….
Scavenger hunt
Design a brand to represent our two schools coming together
Gallery Walk and Feedback to one another
Final touches/changes
Sell it (each team has 3 minutes to sell)
11:00-12:30 Lunch on your own
12:30-3:30 Work at Heritage
3:30-5:30 pm: Lemonade on the Lawn
Flipped Activities/Resources -Here is a presentation on components of Design Thinking for you to review before August 4th.
Friday - AM 8:00 - 11:30am
Food from HE
Because I said I would...
Team building activity
Define common criteria of expectations around Design Thinking
Re-design the first week of school
Reflect on philosophy of teaching with a partner
Reflect on Action Plan- How are you going to measure progress on your plan?
Planning Phase
Reflective Practice
11:30-12:30 Lunch on your own
12:30-1:30 Vertical Collaboration
1:30-3:30 pm Teacher Work Time
Lemonade on the Lawn
Family Tree Picture
Classified Staff Members
Classified staff members, please report back to work on Monday, August 8th. We will have a classified staff meeting at 9:30 am, after our students and teachers settle into the first day of school.
Mandatory Trainings
All employees are required to take the following mandatory trainings every year: Respect at Work, Standard Response Protocol, Run, Hide, Fight, and Child Abuse and Neglect Mandatory Training. This is a change from previous years. Sessions will be open July 1, 2016-Sept. 2, 2016. All employees must complete all of the mandatory trainings by Sept. 2, 2016.
Course: 2016-2017 Mandatory Training: School Site Based (ALL EMPLOYEES AT A SCHOOL) Session: 1159-25
Session: 1159-25, Heritage Elementary Staff ONLY
Start Date: 07/01/2016
Course Link: https://pd.dcsdk12.org/course/view.php?id=4845
If you have questions about the content of a mandatory training please contact the identified person(s) below.
- Child Abuse and Neglect Mandatory Training - Colette Hohnbaum & Jason Germain
- Standard Response Protocol (SRP) - Carol Rosenoff
- Run, Hide, Fight - Carol Rosenoff
- Respect at Work - Kristine Garrett & Mike Loitz (licensed employees), Cathy Franklin (classified employees, administrators, professional and technical
Please click here for answers to frequently asked questions about completing the mandatory trainings. Please contact Roxanne Derks in Professional Development for assistance with InspirED at (303) 387-9508.