Panther Updates
September 16-20
Principal's Message
Branding & Marketing at PUE
Pleasant Union is an outstanding place to learn, work, and grow. As I have talked with students, staff, and parents, a few themes have emerged that will help us improve.
1) Our campus needs TLC. Kayla and I are collaborating with PTA to arrange for major landscaping work to happen on our grounds. This will be a very expensive project (several thousand dollars). Prior to Dr. Branch leaving, he was working to advocate to the district for replacement of windows, powerwashing, and new blinds. Henry is working with maintenance to move forward with these projects. We'll keep you posted when we have a timeline for this work.
2) Given our location and the fact that we are a smaller year-round school, we are not as widely known as other schools. It is imperative that we communicate the outstanding things happening at PUE with the greater community. I've been working with the district's graphic design department on a new logo for our school. Input was gathered from the Global Team and Leadership regarding the design. We will use the logo on digital and print materials that will be created to showcase our school (infographic, brochures, etc).
3) We need to globalize the look and feel of the main lobby. This staff is so talented and creative. I have heard many outstanding ideas on how we can have the lobby reflect the global learning happening in classrooms. I am working with Kayla, Heather, and the Specialists to move forward with this. We are open to your thoughts!
MTSS
Thank you for your honest dialogue in our last Faculty Meeting around MTSS. After reflecting on the results from the Facilitated Assessment for MTSS, 2018-19 EVAAS data, and teacher feedback, we will implement a school-wide data tracker. This will help us effectively and transparently share student data across our school. Furthermore, it will help us to enhance our communication regarding analysis of student performance across all tiers. PLT leaders, please sign up for a time that Kayla and I can come talk to your team about our expectations for implementation of the data tracker. We will phase this in slowly so that it is manageable.
I'd like to give a shout-out to all staff engaged in The Wild Card book study! Way to make Professional Learning fun. See the video linked below.
WCPSS Giving Campaign
Your donation to the WCPSS Giving Campaign Makes Art Happen!
How to Give:
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3. Personal Check Made Out to United Arts of Raleigh & Wake County
New Logo
A Note from AP KP
Gratitude is thankfulness doubled by happiness. That is a perfect reflection of my excitement of expanding my career and having the honor of working with the best staff, and work family I could ever imagine. I cannot begin to thank you all enough for the kind notes, cards, flowers, and words of support. Every day, I marvel at the incredible devotion of our staff and their unique ability to teach and inspire our children. I believe that the success of our school is built on a foundation of mutual respect and inclusiveness. Every day, dedicated teachers and staff nurture a culture of fairness, love and caring, all focused on the goal of providing a safe learning environment for our students and families. I am thankful that Pleasant Union continues to strive for excellence in each and every classroom, to grow stronger, and to cultivate an open and positive school climate. I look forward to continuing to move us forward and build our ship with a strong foundation reinforced with lots of love. In the next week I would like to come into each of your classrooms to personally introduce myself to your students and become more of a part of your classrooms to better support you and your students. I would like to thank you for your continued support and look forward to an incredible year!
When you look back at your career, the highlights will never be the awards and promotions… but the people you’ve worked with. Thanks for being a fantastic highlight in mine.
Announcements/Reminders
Cafeteria Door
Please be sure to keep the side door to the cafeteria closed at all times. The door is propped open at times and we are not allowed to do that. We must not allow anyone entering in this way except for staff. We don't want flies coming in and things not to be sanitary. Thanks for your support in this matter.
IEP Meetings
The district's SPED department has asked that LEA reps to refrain from taking minutes during IEP meetings. LEA reps will support facilitation of the meeting. This means that classroom teachers may be asked to take minutes during IEP meetings. A template for minutes will be shared with you in advance of the meeting. It is best practice to either read the minutes aloud at the end of the meeting or pass the minutes around so that participants can read them before ending the meeting.
Schedules
Morning & Afternoon Duty Schedule
Valuing Time
Please remember to be timely during the instructional day. Being timely shows that you have respect for other people and that you care as much about their time as you do your own and it sets a good example for your children. When you are late picking up your students from lunch or specials it can create a traffic jam for other classes. Also be sure to check your lunch times as some of the times have had to shift by a few minutes.
It is also imperative that you are on time and fully engaged during PLT meetings. Arriving late to PLT means you are arriving late to work. You need to notify me in addition to your team if you will be late. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Mark Your Calendar
Monday, September 16
BAC 3 Meeting at 6:00 pm
Abbott's Creek Elementary
Tuesday, September 17
PTA Meeting at 8:15
Tuesday, September 24
TerraCycle Tuesday
Global Team Meeting at 8:00
MTAC at 8:00
Friday, September 27
Quarterly Staff Appreciation Lunch (Hosted by Track 3 Families)
Family Fun Event at TreeRunner
Sunday, September 29
PUE PTA Landscaping
10am-2pm
Monday, September 30
Teacher Workday
Pleasant Union Year-Round Elementary
Email: kbrown20@wcpss.net
Website: https://www.wcpss.net/pleasantuniones
Location: 1900 Pleasant Union Church Road, Raleigh, NC, USA
Phone: 919.870.4230
Twitter: @PleasantUnionYR