TGIFAST News
January 22, 2016
Priorities for the Week
Today 10-11am: All Staff Meeting (required)
Today by 5:00pm: pulse check survey follow-up posted in TVS
Tuesday: Team Meeting 9-10am
Tuesday: FAST PLC 2-3pm
Thursday by 11am: SS tracker uploaded to One Drive
Thursday: FAST NPD 2-3pm (optional)
Friday by noon: timesheets due
Friday (really due Sunday): Region 10 Compliancy Courses due
Upcoming Meetings & Trainings
- 1/26: FAST PLC at 2:00--Overcoming Roadblocks (required)
- 1/28: FAST NDP at 2:00--FAST & Special Programs (optional)
- 2/9: FAST PLC at 2:00--Retaining Students (required)
- 2/12: Virtual All Staff PD 9:00am - 1:00pm (required)
- 2/23: FAST PLC at 2:00--Motivation (required)
- 2/25: K12 Promising Practices Conference (optional but strongly encouraged)
- 3/18: All Staff March STAAR Training 12:00-1:30 (required)
- 4/22: All Staff May STAAAR Training 12:00-1:30 (required)
- 6/14: All Staff Summer Testing Training 9:30-10:30 (required)
*For K12 trainings, you need to enroll in any sessions at least one hour prior to the training.
Important Dates
1/31: Region 10 Compliancy Courses deadline (all staff)
1/31: January Expense Reports due
2/12: Virtual PD all staff 9am-1pm
2/15: President’s Day Holiday
“Change enough of the little pictures, and you’ll find you’ve changed the big picture.”
~Ashleigh Brilliant
Reminders & Updates
Remember to use the updated expense report template for this month's expense report.
For the next timesheet, please remember to put holiday time for Jan. 18.
Every school year, employees of Texas schools are required to take several courses in order to comply with state and federal laws. Please see the email I sent on 12/10 regarding the Region 10 Compliancy Courses. All staff will need to complete those courses by COB January 31, 2016.
- HS Staffing Updates:
-Donna Ambrogio will be subbing for School Counselor Stephanie Chiselbrook when she goes out on maternity leave which starts on February 3rd.
-Sarah Blake supports the ELL HS students and she is out on maternity leave. She is our ESL teacher and she hosts help desk and office hours for these students. Steph Makulinski will be hosting the help desk and office hours and another teacher will serve as her sub. Sarah Blake returns on March 21st.
Welcome Call Notes
Remember that all notes need to be posted within 2 weeks of the student’s start date!
- Start date 1/11: note posted by 1/22
- Start date 1/19: note posted by 1/29 (*This means ALL HS newbies!)
- Start date 1/25: note posted by 2/5
FEC Corner
Mentor Meet Ups!
Do you think your new learning coaches would like to be connected with some experienced learning coaches? This is a great time for any learning coach to be encouraged, get some tips, and make new connections. They are being held in Sarah Robinson’s room (link is sent out to families) at 4:00pm. Below are the upcoming dates.
1/21/16, 2/2/16, 2/16/16
Request Time Off
If you would like to request off any personal, vacation, or sick time, please click on the link below and fill out the survey. You will also use the below link if you want to cancel any requested time off.
Here is the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1M-HZxBH23EL4D6KeiSunr7iTWkzPJK86Y2p5tEpr_no/viewform?c=0&w=1
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
January 30: Stacy Head
To add your birthday to our list, click on the link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1VOdzcbQWZ_WWSix-H6zgOn9gB9qVCWdkWt_gTUEXg6o/viewform?c=0&w=1
SHOUT OUTS!
There are no Shout Outs this week.
This area will allow our team to give a shout out to another FAST team member! If you would like to post one, click on the link below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1XZZfonebwhGIz80twdPyzv4Ml64yDcfNZtPp8s1ubJY/viewform?c=0&w=1
Helpful Web Sites
Tech Ticket/Help:
TXVA Start:
K12 Start:
FAST K12 Sharepoint:
https://k12inc.sharepoint.com/sites/SchoolServices/StudentsFirst/FAST/Pages/default.aspx
FAST K12 Dropbox:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/c12bnkd310lbtbv/AAA2ey_32DGX8kPPAcQcHv7na?dl=0
K12 Training Site:
FAST MISSION
The Family Academic Support Team’s Goal is to ENGAGE students in their education, EQUIP families with the necessary tools, ENCOURAGE them to be successful, EMPOWER families to meet EXPECTATIONS.
TXVA MISSION
Not just a school, but an opportunity where every moment matters.