Staff Proclamation
Week of February 3, 2020
DGS Staff Norms
- Are student-centered.
- Are open-minded.
- Are risk-takers.
- Respect all staff roles & responsibilities.
- Create comfortable learning & working environments.
- Demonstrate cross-curricular collaboration & communication
On the Docket
Monday, February 3, 2020
- National School Counseling Week Begins
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
- K-5 Elementary Principals Meeting at the District Office 9am
- Parent's Club Meeting 7pm in the Royal Cafe
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
- BIST Training with Marty (Gunter, Mills, C.Olson, Weiss, Sahm, Piper, Sivertsen, Mills, Ellis)
- PLC Dismissal 2:15pm
- Happy Birthday Mrs. Andrews
Thursday, February 6, 2020
- Happy Birthday Mrs. Weber
- Band and Orchestra Practice at DVMS 2:45pm-4pm
Friday, February 7, 2020
- Global School Play Day
- Progress Reports issued as needed
- STAR Parent Reports sent home
Teach Like a Pirate
Valentine's Day Parties
1. You can choose the time of day that you complete in your classroom and the format of your party. This can be as simple as passing out cards or more elaborate with the typical crafts, games, ect.
What do you need to do?
1. Please communicate with parents in your classrooms what your plans are. This may include what they should send in (cards, bags/boxes, treats, ect).
I just ask that you do maintain a celebration in your classroom on this day, February 13th. It was a compromise with the Parents' Club to move control of this party to the classroom teachers with the assumption that we still do activities to celebrate Valentine's Day.
Evaluation Important Dates
Please start scheduling observations!
Formal Observation #1 – September-October
Formal Observation #2 – November-December
Informal Observations – Throughout Year
Non-Tenured Evidence Submission – December 20
Non-Tenured Summative Evaluations due for Personnel Meeting Done- January 31
Non-Tenured Summative; March 2nd
Tenured Evidence Submission January 31
Summative Evaluations – April 15
Non-Certified Staff Evaluations Done- May 1
PGP’s Finished – May 15
resources for you:
BIST Bytes
DGS Staff Resources and Dashboard
I would bookmark/star this so you can access it when you need it. Please note this has items like updated classroom fund balances, the daily transportation list, the master calendar and more.
Positive Office Referrals
You are welcome to celebrate the successes of students at any point this year. You can do so by filling out this FORM or by simply sending me an email that details they're specific success or positive behavior. They will get to ring the bell, sign the wall and have a selfie taken to be displayed outside the office. In most cases, I also call home to share the good news with their parents.
Maintenance Requests
This helps George, Nancy, and Tom Grimm track building and district requests.
You can ask verbally for a request, but also be sure to send the email. It can be as simple as "Please move desk to stage in my classroom" or "Air Conditioning is leaking."