McClatchey Messenger FOR STAFF
WEEK OF September 3, 2018
We will continue to modify our dismissal schedule as needed to get our buses rolling by 3:10.
Enjoy your weekend!
FSMS SPIRIT WEAR
FSMS has received great feedback on our MISD PROUD spirit wear. We would like to offer your staff the opportunity to purchase some MISD Proud Spirit wear.
To purchase, please print the form and send it with payment
Interoffice mail to: FSMS
Attention: FSMS PTO!! We look forward to receiving your orders, please complete the top portion fully. We will contact you if we need further information or if we will need to place an order and your item is slightly delayed.
Thank you in advance for your MISD Pride and Support of our FSMS PTO.
LIGHTS IN THE CAFE
Lights in the CAFE
2018-2019 Midlothian Aspiring Leaders Academy (MALA)
Do you aspire to become an educational leader in the areas of principalship, counseling, curriculum or other leadership areas? If so, then this opportunity may be for you!
We are excited to announce the 2018-2019 Midlothian Aspiring Leaders Academy (MALA) application process. Application Link
Program Details:
During this four half-day academy, you will work with a cohort of emerging leaders to unpack common leadership challenges, clarify the importance of vision, establish a vision for future endeavors, and develop the foundational skills of a visionary school leader.
Objectives:
- Unpack the Texas competencies for instructional leadership
- Unpack the articles of the Visioning Document for Creating a New Vision in Texas Public Schools
- Establish leadership strengths through Strengths Based Leadership book study and how to best utilize those strengths in leadership and developing a team
- Develop a Leadership Vision for the Future that the applicant may use for future post-graduate work and/or job growth opportunities
If selected for the Academy, the MISD Department of Learning will notify your principal of your acceptance. The District will pay for the expense of the sub, but you will be responsible for securing a 1/2 day sub on the Academy dates and must commit to attending ALL four half-day sessions. If selected, applicant will need to purchase a new copy of Strengths Based Leadership by Tom Rath & Barry Conchie, ensuring the copy of the book has a code for the SrengthFinders online assessment.
The Academy times are 8:00a-11:00a on the following dates: 10/24, 12/5, 2/12, and 4/30. Due to the program design, this Academy could be limited to 12 participants. Upon completion of the Academy, participants will receive a certificate.
Qualifications:
- Currently employed by Midlothian ISD
- 3 years of effective classroom teaching experience
- Completed application by due date - Friday, September 28 at 4:00 pm
Dates of Importance:
Application Deadline: 4:00 pm on Friday, September 28. No late applications will be accepted.
Once an application is submitted, the campus principal/supervisor will receive a recommendation rubric from the Department of Learning in order to officially recommend the applicant.
Applicants will be notified of Program Acceptance by Friday, October 5.
If you have questions, please contact Courtney Carpenter, Executive Director of Innovation & Learning, or Melissa Wolfe, Executive Director of Specialized Learning.
THEY WORK!
Dreambox and Education Galaxy are now working through the HelloID site!!!!
We are still waiting on vendors' help desk assistance for Learning A-Z and CLI Engage. We will let you know as soon as they are up and working.
Also we are checking on the ability to get an HelloID app for ipads. More to come.
HELLO ID
To access materials for the resources listed below, please access your HelloID portal at:
Access site: misd.helloid.com and click AD-midlothian-isd.net
Username: Username that you use for PowerSchool
Password: password that you use for Gmail
Resources in HelloID:
CLI Engage - PK/K - Data Sent and we are waiting on this company to finalize file processing (Tech Support case since Wednesday)
Dreambox - PK-5 - Data Sent and we are waiting on this company to activate their portal (Tech Support was notified earlier this week, called this morning again, said they'd have someone call me today)
Education Galaxy - K-5 - We are waiting on Hello ID to set the password to automatically log students in to this portal. More details forthcoming on this product.
Handwriting Without Tears - K-3 - Teachers will receive a welcome email and will set up account outside Hello ID. After created with HITT, the information can be entered in the Hello ID portal for future logins.
iStation - K-5 - Ready! Students will need the current app installed on their device
Learning A-Z - K-2 - Data Sent and we are waiting on this company to process the files uploaded
Stemscopes - K-5 - Ready! - Must go through HelloID portal to use.
*If your product is not listed or has codes, please email Kim Domke/Becki Krsnak to have an app added to the portal.
Once logged into the portal, the applications to which you have access will be listed with the identifying course name. If you should have access to an app and it doesn't show in your portal, please open a zendesk ticket.
Sample view of a Hello ID portal:
To access materials, simply click on the icon of your textbook. A few may require that you initially enter your password but it will be stored for future logins.
Note:
-Due to the configuration changes this year, no rostering should be necessary for teachers to allow students to access.
-Some icons will lead to the same landing page if the same publisher but will include access to both items-Students will access materials the same way as teachers with icons in their own Hello ID portal
What should you do if you experience any issues with accessing materials?
First, please insure the extension for Tools4Ever is installed on your browser. It looks like gears over a blue background ().
If this is installed and access is not working, open a zendesk ticket (from Gmail, access Help Desk on google apps tab).
Since this is a new system with all new configurations over the past year, we expect a few issues as we implement. Please be patient as we work to resolve any issues missed during testing.
How will students access their materials?
Exactly the same as teachers!
They'll use the HelloID portal too with the following credentials:
Username: Student ID number
Password: Gmail password/AD Password
What should you do if your students experience issues with accessing materials?
If your entire class is unable to access materials, please open a zendesk ticket.
If a single student is experiencing issues, please check the following:
-Is the student signed into their own account (upper right corner should show their name)?
-Does the active browser have the Tools 4 ever extension installed?
What actions must teachers and students take now that the logins are all automatic?
PROTECT your data! Users must be very cautious with the new access available as an unlocked computer/ipad will allow access to all of the applications in the portal. If you will not be at your laptop/ipad, please lock your computer/ipad to prevent unauthorized access. Consider the laptop/ipad to be your suitcase at the airport. Please do not leave it unattended!
We hope this new simplified portal will make accessing and utilizing your materials much better! We also plan to add more apps to the portal as we're able to configure them.
Bus Badges
Parent Night at Admin.
Important Parent Night
WEE Reading Program
Sept 24; Oct 29; Nov 26; Dec 17; Jan 28; Feb 25; March 25; April 29.
Compliance Training
ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE?
You must be registered to vote by October 9th.
IPLAN DAY ON SEPTEMBER 17
Kinder you will trained on how to use TX-KEA.
In the afternoon, we will meet after lunch to discuss lead4ward goals in the common area.
3-5, please bring the following information.
1. What 2 goals did you choose for your grade level content area?
2. Where are the goals TEKS in the TRS document?
3. What are we going to differently when teaching these TEKS?
k-2
Please plan to attend also!
After we discuss goals, each team may meet in your grade level think tanks to design learning.
Hang-Out
The Weekly Hangout with Dr. Ledbetter starts this week. This is a live hangout where all MISD employees can get a real-time update on current news and events from Dr. Ledbetter. In an effort to provide flexible time options, the hangout is offered at two different times, 7:15 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. every Wednesday. On Monday, every MISD team member will receive an email with a link.
How to let us know you are going to absent?
Please send Germany and Eubanks a calendar request!
In the subject line please type "Ferguson- Personal Day August 30".
Please make sure you enter the correct date on the calendar request to match what you put in the subject line.
When Germany accepts it then you will know that it has been approved.
BOOSTERTHON, FIELD DAY, AND FIELD TRIP SHIRT FOR DME
FAMILY COST $4.00 per student shirt!
Staff Option Only
Click Below for Rally Link for Above Shirts
UPCOMING DATES!
9-3 LABOR DAY-HOLIDAY
9-4 FOURTH GRADE ALL CITY CHOIR TRYOUTS, TTESS WAIVERS DUE
9-5 LIDS MEETING AT 3:30 ROOM D126, FIFTH GRADE ALL CITY CHOIR TRYOUTS, ANNOUNCE MEDIA TEAM MEMBERS
9-6 STACY PRINCIPAL MEETING
9-7 PROGRESS REPORTS, PTO SPIRIT STORE ON STAGE IN CAFE--ALL CITY CHOIR ACCEPTANCE LETTERS
9-10-9-14 MEDIA TEAM GOES LIVE WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS, GRANDPARENT WEEK FOR LUNCH-PTO WILL HAVE PICS IN THE CAFE
9-11 September 11: Texas First Responders Day,
9-12 DME STAFF MEETING-Zach Innovative Learning Spaces,, SAT DAY-GO OVER PROCESS, PTO STAFF LUNCHEON
9-13 ALL CITY CHOIR PRACTICE 2:45-3:45
9-14 PTO SPIRIT STORE
9-17 NO KIDS AT SCHOOL, STAFF DEVELOPMENT-IPLAN DAY
9-17 Constitution Day
9-18 All returning teachers - Observation cycle window opens
9-19 LIDS 3:30 ROOM D126, FALL PICS,
9-20 CIP MEETING AT 3:30 IN ROOM D126, FALL CITY CHOIR PRACTICE 2:45-3:45
9-24 New-to-District Teachers - Observation cycle window OPENS
9-25 PARENT UNIVERSITY-PRINCETON REVIEW AT ADMIN
9-26 (Wednesday) DME SOCIAL AT 3:30
9-27 ALL CITY CHOIR PRACTICE 2:45-3:45
9-27 McOps Meeting (Thursday) (McOps Committee only) 3:30
9-28 PROGRESS REPORTS, PTO SPIRIT STORE, SCHOOLWIDE ASSEMBLY 3-5 7:45-8:15,
K-2 8:20-8:50, Deadline for All teachers to submit new goal and GSPD plan in Eduphoria STRIVE
9-28 The last Friday in September is in recognition of the historic, cultural, and social contributions American Indian communities and leaders have made to Texas.