A-Team Updates
9/10/18
Kudos
- Clever SSO: I know it was messy last year and there were many times Amy thought about giving up (and I'm sure there were times principals were ready to give up!), but one part of our discussion was about how difficult it is to upload student data into all the systems. If you've never been privy to this work, it's ANNOYING work. There's nothing worse than having to alter header rows to match exactly what each company wants...and don't get me started on leading zeroes in spreadsheets. Anyhow, it's a lot of work and it takes a lot of time at the beginning of the year to get these systems going. Thankfully, Amy stuck to it last year with Clever, and now many of our programs are run through Clever; keeping programs updated as students and staff change. The only other district to invest time into Clever was Highland. Amy deserves lots of applause for getting it done, and we should be proud of being ahead of the crowd!
- Gifted Hours: At every meeting, gifted comes up as a topic. The other districts bemoan the number of hours required, the kinds of training required...etc., etc. etc. Buckeye is the only district that can sit confidently in those conversations and know we 1) Got ahead of hour requirements under the leadership of Kris Rutledge, and 2) Have stayed ahead of the hour requirements under the leadership of Janice Kollar, and 3) Have a gifted Performance Index score that has trended up each of the last 4 years!! Brunswick mentioned they have 55 teachers for whom they have to figure out training; we have 28 and guess what? They're all caught up on their hours!
- Branching Minds: I did share with the other curriculum directors our purchase of BrM. I held onto it like a secret the last year so we could be ahead, but it's a good program and I want all kids to benefit from what we've discovered. Again, many kudos to us for being ahead of the group.
WE HAVE SO MUCH TO BE PROUD ABOUT!!!! -- Christina
New Business
As you work on the goals we set, be ready to talk about 3 specific actions/behaviors you tried. Our tasks were:
Being efficient with time at work (accomplishing tasks, procrastinating less)
Making time for mental / physical health
Being present in meetings, trainings, etc. (Establishing priorities to enable this to happen)
Disconnecting during vacations / time off and encouraging staff to do the same (ex. Thanksgiving break)
Food Service
To save time and stress with requesting food service needs for student luncheons and rewards, buildings should go ahead and enter a quarterly requisition from their 018s TO BUCKEYE SCHOOLS FOOD SERVICE for whatever amount they may spend. This will expedite the PO process because you will have one open and ready to go when you need to make the purchase. We have also created this gForm, which can be completed by anyone in the building. Please submit food requests 2 weeks in advance. If you have any questions, be sure to bring them up Wednesday at ATeam.
PD Funds
We are capped out on our PD funds at the moment. We discussed last year that all funds would have to be allocated to support RTI Coaching and now Leadership training. This does not mean you and your teachers cannot attend anything, but it does mean we have to place a moratorium on new reqs for mileage, registration, and all PD costs. You can attend, but the District cannot fund until we've made it through RTI Coaches training to reevaluate remaining funds.
Old Business / Reminders
Missy's Information:
- Livebinder (Password: basic)
- Missy is willing to come back to the school (for free) and work with teachers who volunteer to get additional supports in their classrooms. I will be emailing all district teachers about this next week.
- You should have received an email from David Trichel with your access information for the video series. If you haven't yet, now is the time to start listening to videos from the SECOND SEGMENT ("Building Discipline Within") A-Team conversation next Wednesday.
RTI Coaches (9/13 3:45-4:45; 9/19-20)
Strategic Plan (9/25 6:00-8:00)
Electronic Sign
- Everybody submit a couple times a month: Things you are doing, announcements, recognition
- Send announcements to Vicki and cc Emily Goodwin