DREAM TEAM MEMO
Uplift Hampton MS Memo 19
IT IS GRATITUDE MONTH!!
SHOUT OUTS...
Mrs. Parks says....
- Shout out to Ms. Segovia for her exemplar annotated deliverables (see attachments in the memo)! Way to represent the House of Perseverance!!
- Shout out to Ms. Pietroboni for her exemplar annotated deliverables! Way to represent the House of Perseverance!!
- Shout out to Ms. Hood for immediately executing "Into the River, On to the Shore" with your advisory! Way to represent the House of Effort!!
- Shout out to Ms. Coleman for having scholars create gratitude graphs in advisory! Way to represent the House of Respect!!
- Shout out to Ms. Williams for having scholars create gratitude cards for parents during advisory! Way to represent the House of Discipline!!
- Shout out to Mr. Manca for using "At First Sight" this morning to assist a scholar! Way to represent the House of Integrity!!
- Shout out to Ms. Mercadel, for jumping right into the work! Way to represent the House of Perseverance!!
- Shout out to Ms. Vallier for being flexible and willing to assist when necessary!
Table of Contents
- UHPMS Goals
- Week at a glance
- A Message from the Director
- Where in the world is Parks?? (My Calendar for the Week)
- A Message from the Social Counselor
- Video of the Week
- Data Dashboard
- Action Items
- Birthdays
UHPMS EOY GOALS
· Above 80%: Approaches
· Above 65%: Meets
· Above 20%: Masters
· Top 5 on Uplift Common Assessments
Culture Goal:
100% of teachers track scholars in hero with a positive:corrective ratio of 3:1.
TOTAL TRACKED BEHAVIORS FOR THIS WEEK = 3,601
TOTAL POINTS FOR THIS WEEK = 21,057
SHOUT OUT TO OUR TOP 10 SUPER HERO ROCK STARS! JEANS ON TUESDAY (11.27.18) OR 7:45AM ARRIVAL!
(House of Integrity) Isabella Pietroboni 412 Tracked Behaviors 1067 Points Issued
(House of Integrity) Mark Mcwhorter 350 Tracked Behaviors 1829 Points Issued
(House of Perseverance) Sheila Segovia 301 Tracked Behaviors 3330 Points Issued
(House of Integrity) Michael Manca 282 Tracked Behaviors 220 Points Issued
(House of Respect) Jamie Coleman 246 Tracked Behaviors 355 Points Issued
(House of Effort) Christine Hood 241 Tracked Behaviors 3785 Points Issued
(House of Effort) Karina Gracia 230 Tracked Behaviors 634 Points Issued
(House of Perseverance) James Madison 207 Tracked Behaviors 367 Points Issued
(House of Integrity) Trenese Lamb-peters 201 Tracked Behaviors 217 Points Issued
(House of Discipline) Laurasia Thomas 162 Tracked Behaviors 1350 Points Issued
WEEK AT A GLANCE
Monday, November 26th – B DAY
Professional Dress
Leadership Huddle at 6:45am in the library
Content Team Leadership Huddle at 7:00am in the library
Full Staff Morning Meeting at 7:20am in the library
Tuesday, November 27th- A DAY
Business Casual Dress
Full Staff Morning Meeting at 7:20am in the library
Wednesday, November 28th – B DAY
Business Casual Dress
GRADE LEVEL MEETINGS AT 7:20am
VRT FOR CA TESTED SUBJECTS
Thursday, November 29th- A DAY
MYP/IB RE-AUTHORIZATION VISIT
Business Casual Dress
Full Staff Morning Meeting at 7:20am
Friday, November 30th –B DAY
MYP/IB RE-AUTHORIZATION VISIT
College Shirts and Jeans
Full Staff Morning Meeting at 7:20am
A Message from the Director
Greetings Dream Team-
This week my hope is that you all rest and come back ready to rock and roll before the winter break in about 3.5 weeks! Please take the time to rest, relax, and rejuvenate your mind, body, and spirit.
This week I leave you with a poem:
I Can, I Will, I Must - Poem by Aryan Kubal
I CAN, I WILL, I MUST.
The path of victory is not so easy,
We cannot walk on it until we make ourselves busy.
Even if the situation are worst, I can, I will, I must.
By strong determination and strong will,
One can climb the highest hill.
Making it possible to dig up till the crust,
I can, I will, I must.
No matter what may come your way, the truth is you, success begins with belief. You must believe you can and you will be successful. You also must remember to push yourself to be consistent, and your consistency will pay off. Believe, achieve, and you will succeed. That is my belief! I am glad that I get to live that belief with each of you!
The Dream Team Will Fight!!
Sincerely,
Director Parks
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS PARKS??
AT HOME THIS WEEK!!
VRT Information!
November Virtual Roundtable
As you know, the last Wednesday of most months are reserved for Virtual Roundtables, facilitated by CTLs under the direction of our CC team. We have realized that the VRT for the month of November (Wednesday, Nov. 28th) was left off the schedule. In talking to the CC team, we have identified a need to add this session back for the purpose of norming the constructed response section of CA 2 prior to grading. Teachers without a network CA 2 will not be required to participate in this roundtable. If this creates a major conflict for already planned PD, please reach out to your MD to problem solve.
Recurring Performance Assessments
As we head into Quarter 2, we also want to provide some clarity around grading & submission expectations for MYP recurring performance assessments. This will be especially relevant for our arts, PE, and CTE/tech teachers, who will be executing their RPAs by the end of the semester. CTLs will communicate these points to their cohorts, but we ask that you also review and share with your teachers to reinforce expectations:
· Grading: RPAs should be included in PowerSchool as a major assessment grade for the quarter in which they are graded. All scholars in grades 6-10 should receive an RPA grade in English, Spanish, humanities, math, science, CTE/tech, fine arts, and PE every year of the MYP.
· Scholar Work Submissions: Teachers will be asked to submit a minimum of 3 graded scholar work samples via Blackboard after the RPA is completed. These samples will include copies of the work and the MYP rubric(s) with the teacher’s scoring & feedback. The Curriculum Team will set up assignments on Blackboard for these submissions and CTLs will communicate deadlines to their cohorts. In the meantime, teachers should retain copies of exemplar/higher-scoring scholar work as they complete their grading.
· Semester Courses: Teachers of semester courses who complete the RPA in Quarter 2 should repeat their RPA in the spring if they will have a new cohort of scholars. Ultimately, all scholars should complete 1 RPA for every subject each year.
· For example, a PE teacher with a semester-long course will execute her RPA in both Quarter 2 (as planned) and again in Quarter 4 with her new cohort.
The exception to this is HS government & economics, where the same scholars generally transition from one course into the other, usually with the same teacher. In this case, only 1 RPA should be completed over the course of the year.
RON CLARK VIDEO!
DATA DASHBOARD
A brand-new network assessment dashboard is now available. This dashboard will refresh throughout the year to include data from our two network assessments (TWA and CA).
An admin version of the dashboard can be found here
Action Items
Please update the google form:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rN0zFszxe9pAy_njQruJlBwH_rcsK9_C8E0ZbfebZ6I/edit#gid=0
Uplift Family – Your IT team would love to hear from you!!
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Please take a minute to send this short survey to your teachers and staff (simply copy and paste the link above). This is intended for all Uplift employees and should only take a few minutes to complete. The survey window will close on Friday, November 16. We appreciate you taking the time to complete the survey, as your input is critical to helping IT create and maintain a high level of performance. If you have any questions, please reach out to Ben Van Maanen.
Non-Exempted Employees Reminder
- Non-Exempted employees are required to punch in and out daily at the beginning and end of your work day as well as during your designated lunch break. Be sure to take at least a 30 minute lunch break per day. You are entitled to take two 15 minute paid breaks a day.
People Managers Reminder
- People managers should approve time weekly. If clock in/out time is missing, please ensure that your staff submit a “Missed Punch Form”. The form is located on iShine under HR.
Reminder to All
- Due to creating strong internal controls, payroll checks are no longer delivered to the campus by courier service. All checks will be mailed to the address in TEAMS. Please take a moment to review your personal information in TEAMS.
How to Confirm your address in the TEAMS - Employee Service Center: (This where you want your checks, W2s, and any other correspondence from Uplift to be delivered.)
Log into TEAMS using your user name and password.
Select the “My Personal Information” link located on the left side of the screen.
Click on the “Address” tab.
Verify the address shown on the screen.
If you need to edit the information, click on the “Edit” button.
Make corrections and SAVE.
- Confirm the Direct Deposit (banking routing # and account #) information that’s located under the “My Payroll Information” tab. Be sure to keep your “End Check Date” open (blank) unless you are adding a new bank account.
Pay Cards. An alternative to direct deposit is payment by ADP pay card (There is a fee for usage.) For additional information, please contact the Payroll Dept. at Payroll@UpliftEducation.org
Isabella Pietroboni November 18th
Ashley Rossini November 29th
Grace Gregory November 30th