ICEF Weekly Newsletter
November 29, 2015
Welcome to Week 16!
Upcoming Dates
November 30 - Data Day
December 3 - Instructional Specialists' Meeting, 8:30AM-12:00PM
December 16 - ICEF Holiday Party, Location TBD
Directors/IS's - Just a reminder, starting in January, Directors' meetings will be moved back to the first Thursday of the month and IS meetings to the 3rd Thursday of the month. Thank you for your understanding on this schedule change. Calendar updates will be sent out next week.
Focus for the Week - TEF 1.3A, Lesson Design Guided by Data
- Directors and IS's - how will you make sure data is used to guide instruction?
News, Helpful Hints, and Reminders
From the Academic Team -
- Data Day is tomorrow! Location is ICEF Vista. Please note that all meals are on your own. Please make sure everyone brings their laptops!
- Budget meetings scheduled this week! Please be prepared to discuss your LCAP.
- On the afternoon of November 30, Directors will participate in an TEF Calibration Session. The purpose of this session is to determine where we are as an organization in TEF Accuracy. Instructional Specialists will participate in the same exercise at their December meeting.
- On Thursday, 12/3/15, Instructional Specialists will participate in a TEF calibration session during their regularly scheduled meeting. The session will run from 8:30AM-12:00PM in the Home Office Downstairs Conference Room.
- Teach Plus is now accepting applications for new members! Share with your Teacher Leaders! http://teachplus.org/programs/c2-core-collaborative?location=8&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=LA%20C2%20Spring%20Recruitment&utm_content=LA%20C2%20Spring%20Recruitment+CID_0f988dffc989e7111fb90b7796bad893&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor&utm_term=Applications
- The SAT has been revamped! Click here to read a a New York Times Article about what this means: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/01/education/edlife/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-sat.html?ref=education&_r=0
Office Managers must ensure that voicemails are checked daily. All messages should be returned within 24 hours and cleared daily. If you need assistance in clearing your message, or if you have any issues with your school’s phone systems, please contact the IT Dept.
Vendor Personnel Clearance-all school vendors (non-ICEF employees, including staffing agencies, facilities, SPED, etc.) who have direct contact must provide a "Personnel Clearance form" or undergo ICEF's Personnel Clearance process. You must notify HR before distributing ICEF's Livescan application to vendors/contractors. If you have questions, please contact Blanca Hernandez.
School Site Council (SSC) meeting notices/agendas and minutes should be posted on the school website, in accordance with Green Act. Schools must keep all SSC documents (notices, agendas, minutes, training documents, etc.) in separate SSC Binder.
- ICEF Arts presents the Fall production of The Lottery. Featuring elementary, middle and high school students, the two-night performance takes place on December 3 and 4. For more information, please click here: http://icefps.org/apps/events2/event.jsp?eREC_ID=1641157&d=2015-12-03&id=0. We look forward to seeing you there!
- Please remember that tomorrow PEP will be hosting an optional Yoga session to end our Data Day! If you are interested, please wear comfortable clothing!
- Nasco Discount Code: Directors – our friends at Nasco have shared a discount code that provides a 20% coupon on all purchases – from art to science to PE and more. Feel free to share the promotion with those who place classroom orders. The Nasco 20% discount code is 10496. https://www.enasco.com/action/default
- Between January and May the Broad will be hosting school visits every Wednesday morning!! Check out how you can take advantage of this opportunity here: http://www.thebroad.org/visit/school-visits
Celebrations and Worth Noticing!
- Congratulations to the Arts Team for disseminating your first Arts Newsletter! More than 250 views!
- Thank you, Vista, for once again showing your generosity in hosting our second annual Data Day!
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