Howard Happenings
September 16, 2019
Question of the Week
Important Information-ALL
Focus for the Week
- The focus for the week is a WISE Way review. Use this week to reinforce the WISE Way
- Please ensure you complete and submit nominations for students who exemplified the WISE Way by Friday at 2. Forms will be placed in your box on Monday.
Custodian
- Winston will be on vacation until August 30th
SIPPS
- Our SIPPS rotations will begin this week. This will be a soft launch to lift up any potential problems. The SIPPs schedule is linked below.
Personal Days
- All personal days requests must be made 3 days in advance via email.
Mandated Reporter Training:
- All OUSD staff are required to take this online training by September 23, 2019
See memo for more info and instructions
Important Information-Teachers
General Information
- Updated Prep/Enrichment schedule with music schedule is attached below. Living Jazz music begins this week.
- For all classrooms being utilized by the afterschool program, please ensure you leave your classroom unlocked at the end of the day.
Library
- Just a reminder that library time is a designated time to meet with either myself or other support staff.
SMART Goal Updates
- Please ensure you make any updates to your SMART goals based on our goal conference by Monday end of day.
Chronic Attendance Update
YEAR to DATE-14.5%
Great job everyone! Our focus on ensuring all students come to school every day is showing. Let's keep up the momentum.
Our goal for the year is 15% or 26 students. Currently, we are at 14.5 or 25 students at an attendance rate below 80%.
Our focus over the next few weeks is to continue the momentum by increasing the number of students with satisfactory attendance. We will be having our first attendance celebration for all students who have only missed 3 or fewer days of school on September 26th.
Please ensure you remind students of the upcoming celebration and encourage them to come to school every day.
Yard Duty
Upper Yard-Baker Nash
Reminders
- Be proactive, not reactive and practice active supervision
Focus-Wise Way
- Morning Message 8:30
- Cost Meeting 11 to 12
- Staff Meeting 3 to 4
Tuesday 9/17
- Literacy Site Visit and Walkthrough 9 to 10:30
Wednesday 9/18
- Minimum Day
- Howard Early Literacy Site Visit and Walkthrough 8:30 to 10:00
- Howard PD/PLC 2 to 3:30 (Draft Agenda)
Thursday 9/19
- Williams Off-Site
Friday 9/20
- Friday Flashback 2:30 pm
September Events
9/23 Faculty Council
9/24 SSC Meeting
9/25 Hootenanny
9/26 Minimum Day
9/26 Attendance Celebration
9/27 Professional Development Day