Staff Proclamation
February 22, 2019
DGS Staff Norms
DGS Royal Staff Members ARE:
- Are student-centered.
- Are open-minded.
- Are risk-takers.
- Respect all staff roles & responsibilities.
- Create comfortable learning & working environments.
- Demonstrate cross-curricular collaboration & communication
On the Docket
Monday, February 25, 2019
- ICE Conference (Carly, Michelle and Susan)
- ICE Conference (Carly, Michelle and Susan)
- 4th Grade HULT Center Field Trip 9am
- RTI Meetings
- Enrichment Eagles 2:45-3:45pm
- Kindergarten Registration 3:30-5:30pm
- ICE Conference (Carly, Michelle and Susan)
- PLCS: Grade Level meetings. I would like to meet with 3-5th grade teachers in Natalie's classroom to go over the IAR schedule together and assign testing times. We will be doing the IAR assessment training at a later date. Please remember to complete a PLC log.
- Principals on Parade 8:15-10am at DGS. All elementary administrators will be at DGS. We will tour the building as we look to improve all of our schools. Please communicate with your students that other principals may visit the classrooms. They are looking at all the great things we are doing. After the tour, we will meet in my office to discuss strengths and areas for opportunity at DGS. I will also summarize DGS data and share various "Did You Know?" items with them as we seek to gain a better understanding and needs of each of our buildings. I am looking forward to DGS hosting the team!
- 12pm Fifth Grade Bowling Field Trip
- Read Across America Day. We will have a reading camp out in the gym at 2:05pm. Please have students pack up before you come to the gym. I will dismiss them back to their rooms at 2:30pm for final dismissal to ensure an orderly dismissal. When they come to the gym, please have them sit in their morning announcement lines. I will have various read alouds planned. Students will not have to bring anything.
Staff Meeting Topics for the Remainder of the School Year
Discipline Dashboard
Illinois Assessment of Readiness
We will begin the IAR (replacing PARCC) beginning April 2nd. I will be working with the 3-5th Grade teachers to establish a schedule. There are some links for important information listed below.
The 5Ws of the new IAREvaluation Information
As a reminder, we are ready to schedule formal observations for those of you getting evaluated. That information is listed below. If you are a tenured staff member that is not getting evaluated, you should complete the PGP portion in iObservation and schedule a meeting with me to discuss your professional goals for the year. The timeline for those is also included below. As always, please let me know if you have questions!
- Professional Growth Plans – September 15
- Formal Observation #1 – September-October
- Formal Observation #2 – November-December
- Mid-Year PGP Update – December
- Informal Observations – Throughout Year
- Non-Tenured Evidence Submission – December 21
- Non-Tenured Summative Evaluations Done- February 1
- Tenured Evidence Submission DUE- February 1
- Summative Evaluations – April 15
- Non-Certified Staff Evaluations Done- May 3
- PGP’s Finished – May 15
Transforming our Teaching through Writing for Audience and Purpose
March 5, 2019
Optimal Learning Model & Writing Beliefs
March 19, 2019
Teachers as Writers
April 2, 2019
Planning for Genre Writing
April 9, 2019
Immersing your Students in a Genre
April 16, 2019
Demonstrating Writing
April 30, 2019
Public Content Conferences
May 7, 2019
Negotiating Editing Expectations & Editing Conferences
May 14, 2019
Tools for Ongoing Writing Assessment
May 21, 2019
Application of Learning & Changing Beliefs/Practices
May 28, 2019
Celebration of Learning/Wrap Up
One District, One Book
This will coincide with our 2019-2020 school year theme of "Learning is Sweet in Royal Land"