the RAH
Oct 2 - 6, 2017
from J-
My current read is Why Should Anyone Be Led by You by Robert Goffee and Gareth Jones. I've always been a proponent of empathy, and found some wisdom in their thoughts about how to practice "tough empathy." "Real leaders empathize fiercely with the people they lead. They also care intensely about the work their employees do". That second thought expanded my thinking a bit; it important to care about your people AND the work that they do. It's part of the leadership work: connecting people to the purpose and raising the quality of capacity of both. Our more common term for this is high expectations. How do you demonstrate this? What evidences can you point to?
Next week, I will be absent more than present, being out of town Monday through Wednesday and then again on Friday. However, I'm simply learning and working from other locations, and will be available through usual means.
In this issue you will find updates from Innovation & Information, plus addition information around balancing/scheduling Club Encore during the Parent/Teacher conference window. Please let me know how I can support you, and have an amazing week!
Kid & playground connection
Monthly reveiw
The Must Do's
from Bret-
The Learning Coach agenda for next week is here. Additionally, the AP Cadre agenda for next week is here.
I was able to provide Tower feedback to 4 principals this week.
Effective School Correlate #6 is Frequent Monitoring and Student Progress which includes:
· Use of technology permits teachers to do a better job monitoring students’ progress
· The same technology allows students to monitor their own progress
· Assessment is more authentic and less concerned about criterion-referenced assessments
· Teachers understand the connection between the intended, taught, and tested curriculum
· Two questions dominate schools: (1) what’s worth knowing, and (2) how will we know then they know it?
City PTA
Let's kick this month off by having you out of your building for a meeting.
Make this one count, Liz...
Wednesday, Oct 4, 2017, 09:15 AM
Jeffries Elementary School, South Scenic Avenue, Springfield, MO, United States
from Innovation & Information-
BrightBytes Update
BrightBytes collection continue through October 13. Please share this link with you staff, students and parents. Our goal is 100% participation from students and staff as these metrics help to drive the district’s strategic plan. A reminder email to sites that have not reached statistical significance will go out to buildings Monday morning. Congratulations to Reed, Central, Weller, Portland and Fremont who earned breakfast for their staff by being the first to reach their BrightBytes collection goal! If you have any questions regarding BrightBytes, please reach out to Nichole Lemmon.
Information Technology
The information technology department roster has changed up in the last two months. We currently have three dispatch technician, lead high school technician and one of our AV specialist positions open. To make sure we continue providing quality service, we are adjusting zone assignments for our elementary and middle schools. Expect to see new faces and some familiar faces in your schools and project team meetings. Brad Fitzlaff will be shifting his coverage from the northwest zone to the northeast zone. Aaron Jones will be shifting his coverage from the northeast zone to the southeast zone.
Parent Teacher Conference Window & Encore
Liaisons have been instructed they could cancel Encore if there is a late night scheduled during parent/teacher conference week.
The Encore schedule has been designed where this a little wiggle room where clubs could be cancelled for emergencies in the event a tutor cannot cover a session and no tutoring during Thanksgiving week.
While it is an option, know that cancelling a whole week of parent teacher conferences that will very little room for sessions to be made up in the event of an inclement weather or an emergency, but you do have that flexibility.
The minimum number of sessions for Encore consists of 20 x 90 minute sessions, allowing for the minimum of 30 hours to be met per club.
Please connect with your Encore liaison. If you have further questions or clarification, Kelsey Brabo is your person.