Too Much for a Plain Ol' Email!
Info from Admin Meeting, 1/10/17
Snow Day Make Up
The board will not vote on whether we will be making up the snow days in June until late February. However, we were advised today that we should set aside the week after we are supposed to get out because it is likely that we will be working at least some of it. Once the board votes, we will hear about the decision and make sure to advertise to parents.
PBIS Conference
February 23 - 24, the district will send 2 people to the State PBIS Conference. I would love to see a couple people not on the PBIS team attend so we can grow our collective knowledge. Please let me know if you're interested!
Inauguration - January 20th
I wanted to have a discussion about this, but with all the snow days it doesn't look like it's going to happen. So . . . we have district guidance on the inauguration that is several pages long and boils down to this:
- Please do what you would normally do in an election year, regardless of your particular thoughts (good or bad) about the President-Elect. (If you would normally show a clip or teach a lesson about the ceremony, please feel free.)
- Please do not share your voting choices with students as this is not our role as educators.
- Know that there are people who are elated and people who are sad about the outcome, so we may experience a variety of emotions on inauguration day, particularly if there is a class discussion.
- Sarah D. and I will both be at a conference in Portland that day, so please let us know if you anticipate any needs and we can plan ahead.
Crystal Apple Nominations Deadline Extended
There was only one classified staff member nominated district-wide for a Crystal Apple! I know we could have nominated all of ours, so please let me know if you would like to help me nominate one or two. It requires 3 letters of recommendation and I will do 1 letter plus the application. We have until the 20th.
Dongles
The dongles were ordered and received. If you did not get one and need one, please check in with Suzanne. Either we didn't order enough or we didn't deliver them to the right places. This should have been done in August - I apologize for the delay. Suzanne will keep a list of those who still need one and I will get Amazon Prime on the job instead of going through the longer channels....
PS. This wasn't discussed at the admin meeting, I know...
No Academic Seminar January 11
If we have school, we will NOT have academic seminar because the presenter can't make it with the weather. It WILL be rescheduled, but I don't know the date at this time.
Also not discussed at the admin meeting today...
Century School Based Clinic
Did you know that YOU are encouraged / allowed to use the Century School Based Clinic? It is available for all staff (and students) and they take walk-in and same day appointments. They take insurance, but not Kaiser so call first to see how that works if you have Kaiser. They have medical, dental, and mental health providers available!