Staff Proclamation
Week of January 20, 2020
DGS Staff Norms
- 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, January 20, 2020
- No School
- Writing Committee AM (Carly and Mikela)
- Principals Meeting at WW 8:30am
- 4th/5th Grade Reading Workshop 12:15pm-3pm. We will start our meeting in 4S and transition to the book room.
- Elementary Curriculum Council at RES 3:15pm-5pm
- 5th grade teachers make sure students take the Math Con this week.
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
- IEP 8:30am (Gunter and Sivertsen)
- Annual Review 2:30pm
- PLCS: STAR/Intervention Planning. We will all meet in Raylynn's classroom. Grade Levels will rotate through meeting with Special Education, Kristen/Kaiann and Kate. Please bring any concerns or changes/additions to interventions/groups to the meeting. Any remaining time you will work with your PLC partner on grade level agenda items/interventions.
Thursday, January 23, 2020
- I will be at the State Board of Directors meeting in Springfield for Illinois Principals Association. Nicole will serve as Principal for the Day.
- First Grade curriculum work day (Genia will be out for the day)
- Elementary Handbook Committee Meeting at HGES 3:15pm (Brooks)
Friday, January 24, 2020
- Carnival Kick off during morning announcements. Announcements may run over
- 4th and 5th grade teachers please submit classroom spelling bee names to Lisa, Natalie and Mandy
Dismissal Reminders
Please be sure to check transportation changes.
Book Cave Reminders
If you borrow a book or basket of books, please make sure you return them in a timely manner for others to use as well.
Staff Absences
1. Absences need to be entered by 6:30am for them to be able to be put into Aesop. If you have to have an absence after that, you should email or text BOTH Lisa and myself.
2. Substitutes are in high demand. If you are not feeling well or have a sick child, we encourage you to put your absence in AS SOON AS Possible. This makes it more likely for us to get a substitute in a timely manner. If you aren't sure if you should put an absence in, feel free to text me or Lisa. The evening before is always best if possible.
Meet the Royals
I have removed the ones that were completed already. They are scheduled to be posted at 8am each day.
Please complete these at https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zvJlanezM1D0L-LAlWaedlMa6mh1NZ2dqnBSuY-b2Q0/edit?usp=sharing
Evaluation Important Dates
Please start scheduling observations!
Formal Observation #1 – September-October
Formal Observation #2 – November-December
Informal Observations – Throughout Year
Non-Tenured Evidence Submission – December 20
Non-Tenured Summative Evaluations due for Personnel Meeting Done- January 31
Non-Tenured Summative; March 2nd
Tenured Evidence Submission January 31
Summative Evaluations – April 15
Non-Certified Staff Evaluations Done- May 1
PGP’s Finished – May 15
resources for you:
DGS Staff Resources and Dashboard
I would bookmark/star this so you can access it when you need it. Please note this has items like updated classroom fund balances, the daily transportation list, the master calendar and more.
Bist Bytes
The BIST and Second Step timeline for 2019-2020 is HERE. I will also post updates and expectations for each week in the weekly update.
For the week of January 20
Review Playground and recess Expectations
DGS Data
Positive Office Referrals
You are welcome to celebrate the successes of students at any point this year. You can do so by filling out this FORM or by simply sending me an email that details they're specific success or positive behavior. They will get to ring the bell, sign the wall and have a selfie taken to be displayed outside the office. In most cases, I also call home to share the good news with their parents.
Maintenance Requests
This helps George, Nancy, and Tom Grimm track building and district requests.
You can ask verbally for a request, but also be sure to send the email. It can be as simple as "Please move desk to stage in my classroom" or "Air Conditioning is leaking."