Guzick GOLD News
Week of 12/3/18
Dr. Davis' Quote of the Week
Guzick's 2018-2019 Key Action Items
Holiday Cheer is HERE! Guzick's 12 Magical Days of Holiday Cheer!
This week we are kicking off our 12 Magical Days of Holiday Cheer EARLY! Monday, December 3, 2018 will be a JEAN DAY!!! Hopefully today you are comfortable, relaxed, and ready to celebrate the last 12 days of the Fall semester with special holiday cheer!
Thank you to the Sunshine Committee for putting together our Holiday Themed Dress Days!
P.S. There will be some fun treats on these days as well!!!!
Instructional Excellence - Aggressive Monitoring Everday - Visit from our Executive Director, Mrs. Casas
Aggressive Monitoring is our Formative Assessment tool used to track student academic progress daily. Please ensure that you are using this very effective instructional strategy daily. Check out the picture below of Mrs. N. Cabrera implementing Aggressive Monitoring last Thursday with fidelity after receiving feedback during Walkthrough Wednesday.
FYI: Mrs. Casas, our Executive Director, and her instructional leadership team will be on campus this Wednesday to observe and provide us with instructional feedback on our progress this school year. We look forward to the visit.
REMINDER: Guzick Expectatations for Excellence in Instruction - Aggressive Monitoring
I am so extremely proud of our school wide implementation of Aggressive Monitoring after our PD session! Every Guzick Educator was not only receptive of the new instructional practice, but was willing to implement the practice with fidelity with hopes of making a positive impact on student academic success! Let's keep perfecting our implementation through ongoing collaboration, reflection, and making the needed adjustments to ensure our students are successful!
Here are a few reminders of the MINIMAL instructional expectations of effectively implementing Aggressive Monitoring:
During student work time, the teacher will monitor student actions, provide students with intentional feedback, and collect qualitative data to inform instructional decisions.
For each lap of Aggressive Monitoring, the teacher will:
- Announce the purpose of each lap
- Provide written feedback to students using an established, easy-to-understand coding system
- Collect qualitative data to inform instructional next-steps (checklist)
Updated Lesson Plans/Instructional Calendars Placed Outside Doors
PLC Meetings - Team Meetings- Tuesday, December 4, 2018
PLC Meetings this week will be led by your team leaders. The agenda will be sent out today.
Annual Policy and Compliance Acknowledgement - Due by December 20th
All staff received an email with a link to complete your Annual Policy and Compliance Acknowledgement. If you have not completed this task yet, please do so as soon as possible. Please note that you will receive a reminder email possibly every week until the task is complete. The hard deadline is December 20th.
FYI: For new staff, this is different from Compliance Videos. Compliance videos are completed in Cornerstone.
REMINDER: Tutoring or After School Student Club/Activity Cancellation Protocol
Teachers,
Please ensure that you follow the protocol below when cancelling tutoring. It is important that our front office is aware of any changes to tutoring for all teachers as parents typically call the front office to confirm changes.
24 hours in advance
- Send notice home to parents (via email, Class Dojo, letter, phone call, etc.).
- Send an email to Mrs. Mendoza and Mrs. Willis with the date of cancellation
Less than 24 hours in advance (extreme emergency)
- Make contact with all parents via phone (only email if this is the parent's 1st preference to receive contact)
- Send an email to Mrs. Mendoza and Mrs. Willis with the date of cancellation
REMINDER: PBIS System
As we continue to encourage positive student behavior, let us be reminded of a few teacher/staff expectations regarding the system.
- Remind students to show H.E.A.R.T. in everything that they do. Use the terminology and highlight students for exhibiting the positive H.E.A.R.T. characteristics.
- Students SHOULD NOT escort themselves or other students to the PAC center or main office. If a student receives their fourth infraction (yellow form), then the teacher should press the black button and an administrator or staff member will come to the room to retrieve the student.
- Students are only assigned to ISS or a cool off in the PAC center by an administrator.
Remember, CONSISTENCY is the key to ensure that our students understand the importance of being good students. Discipline with DIGNITY and with H.E.A.R.T.
REMINDER: Minimize Hallway Traffic
2018-2019 Guzick School Calendar - Live Updates
Upcoming Events/Reminders
12 Magical Days of Holiday Cheer begins Tuesday, December 4, 2018
- Jean Day for ALL Guzick Staff - Monday, December 3, 2018.
- New Teacher Academy - Monday, December 3, 2018 @3:30pm - 6:30pm.
- Team PLC Meetings - Tuesday, December 4, 2018 during planning.
- Guzick Intervention Tutoring - Tuesday, December 4, 2018 - Thursday, December 6, 2018.
- Walkthrough Wednesday - Wednesday, December 5, 2018.
On the Horizon - ACP BLITZ (December 10th - December 14th)
- Staff Meeting - Monday, December 10, 2018 @3:30pm - 4:30pm.
- No PLC Meetings - Tuesday, December 11, 2018.
- Guzick Intervention Tutoring - Tuesday, December 11, 2018 - Thursday, December 13, 2018.
- Guzick Dollar Denim Day - Wednesday, December 12, 2018.
- Winter PTO Program (PK - 1st) - Thursday, December 13, 2018 @6:00pm.
Frank Guzick Elementary School
Email: aandrus@dallasisd.org
Website: www.dallasisd.org/guzick
Location: 5000 Berridge Lane, Dallas, TX, United States
Phone: 972-502-3900
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Twitter: @GuzickES