Staff Proclamation
January 18, 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, January 21, 2019
- No School. Enjoy your day off
- I will be at an IPA Board Meeting 12:30-3:30pm
- Enrichment Eagles 2:45-3:45pm
- Curriculum Council 3:15pm-5pm at HGES
- DLT at DHS 6-8pm (Ellis and Bond)
- Several DGS members will be visiting RES to shadow how the teachers implement BIST. The schedule is listed HERE
- PLCS: Grade Level Agendas and CFA Data REview. Please remember to complete a PLC log.
- I will be out all day for a workshop in Springfield.
- I will be printing AR diagnostic reports to give you as an update for 3rd Quarter. The goal is to have 85% of students score 85% or higher with an engaged time of at least 20 minutes, but preferably 25 minutes per day within their ZPD range.
Staff Meeting
PLC Logs
STAR Reports
There is a bin outside the office to place your Teddy Bears. There will also be information sent home for students to participate. Let's fill the foyer with Teddy Bears to show our LOVE for the kids at the Children's Hospital!
Winter Weather Reminders
- Students will have outdoor recess if the weather Real Feel is above 15 degrees Fahrenheit. I use the AccuWeather app to determine the temperature, so if you are unsure, you can check that as well.
- If students are going to play in the snow, have the following:
K-3: Snow Boots and Snow Pants to play in the grass or woodchips/playground area, Blacktop only if they have shoes
4-5 Snow Boots to play in the grass or woodchips/playground area, Blacktop only if they have shoes
STAR Testing
All testing needs to be complete by January 18th
- Kindergarten will take their STAR Early Literacy Test during regularly scheduled TECH Time
- First-Fifth Grade will use open lab time or Chromebooks (at their discretion) on their own time and maintain regularly scheduled tech instructional times.
If you are using the lab, please sign up for an open lab time to accommodate the testing time you will need in the lab.
You can access STAR/AR through the Dunlap District Homepage at http://www.dunlapcusd.net/Pages/Splash.aspx
Scroll to the very bottom and click on Accelerated Reader under the Parents column. It will direct you to https://hosted80.renlearn.com/183044/ where kids can access their test using their logins
If any of this needs to be changed, please let me know.
TESTING REMINDERS:
· PERA changes will have evaluations tied to SGP growth between the fall and THIS
SPRING’S BENCHMARK.
· Our school goal is to ensure our SGP is 66 or above. We will include this on our communications to parents as well on our school data center. In the future, SGP scores over 65 will constitute an excellent rating. Those scores between 35-65 will constitute a proficient rating when we compare Fall and Spring benchmarks
· You must test students within the testing window to have your testing results included in district and building level data reports.
· Kristen Hawes and KaiAnn can assist you in student make ups
· Remember, that if a student needs to retake a test, you must do that the same day. Students should NOT take multiple retakes of the test.
· Thank you for proctoring and monitoring student testing during the test taking sessions. Please review the testing instructions with students and walk around and monitor students as they test. Your presence is important. We will use these results to analyze student growth. It is important to remind students of the importance of the assessment as well.
SeeSaw Parent Engagement Reports for this week
Feckle Usage Report for this week
Evaluation 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