Staff Proclamation
Week of January 13, 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 13, 2020
- BIST Reminder: Greet every student Every day and ensure they are responding with eye contact when you greet them.
- STAR Benchmarking Continues. Please complete both Math and Reading by January 16th.
- I have an all admin meeting at the DO office at 9am
- DHS Cookie Sales 1:30pm for $1.00
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
- PLCS: Grade Level Meetings. If you haven't already, please make sure you take the 5Essentials Survey. Please submit a PLC Log.
- Board of Education Meeting 6pm DHS
Thursday, January 16, 2020
- Math Instructional Team Meeting in the AM (Sahm and Workheiser)
- DGS Night at Portillos. Join the Royals for a dinner out and a portion of sales will come back to DGS
Friday, January 17, 2020
- 1/2 Day SIP Day. Dismissal at 11:15am. We will be at HGES. More details to come from Matt and Natalie.
- Lunch provided by the Parent's Club. It will be soups, salads and desserts.
Dismissal Reminders
Please be sure to check transportation changes.
STAR Testing
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. 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.
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 13
Please review Playground and Recess expectations. This includes how to line up after recess. Please also make sure students are cleaning up after indoor recess in the gym. All the blocks were left out.
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."