Please take a few minutes and complete the FCPS Intent Form. It is important that you complete your intent form as we prepare for the hybrid learning model that will begin on January 28, 2021.

Please click on the following link to complete the intent form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/StaffIntentFormDec20

Please complete the intent form by Friday, December 11, 2020.

Thank you!

HEART DEFINES,

BEAUTY TRANSFORMS…

Never been a better time to share a piece of our heart…

SIX EAST Salon & Spa feels strongly about giving back; especially to our heroes, teachers/school administrators, medical and public service personnel – here’s to you!

On November 27th, “BLACK FRIDAY” (aka “Frosty Friday” in Frederick), we are offering COMPLIMENTARY haircuts to all that fall within that category!

Due to COVID restrictions, this is an appointment only event. Call 301-698-0800, to schedule or request an appointment through our website at www.sixeastsalon.com.

A valid workplace identification must be emailed to info@sixeastsalon.com to qualify and confirm a reservation.

For further information or any questions please reach out!

Thank you for everything you do for our community!

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As we are started into a next quarter, let's use this time to reflect on grade expectations. We spent several hours this morning reviewing report cards as there were several errors. Let's think about a few things:

1. When a student grade drops below ME or a C families can receive notification at any time. I have the ability to pay people for working with students and/or families outside of the instructional day until December. Feel free to use these funds if you need to do a conference or meeting with students and students and their families. Remember an interim can be sent at anytime during the semester.

2. Students can not receive below a ME or C without an interim.

3. All interims must be approved by Carmen. We are creating a standard interim form and a standard way to submit these-- information to come about this in upcoming newsletters.

4. Our Schoology gradebooks need to match the grades we are giving. We may need to discuss this as a team. If this is an issue, talk with Heather and/or Christine so we can spend some time during PL to discuss. Families should be able to see their children's grades at anytime.

5. We need at least one grade per week (9) for each subject area. Plan now how you will ensure that students have those number of grades.

Learning curve opportunity. Thank you in advance for your reflections and upcoming discussions about this.

Google Meet - No Host Controls

From Eric Haines - Only the owner of the Meet (first one in) has the host controls. For nicknamed Meets, it does not matter who creates the link. It is the first one to click join that should have the host controls. If you are using an unnamed Meet (which should only be used with parents), then only the creator of the link has the host controls.

With that said, there have been similar reports of teachers not having the host controls even when they are the first in. This shouldn't happen, but Google has acknowledged that it is a bug that they are working on. If you have the blue shield in the bottom left, then you are the owner and have the host controls.

One other thing to try is resetting Chrome. Teachers that have experienced minor glitches in Google Meet have solved them by resetting Chrome. Here are the directions to do that:

RESET CHROME

Issues can often be resolved by resetting Chrome, as follows:

• Click the 3 dots in the top-right corner of Chrome and select Settings

• On the left side of the screen, click Advanced

• In the menu that appears below Advanced, select Reset and clean up

• In the middle of the screen, click Restore settings to their original defaults

• Click Reset settings

You won't lose anything by doing this, so it’s safe to try when you have issues in Chrome, especially if the issues don’t appear in other browsers, or if the issues appear when using your Chrome account across multiple devices.

RAISE HAND AND GOOGLE BACKGROUNDS

Please watch this video made by Tatiana about the new "raise hand" and "Google Backgrounds" feature that have been populating in Google Meet as well as how to change the order of student names to be alphabetized by last name!

Please read below for a message from our Virtual Learning Mentor, Michelle Carpenter:

Good Afternoon,

I hope everyone is doing well and getting ready for a well deserved break! I wanted to remind you that I am here if you have any questions or if you want me to work with you on a new tech tools (This could be through a Google Meet or a pre-made screen cast).

I have updated my google site. https://sites.google.com/fcps.org/virtual-learning-mentor-suppor/home

You will find step-by-step written directions on how to create Boom Cards and a screencast-o-matic on making them as well. You will also see a screencast-o-matic on how to use StudyMate.

I also have updated my office hours.

Again, please let me know if I can help in any way. I hope everyone has a relaxing Thanksgiving break.

Take Care,

Michelle Carpenter

Fifth Grade Teacher

Myersville Elementary School

Please see the links below for videos to show each morning leading up to our Boosterthon Dance off on 12/2!

Team Day One: 11/18

Team Day Two: 11/19

Team Day Three: 11/20

Team Day Four: 11/23

Team Day Five: 11/24

Team Day Six: 11/30

Team Day Seven: 12/1

Dance Fit: 12/2

Teachers and Support Staff,

Again this year, SRES PTA is offering reimbursement of personally purchased school items for teachers and support staff. The PTA is incredibly appreciative of your work and dedication to the students. We know that many of you spend your own money to buy supplies to perfect your educational craft; therefore, we are offering $45 reimbursement for teachers and $25 reimbursement for the support staff who are members of the PTA. If you have not signed up to be a PTA member yet and are interested, please complete the PTA Membership Form.

To request reimbursement for your personally purchased school items, please complete and submit the Teacher/Support Staff Reimbursement Google Form. In addition to supplying your personal information in the form, you will need to attach the receipt(s) (or screenshot of the receipt) for the items you are requesting reimbursement.

If you have any questions, please email Brooke Divver (PTA Treasurer) at brooke.srespta@gmail.com.

Thank you,

~SRES PTA Executive Board

Please review the FoF that was released last night following the BOE meeting. Please use this chart to indicate any questions that you have so that we can work to get answers if we do not yet have the information. HYBRID MODEL Q/A This document is also posted on our portal on the Distance Learning page at the very top.

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

During the Board of Education of Frederick County's public meeting this afternoon, the Board voted that FCPS will implement the hybrid learning model for students in grades prek-12 beginning on Thursday, January 28, 2021.

All teachers and instructional staff will report back to work in school buildings on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 to facilitate the transition to the hybrid model.

Effective January 1, 2021, employment will resume for FCPS staff who were subject to the fall Reduction in Force, with such staff reporting to work on Monday, January 4, 2021.

Decisions to modify implementation of the hybrid model or small group instruction will be determined by the Superintendent in collaboration with the Frederick County Health Department, based on a review of the metrics provided by the Maryland Department of Health.

Do you need to schedule an appointment with DeVeda or Carmen? When scheduling appointments with DeVeda, please email Missy and cc Hope. If scheduling an appointment with Carmen, please email Hope and cc Missy. We have aligned secretaries to each of us in this manner in an effort to streamline schedules. DeVeda--Missy and Carmen--Hope, however, as a team anyone is willing to assist. This is why we ask that you email the primary secretary and cc the second as indicated above so that, as a team, Missy and Hope can ensure questions are answered and your needs are being met.

On 12/2, we will hold our Fun Run! We have created a tentative schedule and have shared with our PTA that the run will occur during specials on this day. But wait...this is a WEDNESDAY and we don't usually have specials!!! This is correct! So, our schedule will shift a bit on this day.

Linked below is our schedule located on the portal. The last tab is called 12/2 Fun Run. You will note that the specials blocks have not changed, except for PreK, which we added so that all of our students have an opportunity to participate in this exciting event. You will also note some changes to the instructional day in an effort to maintain the integrity of our plans and continue to allow for 45 minutes of instruction for both math and reading as well as PATHS and our morning/afternoon meetings on this day. Please review and let Carmen know if you see any issues with the schedule, as indicated no later than 11/16 as we will be informing families soon thereafter.

SRES Schedule

Our coupon incentive basket is missing and we want to be able to provide these coupons to our families. It is typically housed in Lynne's office or the workroom. It is a small, plastic basket, which if memory serves, is tan. If you have seen this anywhere in the building or know where it may have landed, please contact Lynne! THANK YOU!

From our INCREDIBLE PTA!!

LAST DAY FOR ORDERS IS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13!! Get your KangaBREW NOW!!

Spring Ridge PTA has partnered with Dublin Roasters Coffee to bring the Roo Community a special house blend called… KangaBREW. This delicious Coffee goes for only $15 a pound! Not sure what to give your loved ones this holiday season? Who doesn't love good Coffee from your friendly neighborhood Coffee Shop! Here’s the best part: For every 1 pound bag sold, Dublin Roasters gives the Spring Ridge PTA Five Dollars! It’s the gift that gives TWICE!

Just to sweeten the deal, we are giving a $20 Dublin Roasters gift card to a lucky PTA member. We will choose at random on 11/11! If you haven’t joined the PTA, it’s not too late!!

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A copy of Abobe Creative Cloud has been purchased for your use. If you have not yet downloaded it, please follow the directions below.

To download the application to your computer:

1. You must be on a fcps network (bring your computer to school or access fcps wifi from a fcps facility)

2. Install from software center

To get to software center on your computer type in the search window (software center) see red arrow on screenshot below

1. Click on software center and it will show all of the downloaded applications

2. Click on Adobe Creative Cloud (Pr)

3. The application should download to your computer

If you have any issues with installation, please contact Hope.

Some reminders from our SIS team as our first term comes to a close:

Term 1 ends Friday, November 6th. Grade entry is due by Thursday, November 12th. Please see reminders below and review attached documentation. Social and Development skills will not be reported during Term 1 report card processing.

Elementary Report Card Reminders

• Term 1 grades are due Thursday, 11/12 by 8:00 am
• TAC Documentation and Schoology Help can be accessed from your TAC Homepage by clicking on your initials on the top right-hand corner
• Tools to review grade input
• Missing Marks
• Run Sample Report Cards –Cognos Published Reports >TAC – Classroom Teacher User Only > Elementary Reports
• Comment List can be found under TAC Documentation Site

Additional Comments are available:

• 10316 - "Student Received Supplemental Reading Instruction” for grades PK to 1
• 12725 - "Student Received Supplemental Reading Instruction” for grades 2 to 5

• 2 Comments can be entered per subject, including Specials
• Enter APS grade (Applies Problem Solving Strategies) for Math
• Enter DFS grade (Demonstrates Foundational Skills) for Reading in PK, K
• Enter Effort grades as a Number (4,3,2,1,0) if you did not use a gradebook
• Enter Y for every student that received Interim in Homeroom Class Section
• Enter Reading and Math Instruction Levels

• SAVE OFTEN.

Report Card Processing Information

Elementary Report Card Comments

Schoology Information

The sync process from Schoology to TAC begins every evening at 9:00 pm. Assignment grades entered into Schoology before that time will be included in the synced term grades. TAC receives the grades by 5:15 am the next day. Be sure to account for this timing when completing your Report Card grading. **For Term 3, please have grades complete in Schoology by Wednesday, November 11th at 9pm if you would like to use Load from Gradebook in TAC on Thursday, November 12th.

**NOTES**

• You should always verify grades and make any necessary overrides on the Report Card Screen prior to the deadline.

• If you don’t get your grades done in Schoology in time for them to sync to TAC, you can either (a) manually enter your grades on the Report Card screen in TAC whenever you are ready, or (b) use Load from Gradebook first, and then manually change only the grades that need to be adjusted.

Schoology Support

For questions regarding Schoology contact: schoology.help@fcps.org

TAC Assistance

For questions regarding TAC, contact the eSchool help desk: eschoolPlus@fcps.org, internal phone line: ext. 45433 or external phone line: 301-644-5337.

Our team is working diligently to catch up on evaluations that were delayed from last spring due to the pandemic in addition to evaluating students who are up for evaluation this year. Often, it is necessary for members of the evaluation team to reach out to other service providers to gain information about students. Please ensure that when this information is requested, you are responding in a timely manner, no more than 3 days from receipt of the request. Typically, these requests are quick but are legally part of the evaluation and IEP process. Additionally, evaluation processes occur on a compliance timeline, therefore, a timely response is required.

It is a requirement through IDEA that members of an IEP team provide data to be discussed to a family 5 days PRIOR to an IEP meeting. Team members will reach out to you and ask for data so that they can prepare a report to send home that remains in compliance with established timelines. It is required that this information be provided in a timely fashion. Any information not sent home to a family prior to a meeting cannot legally be discussed in an IEP meeting without the parents' permission.

Any questions should be posed to the team member requesting the data upon receipt of said request. Questions about the process or anything related to special education, can be sent to Carmen.

Please complete the following form to indicate the number of conferences you held with families between our conference week in October through today for the purpose of parent/teacher conferences. This information is due no later than 4:00pm on Friday, 11/6/20.

Conference Reporting Form

Tatiana will be offering sessions on Monday, November 9th, to review Google Meet and Google Breakout Rooms and how to use them. This is an OPTIONAL session, and sessions will be recorded for future help.

Please note that most SEIAs do not have access to this feature. If you have tried to start a meet on your own and do not have the breakout room feature, you most likely are not on this list to have breakout rooms.

Session Times:

9:15-9:45

11:30-12:00

2:30-3:00

3:45-4:15

Please complete this Google Form so Tatiana knows who to expect.

When in the building, please limit both your interactions and traffic with our front office staff. If you need anything, please call or contact them via email and both Miss and Hope are happy to assist.

The door near the mailboxes remains unlocked for access to mailboxes and bathrooms.

Click the link below for LOTS of awesome health and wellness tips and activity offerings!!

YOUR HEALTH AND WELLNESS MATTERS!!

The Combined Charities Campaign ("Campaign") starts today, November 2, and goes through Monday, November 30. This is an opportunity to give back to our community, a community in which there is even more need due to the pandemic.

Please click this link to view a letter from Superintendent Dr. Theresa Alban, BOE President Brad Young, FCTA President Missy Dirks, FCASA President Amy Schwiegerath, and FASSE President Sharon Eburg for an appeal to staff as well as additional information.

This year, the Campaign will be exclusively online. To view the brochure listing organizations eligible to receive your pledge through the Campaign, please visit https://unitedwayfrederick.org/ccc. The online donation forms (for payroll deduction and credit or debit card) are also accessible via this link.

Let's make this the best Campaign ever!

For questions, please contact Wanda.Ford@fcps.org, Combined Charities Campaign Coordinator for FCPS.

We have placed a document on the portal for all to be able to use to give each other a compliment when we notice someone living and implementing our School Improvement Plan´s commitment statements. This virtual bulletin board is located on our SRES staff portal under the school improvement tab.

We are rolling out our Virtual Incentive Program for SRES effective November 12th! We are so excited to provide necessary reinforcement and acknowledgment that will help our students thrive in their learning environment. It is so important to recognize and provide specific feedback and reinforcement to our students on a daily basis. This is how they learn and grow! I know each of you are already doing this in your classrooms in some way or another and we want to be able to streamline that to meet the needs of all of our students. You will find all the necessary information below.

Classroom Teachers Action Item--Please check to make sure I am (Jessica Johnson) added as an admin in your schoology homeroom course—This is needed for me to add materials into your course!

Hoppy Incentive Program Table for easy viewing

(If you would like additional detailed information please reach out to Jesse.)

These links remain the same throughout the year and link directly to each newsletter and notice our families receive trough FOF. Any questions, let us know!

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