Westwood Weekly
Staff Newsletter - Week of April 27-May 3
This Week:
Congratulations to Justina - she is an official graduate of her credential program!
Key reminders from the MOU:
- Staff expected to check emails at least twice a day, Virtual office hours no less than one hour a day.
- K-3rd Grade - 2 hours daily; 4th/5th - 3 hours/day
- MDEA members get $75 to support increased internet access costs
- Evaluations must be completed by May 4th or they will roll onto next year. Nancy will be contacting you directly if you are being evaluated this school year.
- Tentative Assignments have now been pushed back to April 30th.
- Common Space: In alignment with the revised MDEA MOU, in the event that a teacher is not able to access WIFI from their home to support instruction for students, the District may provide access to a clean and sanitized workspace at WCC on a very limited basis. Please contact me if you find yourself in need of this space.
This Week:
-Lunch served M, W, and F at EDMS (11-12:30)
-Soul Shoppe Workshops (daily, 1:30-2:15)
Monday, 4/27:
-3rd-5th Grade Collaboration and Support Meeting (1-2pm)
-Virtual School Board Meeting (7pm) - agenda
Tuesday, 4/28:
-Annual IEP Meeting for Jayden B (9:00am)
-Mindfulness Lesson (10am)
-1st/2nd Grade Collaboration and Support Meeting (1-2pm) - Zoom link
-Annual and Triennial-Part 1 IEP Meetings for Jayden Y (2:30pm)
Wednesday, 4/29:
-Mindfulness Lesson (10am)
-Coordinated Care Team Zoom Meeting (10:30am)
-Virtual Staff Optional Check-in (2:00pm) - all are welcome
-Music and Movement Concert, sponsored by CCC Libraries (check Outlook Calendar)
Thursday, 4/23:
-Annual IEP Meeting for Casey M (9:30am)
-Mindfulness Lesson (10am)
-TK-5 and Specialties Collaboration and Support Meeting (1-2pm)
Friday, 4/24:
-District DHH Check-in with Amy (10:30am)
-TK/K Collaboration and Support Meeting (1-2pm) - Zoom link
-Annual IEP Meeting for Sajda A (2:30pm)
May 7th - MDEA Academy Awards
Email Changes
Our TIS department now has a website devoted to the email migration: www.mdusd.org/emailmigration. We currently have two email systems, Microsoft Exchange (@mdusd.org) and Gmail (@mdusd.net). The plan is to migrate users from Microsoft Exchange environment to Gmail so that staff will only have one email account to become familiar with and check. Additionally, staff use a number of products in the G-Suite environment where a more fully integrated Gmail account would yield great benefit.
PBIS - Connection Before Content
Soul Shoppe - Soul Shoppe has designed a website specifically for Westwood! There are 2 lessons ready for us on our private page - check it out, and please share with our community!
PBIS Incentives - Are you looking for ways to keep your students engaged, or to just get them to show up? Check out these idea for FREE incentives.
Student Self Care - Please try to check in with your students and ask them how they are doing. I know mine aren't ok. This Responsive Classroom article has some good ideas for students.
Student Connection - Continue to update these documents as information changes:
Tip of the Week
Why not take a virtual field trip to a college campus as part of your distance learning curriculum? We made this easier to assign to your students by creating this menu of vetted virtual visits, along with activities. The Virtual College Tour Menu can be found HERE! If you don’t see your favorite college listed yet, let me know.
Jeanne Johnson - Instructional Coach for AVID, Social Studies and Secondary Literacy
Google Classroom: EAVK628Special Education Updates
Please be sure to read through the updated included in the Distance Learning Update (above).
Extended School Year: ESY services will be provided through a distance learning format.
If you haven't already, please share the link below with the parents of students eligible for ESY. Follow-up with a phone call to be sure the family has access to the link. Applications should be completed/submitted by Friday, May 8th.
Parent Letters: English and Spanish
ESY Registration Link: https://app.informedk12.com/link_campaigns/mdusd-esy-program-enrollment-and-emergency-contact-information-v2-electronic-form?token=gKhDV3obyLduNLaXrAPXT39x