Director Monthly Updates
Progress Delayed Is Not Progress Denied! February 1, 2018
Our Best Year Ever!
Learning from Experience!
Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.
2017-18 Goals
- Learn, embrace, and live the OCS mission, vision, and values!
- Improve communication between administration, staff, and parents.
- Cultivate a climate where we support each other's efforts, ideas, and hard work while holding each other accountable for continued program excellence.
Improve our implementation of language, literacy and communication skills to ensure every 3rd-grade student is reading at or above grade level.
Reminder if you have not set up an appointment to discuss 17-18 goals, please call Cindy to be added to my calendar. Please have your goal sheet filled out and emailed to washea.jackson@oxfordschools.org; before our meeting.
STAFF MEETINGS
The next meeting is on February 19th (Staff will be paid 5.5 hours for this meeting)
The meeting is at DA in the media center
8:00 am Staff Meeting
9:00 am Committee Meetings; all staff attend
10:00 am Professional development training
(see the committee names/members listed below)
FEBRUARY 19TH ~ DA ~ MEDIA CENTER 8 am to 1:30 pm
MARCH 15TH ~ OES ~ MEDIA CENTER
APRIL 12TH ~ LKV ~ MEDIA CENTER
MAY 10TH ~ LEO ~ MEDIA CENTER
JUNE 7TH ~ OES ~ MEDIA CENTER
TEAM Building
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Let Cindy know your thoughts and Vote for our bouncing fun 5k activity
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Let Cindy Know your thoughts and Vote for our Superhero 5 k Activity
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Write in options Email Cindy Suggestions for team building
Approved Parking
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Be respectful of the parking policies and their intent here at OELC.
Staff is not to park in the lot directly West of the building unless you are the staff that gets here at 6am or the staff that leaves at 6pm.
Also, park in designated parking spaces only. All others may be ticketed by the Oxford Police Dept.
If you are parking at the Library...Please do not park in the front spots by the sidewalk, you will force the library to ban us from parking in their lot.
These policies are in place for the safety of our students and their families.
WASHEA'S REMIND 101
BULLETIN BOARDS
Boards should be changed the last Friday of the month even if there is a holiday break (i.e. December 22nd the board must be redone instead of December 29th).
Bulletin Board 1 (Nearest Door) ~ Bulletin Board 2 (Nearest Room 1)
September ~ Admin – Welcome Curriculum ~ Infants – Approaches to Learning
October ~Admin – Parent Activities/COR Portal ~ Fox – Social Development
Nov/Dec ~ Lions - Social Studies ~ Bees – Physical Development/Movement
January ~ Perkies - Science and Technology ~ Dinos – Math
February ~ Admin – Enrollment ~ Pandas – IB - Community
March ~ Reading Committee- Reading/Sounds ~ Reading Committee – Writing/Speaking
April ~ Admin – Month Of Young Child ~ Infants & Toddlers – Language/Communication
May ~ Spring Fair Committee ~ Preschools – Saying Good bye
June ~ Admin – Welcome to Summer Camp ~ Admin – Welcome to Summer Camp
COMMITTEES
Reading Initiative
Kelly Lee ~ Cindy A
Suzanne ~ Sarah
Debbie ~ Melanie
Jyl ~ Peggy H
Karen M ~ Amy H
Hannah, Cindy M
Data and Advisory
Advisory Meeting ~ 5:00-6:00 ~ Room 1 Shari, Zach, Megan, Mel G. Rachel, Heather, Jillian, and Chelsea
Data Meeting ~ 6:30 7:30 ~ Room 1 Amy, Mel G., and Cindy Y.
Child Care ~ Room 4 Children Under 3 (Lauren and Kathleen) and Room 8 Children Over 3 (Lori Room)
Spring Fair
Dee ~ Maria
Linda ~ Taylor
Sue S ~ Susie M
Dana ~ Kelly R
Karlie ~ Leanne
Debbie H ~ Karen P
Kim ~ Laura ~ Judy V
DATES TO REMEMBER
Family Fun
Remind Your Families PLEASE!
Early Release Days
Remind Your Families to Sign-Up1
No Spring Break Care
Tell Your Families 10,001 Times!
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Please give this link (app) to your parents so they will be able to see the menu choices on thier phone
"TEAM WORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK" Thanks Karen Morris
Quality Rating System 5 Stars
Leonard, Lakeville, Clear Lake and Daniel Axford has a 5 Star Rating!
OELC is in the process of completing our renewal for a 5 star.
FIVE BUILDINGS AND FIVE STARS! YOU ROCK!
Seclusion and Restraints
Effective this 2017-2018 school year, it is a requirement that public school employees who work with and come in contact with students receive an awareness level training on Michigan’s laws regarding the use of emergency seclusion and restraint. Please note, the law states that seclusion is never allowable with preschool-age students.
There are 2 free awareness level trainings that meet the requirement established by the Michigan Department of Education:
- 30-minutes video you can facilitate at a staff meeting: http://mymassp.com/files/Emergency_Use_of_Seclusion_and_Restraint_Awareness_Training_With_Processing_30mins.mp4
- 14-minute video staff can view independently: http://mymassp.com/files/Emergency_Use_of_Seclusion_and_Restraint_Awareness_Training_Without_Prompts_14mins.mp4
A handout with more information is available at:
Year Book
Please make sure to tell your parents to order their year book at OELC.picaboo.com
Flyers are in your mail box if you need more please contact Cindy
Library
Prayers and Celebrations
Please continue to keep in your thoughts:
Megan Drays Mom was diagnosed with Breast Cancer she asks that we keep her mom in our prayers and thoughts.
Jillian Reynolds Uncle was severely hurt. Please keep her family in your thoughts and prayers.
Karen Morris's Dad was injured and is in care please keep her father and family in your thoughts and prayers.
Special Thanks to Linda and Leanne for covering the DA GSRP while Jyl and her son were sick with the Flu, Team work makes all the difference!
January and February Birthdays: Please wish your co workers a Happy Birthday!
January
Taylor VanVoorhees
Washea Jackson
February
Amy Mc Intosh Feb 5th
Cindy Yu Feb 26th
Pat Brauer Feb 4
Megan Dray Feb. 19th
Meet Mr and Mrs Dobbs (AKA Kelly Robinette)
Independent Reading
These are the days we know why we became a teacher!
When the light bulb turns ON,
Creating a lifelong love of reading!
Highlighting Classroom Activities
This video of a child reading a book back to Karen Morris, she had just read the book to this child. You all do such a wonderful job! This little blurb really proves it.
Recognition of Your Hard Work! Thanks Jyl and Zach!
From: Chiodo Julie
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 2:11 PM
To: Murray, Jyl
Subject: Re: CAPCQ (new PQA) for Jyl.murray and Zachary Comerford
Hello Jyl, Wow, what a wonderful day I had, visiting your classroom! Literally Jyl, I have been an ECS for 3 years and your classroom was one of the best ever! You and Zach had perfect Adult-Child Interaction and I loved listening to you guys. I am grateful for the opportunity to have been in your classroom and we are trying to do this three times this year. I would love to visit again. I am going to beg the folks at High Scope. Have a great week and know that you and Zach are just the greatest!
Julie Chiodo
Thoughts from Sue
Training Opportunities:
The Winter 2018 training calendar and newsletter is now available at our website, http://www.oaklandchildcare.org/child-care-provider-training.
Classes begin 1/7/18 and run through 3/31/18. We have a few new offerings and our tried and true classes around CDA content areas, administration, infant and toddler development and workshops by our community partners in childhood trauma, labor laws, the ages and stages questionnaire and more!
Check out the NAPSACC training offered 1/11/18 with the National Kidney Foundation Michigan!
We wish you all the best in this holiday season!
Your friends at Oakland 4C!
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Oakland County Child Care Council
29201 Telegraph Road Ste 515
Southfield, MI 48034
248-333-9545
Skyward
· Mandate from the Payroll Department: Time sheets must be submitted by 6:00 P.M. on Thursday. Late time sheets will be approved the following pay period.
· Enter your time into Skyward daily: when you arrive and depart.
· Submit your payroll on Wednesday.
· If you are not working your scheduled hours, get prior permission, and put a note in the explanation box. (I.E. regular schedule 8-4, 4-5 worked for Cindy. Your payroll will be denied with a explanation which could result in you not receiving a check on Friday). You need to put your time off in your classroom reflection book.
· Skyward Questions: If you have questions about True Time or Time Off Request, please contact Sue first before contacting Angie.
· Time Off ~ Please email Sue with your time off and the sub you are using.
You must follow the schedule given. Any deviation from your schedule must have prior approval, or your time sheet will be denied~~per Washea Jackson
Thoughts from Pat B
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Busy Bee's welcoming their classroom pet. Busy Bees applied for a pet grant for their room through Pet Supply Plus
Thoughts from Pat M
Advisory Committee
I. Holidays and other Special Occasions
a. Classroom/small groups with parents and teachers spoke in detail about how to celebrate;
b. taking into account three guiding factors: 1) Licensing; 2) Department of Education & 3) Curriculum
i. Small groups shared results of Discussion:
1. Planning events
a. Center/program level planning
b. Communication ahead of time of when planning group will meet and what is needed
c. Invite Extended Day families to parent meetings
d. Evening activities with parents to celebrate holidays
e. Materials for parents to bring in for center wide activities
2. Planning classroom activities
a. Classroom level needs for volunteers during holiday seasons
b. Communication of when parents are needed and what we want them to do
c. Communication about what they can bring to activities
d. Songs and activities during appropriate times of the day
e. Use existing schedule during the day – big events in the evening
f. Bring items to represent families and cultures
g. Make a culture/tradition pages for a book (like family book)
c. Parents volunteer (like a PTO) to plan and participate in activities with teachers – Stephanie Niemi agreed bring group together to discuss activities; a sign – up sheet was distributed
II. Parents met with teachers from their classrooms to review strengths and weaknesses reports (from COR) and make plans to improve scores. Please talk to the teacher from your classroom that attended the meeting. These are items families are looking forward to reviewing at our next meeting
III. Parents felt it is important for everyone to receive minutes of the meeting (not just people who attend) suggested that teachers send out minutes with newsletters
IV. Next Meeting March 8, 2018 at 5:00 at OELC
Data Committee
I. Reviewed goals from June 2017
a. PQA IH - 75% of classrooms score 3, Goal: Teachers will continue to increase use of interactive cultural materials
i. Family pictures for family books
ii. Use pictures of classroom activities and make multiple books
b. PQA VD – program score 3: Teachers will invite families to COR portal and promote parent involvement
i. Use white boards to explain daily activities
ii. Increase use of “Ideas for Home” in tandem with “Curriculum” section
iii. Provide PD for teachers so they learn how to work with parent volunteers
c. COR Teachers increase strategies at transitions times to include content and promote movement
i. Provide PD and space for teachers to support movement
ii. Provide resources for teachers on how to help children transition between parts of the day
II. Used PQA Data from Fall 2018
a. PQA III H – 50% of classrooms scored 3 or below: Goal: Teachers will include the ingredients of active learning during large and small group times
i. Provide mentoring and support by ECS
ii. Provide observation and feedback by ECS
b. PQA VD – program score 3: Teachers will continue to invite families to COR portal and promote parent involvement
i. Use white boards to explain daily activities
ii. Increase use of “Ideas for Home” in tandem with “Curriculum” section
iii. Provide PD for teachers so they learn how to work with parent volunteers
c. COR Teachers will increase strategies in Phonological Awareness
i. Continue with Reading Committee and Group
ii. Provide feedback to teachers
iii. Review lesson plans by ECS
III. Next Meeting March 8, 2018 at 6:30 at OELC
High Scope Membership
Thank you to all of you who followed through and became Highscope Member's!
Dana Acton
Cindy Arancio
Laura Armbruster
Shari Bake
Pat Brauer
Peggy Brotski
Sarah Debo
Nicole Flores
Melissa Giuliani
Debora Harrison
Suzanne Joseph
Heather McClintic
Suzy Morrison
Pat Mueller
Jillian Reynolds
Hannah Rice
Leanne Smithling
Dee Thiele
Linda Traviniker
Pat B
Organization Chart
"I love what I do! I love where I work! I work with highly qualified, dedicated, caring, selfless people who are committed to improving the skill-set of every team member for the betterment of our collective organization!" ~ Washea 10/15/16
Subs,Technology & Maintenance
Approved Subs
Colleen Goodwin 248-568-3679
Doreen Moser M/T/W 248-935-9433
Denise Nicolas 248.672.4886
Chelsea Richardson 248.872.9468
Laura Armbruster 248.895.3934
Judy Vitucci 248.496.9833
Nikki Flores 248.639.8213
Technology
Juanette Griffin ~ Tech Support ~ 248 969 1898
Please make sure all tech inventory in documented if you are unsure please take a picture of the bar code and send it to juanette.Griffin@oxofrdschools.org
Maintenance
Maintenance/Custodian Joe~ 810-955-8159
Kirk Rastique ~ 248-404-7136
OES Custodian 248-296-1907
Prior to contacting the maintenance department, contact Washea or Cindy to address your concerns. Washea or Sue will contact the maintenance department. Make sure you document your concerns in the Envio-Clean Log Book.