Galloping Gazette
A Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff at CFES
February 26-March 2, 2018
Put Students First • Seek Growth • Be Open to Change
Do Great Work Together • Value Differences
Welcome to the Farm!
Dr. Seuss Day - Friday, March 2nd
Shout Outs!
5th Grade Teachers - WOW!! You all did an amazing job creating the first science DAY celebration! In lieu of a Science Night, 5th grade students were the first grade level to invite parents in to celebrate the creation of their electric houses. The cafeteria was PACKED with parents, and the students were very impressive with their communication regarding various circuits. BRAVO!
Shout out to Moriah Kowalczyk for stopping on her way to her car and helping me with the late bus arrival. - May
Patti Csenar, thank you for always being so kind and caring when it comes to taking care of our staff members in need.
Thank you to the following teachers who Tweeted about Digital Learning Day - Katie Burok, Michelene Kesner, May Robertson, and Al Doss (with Pat Genova's class!). Thank you to everyone who supported Digital Learning Day!
Alainya Kemper, thank you for being an all inclusive teacher! Alainya has a student who is home bound this year, and she makes all attempts to make him feel part of the class while at home. For the 5th grade science day celebration, the student participated from home where the students connected with him at school through Google Meet. What an amazing way to make a child feel special!
Assistant of the Year
Talent Ed - Goals DUE!
Teacher Vue New Features
This new access will provide general education teachers important information regarding the unique needs of students with whom they work. To access this information, a teacher will click on a student’s picture to generate a list of options, which will include the most current finalized 504 Plan or Special Education IEP and/or BIP. To view the documents in their entirety, teachers will click on the document to view, and it will open in pdf form.
Schoology Overview
Recently, staff received an email from the Department of School Leadership regarding the availability of a Schoology Overview course. During the 2017-2018 school year, Anchor Schools have been using Schoology, which provides a unified access point for curriculum, digital content, assessment, and more. In partnership with Anchor Schools, school division staff has worked closely with Schoology to tailor the program to meet division needs.
At this time, the overview course is available for all teachers, specialists, and any assistants who support instruction. In order to move toward implementing Schoology across the division in the next year or two, all instructional staff are being asked to complete the overview course.
This course will take you about one-hour to complete, and you do not have to complete it all at the same time. You may go back and view any or all parts of the course anytime. At the end of the course, you will be asked to answer a few short questions regarding your impressions of Schoology as well as your preference for full implementation.
Please complete the Schoology Overview course and the questions, no later than March 4.
To access Schoology and this course, please do the following:
- Access Schoology at https://vbschools.schoology.com/ . If you are on the school division network, you will be logged into Schoology. If you are not on the school division network, you will be asked for your user name and network password. If you are using a Chromebook on the network you will need to enter your user name and password.
- Click on Courses at the top of the screen.
- Click on Join and enter this access code: 8GW7V-BZPJC
Thank you in advance for your time in this important next step with Schoology implementation. Your feedback will help determine our next steps of implementation.
If you need assistance gaining access to Schoology or the overview course, please see Al Doss.
Transfer Meet and Greet
- Teachers who have been designated as priority transfers and those who are eligible for consideration for voluntary transfers may attend.
- Classified employees who have been designated as priority transfers and those who are eligible for consideration for voluntary transfers or promotions may also attend the Meet and Greet.
- Only teachers who will be on continuing contract during 2018-2019 (currently P3, PC, or C) and who are not on Performance Improvement Plans are eligible for voluntary teacher transfers.
- A teacher who receives a voluntary transfer must spend three years in that assignment before being eligible for another voluntary transfer. (A teacher accepting a voluntary transfer for the 2018-2019 school year will be eligible for a transfer in fall 2021.)
Thursday, Mar 1, 2018, 04:30 PM
Green Run High School, Dahlia Drive, Virginia Beach, VA, United States
Career Teacher Applications
Every teacher requesting consideration for a Career Teacher allowance needs to:
• Complete the 2018 Career Teacher Allowance Application;
• Collect supporting documentation as directed by the building principal to verify actions in each of the four categories of the form (teachers should keep all of the supporting documentation with a copy of the completed application for their records);
• Request the signature of the building principal on the cover sheet between Feb. 1, 2018, and the last day of school, June 18, 2018; and
• If applicable, include a copy of the National Board Certification if not already on file in the Licensure Office.
All applications must be scanned by a designated school office member into LaserFiche using the LaserFiche Document Drop folder and the Career Teacher Application template. Once the application is successfully scanned, teachers should retain the original documents for their records.
Applicants will be notified by email upon receipt of their application. Once the Career Teacher Allowance Application is reviewed and processed, the teacher will receive another email indicating approval or denial of the application.
Teachers with questions about the allowance application, or needing assistance with the completion of the application, may contact John Ogden, human resources specialist, at 263-1133 or John.Ogden@vbschools.com.