Staff Bulletin
Week of April 27 - May 1, 2020
A Message from Lisa
Thank you for all of the heartfelt congratulations as I start this new journey! I can't begin to tell you how much my time at Powell has meant to me. I have made lifelong friends and have enjoyed every minute of working with you all.
DIGITAL PLACEMENT CARDS
Friday, April 24- All information should be input for 3rd grade
Monday, April 27- All information should be input for Kinder, 1st, 2nd, and 4th
STUDENT TEACHERS FOR FALL 2020
If you would like a student teacher in your classroom for the Fall semester, please let Erin Anderson know by 5:00 pm on Monday, April 27th.
LITERACY COHORT 2.0 TRAINING
Language Arts teachers in K-2 (and possibly 3 & 4) will need to plan to attend Cohort 2.0 training on July 20 and 21. This may be a virtual training and not face-to-face. Teachers need to attend both days. If you have a conflict, please contact Sarah Radford immediately. More info will be forthcoming.
LAST WEEK FOR SAEs
Try to write an SAE for all of your students who are participating in remote learning by Friday, May 1. Be sure to mention the parents who are helping in the SAE.
PROUD TEACHER
On Facebook or Instrgram, if you are going to post a picture or note about your students doing something fun or helpful, add your location or "check in" at Powell! PLease also make your post sharable as the check in doesn't always show on our page. You can also tag Powell by adding @PowellElementary to your post. Be sure to use #proudteacher!
Our next Zoom Faculty Meeting will be Wednesday, April 29 at 2:00 PM. You will be invited through the Powell Calendar and a link to the meeting will be included.
Enjoy your weekend!
Lisa
Calendar
Saturday (4/25)
Powell Publisher goes out to parents for week of 4/27-5/1 with Instructional Lessons
3:00 Paper copies in filing cabinet for the week
Monday
10:00-11:00 Specials Team at Powell as needed
6:00 Facebook Live with Dr. Null
ARDs and 504s may be scheduled, please do not plan to Zoom with your class
Tuesday
8:00 Principals Meeting
9:30-10:30 4th Team at Powell as needed
ARDs and 504s may be scheduled, please do not plan to Zoom with your class
Wednesday
1:00 Zoom Meeting- Team Leaders
2:00 Zoom Meeting- All Powell Faculty
Hump Day Challenge- Building Thanks
Thursday
8:00 Principals Meeting
9:00-10:00 Kinder Team at Powell as needed
10:00-11:00 3rd Team at Powell as needed
11:00-12:00 2nd Team at Powell as needed
12:00 Grade level Instructional plans for Week of 5/4-5/8 emailed to Becky and Erin
Friday
10:00-11:00 Special Ed Team at Powell as needed
11:00-12:00 1st Team at Powell as needed
Spirit Day - Teacher Appreciation (For Parents!)
Freaky Science Friday on Facebook with Bush Elementary
Saturday (5/2)
Weekend Warriors with our Specials Team on Facebook
Powell Publisher goes out to parents for week of 5/4-5/8 with Instructional Lessons
Who to Call
LISA
ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO STAFF AND PARENTS
SCHEDULING MEETINGS
INTRA AND INTER DISTRICT TRANSFERS
SPECIAL ED AND PRE-K TEACHERS
PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR
SARAH
STUDENT PAPER COPIES
BUILDING OPERATIONS, SCHOOL MAIL
CALENDAR
APPRAISALS AND SUMMATIVE CONFERENCES
ESL/GT
K-2 TEACHERS
ERIN
INSTRUCTIONAL INFORMATION FOR PUBLISHER
504/DYSLEXIA
3-4 TEACHERS
TECH FOR STUDENTS
BECKY
TECH SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS
INSTRUCTIONAL INFORMATION FOR PUBLISHER
ELIZABETH
TECH SUPPORT
WEBSITE
SHAWN
PLACEMENT FOR 2020-2021
SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND FAMILIES
LUPITA
ABSENCES
PAYROLL
ORDERING
MICHELLE
REGISTRATION
MAINTAINING STUDENT INFORMATION
TEAM LEADERS
COMMUNICATION WITH TEAMS
COORDINATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL PLANS WITH TEAM
Entering CISD Facilities During School Closure
T-TESS and SLO
Teachers do not have to complete their SLO goal/Student Growth Tracker this year!
T-TESS Calendar
4/24- Complete or continue professional goal
5/1- Summatives sent to Teachers who were observed this year
5/8- Teachers who were observed this year must sign summative form through Eduphoria Strive
T-TESS Professional Goal
Your Professional goal should be completed or continued by April 24. Below is a step-by-step document if you need help completing or continuing your goal.
T-TESS Summative Conferences (only for people who were observed this year)
Lisa, Sarah, and Erin will type up summative conferences and have them available for you to view on Strive on Friday, May 1st. Once you have looked over the summative conference, you can either sign the form or let your appraiser know you would like a virtual conference to discuss. The summative conference form needs to be signed by May 8.
Eduphoria - Strive looks a little different these days. Please view the document below and contact Sarah or Erin if you need further assistance.
Virtual Progress Report Conference Guidelines
Grading Considerations
Safe Schools
ESL Students
All of our ESL students have been given free access to Imagine Learning! This is a great online resource for our students to use from home to help with language and literacy development. All teachers who have ESL students have been granted access.Teachers are also able to participate in Imagine Learning webinars should they need further assistance. Please reach out to Sarah Radford if you have any questions.
GT Maintenance Hours
It is required that each school year you maintain your GT certification with 6 maintenance hours. Please login to Eduphoria for online GT workshop opportunities.
TAGT Flier with the new registration code is attached. This is an online option to earn up to 6 hours of GT credit.
We have been granted permission from the State to allow teachers the ability to work on their 2020-2021 GT 6 hour updates with the following criteria:
- Must have completed 2019-2020 requirement first before working on 2020-2021 requirement.
- This permission is only available for the 2020-2021 school year.
- Enroll for any online training in Eduphoria under the courses marked 2020-2021
- When complete email Chris Reichelt's secretary, Holly Urena, and indicate these hours are for the 2020-2021 school year.
- TAGT On-Demand
- Membership ends in August so if a teacher has already completed 6 hours in the system for 2019-2020 it will not allow to exceed until I renew membership in Sept.
Please consider taking advantage of this opportunity.
🎂 Happy Happy Birthday to You!
April 25 Janet Helton
April 26 Carol Gardner
April 30 Amanda Pearce
April 30 Amy Spurlin
CISD Non-Discrimination statement
The Conroe Independent School District (District) as an equal opportunity educational provider and employer does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in educational programs or activities that it operates or in employment matters. The District is required by Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as Board policy not to discriminate in such a manner.
For information about Title IX rights or Section 504/ADA rights, contact the Title IX Coordinator or the Section 504/ADA coordinator at 3205 W. Davis, Conroe, TX 77304; (936) 709-7752.