Pleasant Valley Staff Newsletter
Week of October 15, 2018
Our mission is to empower and inspire a community of lifelong learners and leaders.
District Goals:
1. We will practice fiscal responsibility.
2. We will improve student achievement.
3. We will increase our transparency throughout our communities.
Building Goals:
District Elementary Goal (ELA): By the end of the 2018/2019 school year, 85% or more of our second, third and fourth-grade students will be considered on track and low risk of not passing ELA AIR as measured by MAP benchmark reading scores.
Fall 2018
Grade 2 20%
Grade 3 31%
Grade 4 38%
District Elementary Goal (Math): By the end of the 2018/2019 school year, 85% or more of our second, third and fourth-grade students will be considered on track and low risk of not passing Math AIR as measured by MAP benchmark math scores.
Fall 2018
Grade 2 65%
Grade 3 68%
Grade 4 78%
District Elementary Goal (Instruction): By the end of the 2018/2019 school year, 100% of third-grade students will meet the requirements of Third Grade Reading Guarantee as measured by MAP and/or AIR assessments.
Fall 2018: 77/153 = 47%
District Elementary Goal (PBIS): By the spring of 2019, we will increase the implementation of PBIS plans with fidelity as evidenced by the 80% threshold on the Tiered Fidelity Inventory: Tier 1. Currently, we are at 70%
District Elementary Goal (Climate/PBIS/Resilient Learner): During the 2018-2019 school year, we will decrease the percentage of chronic absenteeism by 2% as compared to the chronic absenteeism of the 2017-2018 school year.
Goal 11.5% or <
District Elementary Goal (Climate/PBIS/Resilient Learner): During the 2018-19 school year, we will decrease our out of school suspensions for non-serious/minor offenses by 25% when compared to the previous year.
Goal: 29 OSS or <
Be Proactive!
In the Spotlight...
In the Spotlight....
Curriculum Building Liaisons
ELA- Kim Feeney
Math- Sarah Vittardi
Science- Dale Pawul*
Social Studies- Steve Neff
*If science materials are needed for a grade level, please see Pawul.
BFT Updates
Scheduling
1. When the weather is obviously not suitable for outdoor recess, the office will notify staff before 11:15 am.
2. Please inform Title I teacher if your class will be somewhere other than the classroom at the end of the intervention period so they know where to drop off they can efficiently use learners time.
Other
1. Student Discipline- communication to homeroom teacher about the incident and consequence will be communicated to homeroom teacher via email.
2. Message to staff to be mindful of medicines as there has been two that adult
medicines have been found loose on the floor and turned into the clinic.
Good News
Dismissal Update- Going more smoothly and two additional bus duty people
have been assigned to A-G and M-Z.
Phone Banks & Literature Drop
On October 8th we had a good turn out for phone banking! Thank you...McKim, Borosh, Harvan, Woodworth, Sabo, Vittardi, & Honigman for signing up!
On October 29th, we have 15 staff members signed up! Thank you for signing up...
Lutyji, Robertson, Grubb, Ownby, Cogan, Stacho, Smalheer, Davies, Gorey, Rubino, Chismar, Kucera, Payne
Phone Bank Volunteer Sign-up Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0d49afad2ea0f58-volunteer
I have 7 pages of Pleasant Valley absentee ballot voters addresses to share for Lit Drop. Please see me if you can take one page to drop Issue 7 Literature.
Odds & Ends
PV 2018-19 Staff Folder
Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1cG_4KCVrLtA7ePxebp3901b_pBLLmmDN
K-5 Curriculum & Assessment Resource Binder
Access Code: PCSD44636
Our Week...
10.16-10.18 Pumpkin Run
10.17-10.26 Enchanted Forest Scholastic Book Fair (10.17 Bonus Browsing Day- Sign up sheet posted near Faculty Lounge)
10.17 PTA Reflections Workshop 7-8:00 pm
10.18 FAST @ 4:30-8 pm Cafeteria
10.19 End of the first marking period/quarter
10.19 Teacher In-service Day Agenda Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Sc5hjaDn57To4UCxEB1YTAX660hbtSD6
Looking Ahead...
10.22-10.26 Student Council Boo Sucker Sale
10.23 & 24 Grade 3 Fall AIR ELA Part 1 & 2
10.25 Picture Retake Upper Gym
10.25 & 10.26 PTA Popcorn Sale
10.25 FAST @ 4:30-8 pm Cafeteria
10.26 FAll Ball & Scholastic Book Fair 6-8 pm
10.29 -11.9 PEA Food Drive
10.28 PCSD 5K Run & Walk
10.29 PV Phone & Pizza @ 5:30-7:30 pm Bank Red Rees
10.29 Lockdown Drill #1 @ 10:15 am
10.31 Fall Festival Parade and Classroom Parties 1:45-3:15 pm
11.1 KRA Testing Ends
11.3 Final Issue 7 Lit Drop
11.6 Professional Learning Day
11.6 Election Day
11.6 Piada Restaurant Fundraiser
11.7 Fire Drill @ 2:00 pm
11.8 FAST 4:30 pm Cafe
11.9 PTA Scholarship Fundraiser Superhero
11.12 BFT Meeting 8:45 am @ Boka's Office
11.12 Veteran's Day Progam
11.13 Creative Staff Meeting- Public School Works Training
11.14 BLT PBIS @ 8:00 am Conference Room
11.14 PTA Meeting @ 9:30 am Faculty Lounge
11.14 KDG Literacy Night @ 6:00-7:30 am Cafe