Staff Proclamation
March 1, 2019
DGS Staff Norms
DGS Royal Staff Members ARE:
- Are student-centered.
- Are open-minded.
- Are risk-takers.
- Respect all staff roles & responsibilities.
- Create comfortable learning & working environments.
- Demonstrate cross-curricular collaboration & communication
On the Docket
Monday, March 4, 2019
- 1st Grade Report Card Committee Meeting 12pm
- Kindergarten Report Card Committee Meeting 7:45am
- 2nd Grade Report Card Committee Meeting 12pm
- Enrichment Eagles 2:45-3:45pm
- Power PD/Transforming our teaching through Writing 2:5pm in 2B
- Parent's Club Meeting 7pm
- National OREO Day
- PLCS: Grade Level meetings. I would like to meet with 3-5th grade teachers in Natalie's classroom to go over the IAR schedule together and assign testing times. We will be doing the IAR assessment training at a later date. Please remember to complete a PLC log.
- IEP 7:45am
- SIP Day 11:15am Dismissal
Staff Required Activtiies
1. Open House
2. A PTO Activity (Carnival or Meeting)
3. A Music Program (Grade Level or Band/Orchestra)
Please ensure you have met the requirements. If you have a question, let me know.
Staff Meeting Topics for the Remainder of the School Year
Illinois Assessment of Readiness
We will begin the IAR (replacing PARCC) beginning April 2nd. I will be working with the 3-5th Grade teachers to establish a schedule. There are some links for important information listed below.
The 5Ws of the new IAREvaluation Information
As a reminder, we are ready to schedule formal observations for those of you getting evaluated. That information is listed below. If you are a tenured staff member that is not getting evaluated, you should complete the PGP portion in iObservation and schedule a meeting with me to discuss your professional goals for the year. The timeline for those is also included below. As always, please let me know if you have questions!
- Professional Growth Plans – September 15
- Formal Observation #1 – September-October
- Formal Observation #2 – November-December
- Mid-Year PGP Update – December
- Informal Observations – Throughout Year
- Non-Tenured Evidence Submission – December 21
- Non-Tenured Summative Evaluations Done- February 1
- Tenured Evidence Submission DUE- February 1
- Summative Evaluations – April 15
- Non-Certified Staff Evaluations Done- May 3
- PGP’s Finished – May 15
Transforming our Teaching through Writing for Audience and Purpose
March 5, 2019
Optimal Learning Model & Writing Beliefs
March 19, 2019
Teachers as Writers
April 2, 2019
Planning for Genre Writing
April 9, 2019
Immersing your Students in a Genre
April 16, 2019
Demonstrating Writing
April 30, 2019
Public Content Conferences
May 7, 2019
Negotiating Editing Expectations & Editing Conferences
May 14, 2019
Tools for Ongoing Writing Assessment
May 21, 2019
Application of Learning & Changing Beliefs/Practices
May 28, 2019
Celebration of Learning/Wrap Up
One District, One Book
This will coincide with our 2019-2020 school year theme of "Learning is Sweet in Royal Land"