Faculty NTI Update
Erpenbeck Elementary
Update for May 11th
From Your Principal, Mrs. Pass
In the spirit of Mother's Day, my kids have a little announcement for you.
Surprise!
5th Grade Graduation Video
***NEW INFORMATION***
Important Information for Monday, May 11th
Times for Pick-Up and Drop-Off
Welcome Back, Ashley!
We need your pictures!
If you would like your photos to be considered for the 2019-2020 yearbook, please follow these directions to submit your pictures:
- Go to this website: http://yearbooks.studiosourceyearbooks.com/ErpenbeckEl/cart2/login.php
- Create an account.
- Upload your pictures into one of the following folders: EES Events, Field Trips, NTI, School Day, or Miscellaneous.
Due to NTI, we will need a lot of pictures! If you have pictures from field trips, NTI, or any school event such as the Mother/Son Event, Father/Daughter Dance, clubs, classroom celebrations, etc., please submit them. Pictures should be at least 300 dpi to ensure acceptable print quality. Pictures from some phones or social media may not be acceptable quality. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Meyer at lisa.meyer@boone.kyschools.us.
Please upload any pictures by May 22.
Thank you for your help!
Chromebook Return Update:
We have had a lot of parents ask about the possibility of allowing students to keep the Chromebooks for the summer and for good reason. We are aware other elementary schools in the county are only requiring fifth graders to return chrome books but feel this is not the best option for our school or students. We have worked with Mrs. Klosinski and Mrs. Fry as we strongly considered this option. However, we decided to require all chrome books be returned to school on the assigned pickup/drop off date to ensure that we can check our inventory, update and maintenance equipment(as needed), and to make sure we are thoroughly cleaning and sanitizing each chrome book.
The 4th grade classes were unable to go on their Frankfort field trip to visit the state capital due to Covid-19. They wanted to give back to their community during this uncertain time. They chose the Go Pantry to send their unused field trip funds to. The 4th grade was able to send a donation of $684.55 to the Go Pantry. Thank you to the students and their families for making this donation possible.
* If you or someone you know could use a hand during this time, please reach out to our counselor Jennifer Neace. Jennifer.neace@boone.kyschools.us
***REPEAT INFORMATION***
Reverse Parade for our 5th Graders!
COVID-19 Emergency Days
Attached is a memo and calendar from Phil Sheehy, Director of Human Resources, outlining the use of COVID-19 Emergency Days granted by the Board of Education at their May 4th meeting. Certified and Classified each have their own PDF form please may sure to reference the correct one to reference your end of year requirements.
Summer Check Schedule
Change from April Board Meeting
Please see below information regrading a change from the April board meeting that is based on a Board of Education Recommendation.
All employees will be given 4 COVID-19 emergency days to use on May 18, 19, 20, and 21.
I will have more information on how this impacts different roles individually, but the last day with students is still the 13th. May 14th is a PD day. May 15th is closing day and the last day now for certified staff.
PD/Drop -Off and Pick-Up Plan
I have sent a document to your team leader designed to help your team communicate your grade's pick-up and drop off procedure.
Everyone will have three hour time slots during the drop-off and pick-up day of their grade level to help ensure that we provide a safe, efficient and comfortable experience for our families. Your one hour window of your classroom will be included in this three hour time slot. For example, if my class is scheduled to come drop -off items at 10 AM on the 15th, I will work 9AM-12PM on the 15th for pick up and drop off. I will work the third table during my class time and support my teammates by working one of the other tables (1 or 2) during the other teacher's time. If my class is scheduled for 3-4 PM, I will work 1-4 PM on that day. I will be sending this all to you later, just wanted to give you a heads up!
Our PD Focus for the end of the year will be on ensuring vertical alignment regarding the NTI instruction. We want to be able to design instruction for next year that meets students where they are. During the time you will not be meeting with the other team or helping with Pick-Up, you will have team time to work through planning and preparation for next year with regards to how this year ended. Grade-level teams have already scheduled vertical meetings to achieve this!
Procedures for Closing Room/Checking Out
*If you are not comfortable coming in and closing out your room, that is OK. Please email Mrs. Pass.
Teachers will begin the process of closing their rooms this week. Please see the attached color coded map. The color of your room matches a day to come to school and close out your room. The building is open from 8 AM to 4 PM each day.
Directions for entering the building:
- Please have mask on you have provided.
- There will be hand sanitizer on a cart outside the front doors. Please use the hand sanitizer first, and then put on the provided gloves on the cart. If there is a line at the cart, please stand six feet behind the person in front of you.
- Please enter through the front doors into the lobby area.
- Mrs. Aimee or Mrs. Beth will be there to take your temperature with a wand-type thermometer that does not have to touch you. If there is a line, please stand six feet behind the person in front of you.
- If you arrive after 8 AM, please use sanitizer and gloves and buzz the buzzer. We will come out and take your temperature and let you in.
· We have restrictions on how we allow people into the building. You have to come on your assigned day. You can’t bring other people with you. It will mess up our required ratio.
· You don’t need to come physically “check-in” or “check-out” with anyone this time. Just be professional and follow the guidelines on the check list. You DO need to clock in on Veritime just like any other day.
· You must practice social distancing at all times
· You must wear a mask when in public areas of the school- hallways, office, etc. Mask can be off if you are alone in your room
· You must wear gloves
· There should not be any gathering of people in any hallway or room in the school. A custodian may help you with something as long as you both practice social distancing.
Student items that they would like returned: Please send Emily.browning@boone.kyschools.us the list of your students who have items that they would like to be returned. We just need to know each student's name. We will have that number of bags waiting for you in your classroom with each child’s name on a bag. Please bag up those items for those students and leave them on one table/desk in your classroom. The rest of the items can be discarded as you clean up your room.
The GRAY button below above the MAP is this year's check out sheet for you. You will mark an X next to each item and then e-mail the sheet to Mr. S upon completion. There will be no in person checking in or out. The sheet has detailed directions.
See your team leader for your team's plan on how to handle this day instructionally.
Below is the MAP that tells you which day you will be coming in the close out your classroom and pack up student items. It is also attached here.
Click here for a copy of this in a Word doc
Click here for a copy of the MAP
Teacher Mailboxes
Beware of Phishing Emails
Beware of phishing!
Many folks received an email like the below. When end users click the link, it directs them to a page that “appears” to be the Boone County MUNIS Self Service website. We have had reports of several employees entering credentials to this phishing site and now have their credentials compromised. Please DO NOT click on ANY links in emails if you don't know the sender, or if you are not sure if it's real. Example pictured below.
Please, please, please do not enter information on a site from an email – regardless of how real it may look. Some of the folks who entered credentials don’t even know the person sending the email. This is scary, folks. We cannot blindly just be entering credentials. If this had been a link that exposed student data, financial data, etc. we would be reporting a data breach right now. None of us want to be doing that and none of us want our data exposed.
We are all living online right now and scammers know this. We have to be extra careful.
Last Day for Staff
For Support/ Classified Staff
An Overview of the Functions of Behavior
This training discusses the ABCs of behavior and describes models for understanding the functions of behavior. Also included are strategies to promote positive relationships with students. (2 hours of PD credit; EILA credit is available)