Weekly RoaR!
Week ending Feb. 20, 2015
Happy Birthday to YOU!
Dates to Remember
February 25 - Wellness Clinic for Staff, 6:30 to 8:30 AM; Bridal Shower for Alyssa, 3:30 PM
March 5 - PTA Board Meeting, 6:00 PM; 2nd Grade Musical, 7:00 PM
March 6 - 2nd Grade Musical, 7:30 AM
March 6 - DinoBeat with 2-4 Recognitions, 7:30 AM
March 7 to 15 - SPRING BREAK :)
Action Item: Classroom & Testing Accommodations
These programs are the number 1 reason school districts/schools/teachers are sued in the education field. (Womp womp) They are federally funded; thus, they are backed by federal law.
If you have a child in your class (self-contained, pull-out, math/sci, ELAR, CAMP, ANY time) and they are protected under the 504 or Special Education umbrella, you are required to know and provide them their accommodations, whether they be behavioral, academic, classroom-based or testing. Should a student show that they no longer need that accommodation, then we need to remove it from their paperwork.
So the moral of this blurb: please take the time to review your students' plans, 504 or IEP, and make sure you know what they are to receive, in terms of accommodations. Then, provide those accommodations.
Signed,
Trying-To-Keep-Us-Lawsuit-Free
Fabulous February Friday o' Fun
But first, where should we order from? Fill out this survey, and I will let you know the results by Tuesday afternoon. Order forms and envelopes will be put in your box. Just get these back to Branch by the deadline, so we can ensure our order is prepped and ready to go for us on Friday!
Thank you for continuing to be awesome. February can be rough.