Thought for the Week
"It's ironic how we often forget the things worth remembering,
but remember the things worth forgetting."
~Unknown
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Shout out to 2nd grade for acknowledging students of the week! Check Class Dojo.
Kudos to admin team, instructional support team, support staff, and prek-2nd grade teachers for a smooth first week of Phase 1.
Kudos to Jacinta Martinez and Fatima Griggs on their selection to serve as Train the Trainers for Simultaneous Model.
LEAVE REQUESTS
- URL Leave request must be submitted via Employee Express for approval prior to entering in CASE.
- Extended Leave (leave of more than 10 days) must be submitted to FCS Leave Department (see page 9 of the R2W Handbook).
- Any and all absences must be communicated to principal or assistant principal. Professional courtesy calls for informing your grade level chair and/or administrator.
PHASE ONE
- Continues on Monday, September 14, 2020 and ends on Friday, September 18, 2020.
- F2F students will not transition physically to creative arts during Phase One.
PHASE THREE
- Begins Monday, September 21, 2020; Students opting to attend will report at 7:20am
- The URL schedule is subject to change which will likely include extending section times and including cleaning protocols.
- Teachers are expected to contact all families on their roster and complete spreadsheet indicating their choice of attendance, transportation, etc; Completed spreadsheet is due by 3:30pm on Tuesday, September 15, 2020.
- We will continue implementing the Simultaneous Virtual Model which means that all students will follow the current URL Schedule. F2F students' lunch schedule may be split between eating and recess.
- Breakfast will be delivered to the classroom
- A rotating lunch schedule for the cafeteria is being developed.
- Recess for F2F students will occur during the lunch period. Avoid intermingling of classes to prevent potential spread. Grade level chairs may need to create an area rotation for student play.
- Students that elect to attend F2F must do so on the assigned day according to the alphabet. Only administration may grant an exception based on household.
- Employee's children are not permitted in the building. Refer to Wednesday's staff meeting for alternatives. The video will be accessible on the general page.
OBSERVATION & FEEDBACK
- Speak with your grade level administrator to schedule a 1-on-1 pre-observation conference to discuss goals, support, and process
- Observations will focus on the Get Better Faster (Bambrick-Santoyo) protocol, See It, Name It, Do It. See It - identify specific actions/practices; Name It - Referencing nomenclature from GBF Scope & Sequence; Do It - actual modeling (may reference video) and practicing of the action/practice
PTA
The election for this year's PTA board will likely be held virtually next Tuesday. If you or parents you know are willing to lead in this effort, please encourage them to be on the lookout for specifics. They must have been a paid member during the 2019-2020 school year to vote.
I charge the PTA with encouraging and supporting teachers as their primary mission. It's imperative that we support those who support us.
DEEP DIVERS
Still, you are doing much better than you think you are. Parents continue to comment positively about their scholar's experience with you during URL. Thank you for your talent and tenacity in breaking through barriers to continue engagement and instruction. Continue to take risks in your practice. Challenge each other within and without your team to achieve academic progress, exciting activities, and positive feedback. Use the Insights tab to measure the effectiveness of lessons and strategies. Define what world class remote instruction is for yourselves, your team, our school, this district, and society. Minute mindsets will disregard the previous sentence. Major mindsets are piqued by it. We'll see who's who soon.
SAFETY/SECURITY
Do not under any circumstances leave doors propped open or allow unapproved visitors into the building. All non-employees must be screened prior to entering the building at the main entrance. FCS has made it very clear that employees that fail to implement mandated COVID-19 and normal security protocols will be subject to discipline. In case you did not know, every facility is being monitored remotely and routinely by the district.
POLICIES/PROCEDURES
All of us are bound to the district's policies and procedures relative to multiple facets of our work and employment. Each individual employee is responsible for knowing and adhering to them. New policies/procedures arise at various times and for various reasons, COVID-19 being the most recent. Everyone has been provided the staff handbook, the R2W handbook, and access to FCS policies online. Be especially sure to review policies relative to attendance (i.e. reporting absences, CASE, Employee Express, paid/unpaid leave, required documentation)
Staff Handbook 2020-2021
R2W Handbook
If we keep celebrating the best in each other, we will produce even better.
