Weekly Newsletter

The fall Panorama Staff Climate, Culture & Well-being Survey launches next week. This survey offers our staff a valuable opportunity to share feedback about their professional experiences in GISD.

Survey Details:

• Survey Date: September 16, 2024 - September 27, 2024

• Survey Anonymity: Employees' responses are anonymous.

• Data Collection: Panorama will collect the data, remove all identifying information, and create a report for us.

• Notification: Employees will receive an email from Panorama with a unique code to ensure each submits only one response.

In Fall 2023, we used data from the Panorama survey to set goals for each campus and department. The feedback gathered gave us insights that we can use to enhance the district experience for our staff. This new round of data will guide us toward meeting the goals we set in the fall.

• Cycle 1 Progress Notice grades locked on Sept 1.
• At this point, you should have at least 3 grades in for every subject.
• Stay on top of entering grades weekly so that students and families have time to review grades prior to final cycle ending.
• It is your responsibility to be familiar with GISD local and legal grading policies

Here are the links for next week’s SEL Class Meetings.

Click here for grades 3-5 Lesson Slides

Click here for grades K-2 lesson slides

Monday & Friday – focus is on college exploration
Tuesday – Thursday – 7 Mindsets lesson 1.1 “Dream Big!”

Click graphic above to complete the Fire Retardant Verification Form
(Fire retardant spray located in the front office cabinets under the windows.)

MCLASS landing pages:

mCLASS landing page (English)

mCLASS landing page (Spanish)

Progress monitoring is an important step in determining the effectiveness of instruction and interventions and should be regularly monitored by the classroom teacher or interventionist. The District Progress Monitoring Schedule states progress monitoring windows, which should be used for K-5 Tier 2 students in reading and Dyslexia students in reading. Tier 3 students in reading should be progress monitored in accordance with their mCLASS Burst lessons.

Additionally, K-2 students scoring at the 40th percentile on MAP reading and/or are below and well below benchmark on mClass should receive progress monitoring in mCLASS using the same schedule.

The Elementary Reading, Math, and Newcomer Intervention document indicates the assessments to be used for measuring reading and math proficiency and MTSS progress monitoring for general education and Emergent Bilingual (EB) students. Campus support teachers and interventionists will be able to help teachers with best practices in progress monitoring. Interventionists can also provide support for appropriate documentation.

SHOUT OUT TO...

Amy and Emily from Donielle: It's simple, you ladies are just the best! #allthelove #dreamteam;)

Lori from Melinda: I love doing breakfast duty with you this year! Thanks for putting up with my silliness! lol

Adriana from Melinda: Thank you for covering for me when I was out two days this week. Also, you are doing a fantastic job as our school secretary! I love ya woman!!

Rachel from Melinda: Thank you too for helping cover my duties, etc., this week when I was out a couple of days! I am so glad you are working here, you're rockin that Data Clerk job woman! ha!

Karen from Melinda: I love our little chit chats during the course of the day! It keeps me going. Well, that, and Officer Uhrich's war stories! lol

My 2nd Grade Team from Melissa Tilson: This team has been so wonderful as I transitioned into Kimberlin. I cannot thank them enough for all the support!

Ms. Hicks from Melissa Tilson: Thank you so much for helping my class through MAP testing. I could not have done it without her!

Nicole, Christa, and Elizabeth from Katy Gross: Thank you so much for stepping in and helping with my class when my baby got sick!

Christa Hicks from Katy Gross: Thank you for always being available to help me with my one million questions!

Valdora from Fulmer: Thank you so much for covering my class so I could go help a friend in the morning. You are so much fun to work with and I love collaborating with you!

Melinda O'Dell from Karen Clark: Thank you for alway being the laminator and Xerox Queen! You are so appreciated more than you know!

Christa from Donielle: I'm so glad you're back at Kimberlin. You were amazing nine years ago .. and still are!

Charlotte from Becky McKee: Thank you for helping me during these past two weeks. You are a great resource to our faculty, and a great friend.

Max from Becky McKee: Thank you for taking over my morning bus duty during my absences this past week. I really appreciate your kindness and willingness to help!

KAE Staff from Becky McKee: Thanks to all for your thoughts and prayers during my mom's illness and passing. You are a great group of people to work with. Coming home to find the beautiful flowers and card was a comforting end to a not-so-great day. You're the best!

Nicole Green and Mardi Johnson from Stacy: Thanks for your fun Q & A for the kids during bus duty! They love it!

Mrs Johnson from Amaka Orisakwe: Mrs. Johnson is always ready to help ALE students having a tough time in the cafeteria by comforting them. She understands that it takes a village to raise a child. We are thankful for her help.

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SEPTEMBER

2 Labor Day (NO SCOOL)

20 STEM Night (PTA Math/Science Night)

OCTOBER

3 5th Grade Camp Mtg - 5:30pm

11 Donuts with Dudes

14-18 Fall Break

25 Picture Day