Staff Update

August 17, 2025, Vol. 1, Issue 3

Thank you for an amazing first week on the ranch! Your positive energy, welcoming classrooms, and willingness to jump into the "messy" has been amazing to see. Wishing you all a weekend of rest because there is nothing like educator tired after the first week of school.

In case you are interested in seeing pictures from the week or reviewing the community newsletter, here is News From the Ranch, Vol 1, Issue 3 (8/17/25).

Weekly Schedule Aug 11-22

August 18:

• PBIS Rotations #2 (1st-5th), 8:30-9:45
• Rotations Schedule / Teaching Points (copy in your box as well)
• PTA is working on getting volunteers to support

Friday, August 22: Fire Drill @ 8:30 AM

Wednesday, August 27: 100 Mile Club Assemblies

Friday, August 29: MINIMUM DAY

Kindergarten Dismissal: 12:55 PM

1st-2nd Dismissal: 1:24 PM

3rd-5th Dismissal: 1:34 PM

September 1st: Labor Day Holiday - NO SCHOOL

September 10th: School Picture Day

For our first Fit PE Tuesday (8/19), PLCs will be provided the gift of time to support unpacking and planning for our new ELA Benchmark curriculum. As we discussed at our first meeting, we have two big waves of focus and we will spend the year working to find balance as we lean into both. From listening to teachers, it sounds like we could all use some extra time exploring and planning for ELA. Please use this first FIT PE Tuesday (8/19) to work as a PLC on ELA curriculum planning. The TRE Lab is yours to use during PLC time. Kathleen and I will pop in to see if we can support in any way. FIT PE/PLC Schedule

We will start our math focused PLCs with OCDE support on Tuesday, Aug 26th.

In the continued theme of listening and being responsive to our needs as a staff, I have made the decision to flip flop our two upcoming sub-release days. We will now focus on Benchmark ELA/ELD on 9/4 and shift the January dates to be Math focused. Since we focused so much on math this past year and have our weekly Math PLCs, I think we would all benefit from using this first release day to better understand and plan for ELA. I have updated the spreadsheet to provide clarity in booking your subs. There were a few adjustments made, so please review.

Math/ELA Sub Release Days Spreadsheet

As a reminder, the person highlighted in yellow books a full day sub and lists the sub job # on the spreadsheet so that the sub partner (not highlighted) can include the sub job number on their conference request form.

If you already turned in your conference request form, Sumitra will update reason and budget information. If you haven't done your conference form yet, please make sure to reflect the following...

• 9/4 - ELA Benchmark Unit Unpacking and Planning (site paid)
• 1/15 or 1/22 - Math Unit Unpacking and Planning (Math Block Grant - district paid)

If you have questions, don't hesitate to reach out.

The Duty Schedule has been updated with our change in 3rd grade bell schedule. This resulted in shifting many duty assignments to ensure coverage. As you review, if you need to swap with someone, please let me know ASAP so I can update the schedule. Maura and I will support in the morning and afternoon whenever our schedule allows to provide additional supervision and support. Thank you for your support and flexibility. Click HERE to access the Google Doc schedule. You will get a copy in your box this week.

If you need to make any adjustments to your adjunct duty selection the link is below. We are still in need of the following roles. Please consider supporting our students and TRE community in these incredibly important roles. Both roles are stipend positions. We can get you training and support if that's what is holding you back. Without a coach, we will be unable to offer these opportunities to our TRE students.

• Robotics Coach (stipend)
• Volleyball Coach (stipend)

I also need 1 more SSC rep if you are interested. Please review the adjunct duties - click HERE.

3rd-5th grade teachers, please input your Equipment Room Managers on THIS document.

When you get a chance, please thank our new PTA board for sponsoring our staff shirts this year. What a gift to be able to provide a shirt to ALL staff as we are one TRE Ohana!

PTA's goal is to have 100% teacher participation for PTA membership ($15) in order to support all they do for our classes and TRE students. If you register for PTA membership by 8/31, you will get a Chick Fil A meal card. Click HERE to register.

As a reminder, teachers will get $50 to spend on their classrooms from PTA this year. They are asking that teachers spend this money early (Deadline: September 30th). Please note this is a shift from $100 to $50 due to a reduced PTA budget.

Below is the flier that you will place on each student desk at Back to School Night to help engage all of our families in joining PTA at some level. The class that gets the most members (by %) by August 31st, will earn a popsicle party. I also included the promotional information being shared by PTA on their website and Instagram. Help PTA by sharing with families at BTSN how much PTA does to support our student programs at TRE. If PTA goes above their fundraising goal of $40,000, more funds will come back into your classrooms and programs. Thank you ahead of time for your support!

Come support the TRE PTA at our first Restaurant Fundraiser on Saturday, August 30 at The Stand. 20% of your food and beverage purchase will go back to the TRE PTA. Make sure to bring the flyer or have a picture of it with you. If you plan to attend, please let your students know when you plan to be there. Your presence greatly helps encourage participation from families.

New this year - Attend a TRE Restaurant Fundraiser, take a selfie with our without students and tag TRE PTA on social media (or text it to Jen who will share it with PTA) and be entered into a raffle for a gift card from that restaurant following the fundraiser.

• Review & calendar Year-at-a-Glance (a copy will be in your box this week)

• Review your PBIS binder and/or the resources on the TRE Staff Google Site

• Review PE/PLC Schedule and Math Amplify Pacing Guide

• Review and update our TRE Instructional Schedule

• Book subs & complete Conference Request - Math/ELA Sub Release Days (9/4 & 1/15 or 1/22)

• Review the Emerging Technologies Guidelines (AI Guidance)

• Discuss Field Trip plan as a PLC - Leads be ready to discuss at Leadership (8/28/25)

• Review all the resources available on our new TRE Google Site

• Let Michelle know if anything needs to be shared, revised, added, etc.
• Review Friday Flag Schedule (1/month with 2 in Aug & May)

• Review & calendar Year-at-a-Glance dates (a copy will be in your box this week)

• Review our PBIS systems, rules, and resources on the TRE Staff Google Site

• Review TRE Instructional Schedule if you need this info for working with students

• Review all the resources available on our new TRE Google Site

• Let Michelle know if anything needs to be shared, revised, added, etc.
• Review Friday Flag Schedule (1/month with 2 in Aug & May)

Click the image to access.

Meeting Dates for 2025-2026:

• Meeting #1: Monday, Sept 29, 3:00-4:00 PM
• Meeting #2: Monday, Nov 17, 3:00-4:00 PM
• Meeting #3: Monday, February 2, 3:00-4:00 PM
• Meeting #4: Monday, April 20, 3:00-4:00 PM

TEACHERS - We are looking for one more teacher interested in joining School Site Council as their adjunct duty. Click HERE to nominate yourself. Nominations due by Friday, Aug 22.

CLASSIFIED & NON-TEACHING CERTIFICATED - We are looking for individuals interested in being a member of our School Site Council. This is a 2-year term. If interested, please include your name HERE. Nominations due by Friday, Aug 22.

Reminders:

• All doors remain locked - use lock block to keep doors open

• Need a lockblock? Email Fernando

• Staff wear lanyards with keys at all times

• If someone is on campus you do not know without a visitor badge, ask who they are or walk to the office.

• Staff wear orange safety vests when out at duty and during a drill/emergency

• Emergency Disaster Plan 25-26 (Final will be in staff box - put in red emergency backpack)

• Safety Drills schedule

• Emergency Procedures (visual reminder card)

Looking for a schedule, a map, a document? All things TRE can now be found on our TRE Staff Google Site. Click HERE to access and bookmark for quick access.

Please complete TRE - THINGS I LOVE if you haven't already.

Here is a draft. We are still waiting on a few confirmed details. You will get a hard copy on card stock in your mailbox when it's finalized.