1. Many of us discussed the possibility of doing a parade through our community last Friday after the parade we did for Mrs. Mitchell. Where we see the benefits a parade could bring to our students and to us, there are dangers that come from these parades as well. One danger explained is the parade brings out families and neighbors and they tend to crowd together to watch the parade and linger after the parade has passed through. In addition, some students want to run up to hug teachers they miss. For these reasons our Central Services has asked us not to do conduct parades. It was a good idea, but we can understand Central Services concerns as well.
**Video Conferencing Best Practices - Please see the information from Howard Bissell.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ec9Ug9imijBrcBFGbS1qTe2K40P7V1xd/view?usp=sharing
2. Support Staff Evaluation:
Support Staff - Update to follow now that we will not be returning to school.
(including custodians, housekeepers, food service operators, instructional assistants,
secretaries, bookkeepers, etc.
It is time to begin thinking about how we will evaluate our support staff. Today, an email informed principals that we will NOT do these evaluations virtually. Human Resources has decided that is not the most effective way to convey the performance of our support staff. Moving forward: please begin to take notes on the form I will email to you. Keep those forms and IF we return to school, you will review the evaluation with your support staff person and sign-off together. IF YOU HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE OF YOUR SUPPORT STAFF PERSON AND AN IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS WARRANTED, PLEASE CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY.
ALL SUPPORT STAFF: PLEASE USE THIS FORM TO DO A SELF EVALUATION. SELF REFLECTION IS A GREAT TOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH. YOU MAY DISCUSS YOUR EVALUATION WITH THE EVALUATION OF YOUR EVALUATOR TO DISCUSS STRENGTHS AND AREAS OF GROWTH!
Here is the link for an explanation of the directions.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WoKHUI-lad0cP19jwqIgK4WR2Vb14opiyfI0uZa_hc8/edit?usp=sharing
Here is the link to the evaluation document:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B4k80WM-5Xe4Kv3GRFDIlrQOCkUd1SFpE4PxStodgRM/edit?usp=sharing
3. Certified Staff - Please read email from Kate Barrett with instructions on signing your contract. . The return date is May 11. As a reminder, local districts have decided not to allow teachers to switch districts after MAY 11, 2020.
4. Please be mindful of the number of emails you are sending to parents daily. Some of our parents are feeling a bit overwhelmed with the number of emails they are receiving.
5. Cafeteria Balances - As we are closing out this school year, faculty and staff will need to pay cafeteria balances by Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 1:00. As a reminder, Kelly is only in the building until 1:00 Monday - Wednesday.
6. Signed Grade Verification Forms - If you have not submitted your signed grade sheet for Q3 to Shelley, please do so by Wednesday, May 6, 2020. We will place a box on the counter in the office for you to place your sheets in for Shelley to pick up.
