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1. Please ensure your classroom is clearly marked to receive student supplies and materials.

2. Make sure that families have their Dismissal number and they record how their child will get home every day.

3. The gate will not be used for entry for Meet the Teacher. All families will come through building via the the front entrance.

4. Wear your team shirts or a Mills shirt. Save the new Mills light blue t-shirt for the first day of school.

5. Please remind families that PTA will be in the main hallway! Teacher meal request forms will be displayed, so we want all families to pass through.

6. School t-shirts will also be for sale for students and adults.

7. Smile, have fun, and create joyful interactions with students and families!

1. Please wear new school t-shirts (all staff). This is the light blue shirt you were given during PD week.

2. Be at your door to warmly greet students right at 7:30am as students will be released to classrooms. Sped staff and TAs will have stations to supervise and warmly greet students. K teachers will pick up students from the gym.

3. Make sure you carefully review the First Day Procedures Document. If you are new to Mills, check in with your team leader, administrator, or mentor lead contact Sarah Austin or help! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fnhwjghZtqLSPnnmNuO9-tVGwHCCrJ5-/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104188077472205154841&rtpof=true&sd=true

4. Make sure you are receiving Teams notifications on your cell phone (if you have turned it off, please enable notifications during the school day). If we need to reach you, we'll message via Teams.

5. The morning announcements will begin right at 7:40am (in the office).

6. Dismissal Numbers- Kristi Thomason sent all teachers an email regarding dismissal numbers. Please make sure students have and use dismissal numbers. Here is the Google Doc to pull up at 2:50pm: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mJisBeN7k6Z1h59AAQiETe70_qRpP1yHxeCZK_otprc/edit?usp=sharing

7. Make sure your classroom door is closed (and locked) when the day starts and stays that way throughout the day when students are in the room for safety.

Review and run through the school schedule for your class. Be mindful of transition times- please do not arrive and/or pick up to lunch/essential areas/Spanish too early or too late.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19HLM7bQXtcPaDPT1lTIt67BDHIfOH3STt912707eCVo/edit?gid=1282053195#gid=1282053195

Special Education

Information in the Sped IEP folders are FERPA protected. Please ensure that you do not discuss any child's IEP with others who do not need to know or do not serve the child, in and out of school. Doing so is a violation of FERPA laws.

Carefully review the IEPs of the students you serve housed in your classroom's Google folder. IEPs are also available in Easy IEP. You are legally required to follow each student's IEPs. Contact the student's case manager if you have lingering questions that were not answered during Friday's sped-gen ed IEP meeting for beginning of year student supports.

504 Plans

You have received a printed copy of every child's 504 plan in your classroom. These are also available electronically in Easy IEP. If you have questions regarding a student's 504 plan, please contact Courtney and Anna.

Gifted & Talented (GT) & Talent Explore (TE)

You have been notified of students who are GT/TE in your classroom. If you have questions regarding a student's GT/TE designation, please contact Courtney.

Emergent Bilingual (EB) Students Receiving ESL services

Students who should be receiving ESL instruction are noted in eCST. Details can be found in the Ellevation tab of the portal. Anna will be sending information regarding ESL services throughout the year.

We are so excited to be rolling out Positive Behavior Badges for Classrooms beginning August 26!!

This will support our school goal of aligned behavior expectations and acknowledging the great behaviors classes are modeling around campus. Please make sure you review the slides as a team and students are aware of how to earn Positive Behavior Badges. These discussions need to start Day 2 of school.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ekH3CDTID40JM-SgHbUt-6UBLrQB6fvZvcnEPoK-KXM/edit?usp=sharing

Staff Parking- In order to welcome visitors on campus, the district has asked for schools to free up parking spots. Teacher and staff located in the downstairs 1st grade/PK hallway have the option of front parking. All others should be parking in the back staff parking lot. The front dirt lot by the gate is reserved for the 2nd grade portable staff.

Personal Cell Phones- Avoid giving out your cell phone number to parents/caregivers. Staff should not be texting parents/caregivers about school matters. If a parent reaches out to you digging for information about colleagues, you are welcome to reply with, "I prefer/ am not allowed to discuss work matters." Other students should never be discussed, as this violates student confidentiality.

Please scroll down to the bottom of the August PD at a Glance Document for links on ALL of the presentations and documents shared during these 8 days of learning. The goal is for you to reference these slides and documents throughout the school year. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w10S-17T9VRFxWRG_rBPrlPYjJdOr55bg--0TjPG7dc/edit?usp=sharing

Also, don't forget about the Mills Mountain Top Hub! Sara works with admin team to update important information in one handy 'hub'. Site page: bit.ly/millsmountaintop

Password: ILoveMills

https://www.austinisd.org/sites/default/files/dept/ctfc/docs/Calendar_2024-2025_1.pdf

This link lists dates for district employees: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NVpBMH-dVjWEFXj4m2wOuZx5p4ZcNiRA/view

Our PTA and families love treating you to food and other gifts throughout the school year to show their appreciation.

Please complete the Staff Favorites by your name on the spreadsheet. Do not be shy about listing your specific preferences!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19iOTa999Iu-b35uYiccTmaNq-S5dK7vyxfAdpL8Sze4/edit?usp=sharing

Monday August 19

Meet the Teacher Last Names A-M 8AM-9AM; N-Z 9AM-10AM

Tuesday August 20

First Day of School

Morning Announcements: In the Office at 7:40am

*Come grab a cold drink in the main hallway outside of the library at 3:20pm!

Wednesday August 21

Thursday August 22

Friday August 23

Looking Ahead

Aug 30- 8/30- National College Colors Day- Wear your college colors to school!

Sept 2- No School; Labor Day Holiday

Sept 3- Fall MAP Growth Window Opens for K-5 (Window Closes Sept 20)

Sept 4- Principal Zoom- Questions & Answers/Back to School Updates with Principal Frageman 9:30am & 4:30pm https://austinisd-org.zoom.us/j/86000587537

Sept 5- Back to School Night for Families 5:30pm-6:30pm Kinder-2nd Grade; 6:45pm-7:45pm 3rd-5th Grade

Sept 9- Campus Advisory Council (CAC) September Meeting 3:30pm

Sept 12- Faculty Meeting after school

Sept 12- PTA General Meeting and Principal Coffee; 7:50am Library or Cafe

Sept 18-20- Half Day Planning for Teams to explore MTSS Intervention Resources (Invite Sent)

Oct 3- Staff Development Day/Student Holiday; Team Leader Huddle

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HvDn-ox7bAPzORSSjAx05Ac-Ms1Tky3Cvcqtfv8vuM0/edit?usp=sharing