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• Jan. 8: 6th Gr. Math Fastbridge Testing
  
• Jan. 9: ELA Fastbridge Testing
• Jan. 10: 7th & 8th Gr. Math Fastbridge Testing
• Jan. 10: Solutions Teams Staff Meeting Prep for Quarterly Meeting (library)
• Jan. 11: Listening Session w/ Central Office Administrators (All Staff Welcome in Library)
• Jan. 15-29: Grading Window Opens
• Jan. 17: Staff Meeting (Quarterly Meeting-Solutions Teams Present)
• Jan. 18: End of Quarter 2/Semester 1
• Jan. 19: Records Day - No school for students
• Jan. 22: Staff Development Day (This includes paraprofessionals as well)
• Jan. 26: School Dance 7-9pm
• Feb. 1: Report Cards Mailed Home

Cooperative Culture Instructional Survey: DUE TUESDAY 1/9/24 by 4:00pm

• This data will be used by one of our Solutions Teams on Wed.

Submit Kupper Funds Applications: DUE 1/19/24

• More specific information is included below.

Submit All Needed POs: DUE THURSDAY 2/29/24

• This will ensure everyone gets needed supplies & will allow us to determine funds that are left over for additional school-wide needs.

Each of you were given a pack of 50 tickets this week to recognize students when they are meeting behavior expectations. Please work to hand out at least 50 tickets each week; this is a great way to boost the behaviors we want to see. Please remember to initial or put your name somewhere on the ticket, so we know the students received them from an adult. When giving a ticket, let the student(s) know what they did specifically to earn the ticket. We've already sent in for more tickets and they should be here on Monday. We will store extra tickets in the cabinet in the mailroom.

We are excited to again offer the staff opportunities to apply to fund projects through Kupper Ratsch Fund Trust projects!

The Kupper Ratsch trust fund, established in 1992, provides opportunities to fund special, long-lasting projects to benefit the students of the Manitowoc Public School District. As a former administrator at Washington Junior High School, Robert H. Kupper designated an increased portion of the funds for Washington Middle School on an annual basis. Martella M. Ratsch, sister of Mr. Kupper, also left a substantial gift for the school district. Over time the trusts were combined to what is known today as the Kupper Ratsch Trust. Proposals are included in a separate document for approval.

As the district did not offer Kupper Ratsch funds last year, we will be providing two disbursements in 2023-24 ($30,000!). General information regarding process/procedures are located at this link.

Submitting a Proposal? Click here to access the Google Form to submit a proposal. Deadline is Friday, January 19, 2024.

Parents, students, community members and staff! 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗣𝗦𝗗 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲𝘀 for the Eastern Wisconsin Excellence in Education Awards Program! Forms are due Feb. 5. Last year MPSD was proud to have 27 educators nominated, with 6 educators being selected for inaugural awards.

DETAILS: We are excited to announce that 24 school districts are partnering with WFRV Local 5 to recognize 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲𝘀 in a program called the “Eastern Wisconsin Excellence in Education" awards. This program is similar to the “Golden Apple” and “Shining Stars” programs in Green Bay and the Fox Valley.

Deserving school employees can be nominated in the following categories:

• 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 (How has the employee demonstrated innovation in his/her work area?)
• 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (How has the employee gone above and beyond in creating a positive school culture?)
• 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹/𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 (How has the employee impacted the social/emotional well being of students and/or the school environment?)
• 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (How has the employee positively impacted the community?)
• 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (In what ways has the employee built positive relationships with students?)

Nomination form can be found here and need to be submitted by February 5, 2024. Following the submission deadline, a panel of judges will review each nomination to determine finalists. These finalists will then be asked to elaborate on the work outlined in the nomination. The judges will then select the award recipients in each of the five categories.

The awards show ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2024 at the Kiel Area School District Performing Arts Center. The program will be live streamed on the Channel 5, WeAreGreenBay.com website.

The nomination form will also be available on the websites of all 24 school districts, as well as social media outlets and found within local newspapers.

The Winter dance is on Friday, Jan. 26th in the Wilson Gym 7:00-9:00 p.m. We are looking for adult chaperones to help; if you are interested please contact Jessica Primus in the main office (920-663-9583 or primusj@mpsd.school). Tickets are $5.00 and may be purchased during student lunches in the cafeteria Jan. 22-26.

Thank you so much for all of your efforts to engage students during IE time. For those of you who have students silently reading in your classroom, here are some ideas to increase their engagement:

• Read along side your students. Silently reading while your students are, shows that you value the time to read as well.
• Read with students. Some of our reluctant readers may enjoy taking turns reading together.
• Periodically, shake things up and do a read aloud. Believe it or not, students love listening to someone else read. Students could even use your read aloud to complete their Read and Respond sheet. Want book recommendations? Talk to Trish!

Awesome staff!

We are planning a student trip to Washington DC from June 17-21st. We are still looking for 2 more staff chaperones. Let Anna and Trish know if you are interested. What could be better than a free trip to our nation's capital with professional tour guides, front door service to all locations and this year- a Major League Baseball Game!

Hope your grading is all going well. The posting window is open January 15th-29th. If you need any assistance feel free to contact Jess Primus.

Here are some resources to help with grading and setup:

• Campus Instruction - Everything but the Grade Book

• Campus Instruction - The Grade Book

• Video - Grading Part 1
  
• Video - Grading Part 2
• Grading Setup Study Guide
• Grading Setup Instructions

Employees may create a list of Preferred Substitutes. This list consists of subs who you consider reliable, experienced, and preferred, and the substitute placement feature will attempt to contact these substitutes first when you create an absence. Once you have added a number of substitutes to your Preferred Substitutes list, you can select up to five to be your "Favorite Five."

Substitutes that are marked as favorites (and who are considered "qualified and available" at the time the absence is created) will be notified instantly by email when you create an absence that needs a substitute. The system will also call the Favorite Five subs during the next evening's call period, up to 120 nights before the absence.

Skyward - December Highlights - Athletic/Coaching Assignments and Checking All Contact Information

• Stipend/Coaching Assignments

  • Human Resources and the Business Office are in the process of updating winter/fall athletics and stipends in Skyward. Staff will notice these updates over the next few weeks and in advance of any payrolls.

  • A high level overview of when stipends will be paid over the course of the year can be viewed at this link.

Viewing Assignments in Skyward

• Click here for directions on how to view assignments in Skyward.

  • Additional Assignments are still being added for the 2023-24 school year. Thank you for your patience as we work to update all assignments. At this time, only Fall Sports and Skyward SME Assignments are loaded in the system.

  • Please contact hr@mpsd.school with questions related to assignments.

Is Your Information Up-to-Date?

• Click here for directions on how to view and update your personal information in Skyward.

• Click here for information on how to download the Skyward App!

Girls basketball is starting up in January and we need staff help to run the games. This is a great way to show support to your students! Please consider signing up here ... and you get paid! Thank you!

The Manitowoc Police Department has made it a goal to increase the amount of walk throughs they do of all schools within our community. Second and third shifts will be regularly conducting walkthroughs to not only provide additional security checks of the schools, but to also familiarize officers with layouts of all buildings. First shift likely will not be conducting walkthroughs, as school is in session during those hours, but there is a chance of them occurring on the weekends or non-school days. Patrol is aware to not conduct walkthroughs during the regularly scheduled school day when students are present. If you see an officer in the building outside of the school day, this is likely the reason they are in the building.

Our holiday service project of selling hot cocoa was successful! We raised $100 for the warming shelter. Thank you all!!