December 2014
Calendar:
* Tuesday @ 8:00 - 9:00AM - OPTIONAL Staff Mtg - CITE 1-5
@ 10AM - 11:30 Director Visit - Danelle will be visiting classrooms
* Wednesday @ 8:00 - 9:00AM - OPTIONAL Staff Mtg - CITE 1-5
@ 9:00 AM - Report Cards Due
Staff Development - Holiday Cheer
* Thursday - Classroom Holiday Parties & 4:30 GRE Staff Holiday Party
Reminders
• Staff development will be optional this week. If you need a little holiday cheer, please stop by the conference room during your normal staff development time. Classified staff, please stop by when it works for your schedule!
• Please remember to follow our norm of being outside for morning supervision by 8:55.
• Please remember to tell the office when your class holiday party is on Thursday. Please try to keep the majority of the day as normal as possible.
• 3rd – 5th grade teachers, please remember to track accommodations for your students. If you have any questions, please ask Libby.
• If you need a poster made, please put in a work request to Christy Schwalick. She will be happy to make one for you.
Holiday Party
When: Thursday, December 18
After school – 4:30 - ?
Where: Elizabeth Meuli’s house
15783 E. Meadow Vista Circle
Happy Birthday
Lara
Castro – December 17th
Amy
Fugier – December 17th
Charlene
Gilbert – December 21st
Go For the Gold
• Congratulations Bev Holtzer and Mel Berry
for being our Apple Award winners!
• Thank you Megan Fleet for all of your work
around Hour of Code! Our students loved it!
• Thank you Anita Rudman for organizing
Kindergarten Roundup. You rock!
• Congratulations to Becky Woolum’s son for graduating
from college!
• Thank you Karen Petty for an amazing choir
performance!
• Thank you Kristi Barta for covering another
unfilled sub job!
Golden Nuggets
Lounge Duty: Simpson/Braden Friday Treats: No treats
Morning Announcements: Dalcerri
Morning Supervision: M.Lewis, Pearne, Castro,
Evans, Gray, Lautenbach
EPRs for READ Act Students- Guidelines:
A student who has a READ Plan is given an asterisk on his/her EPR. Teachers have the flexibility as to which reading standards have an asterisk based on the individualized needs of the learner. It could be on all of the reading standards or only on some of the standards. The number 1-4 indicates where the learner is at when comparing his/her performance in a body of evidence to the grade level Colorado Academic Standards on the EPR. Click here for more information and examples.
Process for Completing Your Mid Year Evaluation in InspirED
Certified Mid Year Evaluations
A student who has a READ Plan is given an asterisk on his/her EPR. Teachers have the flexibility as to which reading standards have an asterisk based on the individualized needs of the learner. It could be on all of the reading standards or only on some of the standards. The number 1-4 indicates where the learner is at when comparing his/her performance in a body of evidence to the grade level Colorado Academic Standards on the EPR. Click here for more information and examples.
Process for Completing Your Mid Year Evaluation in InspirED
1) Go to InspirED
District webpage. A-Z
I for InspirED Innovation
2) Log in Using Your Regular Username & Password
District webpage. A-Z
I for InspirED Innovation
2) Log in Using Your Regular Username & Password
3) See the Green "To Do" Tab in the Middle of the Page – MOY Self Evaluation
4) Click on the blue link – MOY Self Evaluation
* Notes are not required.
* Provide evidence for standards that you are marking Highly Effective.
Certified Mid Year Evaluations
* Please sign up for your mid year evaluation meeting prior to winter break.
* All mid year evaluation meetings must be completed by January 31st.
* You need to complete your mid year self evaluation in InspirED prior to your meeting.
* You can bring any additional evidence to your meeting (paper form is fine).
* Two OPTIONAL staff meetings will be held on December 16 & 17 at 8 AM to address any of the following topics:
- Logistics of completing your mid year in InspirED (written directions will be given to you
during staff development this week).
- Discuss the different elements of CITE standards 1-5.
- Learn how backward plans and pre-observation documents were scored
- Review individual teacher's evidence.
Custodial Request Form
* Click here for the new request form.
* All work orders must be entered in this form to be completed.
Parent Language for Report Card Change - No Technology Grades
You will notice this year that students did not receive a grade for technology. While all students continue to have technology five days a week, we altered the curriculum two days a week to allow students additional time to practice fundamental skills. This change allows students to develop a strong foundation in technology basics. In addition, the technology teacher is working collaboratively with classroom teachers to plan technology activities that can be implemented in the classroom.
* Click here for the new request form.
* All work orders must be entered in this form to be completed.
Parent Language for Report Card Change - No Technology Grades
You will notice this year that students did not receive a grade for technology. While all students continue to have technology five days a week, we altered the curriculum two days a week to allow students additional time to practice fundamental skills. This change allows students to develop a strong foundation in technology basics. In addition, the technology teacher is working collaboratively with classroom teachers to plan technology activities that can be implemented in the classroom.
