Early Release

Early Release is Thursday from 1:45-3:45 PM for all staff members (teachers, paras, etc.) in the gym.

Agenda

   1.   Goal Overview and Check-In (Jorvonna)

a.   bubble students

b.  advanced learners

c.   teacher small group

  2.   Workshop Best Practice Share Out (learn from your colleagues)

a.   utilizing data to drive workshop instruction

b.  providing quality independent work

c.   solid routines and procedures

d.  rotation schedule that students can follow independently

e.   meeting the needs of advanced students 

f.     focused teacher-led small group

Interim Assessments

We will be administering interim assessments soon. Your dean will be working with grade level teams to finalize administration dates within the testing window.

November 4-8

3-5 Math Interim 1

November 11-15

6-8 Math Interim 1

November 11-15

3-8 ELA Interim 1

November 11-15

3-8 Science & Social Studies 

All interim assessments need to be scanned in by November 20. All interim must be submitted in gradebook. Please make sure that you are creating a testing environment for students to put forth their best effort. Our school goal focuses on increasing our proficiency on interims.

School Goal:

To increase the number of students proficient on Interims 1 and 2 by 5% from the 2018-19 school year in both ELA (55% and 57%) and math (48% and 51%) through personalized instruction (workshop).

I look forward to at least 5% or more of our students becoming proficient than last year.

Attendance & Behavior Data

During the Principal’s Coffee I shared some important data with our families. This year, we have seen a decrease in level 5 behaviors and absences from last year (Year-to-Date).  The graph below shows all the great work that you have done!

Attendance

Level 5 Behaviors

ELL Teacher

We have a new position available at Keystone. Due to the increase of English Language Learner (ELL) students this school year, we are looking to hire an ELL teacher. This position is for a certified teacher who would work 30 hours a week. If you know someone, please have them apply online.

A HUGE shout out to Stacey and Melissa for all the work that they have done to provide quality instruction for our EL students.

Shout Outs

Keystone Staff that had 15-minute O3s this week. Thank you for providing valuable feedback. I love hearing your glows and grows. I look forward to meeting everyone else next week.

Keystone Staff for being proactive and putting students through IAT. Thank you for realizing the importance of providing support as soon as possible.  

Stacey and Robyn for ensuring consistency with the 3^rd Grade Reading Law.

Kim J. for always making sure that our playground is safe and up to code.

Ms. Deb for going above and beyond for all things Keystone! I appreciate your tenacity.

Robyn for sending out great communication regarding the Math Numeracy assessment.

Theresa for seeing a need, filling a need. I appreciate you washing dishes that weren’t yours in the staff room.

Nicolle for organizing the staff vs student volleyball game.

Anne, Mechelle, Ashley G., Tricia, and Kayla for organizing our anti-bullying activities.

Mechelle for getting all the materials for the random acts of kindness.

Tracy for assisting with the staff vs student volleyball game flyer.

Tracy, Sloane, Anne, Lindsay, and Andria for answering the call and being willing to share best practices with your colleagues.

Jamie and Robyn for just being awesome. I love being on the same team as you. I know that I can call on you in a minute’s notice and you will be there. Although, you have taken on extra responsibilities in the absence of dean, you still are always positive and have a smile on your face. You are awesome!

Ashley H. for getting the staff binder together so quickly!

Mr. Gary for watering the plants outside. Thank you for keeping our school looking great!

Andria for having an amazing achievement board with a standard, I Can, and teacher feedback! WOW!!

This Week

Monday, October 28:

   ·    Pajama Day

Wednesday, October 29:

   ·    Admin Team Wearing Costumes to School-Fun Run Reward

Thursday, October 31:

   ·    Early Release-Students Dismissed at 1:15 PM

   ·    Teacher PD 1:45-3:45 PM in the gym

Friday, November 1:

   ·    No School

   ·    NHA Regional PD

Admin Observations

The admin team will be observing the Teaching competency from the Classroom Framework starting October 28.

Teaching Competency by embryjd on Scribd

During the week of October 28, we will be focusing on read aloud and social studies instruction.  We will be using the documents below during our group observations. Please review and don’t hesitate to reach out to anyone on the admin team if you have questions about the expectations.

K-5 Read Aloud Evidence Gathering Tool by embryjd on Scribd

Science & Social Studies Observation Tool by embryjd on Scribd

PLC Meeting

Since we have our Early Release day on Thursday, October 30, we are canceling Tuesday’s Vertical PLC. Enjoy your evening!

  ·  Don’t forget to sign up for our CROCK-tober Potluck! 

Level 2 Behavior Expectations

Thank you to everyone for entering all level 2 behaviors. Those behavior reports provide valuable information when determining the best way to support our students. Please make sure you are informing parents and giving consequences to students who receive a level 2 behavior report.

Informing Parents: please make sure that you check the “Include in Daily Behavior Report – Print” box (see highlighted image below). This will automatically email the student’s parent the behavior report at 5 PM.

Recently, we met with a parent regarding her child’s behavior. When we informed her that her child will need to go on a Behavior Support Plan (BSP) because he had 22 Level 2 behavior reports, she stated that she was only informed/emailed 8 reports.

Consequences: if you are having difficulties trying to find an appropriate consequence, you can use the examples below or speak to a member of the admin team for suggestions.

1. Apology letter with parent signature

2. Restitution for damage or stolen items

3. Formal or informal Student-Teacher conference (identify the misbehavior, reteach the appropriate behavior, provide adjusting feedback, allow for practice and/or provide an opportunity for the student to demonstrate the appropriate behavior)

4. Structured/Supervised Time out (e.g., desk in corner, carpet at back of room

5. Think It Over sheet

6. Temporary removal from class to buddy room

7. Behavior Mini Course packets located on the “Behavior Site” app

Reminders

  

    ·     Please make sure that you complete the Fall Staff Engagement survey by this Friday. We appreciate the feedback and are committed to making our school a great place to work. We hope you are highly satisfied! 

    ·     Please make sure you know where you are going and what you should bring on November 1 for regionals. An email was sent on October 17 from Darci Samuels with specific information.

Shout Outs

Jen D., Ellen, Andria, Kari, Stacey, Tricia, Mechelle, Samantha, Julie, Monique, Cindy Conti, Julianne, Christina, Anne, Steve, Sarah D., Teri, Tracy, Jamie, Robyn, Melissa, LaQuanda and Jen H. for spending your evening playing educational games with our families.

Stacey for doing the necessary work to get us proper staff.  

Robyn and Jamie for differentiated coaching to your team. 

Andria for finding, buying, and making an icebreaker game.

Ashley for going above and beyond to support the admin team and students.  

Emma for creating an art club for students.

Sarah D. for making safety at our school a priority.

Lindsay, Ashley G. and Sarah D. for planning fun social committee events.

Sarah Z. for ensuring that we are in compliance and doing “extra” work.

Jena for organizing the book fair.

Attendance

Congratulations to Miss Maynard and Mrs. Dalton’s homerooms for having four days of perfect daily attendance and spelling the word “here.” Please continue to keep me informed when your homeroom spells a word.

This Week

Wednesday, October 23:

   ·    Unity Day (Anti-bullying)-Students may wear an orange top and jeans for FREE

Thursday, October 24:

   ·    Crazy Hair Day

Friday, October 25:

   ·    6-8 AND Specials SOM Assembly (Please Notify Families)

   ·    Spirit Day-$1.00 Jeans & 50 cent Popcorn

   ·    Kim’s Birthday

Happy Birthday

Kim: October 25

Fall Staff Engagement Survey

Our fall staff engagement survey will be coming out on Monday. Please remember that the multiple-choice questions are about Keystone; even if it says NHA. We will be discussing the survey further during our staff meeting on Tuesday. We appreciate the feedback and are committed to making our school a great place to work. We hope you are highly satisfied! :)  

A-CAP

We will be running our first truancy attendance report on October 29 for those students who have missed 10% (4 days) of the school year so far. Per our attendance policy, Attendance Correction Action Plan (A-CAP) meetings will be scheduled. It’s critical that you have been contacting families that had two and four absences. If you haven’t, it could hinder us from putting those students on an A-CAP.

A-CAP meetings are our reactive response to attendance issues. We have been striving to be proactive with attendance (perfect attendance assembly/reward, classroom rewards, and teacher contact). All of these are proactive approaches to reduce/avoid A-CAPs.

Something to think about. How would your students respond to this question “When I’m absent someone in the school misses me?” Studies have shown that when students have school connectedness, absences decrease tremendously. How can you make sure that your students know that you miss them when they are absent?  We appreciate all your proactive efforts.

Staff Meetings

As I mentioned at our April 9, 2019 staff meeting and during August PD, all Tuesdays are reserved for school meetings.

We try to consider “work-life balance” and only have after school meetings twice a month, but the other Tuesdays should be available for rescheduled and/or additional meetings.

October 15 Staff Meeting Agenda

        1.    Icebreaker

2. Good News

3. 15 Minute O3s with Jorvonna

4. M-STEP Comparison Data

5. Fall Staff Engagement Survey

6. Achievement Boards

7. Leadership Opportunities Committees

8. Announcements

9. Launch

*3:45-3:59     Optional food and socializing

*Meeting begins promptly at 4:00

Shout Outs

Keystone Staff for being flexible and understanding with the date change of our staff meeting.  

Sarah Z. for leading our SpEd meetings in my absence.

Anne for responding to my blog post and sharing parent involvement strategies.   

Jill for being Dean for the Day and assisting with admin duties.  

Ashley for attending parent meetings and providing valuable input.

Diane for collecting the money for our Breast Cancer Awareness.  

Brian, Emma, Sarah D., and Kelly for helping with Fun Run.

Brian, Emma, Sarah D., Kelly, and Julie for entering behaviors in a timely manner so we can support our students.

Ashley, Jen D., and Jeanne for working together to support a student.

Stacey for creating a “watch list” that provided valuable information to our team.

Sarah Z. for ensuring that students don’t fall through the cracks.

Jen H. and Stacey for gathering additional information to help me make a difficult decision.

Attendance Rewards

Congratulations to Miss Chuang and Ms. Jordan’s homerooms for having four days of perfect daily attendance and spelling the word “here.” Please continue to keep me informed when your homeroom spells a word.

This Week

Monday, October 14:

   ·    Julie’s Birthday

   ·    Book Fair

   ·    Jorvonna Out of the Building-Personal

Tuesday, October 15:

   ·    Mechelle’s Birthday

   ·    Staff Meeting 4-5 PM in Julianne’s Room

   ·    Staff Meeting Snacks-SpEd

   ·    Jorvonna Out of the Building-Personal

   ·    Book Fair

Wednesday, October 16:

   ·    Book Fair

Thursday, October 17:

   ·    Book Fair

   ·    Family Game Night 6-7:30 PM (Dinner Provided to Staff Attending)

Friday, October 18:

   ·    3-5 SOM Assembly (Please Notify Families)

   ·    Payday Breakfast-Y5s/Kinder