Feb 20

 Celebrations

PTSA and PTA showering teachers with Valentine’s Treats 

6th Grade Science finishing Presentation on Weather 

Alyssa Hosack was celebrated because she was the only student that went through the 2nd Quarter with All A’s, Perfect Attendance and No Discipline. 

5th and Kindergarten collaborating during buddy time.

Instructional

PLT Team Meetings:

We are moving from Question 1 to Question 2 of the PLC Questions.

What do we want our kids to learn? (Essential Standards, Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum)


How do we know they learned it? ( Data, Common Formative Assessments, Formatives, Summative)
What do we do when they don’t? (Interventions-Tier 2 and Tier 3)
What do we do when they do? (Extensions and Enrichments)

Objectives should be posted somewhere permanently in the room and those objectives should be referred to often to maximize student learning.


Staff Meeting Slides - Oct. HERE
Nov. PBIS SLIDES

Jan. MOY Galileo

Staff Meeting will be Tuesday Feb 21st 7:50-8:50 am in the library 

Team meeting with Rachel Bodoin

We pick back up with meetings with Rachel this week. 

6th Grade- Mr. Ash's room 

7th Grade- Mr. Tilman's room 

8th Grade- Mr. Gegg's room 

Learning Walks

• LEARNING WALK FEEDBACK FORM 

Galileo Results Resources
Intervention Groups HERE  Middle School 

Galileo Alignment by Test HERE (Both Middle and Elementary) 

Operational

Talent Ed (EOY) Growth Plan

All certified staff must complete your end of the year growth plan in Talent Ed by Feb 26th. Linked HERE you will find instructions.

The Professional Learning Advisory has 4 open positions for the 2023-24 school year. If you are interested in serving a three-year term on the advisory, please use this form to indicate interest no later than Friday, March 3. Your name will then be included in the election on the annual Professional Learning Needs Assessment that is administered in March. Should you have questions about the work of the Professional Learning Advisory, reach out to Martha Doennig or Angela Boyer in the Department of Professional Learning.

Bus Evacutation

On Feb 23 all students must be shown the Bus Evacuation video. Middle Teachers will show video during your 5 Star class and Elementary teachers please make time to show video preferable at the end of the day. Please click HERE. for the video is 10 minutes long. Watching this video is a DESE requirement for students.

District Coaching Update

Instructional coaching for teachers and leaders has been a part of the instructional framework in SPS for some time.  In the current model, we recognize the level of support provided may be inequitable in some sites and divisions within the system.  In order to better align academic work in SPS and establish consistent support for teachers and leaders, we will be modifying coaching supports for the 2023-2024 school year.  This endeavor is a collaboration between the Curriculum, Learning Development and Federal Programs teams and will result in dedicated coaching support at each site from a district instructional coach.  Additional information regarding the district coach who will be supporting your site, as well as specifics of the role will be forthcoming.

Nominations for the FSPS Linda Luke Librarian of the Year are now open! 

• The nomination deadline is March 1.  To learn more or nominate your school librarian visit:  https://www.supportsps.org/linda-luke-librarian-year-award/

• All nominees must be school-level librarians.  Previous recipients are eligible to receive the award again.  Teachers, principals, peers, parents, students, PTA members, business partners, and community members may submit nominations. 

Football Co-Op for 23/24

Next school year, Hickory Hills and Pershing will combine football teams.  Not only will this allow the programs to thrive in the Glendale feeder pattern but it will allow us to continue with 7th and 8th grade teams.  Coaches from both schools will remain in place and schedules are set to come out before Spring Break.  New uniforms will be in order as the Falcons Jr. High team debuts in August!  A parent meeting will be held on February 23rd at 5:15 pm in our Cafeteria.

 Events 

    

        Feb 9 - Proposition S staff meeting 8-8:30 am

        Feb 15- Proposition S PTSA & PTA meeting @ 4:30

        Feb 20- President's Day (No School)

        Feb 21- Staff Meeting @ 7:50-8:50

        Feb 23- Football Parent Meeting @ 5:15

        Feb 24- 7th and 8th grade Dance

        

Staff Birthdays  

      

    2/1 Dale Anne Draper

    2/5 Robert Kaiser

    2/10 Vicki Steineke

    2/19 Madison Morgan

    2/21 Robert Muench

        
        3/5 Michael Eyerman

        3/6 Elaine Farrar

        3/9 Angie Cox

        3/17 Megan Lannholm

        3/23 Allison Holiman

        3/28 Lauren Parrish