Feb 26

 Celebrations

The countdown until Spring Break is here. We have 9 days left with students and as we look forward to our time off we must remember to continue to hold up the Pershing standard. Keep pushing our students to learn at high levels as well as making our building expectations a priority. Remind students of your classroom social contracts and building expectations. This is a time that we absolutely sweat the little things, because if we do not then the small things will become big things.

Kindergarten receiving a clue from Mrs. Patton during their scavenger hunt. 

Students stopping me because I had to listen to the song they were practicing for Mrs. Grant.

STUCCO and Mrs. Polhman put on a great Valentine’s Dance. Both students and Adults had fun.

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

Feb  Intervention 

Team meeting with Rachel Bodoin

We will have Team meetings this week. You will need a device as we will work to create CFA's and Formatives using Galileo  

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

Principal for a Day:

This will occur on March 29th, please see details below.

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.

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. 

 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

        

        March 7- Proposition S Community Presentation

        March 10- Teacher Work Day (No Students)

                           End of 3rd Quarter

        March 13-17th Spring Break

        March 21- Kindergarten Roundup

        March 28- Staff Meeting (7:50-8:50)

        March 29- Chamber of Commerce Visit

        

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