Month: November 2015

Contents

ELPA Professional Learning for ESL Staff – for All Administrators
Sign Up for Hour of Code Dec 7 – 13 – for All Admins to Share with Teachers
ESL Praxis Practice Classes – for All Administrators
STAR Teacher Nominations ??? Due December 10th – for All Administrators

ELPA Professional Learning for ESL Staff

From Kristen Scott
This is a heads up to all building principals that we will be pulling ESL staff on specific Wednesdays to provide training on the ELPA test (the new KELPA test).
High school ESL staff will be pulled Wednesday, February 24th from 1 to 3.
Middle school ESL staff will be pulled Wednesday, March 2 from 1:30 to 3:30.
EC5 3:30 release buildings ESL staff will be pulled Wednesday, February 24th from 2 to 4. And EC5 4:00 release buildings ESL staff will be pulled on Wednesday, March 2 from 2:30 to 4:30.

This information will come out again in mid-January.

Sign Up for Hour of Code Dec 7 – 13

From Alan King
Principals, please share this with your teachers:

The ability to code is becoming the essential skill of the 21st Century!

We would love for you to get involved in this year’s Hour of Code event!!

The Hour of Code asks students, teachers, parents and community members
to spend one hour coding during the week of December 7-13, 2015!!

Anyone who registers their event will be issued a $10 iTunes, Amazon, or the
Windows store as a thank you!

Please register on the Hour of Code website & email Julie Leach or Audrey Fryar to let us know your class/school is participating!

For more information on how to get involved go to: http://tinyurl.com/kckhourofcode

PDF Flyer

ESL Praxis Practice Classes

From Kristen Scott

Principals,

Please forward this link to your staff.?? We are gathering information on when to specifically have Praxis Practice Classes and need to also know who is interested.?? We need this first step completed by December 11th.

http://goo.gl/forms/vMCoR91JVi

STAR Teacher Nominations ??? Due December 10th

From Gail Taylor
Many thanks to all of you that have submitted your STAR Teacher nominations.

Requirements for STAR Teacher:
The teacher must have a minimum of five years of teaching experience, strong pedagogy, should have professional affiliations and be involved in the community through service or volunteer programs. The five years of teaching experience that we list on the application is a combination of USD#500 and the state of Kansas teaching experience.
The teacher should be exceptionally skilled, dedicated, and inspire students of all backgrounds and abilities to learn.
The candidate should have the respect and admiration of students, parents, and colleagues and should play an active and useful role in the community as well as in the school.
The award carries with it a number of public appearances; therefore, the nominee should be poised, articulate, and possess the energy to with stand a busy schedule.
The nominee must be committed to serving as a leader in efforts to improve schools, student performance, and the teaching profession in Kansas.
The state nominees must be classroom teachers; however, the district STAR teachers can be licensed professionals covered by the teachers bargaining unit (such as librarians, counselors, school nurses, speech language pathologists, school psychologists, occupational therapists, etc.).

December 10th will be here before we know it; please remember we need only the names at this time.

 

STAR Teacher Nomination Form

Contents

ESL December Professional Learning – for EC5 Administrators
Spring 2015 Student State Assessment Reports – for Building Administrators and Teacher Leaders
ELPA Professional Learning for ESL Staff – for All Administrators
SRP Plan Appendix – for All School Principals
Bottled Beverage Vending – for All Administrators

ESL December Professional Learning

From Kristen Scott
We will pull the EC5 ESL staff on Wednesday afternoon, December 16th from 1:00 to 3:30 here at the Central Office. This will allow the ESL staff to remain with their building on December 18th.
Please forward this information to your ESL staff. Thank you.

Spring 2015 Student State Assessment Reports

From David Rand
Between now and Thanksgiving break, schools should be receiving printed copies of last spring’s ELA and Math individual student state assessment reports through inter-office mail. Please distribute these reports to parents prior to winter break in the manner that will best ensure the reports make it home. The reports that you receive will be based on your current school year enrollment as of the end of October so you should have very few reports for students that are not in your building this year. We are currently working on a student report in Spanish and will provide those to buildings as soon as they are ready. Please note that these reports were created by the district in an attempt to make them more parent friendly and will look different that student reports you may have accessed in the KITE Educator Portal. If you have any questions regarding these reports, please contact David Rand in DERA. Thank you very much!

ELPA Professional Learning for ESL Staff

From Kristen Scott
This is a heads up to all building principals that we will be pulling ESL staff on specific Wednesdays to provide training on the ELPA test (the new KELPA test).
High school ESL staff will be pulled Wednesday, February 24th from 1 to 3.
Middle school ESL staff will be pulled Wednesday, March 2 from 1:30 to 3:30.
EC5 3:30 release buildings ESL staff will be pulled Wednesday, February 24th from 2 to 4. And EC5 4:00 release buildings ESL staff will be pulled on Wednesday, March 2 from 2:30 to 4:30.

This information will come out again in mid-January.

SRP Plan Appendix

From Michael Webb
The Superintendent has asked that we develop plans to keep students engaged in case of an hours long evacuation from a school and include these in each school’s Standard Response Protocol Plan.?? Attached you will find an appendix (as suggested by Principal Thompson at FL Schlagle) that I hope will be considered by your school safety team for immediate inclusion in your school SRP plan as an appendix this school year and a permanent addition to section E for next school year.?? If you choose to include this appendix, please send the approved version to Raquel Ayala for the files.?? Thank you.

Bottled Beverage Vending

From Robert Young
The Board of Education has approved a new bottled beverage vending contract with Pepsi-Co. You may have already been contacted by a representative from Pepsi-Co relating to the upcoming change.

There will be some activity in your buildings over the next few weeks relating to this deployment. Coca-Cola will have representatives in the building unloading and removing their equipment. This should occur prior to Pepsi-Co bringing in new equipment and stocking it with their product. This should begin in the next few days.

As I am able to get specific logistical information from both providers, I will provide you with a specific schedule of deployment for your site.

Thank you for your assistance in this process.

Contents

ESL December Professional Learning – for EC5 Administrators
Sign Up for Hour of Code Dec 7 – 13 – for All Admins to Share with Teachers
Spring 2015 Student State Assessment Reports – for Building Administrators and Teacher Leaders
ELPA Professional Learning for ESL Staff – for All Administrators

ESL December Professional Learning

From Kristen Scott
We will pull the EC5 ESL staff on Wednesday afternoon, December 16th from 1:00 to 3:30 here at the Central Office. This will allow the ESL staff to remain with their building on December 18th.
Please forward this information to your ESL staff. Thank you.

Sign Up for Hour of Code Dec 7 – 13

From Alan King
Principals, please share this with your teachers:

The ability to code is becoming the essential skill of the 21st Century!

We would love for you to get involved in this year’s Hour of Code event!!

The Hour of Code asks students, teachers, parents and community members
to spend one hour coding during the week of December 7-13, 2015!!

Anyone who registers their event will be issued a $10 iTunes, Amazon, or the
Windows store as a thank you!

Please register on the Hour of Code website & email Julie Leach or Audrey Fryar to let us know your class/school is participating!

For more information on how to get involved go to: http://tinyurl.com/kckhourofcode

PDF Flyer

Spring 2015 Student State Assessment Reports

From David Rand
Between now and Thanksgiving break, schools should be receiving printed copies of last spring’s ELA and Math individual student state assessment reports through inter-office mail. Please distribute these reports to parents prior to winter break in the manner that will best ensure the reports make it home. The reports that you receive will be based on your current school year enrollment as of the end of October so you should have very few reports for students that are not in your building this year. We are currently working on a student report in Spanish and will provide those to buildings as soon as they are ready. Please note that these reports were created by the district in an attempt to make them more parent friendly and will look different that student reports you may have accessed in the KITE Educator Portal. If you have any questions regarding these reports, please contact David Rand in DERA. Thank you very much!

ELPA Professional Learning for ESL Staff

From Kristen Scott
This is a heads up to all building principals that we will be pulling ESL staff on specific Wednesdays to provide training on the ELPA test (the new KELPA test).
High school ESL staff will be pulled Wednesday, February 24th from 1 to 3.
Middle school ESL staff will be pulled Wednesday, March 2 from 1:30 to 3:30.
EC5 3:30 release buildings ESL staff will be pulled Wednesday, February 24th from 2 to 4. And EC5 4:00 release buildings ESL staff will be pulled on Wednesday, March 2 from 2:30 to 4:30.

This information will come out again in mid-January.

Contents

ESL MAP Testing – for Secondary Administrators
ESL December Professional Learning – for EC5 Administrators
Sign Up for Hour of Code Dec 7 – 13 – for All Admins to Share with Teachers
Spring 2015 Student State Assessment Reports – for Building Administrators and Teacher Leaders
ELPA Professional Learning for ESL Staff – for All Administrators

ESL MAP Testing

From Kristen Scott
Secondary administrators,

Please allow your ESL teachers to give the winter MAP to their classes so they may have data to monitor their building plan.
If you have any questions or concerns please let me know. Thank you.

ESL December Professional Learning

From Kristen Scott
We will pull the EC5 ESL staff on Wednesday afternoon, December 16th from 1:00 to 3:30 here at the Central Office. This will allow the ESL staff to remain with their building on December 18th.
Please forward this information to your ESL staff. Thank you.

Sign Up for Hour of Code Dec 7 – 13

From Alan King
Principals, please share this with your teachers:

The ability to code is becoming the essential skill of the 21st Century!

We would love for you to get involved in this year’s Hour of Code event!!

The Hour of Code asks students, teachers, parents and community members
to spend one hour coding during the week of December 7-13, 2015!!

Anyone who registers their event will be issued a $10 iTunes, Amazon, or the
Windows store as a thank you!

Please register on the Hour of Code website & email Julie Leach or Audrey Fryar to let us know your class/school is participating!

For more information on how to get involved go to: http://tinyurl.com/kckhourofcode

PDF Flyer

Spring 2015 Student State Assessment Reports

From David Rand
Between now and Thanksgiving break, schools should be receiving printed copies of last spring’s ELA and Math individual student state assessment reports through inter-office mail. Please distribute these reports to parents prior to winter break in the manner that will best ensure the reports make it home. The reports that you receive will be based on your current school year enrollment as of the end of October so you should have very few reports for students that are not in your building this year. We are currently working on a student report in Spanish and will provide those to buildings as soon as they are ready. Please note that these reports were created by the district in an attempt to make them more parent friendly and will look different that student reports you may have accessed in the KITE Educator Portal. If you have any questions regarding these reports, please contact David Rand in DERA. Thank you very much!

ELPA Professional Learning for ESL Staff

From Kristen Scott
This is a heads up to all building principals that we will be pulling ESL staff on specific Wednesdays to provide training on the ELPA test (the new KELPA test).
High school ESL staff will be pulled Wednesday, February 24th from 1 to 3.
Middle school ESL staff will be pulled Wednesday, March 2 from 1:30 to 3:30.
EC5 3:30 release buildings ESL staff will be pulled Wednesday, February 24th from 2 to 4. And EC5 4:00 release buildings ESL staff will be pulled on Wednesday, March 2 from 2:30 to 4:30.

This information will come out again in mid-January.

Contents

ESL MAP Testing – for Secondary Administrators
ESL December Professional Learning – for EC5 Administrators
Use of Kitchen Facilities – for All Building Administrators
Spring 2015 Student State Assessment Reports – for Building Administrators and Teacher Leaders
ELPA Professional Learning for ESL Staff – for All Administrators

ESL MAP Testing

From Kristen Scott
Secondary administrators,

Please allow your ESL teachers to give the winter MAP to their classes so they may have data to monitor their building plan.
If you have any questions or concerns please let me know. Thank you.

ESL December Professional Learning

From Kristen Scott
We will pull the EC5 ESL staff on Wednesday afternoon, December 16th from 1:00 to 3:30 here at the Central Office. This will allow the ESL staff to remain with their building on December 18th.
Please forward this information to your ESL staff. Thank you.

Use of Kitchen Facilities

From Josh Mathiasmeier
We are in the season of celebrating and many of us are planning appreciation of our own employees during this season. In response, we thought it would be important to remind all staff that no outside food can be brought into the kitchen for cooking or service. If you are interested in purchasing food for celebrations or having a special event, please use the Nutritional Services Request form here. We can purchase, cook and serve for your event and look forward to doing so! In the interest of protecting our students and community from any potential foodborne illness and to maintain compliance with all local, state and federal regulations, it is extremely important that we all follow this policy. If you have questions or concerns, please contact us directly at 627-3900 and we will be happy to assist you. Happy Holidays!

Spring 2015 Student State Assessment Reports

From David Rand
Between now and Thanksgiving break, schools should be receiving printed copies of last spring’s ELA and Math individual student state assessment reports through inter-office mail. Please distribute these reports to parents prior to winter break in the manner that will best ensure the reports make it home. The reports that you receive will be based on your current school year enrollment as of the end of October so you should have very few reports for students that are not in your building this year. We are currently working on a student report in Spanish and will provide those to buildings as soon as they are ready. Please note that these reports were created by the district in an attempt to make them more parent friendly and will look different that student reports you may have accessed in the KITE Educator Portal. If you have any questions regarding these reports, please contact David Rand in DERA. Thank you very much!

ELPA Professional Learning for ESL Staff

From Kristen Scott
This is a heads up to all building principals that we will be pulling ESL staff on specific Wednesdays to provide training on the ELPA test (the new KELPA test).
High school ESL staff will be pulled Wednesday, February 24th from 1 to 3.
Middle school ESL staff will be pulled Wednesday, March 2 from 1:30 to 3:30.
EC5 3:30 release buildings ESL staff will be pulled Wednesday, February 24th from 2 to 4. And EC5 4:00 release buildings ESL staff will be pulled on Wednesday, March 2 from 2:30 to 4:30.

This information will come out again in mid-January.