Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Contents

Science Cadre Opportunity – for Elementary Administrators
Procedures for Building Level Hearings – for All Principals
Fractions Clinic this Thursday – for Elementary 4th & 5th and 6th Grade Math Teachers
United Way Coordinators Needed – for All Principals
Event Security – for Middle and High School Administrators
ESL Aide Professional Learning – for Secondary Principals

Science Cadre Opportunity

From Teri Fulton
The Next Generation Science Standards Cadre will be starting up again and I would appreciate recommendation for teachers from your building. This is a small Cadre dedicated to engaging in work involving the Next Generation Science Standards and their integration into Curriculum.

Learning Goals for the NGSS Cadre 2015-16:
??? Identify the alignment between the Learning Goals and the Performance Tasks
??? Identify student work that reflects that alignment
??? Develop an understanding of the Engineering components in NGSS within the three Science strands

Criteria for Selection:
??? Have a working understanding of Next Generation Science Standards, their various components, and intent

To ensure equity among buildings, teacher application does not guarantee acceptance into cadre. If you have teachers who are interested, please forward them this email, along with this link to apply by October 1.

Procedures for Building Level Hearings

From Valerie Anzicek

Student Services will be providing training on procedures for building level hearings.

There will be two sessions held to accommodate coverage for your building. Please choose one session you will be in attendance and RSVP to Matthia Kelsey through email at matthia.kelsey@kckps.org by Wednesday, September 23rd.

Session One:
Thursday, September 24th at 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm in Room 132 located on the 1st floor ??? Central Office

Session Two:
Friday, September 25th at 8:30 am to 10:30 am in Room 132 located on the 1st floor ??? Central Office

Outcomes of the meeting will be???

-Develop a deeper understanding of the process and procedures involved in building level hearings.
-Familiarize ourselves with the communication process involved in coordinating and conducting building level hearings.
-Identify resources that will assist you and support you in the process.

Fractions Clinic this Thursday

From Suzie Legg
Please pass this information along to your 4th-6th grade teachers. We are very excited to provide this Fractions Clinic opportunity for teachers on Thursday, September 24th! The Learning Goal for this session is: Describe the relationship between fractions, decimals, and percents in regard to comparing and ordering. Please ask teachers to RSVP to session(s) they will be attending using this link (http://tinyurl.com/fractions1516), so we can plan accordingly. School leadership is also welcome to attend!

A flyer can be accessed here, so that it may be displayed in the building if you choose to do so.

United Way Coordinators Needed

From Grace Elmore
The annual United Way Campaign is coming up soon and each building needs a coordinator.

Principals, please submit the name and contact information for your building’s coordinator to Grace Elmore, grace.elmore@kckps.org, on or before September 23, 2015.

The United Way Campaign will run from October 1-31. The annual kickoff event will be September 28 at the Central Office at 4:30 p.m. in the 3rd floor East Wing.

Event Security

From Michael Webb
Please remember to get your permits (for events) approved as far in advance as possible to ensure we can arrange for security at your events. Since the permitting system does not allow entries for events taking place off of school district property, please be sure to notify your school officer, call us, or email us so we can arrange appropriate security for your event taking place at an outside venue.

ESL Aide Professional Learning

From Kristen Scott
Please see this document and respond by September 25th.