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ELPA Professional Learning for ESL Staff – for All Administrators
Releve’ Dance Ensemble Accepting New Members – for All Admins to Share with Teachers
ESL Praxis Practice Classes – for All Administrators
STAR Teacher Nominations ??? Due December 10th – for All Administrators
Coats for Kids – for Principals and Counselors
FOCUS and Priority Funds – 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.
Releve’ Dance Ensemble Accepting New Members
From Jodie Lin
KCK Dance Classes Open-
Placement for dance classes in ballet, jazz, tap, modern and hip hop for second semester will be on Monday, Jan. 4 and Monday, Jan. 11 at Wyandotte High School Auditorium.
Grades 2-5 are from 4:30-5:30 p.m. and grades 6-12 are at 5:30- 6:30 p.m.
A parent or guardian must attend with the students. Have your student wear comfortable clothes and tennis shoes.
Releve’ Dance Ensemble meets in the Wyandotte Auditorim every Monday that school is in session with a dance recital on Saturday, May 7, 2016.
Dancers will need ballet slippers and tap shoes. The fee for the semester is $30.00.
Feel free to call 913-963-6551 and speak to Ms. Melonee Cason if you have any questions. You may also reach out to Mrs. Van Dine at 816-356-9551.
See Mrs. Van Dine, Ms. Cason or Ms. Marks when you come to the auditorium for placement in the classes. Boys and girls are welcome to participate from the public, parochial or private schools in Wyandotte Co.
We are so excited to have these classes continue to be an opportunity for our students to be introduced to the art of dance since the 1986-87 school year.
If there is no school due to inclement weather we will plan to see you the next Monday.
Thank you~ Let’s Dance!!!
Mrs. V ( MaryAnn Van Dine) & Ms. Cason, Directors
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.
Coats for Kids
From Valerie Anzicek
The Coats for Kids distribution for all schools sites will begin Monday, December 7th. The following steps outline the distribution process for staff when picking up coats.
1) Check In and have District ID
2) First Come, first serve basis (a reminder: there is a limited number of coats for youth/infant coat sizes)
3) Check out will be the number of coats per school
Hours of Operation will be from 8:00 am until 10:00 am and Noon until 2:00 pm.
Location: North Central Office: 2220 North 59th Street
Week of December 7th:
Monday, 12/7
Tuesday, 12/8
Wednesday, 12/9
Thursday, 12/10
Friday, 12/11 – MORNING ONLY
Week of December 14th:
Monday, 12/14
Tuesday, 12/15
Wednesday, 12/16
Thursday, 12/17
Friday, 12/18 – CLOSED
FOCUS and Priority Funds
From Bob Young
As a reminder to all Budget Administrators & Treasurers:
The next (and last) Board meeting for this calendar year is December 8th. All Focus and Priority funds from last year need to be paid on this date. Your invoices must be received in the Purchasing Office no later than noon on Wednesday, December 2nd. Any invoice received after this time will be paid in January (and funds may be lost). As a reminder, we are now asking you to scan your invoices (where feasible) to purchasing@kckps.org to save time with inter-office mail.
This is also a reminder that ALL PO???s issued prior to September 1st expired on November 30, 2015. After invoices are approved on the 12/8 Board, any purchase orders created before the first of September will be closed.