Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Canvas

All Principals:

Tutorial for getting to the trainings via Canvas

Here is a link to the video:
https://www.loom.com/share/0e81694a4cf64f75bc4dd76a574b0cc3

And here is the link to google slides used in the video:  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yHYikBSNRmzL-UU2Xjdd6R3QEyC5Z_vgzBHpJ_-5_1w/edit?usp=sharing

Communications

Internal Communications to Principals
Explaining Flyer Connect and the Technology Needs Assessment Survey

Dear Principals,

As you are aware, there has been a great deal of conversation throughout the district on how we can enhance our communication efforts to increase engagement among some of our hard to reach and diverse parent groups.

Thanks to a grant made available through the Kansas City, Kansas Schools Foundation for Excellence, the district is partnering with LeanLab Education and Flyer Connect to launch and distribute a Technology Needs Assessment to our families on November 30^th – December 21, 2020. The assessment will assist us in our efforts to create an effective learning environment that leads to academic success for our students.

The goal is for every household to complete a short survey describing their current situation and needs so we may respond with support. In addition to this being notice to inform you about this survey, we will need your help to disseminate information about the survey to your school community and parents.

The assessment will be delivered through the Flyer Connect mobile app which will allow any family with a smartphone of tablet to complete the survey. The app will translate the survey into the family’s language and results will be translated back into English.  In addition, the app has ancillary benefits including translated communication, a directory of our academic learning tools, behavioral/SEL resources and social wellness partners to meet basic needs.

Below is a brief list of events to support the assessment:

November 23^rd

Families will receive the first notification about the Technology Needs Survey from the District and asked to look for an invite on December 1 (Email, Text and Robocall) 

November 30^th
Families will receive the second notification about the Technology Needs Survey from the school and asked to look for an invite on December 1 (Email, Text and Robocall)

December 1^st

• Families will receive a text invite from your school asking them to download the app and enter a code (included with the text message) to access the survey.
• Digital assets including website and social media will be updated to build awareness of the assessment

December 12-21
Continued communication via the app, text, call, email and social media will be delivered to drive families to complete the assessment.

December 31
The district will receive the analysis of the assessment.

Student Services is available to support families who may have questions or need support regarding the assessment. You may freely direct questions to them. Thank you so much for all you do and helping us get our families connected!

Curriculum & Instruction

All Principals:

Please remind appropriate staff.

Session 2: Student-Centered Coaching Training (instructional coaches, curriculum coaches, ESL coaches, SPED lead teachers)

All Principals:

Priority standards have been identified and are found in the grade-level/content GVC for teachers to use for remote and/or hybrid planning. The purpose of priority standards is to prioritize certain standards and performance indicators, rather than give each of them an equal amount of  attention in the curriculum and on assessments. The key is “prioritization” not “elimination.”  By giving priority to certain standards, teachers can provide in- depth instruction and target their support for students.

Special Education