Happy New Year!

Greetings!

    I hope that you all had a wonderful and restful break.  A very special THANK YOU to John and Rico for working over the break to work on some facility maintenance and to prepare for our upcoming professional development.  Jen Hill will be out on medical leave for a few weeks and we are thrilled to welcome Jessica Lyons as her long-term Sub.  Please take a moment to welcome her to the team. 

   I always find myself reflecting at this time of year, both personally and professionally.  Kelly shared this wonderful thought this week and it got me thinking.

     This made me think about where I have been and how that journey can be the foundation of the next steps in my journey.  It also made me think of our students and how they come to us with their own foundations…they too are fighters and worth celebrating…EVERY SINGLE ONE!

     As we move forward with our school year please take this time to celebrate every child in your classroom and to highlight their successes.  As we review our R.I.S.E expectations and reteach the Zones of Regulation please encourage your students to embrace a growth mindset.  They CAN do it, they are WORTHY and they can be the CHANGE in the world.  We also may need to embrace this notion at times too when we are frustrataed…explore what is in our locus of control and be the CHANGE you want to see in them.

Thank you for being such a powerful force in the lives of our Stars!

- Kirsten

Professional Development 1-7-19

Elementary School Site Certificated and Classified

Staff Professional Development:

January 7, 2019

8:30 - 3:30

This includes all general education teachers, special education teachers, preschool teachers, PE, Music, all Instructional Assistants,

Psychologists, Counselors, SLP/SLPA,  Nurses, BSA’s, OT, LMS, Front Office Staff serving elementary and preschool students!

We are excited to present to our new Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS)/ Student Support Protocol (SSP) to all of you on January 7! Your day will consist of spending the morning learning about the district procedures and expectations around MTSS and SSP.  In the afternoon you will work at your school site with your site teams. This will be a districtwide effort and collaboration at its finest!

Please refer to the table below for your location and times.  

Site	8:30 - 11:00 Location	12:30-3:30 Location
Thomas Jefferson	TJ/ MPR	TJ/Staff Room
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The agenda for the afternoon can be found HERE.

Staff Meeting

We will be having a staff meeting on Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at 3:15 pm. The agenda can be found HERE.

If there are items that you would like to request to be added to the agenda please complete this form: Staff Meeting Agenda Item Request.

PBIS Reteach and Zones Of Regulation Refresher

We are reviewing PBIS Teach-To’s the first week back at school.  On the first day back, please review PBIS norms within your classroom.  Then on Wednesday 1/9 and Thursday 1/10, we will facilitate Teach-To’s among the lower and upper grades.  As we’ve done in the past, please decide who is teaching the lesson for that physical location. Also, please ensure that it is the same teacher teaching that lesson on both days at the same location.

In addition to the PBIS Teach-To’s that first week, please re-teach the Zones of Regulation Big Problem/Little Problem with your class. If you need to link to the lessons please ask Kirsten or Viola.

There will be NO welcome back assembly this year to ensure that there is a day without interruptions to the routine. There will be a short video for you to share with your class from Mrs. Acke about the PBIS expectations. Please plan accordingly. The video will be forward to you on Monday.

The Teach To Schedule can be found HERE!