Monday, September 7, 2020

Weekly News

Here is hoping you are having a restful, fun, long weekend!  Thank you for your continued hard work and dedication!  YOU are what makes our school great!!!

You Get to be THAT! 

Dr. Dorothy VanderJagt on Twitter: "Teachers make a difference every day!  Enjoy this school year. We appreciate you! #teachers #teaching #miched  #memspachat… https://t.co/PlNfADztHA"

Duty Schedule

Please refer to the duty schedule in the blog (see Important Links).  Be sure to enter your duty team names in the schedule by Friday afternoon for the following week.  If incomplete, slots will be automatically filled based on the duty schedule from the prior week.


Assessment Schedule for Baseline Data

Assessment

Testing Window/Date

AlaKids Kindergarten Assessment (K)

August 17-October 16

Scantron Performance Series Express (Reading 2-5, Math K-5, Science 3-5)

September 15-30

AimsWeb Pearson Assessment- State Screener per Literacy Act (K-3) 

August 24 - September 11

STAR Assessment (optional K-3; required 4th/5th)

September 1-15


PST Referrals

Please submit PST referrals for this month by 3:00 PM Friday, September 11th. For data not available yet, enter “Not Available” in the answer field. Once the assessment is complete, let Dr. Brumlow know the score(s) to enter on the referral. If you have any questions, let Dr. Lothspeich or Dr. Brumlow know.

School Leadership Team

Our Paine Elementary School Leadership Team is listed below. These individuals will also serve as grade level chairs.  Most of our leadership team members are the same as last year, to provide some continuity, with a couple of new additions. 

Kindergarten - Chelle Williams
1st Grade - Penny Moore
2nd Grade - Cynthia Weyerman
3rd Grade - Jana LoPresti
4th Grade - Kimberly Felts
5th Grade - Cheryene McGuire
Specialists - Amy Ramer
Counselor - Ellen Ormond
Sped(K-2) - Christa Campbell
Sped(3-5) - Reese Guthrie


Wednesday Collaboration 

We will meet in the Collaboration Room to go over our Educator Effectiveness process and the documents that must be reviewed by 9/30.  We will also answer any questions regarding the PST process, the assessment schedule for baseline data, and aimswebPlus with K-3 teachers.  

Thursday Afternoon

Please use this time to collaborate with your grade level teams to plan and put lessons in Schoology.

The School Leadership Team will meet in the North Collaboration Room.  



Mandatory Training for Certified Staff

This is just a reminder to complete the required training in Schoology by October 1st.


Paine Precepts this Week


W: Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.  - Newt Gingrich
T:  It's hard to beat a person that never gives up. - Babe Ruth
F:  Be the type of person you want to meet.  - Unknown

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