Thursday Thriller
April 11, 2024
Whoop!! Whoop!!
It was a great Student Summit on Wednesday! PAC members Stephanie Casasola Torres, Ryan Newton and Jaden Gonzalez came up with the ice breaker activity and trivia game. These students planned and presented to the group! So cool to see students take the lead!
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Nuts-n-Bolts
1. Monday, May 13th is around corner. This is our STUDENT SUCCESS SHOWCASE night! Nicole and I are using our last 3.5 Building Directed hours. 1.0 for planning and 2.5 for the event from 6:00-7:30. The more students can take the lead by showcasing their work, leading an activity, etc. the better the turnout. Incoming 6th grade students and families will be invited to this event. This is also a great time to showcase clubs and activities for the upcoming 24.25 school year. Nicole has experience from Pioneer if you have questions.
2. We are entering testing season. Please read your emails carefully. STAMP testing begins next week. Here is the SBA schedule.
3. Looking ahead-May 31st all certificated and classified evals need to be signed and turned into the District Office. The week prior (May 20th-24th with the week of the 27th -30th for 'make-ups :D) we will hire two roving subs on two different days to cover you while Nicole and I meet with you. The subs will be on NON-TESTING days for ELA, MATH and SCIENCE. Nicole and I will work with Stephanie to coordinate the subs and the SBA schedule.
4. Another SHOUT OUT to our GC for putting together the slides and presenting to staff prior to break on Wednesday, March 27th. Conor sent an exit ticket which I hope you have all taken. Here is the survey in regards to 24.25. Wade sent an email prior to Spring Break explaining ESSER funds, 'tightening the belt,' how FORTUNATE WWPS is compared to other districts across the state and we do not anticipate employee layoffs or program eliminations. 👏
Please read Dr. Smith's email carefully. While we have enjoyed having smaller class sizes, this won't be the case as he explains in detail. Not this year, but the following (25.26) we are looking at 100 less students! Declining enrollment is not unique to WW. This is state wide. Thus, the survey about content and PLC work is important. In addition, both surveys ask you for your HONEST feedback on how admin can support you so we can be BETTER for YOU:D
5. Field Trips- If you are planning a field trip, bus requests need to be in NOW. John Griffith, District Transportation Coordinator has reported well over 100 trips have already been scheduled. Spring time across the district with sports, concerts and field trips makes scheduling tricky. If you have a field trip on the books, it's your responsibility to check in with Amy Wells for medications, Taren Hartziem for sack lunches and with Grace Fritzke for chaperones. A MINIMUM of TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE FOR HEALTH/MEDICATIONS and LUNCHES. Grace will take the information about your field trip and post it on our VIP page. If you have parents who have volunteered to chaperone, they MUST have an account and go through our VIP process.
6. Progress Reports-this was mentioned a couple of weeks ago. Skyward does a great job of sending progress reports automatically once you set it up. Conor shared this in an email on March 7. If you are not sending regular progress reports, please think about doing so ESPECIALLY if a student has a D. If any of your students have an F, you need to be sending regular progress reports. Conor is willing to help you set this up. I know others of you send reports-Jen, Robin, Jami, Agnes. I'm sure they would be willing to help you.
-- Let me know if I can help!
7. Nicole will be running point for our WWOnline students. This is our current caseload of students who are taking both WWOnline classes and GMS classes with the exception of one student. This gives you an idea of who we are serving. Students who are taking WWOnline classes report to room 117 during their designated class period.
8. Breakfast After the Bell- Please read this document in regards to BAB. While your initial reaction is WHAT?!! Disruption, mess, chaos?!!!! NO!!! Elementary schools and Pioneer have been running BAB this year. Definitely tweaks and kinks in the system BUT MORE students are being served breakfast. Pioneer has doubled the amount of students who are receiving breakfast. We will have an in person meeting before this begins on May 13th. This isn't about us :D. It's about the kids. We can get mad at parents and families for not feeding the kids, think of all the negative possibilities and scenarios with BAB OR we can take a deep breath and remember it's for the kids. :D
Something to Ponder
This podcast caught my attention with its title Uncomfortable Safety. In this 19 minute segment, Pat Lencioni and crew dig into workplace trust, conflict and what does 'feeling safe' really mean? Hope you find a gold nugget in this podcast.
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Bob and I watched every episode of Suits. One of our favorite Netflix series! Here is a Harvey quote:
