Happy Thursday!
I hope each of you had a nice winter break and got a chance to get caught up on life, and maybe even kick your feet up and rest a bit. It's been quite awhile since the last odds and ends so I'm playing catch-up with a lot of reminders this time around.
1. Maintenance requests: Please continue to use the Schooldude Custodial System when requesting maintenance services. First-time users must use ‘schooldude’ (one word, lowercase) as their password. There is a Schooldude ‘how to’ guide that can be viewed and/or downloaded here.
2. Attendance: I talked about this yesterday, but I can't stress it enough so it's going in here, too. Teachers are responsible for taking accurate attendance. Period. This means not just posting, but ensuring that what is posted is correct. Thank you.
3. Evaluation update: The PHS administrators have completed 1st observations and will have all post-observations meetings done by this Friday, which is the recommended deadline. Yay! We will start walk-throughs and second round observations soon (full observation for probationary teachers and those pursuing HE). This second one can be scheduled so please feel free to reach out to us if there is a date/time you'd like for us to come in.
4. Grade Collection Procedure for PHS: As in previous years, your grade printouts should be turned into the secretary of your evaluating principal. Please see this handout for details.
5. Dismissal: There are still many students leaving class 2-3 minutes early each day. I suspect many of you don't even realize students have left the room, especially if you have a substitute in for you or kids line up at the door. Please be sure your students remain in your classroom until the 2:08 pm dismissal bell. Also, include in your sub plans the importance of kids remaining in their seats until the bell rings. Lastly, continue to communicate to students the importance of WALKING to the car. Thanks!
6. Office Hours: For your planning, please be aware that the office will be closed during final exam week when there are no students in the building. If you have any student or parent meetings scheduled then you'll need to make arrangements to let them into the building. Thanks.
7. Meet the Staff: Have you noticed I haven't been highlighting any "meet the staff" this year? That's because I need more of you to fill out the form. Seriously, I'm begging. It's nice to learn something about the people we work with each day. Please complete this Meet the Staff Form so you, too, can be included.
8. Reimbursement reminder (again): You have seen this at least 4 times, but I'm adding it again as we head into the second part of the year and department budgets will be spent. Here are the Employee Reimbursement Guidelines. Also, here is a link to a Teacher’s Reference Guide to Receipts and Purchasing. Highlights include: 1) a receipt log and supporting documentation must accompany deposit slips, 2) Tally sheets, 3) All checks made payable to District (PCCS), including field trips, 4) No cash/checks are to be kept in classrooms overnight, 5) No cash/checks are to be taken home by district staff, 6) All collections must be deposited (no cash can be held back for transactions), 7) shipping address must be a district address if you are getting reimbursed, 8) reimbursements must be submitted within 60 days of purchase, and not later than year end (for teachers, it’s best to submit before school is out.)
9. Emergency sub plans: As we approach the end of semester 1 and look to start semester 2, please take a look at your emergency sub plans. Are they current? We think we will never need them, but unfortunately, emergencies do happen and it's better for everyone involved (students, other teachers, and office staff) when there are emergency plans available.
10. Staff Hub: I'm sure there is a better name for this (feel free to send me suggestions), but for right now it's called the STAFF HUB. I started to work on this last August in the hopes of having a document that had references and forms in one place. I'm sharing it out even though it's a work in progress before it's June and needs to be edited all over again.
Upcoming calendar dates:
Wednesday, 1/16/19 - Department Meetings @ Plymouth
Thursday, 1/17/19 - Instructional Team & School Improvement meeting
@ 2:30 in PHS DLL.
Monday, 1/21/19 - Martin Luther King, Jr Day - NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, 1/23/19 - Final Exams 1st hour and 4th hour
Thursday, 1/24/19 - Final Exams 2nd hour and 5th hour
Friday, 1/25/19 - Final Exams 3rd hour and 6th hour
1. Maintenance requests: Please continue to use the Schooldude Custodial System when requesting maintenance services. First-time users must use ‘schooldude’ (one word, lowercase) as their password. There is a Schooldude ‘how to’ guide that can be viewed and/or downloaded here.
2. Attendance: I talked about this yesterday, but I can't stress it enough so it's going in here, too. Teachers are responsible for taking accurate attendance. Period. This means not just posting, but ensuring that what is posted is correct. Thank you.
3. Evaluation update: The PHS administrators have completed 1st observations and will have all post-observations meetings done by this Friday, which is the recommended deadline. Yay! We will start walk-throughs and second round observations soon (full observation for probationary teachers and those pursuing HE). This second one can be scheduled so please feel free to reach out to us if there is a date/time you'd like for us to come in.
4. Grade Collection Procedure for PHS: As in previous years, your grade printouts should be turned into the secretary of your evaluating principal. Please see this handout for details.
5. Dismissal: There are still many students leaving class 2-3 minutes early each day. I suspect many of you don't even realize students have left the room, especially if you have a substitute in for you or kids line up at the door. Please be sure your students remain in your classroom until the 2:08 pm dismissal bell. Also, include in your sub plans the importance of kids remaining in their seats until the bell rings. Lastly, continue to communicate to students the importance of WALKING to the car. Thanks!
6. Office Hours: For your planning, please be aware that the office will be closed during final exam week when there are no students in the building. If you have any student or parent meetings scheduled then you'll need to make arrangements to let them into the building. Thanks.
7. Meet the Staff: Have you noticed I haven't been highlighting any "meet the staff" this year? That's because I need more of you to fill out the form. Seriously, I'm begging. It's nice to learn something about the people we work with each day. Please complete this Meet the Staff Form so you, too, can be included.
8. Reimbursement reminder (again): You have seen this at least 4 times, but I'm adding it again as we head into the second part of the year and department budgets will be spent. Here are the Employee Reimbursement Guidelines. Also, here is a link to a Teacher’s Reference Guide to Receipts and Purchasing. Highlights include: 1) a receipt log and supporting documentation must accompany deposit slips, 2) Tally sheets, 3) All checks made payable to District (PCCS), including field trips, 4) No cash/checks are to be kept in classrooms overnight, 5) No cash/checks are to be taken home by district staff, 6) All collections must be deposited (no cash can be held back for transactions), 7) shipping address must be a district address if you are getting reimbursed, 8) reimbursements must be submitted within 60 days of purchase, and not later than year end (for teachers, it’s best to submit before school is out.)
9. Emergency sub plans: As we approach the end of semester 1 and look to start semester 2, please take a look at your emergency sub plans. Are they current? We think we will never need them, but unfortunately, emergencies do happen and it's better for everyone involved (students, other teachers, and office staff) when there are emergency plans available.
10. Staff Hub: I'm sure there is a better name for this (feel free to send me suggestions), but for right now it's called the STAFF HUB. I started to work on this last August in the hopes of having a document that had references and forms in one place. I'm sharing it out even though it's a work in progress before it's June and needs to be edited all over again.
