Monday Memo Week of January 4th

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Please have an enjoyable Holiday break and blessed New Year!  I am so thankful to work with each of you and truly feel as though it is a gift to come to our school each day because of you.  Thank you for everything you do!  Rest, relax, and enjoy the season!


-  Building Hours over break:  Monday-Wednesday 12-21 through 12-23 from 7:00 am- 3:15pm.  Monday the 21st building will be closed from 11-12:30 for a HS event.  Monday-Wednesday 12-28 through 12-30 from 7:00 am- 3:15pm

-  Elementary teachers will be doing their PD day on January 4th once again at Hixson.  The following rooms are on their list to use that day:Rooms for January 4th Elementary PD

-  Learning design team will meet January 4th in the library at 12:45
- There are no other meetings scheduled for the 4th, we welcome you back with records day :)

-  Please provide your feedback, suggestions, and thoughts for the master schedule for 16-17! We would like feedback before 12:45 on January 4th please 

https://docs.google.com/a/wgcloud.org/forms/d/1DjZNN6znVX8YJABxF1XkjNZNM6aIoFhloJIN3O0vuRc/viewform?usp=send_form

Good to Know                              

- Looking forward to seeing you on the 4th : )

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Monday Memo Week of December 14th, 2015

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Today was a very busy but great day!  What a nice weekend of warmer weather before the winter cold blast hit!  This week's Monday Memo is the "evening reading" edition.  I needed to finalize some things from the learning design team with the schedule prototype in order to push the prototype schedule and the team's information out to all staff for feedback by wednesday of this week. 


-  Meet me Wednesday at 8:00 am or 3:30 pm in the auditorium for the conclusion of the learning design team's work and to learn about the prototype schedule for 15-16 the team is putting forward to staff for feedback.  Please try to make one of the meetings if possible.  Thank you for working with me as I catch up from being in the hospital, we are getting back on track!

-  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SS1516FacultyStaff

Please find the attached survey (link above) to provide me important feedback. I would truly value your input and want to thank you for taking the time to complete the short survey!  The link will remain open through Friday, December 18^th.  Thank you : )

-  Enrollment Meeting Update:  Last Thursday I met with Dr. Riss and Linda Holliday regarding enrollment and staffing needs for 16-17.  15-16 enrollment is at 667 and we have 14 sections of each grade level currently for a total of 28 sections.  Our 2016-2017 projected enrollment (without considering any new students to the district) is 718: 380 7th graders and 338 8th graders.  I have asked for the consideration of 16 sections of 7th grade and 14 sections of 8th grade (our norm).  Dr. Riss is deciding between allowing us 15 sections of 7th grade vs 16 sections of 7th grade.  Dr. Riss will let me know for sure by March. My plan at this time is to schedule for the anticipated 16 sections (a full team for Harmony) and address the 15 sections should that be her decision.  16 sections would keep our teams even and our class sizes a little lower.  I will keep you posted as we learn more.  Thank you!  Please let me know if you have any questions.

-  Thank you for promptly completing and turning in your SLOs.  SLOs are being reviewed and my goal is that they will be signed and returned to you by the end of this week.

-  Note: I will be out for my final series of tests ordered by my cardiologist on Thursday this week

- Friday is another popcorn reward for all students this term receiving a PAWSitive office referral.  Don't forget to nominate a student!

Good to Know                              

-  Conferences: 16-17 update.  Our conferences are being changed on the district calendar to reflect 8 hours of extra work time for the 8 hour comp day.  The Tuesday will be 4-8, Wednesday 1-3:30, and Thursday 4-8, Friday comp.  We will be collecting data on how many families we can physically schedule to "see" during these times and look to continue discussion in the future to make conferences most effective. 

-  Sounds of Hixson 6:30 Wednesday in auditorium

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Monday Memo Week of December 7th

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Thank you all for the well wishes and support.  I am definitely feeling myself again.  I will be in Monday after my 8:30 cardiologist appointment.  I have one other follow-up wednesday morning as well.  Thank you for being such wonderful people to work beside :)!

-  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SS1516FacultyStaff

Please find the attached survey (link above) to provide me important feedback; I view this survey as an opportunity to objectively reflect.  I would truly value your input and want to thank you for taking the time to complete the short survey!  The link will remain open through Friday, December 18^th.  

Thank you : )

-  This afternoon's meeting is for learning design team members to meet in room 118.  All other staff members may work on SLOs or other agenda items if needed.

- SLO templates will be due for admin. review Wednesday December 9^th.  Each teacher should print and sign off on the SLO and bring the copy to Kathy in the office for admin review and signature.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

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    - Learning design team members will disseminate information regarding scheduling ideas for 16-17 to teams for feedback over the next two weeks.

- I would like to begin meeting with teams again in January, as all important information will be disseminated via email and conversation in the next two weeks.  Please let me know if you or your team has issues you would like to meet about and we can do so.  I want to be sure to catch up from last week to keep us on track, thank you!

-  My enrollment meeting with Dr. Riss has been rescheduled to 8am Thursday before DLT.  We will be discussing options for staffing with our increased numbers next year in 7th grade.  We anticipate approximately 50 more students than we have this year.

-  I will be doing another round of iobservation walkthroughs in the next two weeks

- Conferences: 16-17 update.  Our conferences are being changed on the district calendar to reflect 8 hours of extra work time for the 8 hour comp day.  The Tuesday will be 4-8, Wednesday 1-3:30, and Thursday 4-8, Friday comp.  We will be collecting data on how many families we can physically schedule to "see" during these times and look to continue discussion in the future to make conferences most effective. 

Good to Know                              

-  The 8th is our 7th grade band concert, the 9th is 8th grade band concert, and we are looking forward to the "Fractured Tales" Friday evening!

-  District leadership team meeting for Dr. Smith Thursday 9-12

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