Wednesday: SIW – 1:45 to 3:15 (whole group at 1:45 in library)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- PBIS<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Culture and Environment<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Setting our students up for success <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Supporting Tier 1 and 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Roles and Responsibilities <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Upcoming Meeting\/Calendar Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
9\/12: Site Visit -Tammy Doty<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9\/13: First Early Release, Dismissal at 12:45 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9\/13: SIW, 1:45-3:15 Tier I, II, and III (Library)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9\/20: SIW, Teacher Prep<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9\/21: DIBELS Day<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9\/21: Joint Site Visit -Tammy Doty and Lisa Birk<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9\/21: PTA Meeting at Big Sky, RSVP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
9\/25: Picture Day<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9\/27: SIW, 1:45-3:15, Equity Stance\/Bias Lesson Planning<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Culture of Coaching and Feedback <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
One of the beautiful things about our work is the opportunity to grow….no matter how many years in our role, or our area of expertise. We have ongoing opportunities to collaborate and to create a culture where coaching and feedback are integral, expected, and lead to our individual and collective learning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each month, Elementary Directors Tammy Doty and Lisa Birk along with Julie Walker will be visiting Buckingham. Our lens as we join classrooms will be related to Belonging and High Quality Instruction. We will talk more about this as goal setting time comes closer. These visits are opportunities for our administrators (building and district level) to identify the learning that we ourselves (administrators) need to do to best support our teams. Thank you for opening your practice for that important learning to occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Additionally, Marci will be working with our whole team throughout the year and providing opportunities for each grade level to engage in a coaching cycle related to an area of inquiry. Perhaps you will find a way to tie your team’s cycle to personal goal setting or school wide work. We are lucky to have Marci’s expertise and support as we consider highly effective instruction and curriculum implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More on coaching, goal setting, observations and feedback later in September! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Staff Resources and Information <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Seesaw\/Dojo\/Google Classroom: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Seesaw is going to be the platform for communicating with parents this year, K-5. We will be spending more time on this soon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- To answer questions that have surfaced: No more Class Dojo, but Synergy can be used as a secondary\/back-up communication tool. The vision is that elementary families will have a common platform to communicate with teachers about all their children. Here is<\/a> some information shared by the district in TLC blog.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Seesaw Training \u2013 Buckingham Needs 2 Teachers (1 Primary, 1 Intermediate):<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- On Sept 26th<\/sup> there will be a half day Seesaw training for teachers from each school. Let Michelle and Stephanie know if you are interested in serving as a Seesaw Ambassador at Buckingham. You don\u2019t have to be a current super user of Seesaw but should be enthusiastic to learn more about the program and willing to train others at your site. The training will be from 8-11 at the Ed Center and focus mainly on parent engagement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Bronco Sub Folders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- When guest teachers\/subs join us at Buckingham they will receive a blue folder in the office upon their arrival. The folders are in the process of being renewed for the new year. They will include general information like: 1) Welcome letter; 2) Bridges guest login; 3) Extension phone list; 4) School map; 5) Class list; 6) Emergency drill information; 7) Staff specific schedule-update tab on Bronco schedule regularly and let the office know if you make changes; 8) Playground\/Recess Rules and Game information; 9) Active supervision expectations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Access to Digital Tools: <\/strong>How do we go about getting access to digital tools?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- For Digital Tools, the Instructional Tech and Information Technology partnered to build an application where teachers can see what tools have been deployed to each of their classes. At the top of this page<\/a> there is a feature where they can request a new tool. This can be requests to add, change, or remove tools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nTimelines for Digital Tools:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Wonders: A few rostering issues are happening currently. These should be resolved by next week. K-1 will only have access to the Teacher\u2019s Edition. 2-5 will have access to both the Teacher\u2019s Edition and the Student Edition<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Really Great Reading: Classroom teachers should have access to their online teaching tool and reading playgrounds by the end of this week. Blend classrooms are loaded and should be visible for teachers and students. Interventionists, Learning Specialists and Educational Assistants should have access by the middle of next week<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Lexia and Dreambox: A few rostering issues were happening earlier in the week and should now be resolved. Both programs should be visible for teachers and students<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Acadience: Will be available early next week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
As one of our key tools for translation\/interpretation access, our school district offers an optional opportunity for bilingual staff: the CAFE Program<\/strong>. This is a program in which trained, qualified bilingual staff can receive an annual stipend for their language skills and for the occasional support they provide with multilingual family communication. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you are interested in learning more, please click here<\/a>. The sign-up\/interest form linked on page 2 must be completed by Tuesday, September 19th<\/strong>. The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will contact you after that point for next steps to get you going with testing, training, and the stipend. Note: Current CAFE Program members do not need to re-apply, but are welcome to participate in the training as a refresher if desired.
Information about the CAFE Program (including a list of colleagues who are already CAFE members, whom you\u2019re welcome to contact to learn more about their experiences last year) is always available on the Portal\u2019s Equity page<\/a>, under \u2018Employee Resources and Programs.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\nEducator Grants<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
TLC Blog<\/a><\/strong> (Lots of great information here throughout the year!) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Did you sleep like I slept on Friday night?! Not as young nor energetic as I once was. I am however inspired, encouraged and forward looking with this amazing team. Thank you for a wonderful week of welcoming students. We … Continue reading
- For Digital Tools, the Instructional Tech and Information Technology partnered to build an application where teachers can see what tools have been deployed to each of their classes. At the top of this page<\/a> there is a feature where they can request a new tool. This can be requests to add, change, or remove tools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- When guest teachers\/subs join us at Buckingham they will receive a blue folder in the office upon their arrival. The folders are in the process of being renewed for the new year. They will include general information like: 1) Welcome letter; 2) Bridges guest login; 3) Extension phone list; 4) School map; 5) Class list; 6) Emergency drill information; 7) Staff specific schedule-update tab on Bronco schedule regularly and let the office know if you make changes; 8) Playground\/Recess Rules and Game information; 9) Active supervision expectations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- On Sept 26th<\/sup> there will be a half day Seesaw training for teachers from each school. Let Michelle and Stephanie know if you are interested in serving as a Seesaw Ambassador at Buckingham. You don\u2019t have to be a current super user of Seesaw but should be enthusiastic to learn more about the program and willing to train others at your site. The training will be from 8-11 at the Ed Center and focus mainly on parent engagement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n