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- If you haven’t already, don’t forget to sign up in PD Place for the Units of Study PD<\/a> being offered to administrators on the morning of Nov. 10. \u00a0This is not a required training, but if you need\/want to find out more about this curriculum (what you should look for in the classroom or see in student’s writing) this PD is a great way to become better informed.<\/li>\n
- Begin planning on when\/how you will administer the BrightBytes survey – if you haven’t already. The window for having all of your students take this (approximately 10 min.) survey is Nov. 14 – Dec. 2; providing two school weeks for completion.<\/li>\n
- One of our two MAC survey days will be during the week of Nov. 14. \u00a0The specific date will be announced as soon as we are informed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
This and That:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Just as an FYI, I will be leaving for Portland <\/strong>on\u00a0Thursday early afternoon\u00a0for a series of meetings. \u00a0Thursday and Friday (Nov. 10,11) I will be attending\u00a0the annual OSBA conference with the school board and a number of folks from the Ed Center. \u00a0Saturday and Sunday (Nov. 12, 13) I will be participating in\u00a0an IB (MYP) Professional Development workshop with Steve and a team from PBMS. \u00a0I will have my cell phone with me during this time so\u00a0please do not hesitate to text or call me if you need anything. \u00a0And oh, enjoy your Friday off!<\/li>\n
- As you have likely heard by now, a small amount of above-recommended lead in a water source<\/strong> at both LPMS and Amity was identified late last week. In June one water source at each school was tested and no abnormalities were detected. \u00a0This fall every water source within all\u00a0school buildings built prior to 1980 was tested and we received those results last week. \u00a0That round of testing resulted in 351 samples (all fountains and food prep locations) being taken and two coming back above the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s recommended 20 parts per billion (ppb) threshold. \u00a0LPMS had an unused classroom faucet (it has been\u00a0the FAN office for years) come back as 28 ppb and Amity had one faucet in a classroom come in at 31 ppb. \u00a0Last Wednesday afternoon bottled water was delivered to these two sites and water to all faucets (drinking and food prep) was turned off Thursday morning – right after another round of test samples were collected from these two schools. \u00a0Restrooms – including hand washing – remained on at these sites. \u00a0Tuesday afternoon of this week we received the results back (I guess\u00a0paying\u00a0an “expedited” cost can move the return time up months) from this latest round of testing and found the LPMS FAN classroom well under the EPA threshold (9 ppb). \u00a0All water was\u00a0turned on at LPMS on\u00a0Nov. 2 and the one faucet in the FAN room removed. \u00a0The results at Amity were again above threshold and the issue has been traced to the faucets and under sink valves. \u00a0All of this hardware will be replaced over Thanksgiving break and water retested to assure safe levels have been realized before turning the water back on for student\/staff drinking at Amity. \u00a0All drinking and food prep faucets in buildings built after 1980 have also been tested earlier this fall and we expect those results to be returned around mid November. \u00a0If you have any questions regarding this please ask Julianne or I. \u00a0All past water test results<\/a> can be found within our district’s web site.\n
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<\/a>This was a photo from LPMS conference room this week – where the bottle water was stored. \u00a0Looks like they have a bit extra. Hopefully it can be used at Amity!<\/p><\/div>\n
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- Shay recently shared this article<\/a> with some of us and I thought it was definitely worth passing along – even though this particular game occurred nearly two weeks ago. \u00a0No matter who your favorite NFL team is (or if you even like the NFL) I thought the lesson on leadership’s reaction to personal frustration and staff miscue was right on. \u00a0A great reminder that our reaction to people (staff, students, parents, community) in times of disappointment tell a lot about not only our character, but also provides some insight into the type of leader that we are<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Reminders:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Hard to believe, but I don’t have a volunteer yet to represent our level on the Safety Team that meets (no more than) monthly in the morning at the Ed Center. \u00a0No other commitments or small print agreements involved! \u00a0Next will be me “volunteer selecting” someone!<\/li>\n
- This Sunday it is time to “fall back<\/strong>” with your clocks as Daylight Savings Time ends.<\/li>\n
- I probably don’t need to remind you to vote<\/strong>. \u00a0No matter where your political alliances stand, I encourage you to make your voice heard by returning your ballots or going to the polls on Tuesday.<\/li>\n
- I also probably don’t need to remind you that next Friday is Veteran’s Day and there is no school. \u00a0No students, no staff, no you reporting to work. \u00a0Enjoy your three-day weekend and thank a veteran!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- I probably don’t need to remind you to vote<\/strong>. \u00a0No matter where your political alliances stand, I encourage you to make your voice heard by returning your ballots or going to the polls on Tuesday.<\/li>\n
- As you have likely heard by now, a small amount of above-recommended lead in a water source<\/strong> at both LPMS and Amity was identified late last week. In June one water source at each school was tested and no abnormalities were detected. \u00a0This fall every water source within all\u00a0school buildings built prior to 1980 was tested and we received those results last week. \u00a0That round of testing resulted in 351 samples (all fountains and food prep locations) being taken and two coming back above the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s recommended 20 parts per billion (ppb) threshold. \u00a0LPMS had an unused classroom faucet (it has been\u00a0the FAN office for years) come back as 28 ppb and Amity had one faucet in a classroom come in at 31 ppb. \u00a0Last Wednesday afternoon bottled water was delivered to these two sites and water to all faucets (drinking and food prep) was turned off Thursday morning – right after another round of test samples were collected from these two schools. \u00a0Restrooms – including hand washing – remained on at these sites. \u00a0Tuesday afternoon of this week we received the results back (I guess\u00a0paying\u00a0an “expedited” cost can move the return time up months) from this latest round of testing and found the LPMS FAN classroom well under the EPA threshold (9 ppb). \u00a0All water was\u00a0turned on at LPMS on\u00a0Nov. 2 and the one faucet in the FAN room removed. \u00a0The results at Amity were again above threshold and the issue has been traced to the faucets and under sink valves. \u00a0All of this hardware will be replaced over Thanksgiving break and water retested to assure safe levels have been realized before turning the water back on for student\/staff drinking at Amity. \u00a0All drinking and food prep faucets in buildings built after 1980 have also been tested earlier this fall and we expect those results to be returned around mid November. \u00a0If you have any questions regarding this please ask Julianne or I. \u00a0All past water test results<\/a> can be found within our district’s web site.\n