2021.8.13 Summer Update 2

 Hiring

• So I should have known better than to write that we were done with hiring. Unfortunately, Helen Ani is no longer able to accept our third-grade position. 
• I would like to thank Rose and Sarah for reviving our hiring committee with little notice. 
• We have found another candidate that I am hoping to move through HR fairly quickly. Stay tuned. 

• I am sure that like me you are devastated that Sarah is moving on.
• We will be forming a large hiring committee to find our next literacy coach. This new hire will not be in place at the beginning of the year. Please let me know if you are interested in serving on the team. 
• I will be talking with the leadership team about how to best fill the void that will be left by Sarah's departure until we get a new person on board and up to speed 

Summer PD

• Here is our Draft Summer PD Schedule all 4 days of before-school PD are included. 
• I know not all of our co-educators read this so I am asking you to please make sure that your colleagues are aware of this. 
• The morning of September 8th is classroom set-up time. All co-educators will have a virtual PD on Equitable Literacy Strategies. See the following:
•    Intro to Equitable Literacy in BPS: BPS will be focusing on shifting how we teach children to read, make sense of, and write texts. In this session, paraprofessionals will learn what these shifts are and how they can support them in the classroom. To register for Equitable Literacy PD, click HERE.   

 Master Schedule

Here is our Master Schedule for the next school year!

Permission Click

Permission Click will be our new automated permission slip tool. We will be transitioning to this tool this upcoming school year. Our accounts are not yet active. I will let you know when they are. 

2021.8.9.21 Summer update 1

 Hiring

We have finished our hiring for this year.

Please join me in welcoming these new fantastic individuals to our LAPS Family

• Helen Ani- Teacher Grade 3
• Cassie Rousseau- Long Term Subsitute K2
• Alexa Holloway-Co-educator K2 with Ms. Lividini
• Libin Duale- Co-Educator K0/K1 with Ms. Lawlor
• Jasmin Torrejon-Chu- School Social Worker

The following individuals have been members of our team for a while now but will have new assignments this coming year

• Ana Medina- Co-Educator with Ms. Kelley
• Rakeea Gardner-Co-Educator with Ms. Anderson
• Govi Tovar- Family Liasion
• Neeberdotthe Louis- Co-Educator with Ms. Martinez through Ms. Lizbeth's maternity leave

Home Visits

Thanks to our ESSER funding we are able to fund each teaching team to conduct home visits to all of their students.

If both members of the teaching team are unable to go please reach out to Jen, Sam, Jasmin. Govi, Keri or me to go with you. These are the members of our family support team and will be good partners to have along

Please feel free to begin scheduling these important visits. 

Here is the form to fill out for each visit

Calendar

We have a Lee Academy Google Calendar. 

I think the invite to the calendar was lost in the craziness of the end of the year stuff for many people. 

Please subscribe to this calendar as it will have our dates and times for all staff and team activities on it. It will be the most comprehensive source for dates etc. 

Leadership team members you have editing access for the calendar. 

Before and After School Programing

I am excited to announce we have a new partner, Boston’s Bridge to Excellence.  

This flyer includes registration links and contact information. 

Before-school care for children will be offered from 7:30-9:30 am and after-school care from 3:30-6:00pm every day. 

The cost for the program is $14 a day for before-school care and $29 a day for after-school care. Parents also have the option to enroll their child in martial arts or cultural dance programming for $15 per week. 

Vouchers and private payments are accepted. If families need access to vouchers please have them Call Mass 211 or go to this State of Massachusetts link for Early Education and Care. 

If families have difficulty navigating this process they can also reach out via email to Ms. Govi in her role as family liaison.