Week of April 10, 2023 Staff Newsletter

Week of April 10, 2023

Dates 4/13 ILT (changed from the 6th) 4/13 Mr. Chery @ PD @ Kenny School/Adam St. Library (will leave at about 9:30) 4/13 Grade 3 Field Trip 4/14 2nd-3rdAuthor Djofa Tavares Vist 9:45-10:45 4/17-4/21 April Vacation 4/26 Governing Board @ 6 4/24 – 5/26  MCAS: Grades 3 Spring Math Window 5/1-5/5 Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week 5/2 Bio Bus Visit 5/3 PD 5/4 Women’s Day Breakfast

Updates Teacher Appreciation Week PD for Next Year: As a grade level, please begin to look at the offerings next year for district-provided PDs. As stated previously, my hope is to provide teachers with more choices and autonomy. Our Instructional Focus will be announced in the near future as it will be constructed in a couple of principal meetings. It will focus on the writing component of the equitable literacy initiative.  SY23-24 Course Catalog: The SY23-24 Course Catalog is now available. As schools identify their instructional focus for SY23-24, the catalog can be used to select professional learning opportunities that will support educator development in alignment with the school’s IF. Teams should plan for the application of concepts from professional learning during collaborative planning time. The catalog is a living document and additional courses may be added. All events and courses with set dates are posted in Vector. Questions: Christine Cronin, ccronin@bostonpublicschools.org Bio Bus Schedule:  Please see Mr. Abelson with any questions or concerns.  9:45-10:25 - Aviles 10:30-11:10 - Hamilton 11:15-11:55 -  Martin 12:00-12:40 - Frank 1:30-2:15 - Gebo 2:15-3:00 - Rousseau Airtames: Unfortunately, there was an error with the Airtames that were ordered for this year but it has since been corrected. They are expected to arrive between May 10th and May 25th.  Synopsis of the last Governing Board Meeting Review of the breakdown of next year’s budget. Updated of the minor changes/agreements to the ETWA: Alignment to BTU contract: Classroom Teachers (Gen and Sped Licenses no ESL required) 23-24 Calendar by June 15, 2023, before teachers leave PD hours will remain the same but more teacher choice LAPS and Extended Learning School Time: based on the current MOU (excerpts below), because we are a pilot school, we cannot become an ELT school. Members of the Governing Board will continue to explore the idea by conducting research on other autonomous schools in the district and reaching out to the Assistant Superintendent of Autonomous Schools. Nothing can change for next year. The only change we are trying to make is to the dismissal time at 3:25 rather than 3:15.

Data Last Week’s Attendance: From grades 1-3; we currently have 14 students who are listed as critical. Meaning they have missed about 20% of the school year thus far. These will be prioritized for home visits and attendance meetings after the break. Their absences range from 27-48 days. Please see Govi with any concerns you have regarding students regarding attendance.

Literacy Lexia Core 5: I am in the works of trying to get 70 more licenses for our school. This late in the year, hopefully, they can identify licenses across the district that are not being used and allocate them to us. Hopefully, I will hear from them soon.

Math Current Progress: We are currently at 43% progress completion as a school. Our goal is 80% Shoutout to grade 1 who are well on their way to meeting the target. Individually, students should be at 66% at the end of the week. ST Math Goals For the Week The goal for the Year K0/K1 30 mins 20 puzzles 80% Progress completion  K2-Grade 1 60 minutes 40 puzzles Grade 2-Grade 3 90 minutes 60 puzzles

Special Education (IEP meeting)/Support/CBHM IEP ARs: Teachers will not be expected to attend the ARs during the break. If all reports are uploaded as soon as possible, please contact Bonnie and she will schedule the meeting and have a “reader” who will present your report.  Hi, There is a good chance there will be some meetings held over the April break if reports are uploaded on edplan.  I am hoping some can be LAPS  meetings and with that the below are meetings. If you can have the staff have their AR's and goals uploaded before the break that would be great. THANKS Ayden Owens Anderson Ramos Hailey Robles Tayvian Horton Alijah Silva Jayson Tran Eli Genao Kemya Gray Javier Cruz Chance Berry Ahlanii Murray Daniel Bautista Eli Pena Berenicea Bryant LAPS HONEY POT Monthly School-Wide Incentive April 28, 2023 Extra Recess May 26, 2023 Sunglasses Day June 19, 2023 Popsicles Day

Operations Sign in and out Please remember to sign in and out every day. This is mandatory. Doors: Doors leading outside should never be left opened and/or propped with objects. Use your badge/ID card. If assistance is needed, please ask a colleague rather than leaving the door open; even if it’s only for a moment.

Shoutouts Ms. Cortes: Always staying positive in difficult times! -Mrs. Kelley Grade 3 Team, LoBue, Maude, Morgado, Purple, Wilcox: Thank you for the facilitation and proctoring of the ELA MCAS. -Chery

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Later/Reminders Artifacts: Formative Evaluation: check email. See me for any questions or concerns.

Links/Forms Incident Report IEP Acknowledgement ShoutOuts Child Care Weather Watch How we will determine indoor recess. Staff Handbook 22-23