MONTHLY CHECKLIST
Click on the link below for a list of important tasks for school leaders that affect students and families, budgeting, communications, professional development, building operations and more.
All checklists can be found in the
2019-20 Administrator Handbook.
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School Year 20-21 Principal and Assistant Principal Positions - Indicate Your Preference for a Lateral Move
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Division of Schools and Human Resources are asking for principals and assistant principals to indicate if they prefer a lateral transfer for school year 20-21, and if so, to which school(s) they prefer to transfer.
Principals, please take this
survey.
Assistant principals, please take this
survey.
Please complete the survey by Friday, Dec. 13.
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DEADLINE Dec. 18
Submit Your Winter Open House Date
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Winter open houses are an opportunity to promote your school’s programs, activities and unique features to parents and students. School visits are the number one reason families select a school.
Submit your open house date and time through
this form
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- Winter open houses are typically held after the School Choice Fair and before the priority enrollment deadline - this year between Jan. 27 and Feb. 27, 2020.
- Please schedule around holidays/special days listed on spps.org/calendar.
- Families will be looking for your open house date, so please update your school website.
The dates will be promoted on school and district websites, social media, the MySPPS app and the School Choice Fair program flyer.
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Host a Successful Open House
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Your school’s open house is an opportunity to promote your school’s programs, activities and unique features to parents and students. School visits are the number one reason families select a school.
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Required Training for Instructional Staff
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All instructional staff are required to participate in all parts of the Cultivating Asset Based Practices for Multilingual Learners training.
Staff who missed the first session opening week, either due to a hiring date after opening week or due to an absence, will need to make up this section of the training.
Staff should register now in PD Express. The date and time of this makeup session is Dec. 16 from 4:30 - 7 p.m.
Please share this information with staff in your building as soon as possible. Questions can be directed to
sarah.schmidt@spps.org
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Print, Copy & Mail Center
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Do you have materials (posters, brochures, fliers, business cards, etc.) that you will need after winter break or for the upcoming School Choice Fair?
Now is the perfect time to have the Saint Paul Public Schools Print, Copy & Mail Center (PCMC) prepare them for you. Our department is open and in full operation during winter break.
PCMC is also substantially less expensive than other printing options. Most orders are completed in 1-2 days and can be delivered directly to your school or department. If you require same-day service, just give us a call to check availability.
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Pre-Kindergarten Brochures
for School Year 20-21
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Pre-kindergarten brochures for school year 20-21 will be delivered to all sites via inner school mail.
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Mandatory Training for Bilingual Educational Assistants
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The Office of Multilingual (MLL) bilingual educational assistants (EAs) will be participating in a mandatory training on March 2.
The bilingual EAs will be out of your building all day for this training.
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Taxi Orders and Field Trip Charges
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Department of Transportation has created a
taxi reconciliation form
to keep track of taxi orders.
Please complete this form when ordering a taxi for your school or program.
The form can also be found on the
Transportation website
under “SPPS Staff Page”. In order to access this section, you must be logged into spps.org with your active directory credentials.
In regards to field trip charges, due to staff shortage, there may be a delay with field trip charges hitting your expense reports. The Department of Transportation is in the process of determining a more efficient way to handle field trip charges.
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Leadership Academy
(Principals and Academics Leaders)
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Wed., Dec. 11
8 - 10:30 a.m.; additional meetings after for some principals
360 Colborne, Rooms A/B
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Leadership Academy
(Assistant
Principal
s)
Note: Principals who cannot attend the Operational Administrator Training on Dec. 3 can attend either of the meetings below
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Cohort B
Wed., Dec. 11
12 - 4 p.m.
360 Colborne, Rooms D/E/F
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Important holidays, no school days, special religious days and family engagement events are available online at
spps.org/calendar.
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Dec. 23 – Jan. 3:
No School, Winter Break
Jan. 6:
Classes Resume
Jan. 20:
No School (Pre-K-12)
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
Jan. 24:
No School (PreK-12)
Teacher professional development
Jan. 25:
PreK-12 School Choice Fair
9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Union Depot, 240 E Kellogg Blvd #70
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The
Principal's Playbook
is a collaboration between the Office of Leadership and the Office of Communications. The Playbook is the main source for communicating with principals. This weekly newsletter includes department action items, professional development opportunities and other updates that directly affect principals and other school leaders. Each Playbook also includes communications and marketing content
to help schools communicate with their families.
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Jada Wollenzien
Program Manager, Leadership Development
Office: 651-744-5074
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