MONTHLY CHECKLIST
Click on the link below for a list of important tasks that affect students and families, budgeting, communications, professional development, building operations and more.
All checklists can be found in the
Administrator Handbook
.
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As we move into December, please remember to remove the referendum yard signs from your school campus. You do not need to save them.
Thank you.
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START TIMES SURVEY ABOUT CHILD CARE
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SPPS is gathering information on child care needs for elementary schools that will start at 7:30 a.m. in the 2019-20 school year.
Next week, families at these schools will receive a survey via email to help SPPS determine the demand for child care after school.
You may review the surveys here.
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SCHOOL CHOICE FAIR UPDATES
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Identify Your School Choice Fair Coordinator
Please complete this
form
to identify your school choice fair coordinator.
Deadline is Dec. 12.
All correspondence about the fair, including booth set-up times, will be sent to your school's coordinator.
Send Your Print Jobs to SPPS Print Center Before Winter Break
Please send your school choice fair print jobs to the Print, Copy, Mail Center before winter break. Staff will be working during the break, and this is a great time for them to complete your projects. If you have any questions, please contact Corinne Juve at
corinne.juve@spps.org
or 651-603-5017.
As a reminder, the SPPS PreK-12 School Choice Fair is:
Saturday, Jan. 12
9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Saint Paul RiverCentre
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GRADUATION PROGRESS LETTER
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Every year, a graduation progress letter is completed by your school counselor(s) and mailed to families for each student in grades 9-12. The intent of these letters is to keep families informed of the status of their student's track for graduation (on-track or off-track).
- For students in grade 12, the letters should have been mailed to families by the end of Quarter 1 which was Nov. 9. If you missed this deadline, they must now be mailed no later than Friday, Dec. 14.
- For students in grades 9-11, the letters should be mailed by end of Quarter 3 which is Friday, March 29.
The school counseling department will also communicate this information to school counselors at all secondary sites.
Please see this
example
of a graduation progress letter for the class of 2019. Building school counselors receive translated versions of the graduation progress letters in Hmong, Karen, Somali and Spanish. Please reach out to
breanna.galuska@spps.org
with any questions regarding the letter.
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PARTICIPATE IN SURVEY TO IMPROVE BUSINESS OFFICE FINANCE TEAM
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Please assist the finance team by taking this
survey
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The team will use the results to identify areas for improvement within finance, business and accounting. Beginning in early January, finance managers will set goals and establish key performance indicators to monitor progress.
The finance team encourages and welcomes your honest feedback.
As long as you do not enter any identifying information (like your school name) the survey is completely anonymous.
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Please review the presentation,
Ease Into the Day
. The presentation is a component of pre-kindergarten's early childhood workshop and will help support your Pre-K walk-throughs.
If you are interested in support for Pre-K walk-throughs, please reach out to the Office of Early Learning leadership staff.
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Operations Principal Meeting
Wednesday, Dec. 5
8 - 11 a.m.
360 Colborne, Rooms A, B
Grade Level Principal Meeting
Wednesday, Dec. 12
8-11 a.m.
360 Colborne
Elementary: Rooms E, F
K-8/Middle: Rooms J,K
6-12/High: Room 5A
Academic Services Principal Meeting
Wednesday, Dec. 19
8-11 a.m.
360 Colborne, Rooms A, B
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ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL MEETINGS
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Cohort A
Wednesday, Dec. 5
1 - 4 p.m.
360 Colborne, Room A
Cohort B
Wednesday, Dec. 12
360 Colborne, Rooms 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. 2-10 - Hanukkah
Begins at sundown on December 2nd and ends at sundown of December 10th. Jewish holiday commemorating rededication of the Temple by the Maccabees. It is a time for fun, songs, games and gift giving. It starts on the 25th day of the Jewish calendar month of Kislev and lasts for 8 days and nights.
Dec. 21 - Jan. 1 - No School (All grades)
Winter Break
Jan. 2 - Classes Resume
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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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Communications Consultant
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