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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Workforce Management Hiring Process Survey
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Human Resource's workforce management team is interested in receiving feedback on the hiring process. Your feedback offers the team insight about the supports they give and identifies those most important to you. The information will help Human Resources identify areas of improvement and how to better align the hiring process with your needs.
Please take the
survey
by
Dec. 6.
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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.
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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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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December Issue of Office of Multilingual Learning's Newsletter
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Please review for important updates regarding professional development, mandatory bilingual English learner training dates and more.
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ACCESS 2.0 Test and School Assessment Coordinators Duties
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The Office of Multilingual Learning (MLL) provides guidance each year around the role and responsibilities of building School Assessment Coordinators (SACs), as well as for English Learner (EL) teachers who are test administrators. Besides principals, this communication will be shared with district administrative staff, SACs and EL teachers:
For the ACCESS test, the SAC is responsible for the following:
- Attend district training and/or complete the WIDA online training
- Inform test administrators (proctors) to complete the WIDA online training as well as the quiz for the test type and domain they will be proctoring; proctor the test according to testing regulations
- Secure and organize test materials
- Coordinate test schedule, space and cohorts of students for both the online and paper ACCESS 2.0 test
The administration of the ACCESS test is not the sole responsibility of the EL teachers; therefore, EL services shall not be significantly reduced per Minnesota Department of Education guidelines.
More information, including frequently asked questions, can be found
here
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Leadership Academy
(Principals and Academics Leaders)
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Wed., Dec. 4
8 - 11 a.m.
360 Colborne, Rooms A/B
Wed., Dec. 11
8 - 11 a.m.
360 Colborne, Rooms A/B
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New Leaders
(First-year Principals and Assistant Principals)
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Mon., Dec. 9
4 - 5:30 p.m.
360 Colborne, Rooms J/K
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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 A
Wed., Nov. 4
12:30 - 4:30 p.m.
360 Colborne, Rooms D/E/F
Cohort B
Wed., Nov. 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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Office of Communications Consultant
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