March 4. 2020

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. March To-Do List

WINTER WEATHER

Winter Weather Plan

Administrators (EOC Activation)

Staff Guidelines

ACTION ITEMS

Leadership Institute - Candidates Who Are Interviewing Use This Day as a Personal Day

This message is for building principals and department leaders: This Friday, candidates who applied to the SPPS Leadership Institute will learn of their interview day. The whole interview process will be for about four hours per candidate. Candidates include teachers, assistant principals, and district staff. Regardless of their position, candidates are to use this day as a personal/vacation day.

GOOD TO KNOW

18 Online - A Program to Help Teachers Be Qualified to Teach Concurrent Enrollment Classes

Teachers interested in teaching concurrent enrollment courses are required to have a master’s degree in the subject matter they are teaching, or a master’s degree (in any area) and eighteen credits in the subject matter they are teaching. 18 Online may provide the eighteen credits they need. More information about 18 Online and the internal documentation teachers must complete to apply can be found here .

Submitting Assignments Online after the Cultivating Asset Based Practices for Multilingual Learners (CABPML) Professional Development

A Schoology course for principals and Division of Academics leaders have been created to submit post-professional development assignments following the Cultivating Asset Based Practice for Multilingual Learners (CABPML) session. The access code to join the course is  ZJX6-VN9T-W5S8V  . Procedures on how to submit post-PD assignments are located in the “Additional Resources” folder. Please share this information as it applies to leaders in your school or program. For questions, please reach out to  sarah.sch midt@spps.org.

Office of Multilingual Learning March Newsletter

The Office of Multilingual Learning March Newsletter is now available. There are a number of updates including updates about Cultivating Asset Based Practices for Multilingual Learners (CABPML).

Online Make-up Session for Cultivating Asset Based Practices for Multilingual Learners (CABPML): Session I

If you or your staff missed Session I of the Cultivating Asset Based Practices for Multilingual Learners (CABPML) professional development session, which was originally offered during opening week, you can now make-up the session via Schoology. In order to participate in the on-line make-up session, participants need to take the following steps: Register on PD Express for the following course: OA/MLR (O): Cultivating Asset-Based Practices for Multilingual Learners - Part ONE [EL1900-19FallMakeupOnline] Join the course in Schoology using the following code: 9KCM-9PHS-JNQBF. All Post-PD assignments is still required. Post-PD assignments should be submitted to the Schoology course assigned to your building. For questions, please contact  sarah.schmidt@spps.org  .

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Leadership Academy (Principals and Academics Leaders)

Wed. March 11 8 - 11 a.m. 360 Colborne, Rooms A/B Wed., March 25 8 - 11 a.m. 360 Colborne, Rooms A/B

Leadership Academy (Assistant Principals)

Cohort A Wed. March 11 1 - 4 p.m. 360 Colborne Cohort B Wed., March 25 1 - 4 p.m. 360 Colborne

Train-the-Trainer Session of Cultivating Asset Based Practices for Multilingual Learners

Building leaders are welcome to join their English Learner (EL) Lead for the Train-the-Trainer session of Cultivating Asset Based Practices for Multilingual Learners (CABPML). Please connect with your EL Lead regarding which date they are attending in March. If attending, please sign up in PDExpress. For questions, please contact sarah.schmidt@spps.org .

IMPORTANT DATES

Important holidays, no school days, special religious days and family engagement events are available online at spps.org/calendar.

March 8: Daylight Saving Time March 9: Purim A Jewish Holiday which commemorates Jewish people being saved from extermination in Persia. March 10: Holi Holi is the ancient Hindu Festival of Love and also known as the Festival of Colors. The origins of Holi lie in ancient Hindu traditions where Holi was celebrated to mark the arrival of spring. March 17 : St. Patrick's Day March 22: Lailat al Miraj Lailat al Miraj commemorates Prophet Muhammad's ascension to heaven. March 31: Cesar Chavez Day Cesar Chavez Day commemorates the life and achievements of Cesar Estrada Chavez who was a Mexican-American farm worker as well as a Civil Rights and Labor Movement activist. Chavez stood and fought for labor rights using nonviolent resistance, such as boycotting and fasting.

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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.

Jada Wollenzien Program Manager, Leadership Development Office: 651-744-5074 jada.wollenzien@spps.org

Office of Communications 651-767-8110 communications@spps.org