Principal's Playbook - September 18, 2019

September 18, 2019

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.

September To-Do List

ACTION ITEMS

Monitoring and Verifying Enrollment Counts for School Year 2019-20

Student enrollment counts as of Friday, Sept. 20 will be the basis for current enrollment and fall adjustments.

It is the responsibility of school staff to maintain accurate student enrollment records. Please use this timeline to guide the process of cleaning and verifying enrollment counts.

Designate Staff for Teaching Digital Citizenship

Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) regulations require that all students receive a minimum of three lessons on digital citizenship, online safety and privacy, and cyberbullying every year.

Principals will designate and notify teachers/staff responsible for teaching digital citizenship CIPA lessons by September 30 and throughout the year for newly enrolled students. More information on process, lessons, and recording is available here.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Leadership Academy

Wed., Sept. 18

8 - 11 a.m.

360 Colborne, Rooms A/B

Audience: Principals and Division of Academics leaders

Wed., Sept. 18

1 - 4 p.m.

360 Colborne, Room A

Audience: Assistant Principals - Cohort A

Wed., Sept. 25

8 a.m. - 12 p.m. (Your calendar invite says until 11 a.m.; most likely this meeting will be extended to 12 p.m.)

Location: 360 Colborne, D/E/F

Audience: Principals and Division of Academics leaders

Wed., Sept. 25

1 - 4 p.m.

360 Colborne, Rooms D/E/F

Audience: Assistant Principals - Cohort B

IMPORTANT DATES

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

Sept. 29-Oct. 1 - Rosh Hashanah

Jewish New Year and holy days. Days of renewed responsibility. The first of the High Holy Days marked by solemn religious observance.

Sept. 29 - First Day of Navaratri

A nine-day Hindu festival to the glorification of the Hindu mother of goddess Shakti.

Oct. 8-9 - Yom Kippur

Jewish Day of Atonement. Begins at sunset, Oct. 8 and ends at sunset, Oct. 9. Devoted to prayer, fasting and repentance.

Oct. 13-20 - Sukkot

Feast of Tabernacles, Jewish festival of thanksgiving, harvest and the remembrance of the Jews who wandered in the wilderness after their exodus from Egypt. Begins at sunset, Oct. 13 and ends at sunset, Oct. 20.

Oct. 14 - Indigenous Peoples Day

A City of Saint Paul resolution that honors Native American culture.

Oct. 17-18 - No School (PreK-12)

Teacher professional development - statewide teacher meeting.

Oct. 20-21 - Shemini Atzeret

Begins at sunset, Oct. 20 and ends at sunset Oct. 21. Closing day of the Jewish festival Sukkot. A day of prayer.

Oct. 21-22 - Simchat Torah

Begins at sunset, Oct. 21 and ends at the sunset, Oct. 22. Jewish holiday. Reading of the law (Torah) is concluded and begun anew in the synagogue.

Oct. 25 - No School (PreK-5 / PreK-8 schools)

Conference preparation.

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

Pepe Barton

Communications Consultant

Office: 651-744-5660

pepe.barton@spps.org