September 4, 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 (FY20)

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.

Extended Day for Learning (EDL) Site Leaders

Extended Day for Learning (EDL) offers students the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive through fun and engaging activities that are different from the regular school day. For details, click  here .  Program dates include:  2019-20 Elementary EDL Calendar  and  2019-20 Secondary EDL Calendar .  The  2019-20 EDL registration memo  has been shared with school clerks. By Monday, Sept. 9, please forward your EDL site leader’s name to either: rachel.carpenter@spps.org (elementary) christopher.ederer@spps.org (secondary) 

Recruiter Requests for Student Contact Information

In the fall, military recruiters typically start contacting schools regarding obtaining student contact lists, including address and phone number, for recruiting purposes. To limit the burden to schools, the Department of Research, Evaluation and Assessment handles all requests of this nature. Please forward recruiter requests to Kelsey Curran at  kelsey.curran@spps.org  or 651-767-8115.

GOOD TO KNOW

Choice - Chance - Change (C3) Program

Choice-Chance-Change (C3) program will take place again this year. C3 is intended for students in grades 6-12 who were involved in a behavioral event that needs to be corrected. To learn about the length of the program, who is eligible to attend, the referral process and other details about the program, see this document.   Administrators, please help the program run smoothly: Validate with your student that their address in Campus is correct. Vans will not transport students to any address other than the primary address in Campus. Do not tell parents they can pick up their child from C3. When referring a student, fill out this referral form completely. Toss out all old forms; the attached form is new and the only one the program will accept. When the referral form is complete, email a copy of the form along with the student summary page and the behavior report to steven.aeilts@spps.org. Contact the parent to inform them of the C3 program their child will be attending and share this C3 one-pager with them.   Other things to note: If you submit a student for continual behavior issues to the Pupils Problem Committee (PPC), the committee will ask if you have used the C3 program. C3 master schedule and curriculum Rules students will be following during C3 Frequently asked questions: Q: What if a student misses a day? A: If two or more days are missed, they will need to be reassigned. Q: Will someone meet with the students back at the school that sent them? A: Yes. Ms. Shannon will call the administrator who assigned the student and request an intake on the student. She will go over goals, what the student learned and what they will do next time. Q: How many times can a student be assigned ? A: A student can be assigned twice. After two assignments, they will be sent to the PPC committee. For other questions, please contact steven.aeilts@spps.org.

Office of Specialized Services

As we work on a coordinated system of supports, please review the role for: General education school social workers Special education school social workers School psychologists Pyschologist - Child Study Lead For questions regarding social workers, contact michelle.keleny@spps.org. For questions regarding school psychologists, contact damion.smith@spps.org .

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

New Leaders Meeting

Mon., Sept. 16 4 - 5:30 p.m. 360 Colborne, Rooms J/K Audience: 1st-year principals and 1st-year assistant principals

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. 5 - First Day of School (Pre-K and K) 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.

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