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Tuesday Tasks Your weekly update from the Catholic Schools Office March 15, 2022

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2022-23 Spring Break Review Principals, if you have your spring break 2023 scheduled for the 20th-24th of March we would like to encourage you to review your dates. We have scheduled the EMF day on the 10th of March to kick off (most) spring breaks as has been tradition the past several years. With the later spring break schedules (20th-24th) you will only be back one full week before Holy Week (another shortened week). We are not requiring any changes be made, however, we would like you to review your spring break dates and if possible, move it up to the week of the 13th-17th. If you do decide to make the change, please notify LeAnn so your Approved Calendar can be updated.

Spring Benchmark Assessments Thank you to all the schools that have already implemented the IOWAflex to use for benchmark assessments. I appreciate all the positive feedback from both teachers and administrators. The IOWAflex benchmark assessments will be a critical piece of a streamlined assessment process we will all begin next fall in grades 3-8.  We will end each school year with the summative IOWA assessment.  Since we are moving toward a streamlined assessment process the spring benchmark assessments, which are scheduled to take place after the IOWA Assessments, are canceled this year.

All elementary schools will begin the new assessment process in the fall of 2022.  Please call Dr. Kroh if you have any questions.

Synod on Synodality Please remember that during our meeting on December 2nd we were modeling the process you will use to meet with your faculty members. In your faculty meeting, you will be modeling what middle school and high school teachers should be doing with their students. Grades 6-12 are expected to participate in the Synod process. The Listening and Discernment sessions must be completed by April 7,2022.     The Bishop’s video is on the public Synod page: https://kcsjcatholic.org/synod2021-2023/ (it works well just played directly from here)   The Toolkit for your Synod meetings and the link to the reporting document can be found at the following website:   Toolkit: https://kcsjcatholic.org/synod2021-2023/team/ Password: Mt7:14

Free Classroom/Office Furniture The old Southwest High School has become a landing area for unwanted furniture from the Kansas City Missouri School District. This furniture has been offered to us for any of our schools. Pictures of some of the things that are available can be found in this link. Please contact Kerry if you are interested and would like contact information. You will need to be responsible for picking up the furniture at the Southwest High School building

Meeting Reminders

Early Ed April 12 - 1:30 pm - Chancery Glennon Room

Weekly COVID Reporting should be completed using this link. Please complete the report EVERY Friday.