Lyft is Available for Family Engagement Activities; MSS Results are In; TD&E Data Analysis Tools; MLL Newsletter; Upcoming PD
November 6, 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.
Lyft is Available for Family Engagement Activities
The Office of Title I Federal Programs is excited to announce that Lyft is now an approved method of transportation for family engagement purposes. We hope Lyft will have a significant impact on the availability of transportation, especially during times of high need, such as conferences. The purpose and guidelines for using Title I funds to transport families for engagement activities remain the same. Lyft is only for family engagement activities, and students should never be transported by themselves.
For additional information about how it works to schedule rides with Lyft, please watch this brief video.
Contact ryan.fell@spps.org if you would like to use Lyft to schedule transportation for families.
Minnesota Student Survey Results are In
Minnesota Student Survey results have arrived. While not representing the entire district population, this data can be very useful. If your school participated, you will receive your individual school results from the Minnesota Department of Education.
Teacher Development & Evaluation (TD&E) Data Analysis Tools
The Teacher Development & Evaluation (TD&E) data analysis tools for professional learning communities (PLCs) posted at the beginning of the school year contains a formula error. In the data summary table, White and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander data is switched. This does not impact visual results (graphs) or the data entry.
This error has been corrected, the links in the TD&E Schoology group are now updated for the data analysis tools.
The Office of Multilingual Learning Monthly Newsletter
The Office of Multilingual Learning (MLL) has launched its first monthly newsletter. The newsletter will be published the first Monday of each month and has a variety of information relevant to leaders and building-level MLL staff.
Please click this link to see the November newsletter.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Leadership Academy
(Principals and Academics Leaders)
Wed., Nov. 6
8 - 11 a.m.
360 Colborne, Rooms A/B
Wed., Nov. 20
Leadership Academy: 8 - 11 a.m.
Informational session for all principals: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
360 Colborne, Rooms A/B
Leadership Academy
(Assistant Principals)
Cohort A
Wed., Nov. 6
1 - 4 p.m.
360 Colborne, Rooms J/K
Cohort B
Wed., Nov. 20
1 - 4 p.m.
360 Colborne, Rooms J/K
New Leaders
(First-year Principals and First-year Assistant Principals)
Mon., Nov. 11
4 - 5:30 p.m.
360 Colborne, Rooms J/K
IMPORTANT DATES
Important holidays, no school days, special religious days and family engagement events are available online atspps.org/calendar.
Nov. 14 - No School (Pre-K)
Parent/teacher conferences.
Nov. 15 - No School (PreK-12)
Parent/teacher conferences and teacher professional development.
Nov. 28-29 - No School and District Offices Closed
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.
