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.
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Applications are Being Accepted for
Principal and Assistant Principal
Eligibility Pools and Central High School Principal Opening
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The
Central High School Principal job posting closes on Friday, Jan. 17
.
The deadlines for applying to the principal and assistant principal eligibility pools have been extended:
- Applications for the Principal Eligibility Pool are being accepted until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24. Use job number 1009407 when searching in PeopleSoft.
- Applications for the Assistant Principal Eligibility Pool are being accepted until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31. Use job number 1009412 when searching in PeopleSoft.
Please visit this
website
for additional information about the application process.
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Discipline Data Clean-Up for Quarter 2
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Discipline data clean-up files for second quarter will be provided to principals and assistant principals via email by Kara Arzamendia.
Please review the file and make any needed corrections by Friday, Jan. 24
. Be sure to check the "problems," "missing" and "additional concerns" tabs.
Please also
enter all incidents for second quarter by Friday, Jan. 24
.
If another staff member is designated to do your school's discipline clean-up, please provide the file to the designee.
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PreK-12 School Choice Fair
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PreK-12 School Choice Fair
Saturday, Jan. 25
9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Union Depot Station, 214 4th Street E., Saint Paul
Please complete this
form
to identify your school choice fair coordinator by
Friday, Jan. 17.
All correspondence about the fair, including booth set-up times, will be sent to your school's coordinator via email.
If you have not yet registered for a booth, please do so now
here.
Please send your school choice fair print jobs to the Print, Copy, Mail Center. If you have any questions, please contact Corinne Juve at
corinne.juve@spps.org
or 651-603-5017.
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Reflecting on and Sharing About the Restorative Practices Journey
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On
Tuesday, Jan. 28
, the Office of School Support invites you to join commu
nity leaders and stakeholders and Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS) and Saint Paul Federation of Educators (SPFE) educators and leaders to reflect on restorative practices in SPPS.
Since 2016, SPPS and SPFE have courageously placed value on exploring, learning, and beginning a restorative practices journey in our schools. Please attend an evening of breaking bread, community building circles, reflecting on where we’ve been, and sharing our emerging story.
Dinner will begin at 5 p.m. in the 5th floor cafeteria at 360 Colborne, followed by a short presentation and community circles.
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Leadership Academy
(Principals and Academics Leaders)
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Wed., Jan. 15
8 - 11 a.m.
360 Colborne, Rooms A/B
Wed., Jan. 22
CANCELED
Wed. Jan. 29
8 - 11 a.m.
360 Colborne, Rooms A/B
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Leadership Academy
(Assistant
Principal
s)
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Cohort B
Wed., Jan. 15
1 - 4 p.m.
360 Colborne, Room A
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Make-up Session of the Cultivating Asset Based Practices for Multilingual Learners
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What:
Make-up session for the opening week session (Session I) of the Cultivating Asset Based Practices for Multilingual Learners
When:
Wednesday, January 29
Time
: 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Audience:
All instructional staff who were not present at the building site during opening week or were not yet hired during opening week are required to attend a makeup session. This also includes staff who took a personal day.
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Professional Development for Paraprofessionals
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The Office of School Support will offer professional development opportunities for educational assistants (EAs), teaching assistants (TAs), cultural specialists and intervention specialists on
Friday, Jan. 24
and
Saturday, Feb. 1
.
- The morning session on January 24 will have a Special Education focus. Learn more here.
- The afternoon session on January 24 will focus on building positive relationships with students, other staff and families. Attendees will learn in sessions by grade level. Learn more here.
- The Saturday session will focus on self care. Learn more here.
Please encourage your staff to register for these opportunities.
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Important holidays, no school days, special religious days and family engagement events are available online at
spps.org/calendar.
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Jan. 20:
No School (Pre-K-12)
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
Jan. 24:
No School (PreK-12)
Teacher professional development
Jan. 25:
PreK-12 School Choice Fair
9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Union Depot, 240 E Kellogg Blvd #70
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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.
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Jada Wollenzien
Program Manager, Leadership Development
Office: 651-744-5074
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