AM Announcements - April 13

AM Announcements
April 13, 2010

1. Today is Day 137.

2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.

Tuesday: April 13
AR Celebration - Kindergarten - 8:00-8:45 AM
Staff meeting - 2:40-4:00
Staff Policy Committee - 4:00-5:00 - Reichert off-campus
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00 PM

Wednesday: April 14
Young Authors' Day

Thursday: April 15
Elementary Principals' Meeting - 7:15-12:00 - Reichert off-campus
RJR Jazz Band - 8:15 AM

Friday: April 16
Honor Roll Assembly - 8:15 AM

4. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 4/19 - AR Celebration - 4-5 - 8:00-8:45 AM
b. 4/20 - AR Celebration - 2-3 - 8:00-8:45 AM

5. Don't forget to take the Governor's Working Conditions Survey. It can be done from any computer connected to the internet at the following address: http://www.ncteachingconditions.org/

Currently Speas participation rate is at 72.34% with 34 of 47 individuals responding. If you have not responded, please do so today and get this out of the way. The last day is Friday and all schools are expected to be over 90% at that time.

6. The Teacher Notification of Intent web site is open, and available to teachers via the Employees page of the WS/FCS web site. All full-time teachers need to complete an intent form (there is a different process for part-time teachers). The deadline is April 16th.

• Go to the WS/FCS home page at http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/
• Click on the red “Employees” tab
• Under the “Administration” heading, click on the link for “WSFCS Administrative Resources”
• In the right hand column under “Employee Related Data Entry”, click on the link “Teacher Notification of Intent Decisions”
• Log in like you would to register for a workshop
• Click on “Enter/Edit Teacher Notification of Intent”
• Review the information page, then enter your SSN in the secure box at the bottom of the page to go to the Teacher Intent form and make your elections
• You can edit or adjust your elections as often as you like between now and April 16th

We still have 7 certified employees who have not responded. Please take care of this by Friday when the window closes.

7. Therel be a special presentation on August 16, 2010, for Equity+ schools. Following the presentation by Principal Baruti Kafele, each school will provide two presentations on programs that are working for children. Here is what Carol Montague, the Assistant Superintendent for Middle Schools, says about this:

"As you know we are getting ready for the Equity+/Title 1 Conference on August 16th. For this conference to be a success, we need your help!

I know that each of you or some of your staff members have great ideas to share with other. So, please complete the attached proposal and email it to Cydney by April 30th.

Each school is required to submit two proposals , but more are welcome:)

Let's make this conference a meaningful experience by sharing instructional strategies with each others!

I will send an e-mail with the proposal form. Please consider sharing the great things you are doing with children. Proposals may be sent in by an individual, pair, or group (grade level).

8. There is No Classified Intent Form this year because classified employees can promote during the school year and with HR and Assistant Superintendent approval they can also transfer.

9. It appears that someone has taken laminating into their own hands. Almost an entire roll of laminating film was used recently and Ms. Rhodes was not the user. She changed the roll the last time she laminated and when she checked yesterday, the roll was almost empty. Ms. Rhodes is the only individual on staff who is designated to do lamination. If you have items to laminate, please give them to her. She will take care of them and you can pick them up in the media center. I trust this will be the last we have to say about this matter.

10. Maturity is only a short break in adolescence.
Jules Feiffer (1929 - )

For four-fifths of our history, our planet was populated by pond scum.
J. W. Schopf

The average person thinks he isn't.
Father Larry Lorenzoni

The most erroneous stories are those we think we know best - and therefore never scrutinize or question.
Stephen Jay Gould (1941 - 2002)