We have made it to the final week before a MUCH DESERVED Winter break! I encourage you to keep your foot on the gas pedal and use every instructional minute this week to continue to grow and challenge your kids. As we discussed with the leadership team last week, our school-wide data is trending up, but we still have a steep mountain to climb. We owe it to our students to give them our best each and every day! 

Faculty and Staff will return to school on Jan. 6. The agenda for that day is as follows: 

8:00-Arrival

9:00-10:00- Active Shooter training 

(NO students allowed in the building.)

10:00-11:30- Collaborative planning with teams

11:30-1:00- Lunch

1:00-4:00- Benchmark Training off campus 

(see Schedule in Beth's section) 

*If you do not have Benchmark training, you will return to school. Please see the Mid-Year conference schedule as some of you may be scheduled for this day. 

We are sad to say goodbye to Anna Grace Edmonds, Whitney Avery, and Denise Stow. We are happy to welcome Jenny Lugo (Mrs. Stover's para), Joy Gilson (Mrs. Schnoke's para), and Melinda Borneman (Ins. Support para) to the Wildcat family! 

As always, please let me know how I can support you. I wish each of you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 🎄🎉

We have just a few more days before we leave for Winter Break. My hopes and prayers are each of you are able to truly rest and relax with your loved ones. Please take some time to reflect on the first half of the year and recharge your battery. I am thankful for each of you!

Please remember to complete the Employee Intent Form by Wednesday, December 18, for the 2025-2026 school year. Reach out to Alli or me if you have any questions. 

After the break, we return on Monday, January 6, and we will have a Teacher Work Day. That afternoon there is Benchmark Training from 1:00-4:00. The locations are listed below:

K - Chestnut Mountain

1st & Hunt - Flowery Branch Elementary

2nd - Mount Vernon

3rd & Goswick - Spout Springs

4th & Kapiloff - McEver

5th & Souther - Deal

Please look over the MOY Conference Schedule linked here. Alli and I look forward to sitting down and talking with each certified teacher and classified employee and discussing the year thus far, student progress, and your intentions for next year.  

RTI/MTSS: Our next round will be on January 8 & 9, you can find the schedule here. Please complete the student’s Tier 3 meeting minutes form before the meeting date. The RTI Meeting Forms are linked to each student’s name on the schedule above. Complete the orange highlighted section of the RTI Meeting Forms. Reach out if you have questions before the meeting.

💡Bright Spots💡 Please don't forget to vote for the January TOTM and SMOM here by Wednesday, December 18.

Please send up those PAWS'itive Office Referrals! Seeing the bright spots in our students helps make a positive impact on student behaviors and truly brightens their day and ours! 

• Reflect on growth and progress
• Make instructional moves/decisions based on the data
• Keep your thoughts student oriented
  • • • Where does this student go from here??
• For students that did not meet their growth goal, we have to progress monitor CLOSELY. What will you collect monthly?
• What resources do you need?