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October 28-November 1
October 28-November 1
Great work to our Music Dept with our Fall Concert. This concert was one of the the best I've seen from Jenifer Music Dept. Song selections and performances were all very good. We we're even treated with a special guest appearance from Mr. Akin playing the classic John Denver song "Country Roads".
Attached below is feedback for the fire drill we conducted last week. If you have any comments/questions/suggestions please add them below for review.
Tough Talk & SOVA
Tough Talk & SOVA
Iuri Melo will present "Tough Talk" at LHS P1FCU Performing Arts Center on October 30 from 6:00-8:00. Students of the Valley Advocacy Group will also join the presentation.
At JMS, we will have an assembly for grades 6 & 8 on Tuesday, October 29th with Mr. Melo and the SOVA group. The focus of the assembly is to discuss some of the issues schools are facing and tools to use to address the issues.
The assembly will be from 11:45 - 12:15. Please escorts students to the gym at 11:40 so we can begin the assembly at 11:45.
Tough Talk Flyer Oct 2024.pdfSPED Facilities Upgrade
SPED Facilities Upgrade
Last week there was significant work done in the annex to expand and upgrade our Sped Facilities. What was a storage room is now being renovated for a sensory space for students needing physical therapy.
The plans should allow students to have access to a larger safer space.
Big thanks to JoAnne, Cory, Peggy, and Tim who have worked with us at Jenifer to get the project started.
Also, big thanks to Mike who worked to clear the room and save items that would be useful to our drama production.
JMS Cheer Team @ Pumpkin Palooza
JMS Cheer Team @ Pumpkin Palooza
There was lots of fun for kids downtown this weekend at the Pumpkin Palooza event. It's really cool to see our community come together and celebrate cultural events. When I was a kid, this event didn't exists. Now, our downtown street is filled with games for kids and of course there was tons of candy to collect.
Excellent work to Brooke and her Cheer Team for volunteering to support the event. There were four stations where our JMS Cheer Team were setup to support the event by running games for kids.
Very well done! Great way for the students to get some service and action experience.
DAtes for your diary
DAtes for your diary
October + November Dates:
Tuesday, October 29th - PBIS - 7:15
Assemblies for Grade 6 and 8 - SOVA (Students of the Valley Advocacy) + Iuri - 11:30-12:15
Wednesday, October 30th - Guiding Coalition - 7:15
Tough Talk - 6:00-8:00 - LHS P1FCU
Thursday, October 31st- Team Leads - 3:00-3:30
Friday, November 1st - IPLPs and Domain 5s are due for review
Thursday, November 7th - Teachers vs Students Volleyball Game
Friday, November 8th - No School. Reports + Professional Development
October 21-25
October 21-25
Busy Week at JMS
Busy Week at JMS
PD Gratitude - Thank you to all the teachers that presented at our last professional development day focused on differentiation. Thank you Justin, Lindsay, Toni, Tara, Julian, and Heidi.
Thank you to our coaches for successful seasons of volleyball and football. Great to see these programs develop and our students participate in activities that encourage collaboration, team work, and sportsmanship.
Drama Club - Drama club is running well. The club meets Monday through Thursday from 3:00-4:00. For days that we have early release or no school, students will not have drama club.
Anti-Bullying - Great to see our students united in the anti-bullying campaign taking place. There were so many students wearing orange on Friday in support of the initiative. Congratulations to Mr. Church's class for winning the advisory competition.
End of Quarter 1
End of Quarter 1
Guidance for Report Cards:
The quarter 1 Report Card will pull the letter grade, percentage, number of absences, and number of tardies for each class. It will not include Work Habit grades. Please make sure your grade books are updated and completed by the end of the day on Friday, October 25.
Thank you to Jeremy, Cheyenne, and Mike for sharing additional guidance as JITTS with our teachers.
Work Habits will be shared with a mailed report on November 8th.
REPORT CARD - Guidance from Jeremy
Please see the information below as we approach the end of Quarter 1 and finalize our gradebook.
Important Dates
· For semester-long classes, grades can be entered into Q1 with a date up through October 26.
· For quarter-long classes, grades can be entered for Q1 with a date up through October 24. For quarter-long classes, a final exam for Q1 has to be entered with a date of either October 25 or October 26.
· Grades will get stored on Sunday, October 27. Teachers must contact Amanda or Aaron to make any changes to any grade in Q1 after October 27. The stored grade can only be changed by the Registrar/secretary or by an administrator. Please stay out of the gradebook from 4:00 PM October 25 until Sunday evening on October 27 so that the backup can be successful.
· Grades need to be verified with Amanda (in the office) by 4:00 PM on October 25.
Semester Calculations
Teachers can choose one of the following calculations for Semester 1:
· Total Points (this is the default setting in PowerSchool)
· S1 = (50%)Q1+ (50%)Q2
· S1 = (40%)Q1+ (40%)Q2 + (20%)E1
Attached are reminder directions on how to set up semester calculations. To avoid problems with PowerSchool making incorrect calculations, teachers need to set this up before the start of Quarter 2!
Dropped Students
A “W” must be placed in Q1, Q2, E1, and S1 for all students who withdrew from class. Attached are reminder directions for how to do this.
Students with Adapted Curriculum
Do not to use an asterisk (*) for students who use adapted curriculum in your classroom due to their special needs. Instead, be sure to add the comment code “Making expected progress.”
Advisory
Advisory grades for Q1 will be P/F.
Work Habits
The PowerSchool template that is being used to generate the Quarter 1 Report Card will pull the letter grade, percentage, number of absences, and number of tardies for each class. The Report Card will not include Work Habit grades or comments. Therefore, Work Habit grades/comments will not get entered in Q1. Work Habit grades/comments will get entered in Q2 on the November 8 progress report. Directions for this will be sent out in early November.
Teacher feedback from conferences
Teacher feedback from conferences
Dear Jenifer Team,
Please complete this feedback form to provide feedback on the fall conferences. This will help with improvements for the spring conference, which is also scheduled for 1 day. Also, this feedback will be shared with our district calendar committee members to support their calendar planning conversations.
+ What went well (What needs to be repeated)
- What needs improvement (What needs to be changed)
?/! Comments, questions, suggestions
Well-Being Survey
Well-Being Survey
Attached is the opt-in letter for students to complete to take part in the Student Wellness Survey. The deadline for the permission slips is October 25, 2024. Letters were shared on October 14th.
All resources connected to this survey can be found here:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1cfiM8l7M1NRu_caZux6W4VLeIhBmgFEd?usp=sharing
A copy of the assessment was available to parents at conferences. Some parents took home the assessment sample.
Amanda shared an advisory spreadsheet to track returned letters. The office will need to follow up with families who do not return the letters. We need to have 65% of total enrollment complete the survey.
Please submit all letters with tracked advisory lists on Friday, October 25th.
Teacher Evaluations
Teacher Evaluations
IPLP & Domain 5 Guidance
IPLP & Domain 5 Guidance
IPLPs + Domain 5 + Evaluations
IPLPs + Domain 5 + Evaluations
Please see the guidance for completing your IPLPs + Domain 5 details by November 1st. We will also begin to schedule observations for evaluations in 2 weeks time. Please see the guidance for booking your evaluation and if you are on the formal track for evaluations, please see the guidance for booking your pre/post meetings for your observation.
Please sign up for your evaluation by the end of the day of Tuesday, October 15th.
Please see guidance for evaluations as well as your assigned evaluator. Along with your assigned evaluator you can also see where you are in the cycle of evaluations (Formal/Informal). If you think this is incorrect, please contact me ASAP. You may have received an update from Edfolio with your assigned evaluator.
To those teachers assigned to me as an evaluator for formal/informal evaluations, All observations must be completed by December 6th.
If you are on formal evaluation cycle, please schedule a pre and post meeting for your observation.
Lastly, please submit your IPLP and Domain 5 details by November 1st.
If you have any questions about the guidance, please let me know.
PLEASE USE THE APPOINTMENT SCHEDULER BELOW TO SCHEDULE TIME WITH ME
Professional Learning
Professional Learning
Thank you for an excellent day of professional learning. Big thanks to all the staff members who shared their professional practice and to Justin for his efforts to organize PD focused on improving equitable learning opportunities.
Teacher Understandings of Differentiation: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhW5rrFmC6TGm4cQFyYJWvDQSysbwz2IViS0Ss_ga9LnJx6g/viewform
Quick Learners Reading: https://padlet.com/breezldaniels/culture-of-learning-k283ivzjkykwwlcb/wish/PVKBQOm9znz5Wj5x
DAtes for your diary
DAtes for your diary
October + November Dates:
Tuesday, October 22nd - Quarter 1 Superintendent Visit
Staff Members invited to share success from quarter 1 with Lance in the library starting from 7:45AM.
Fire Drill - 1:00PM
Wednesday, October 23rd - Dept Heads @7:15
Staff Meeting - McKinney Vento Training 3:00-3:30
Danielson Training 4:00-5:30
Quarter 1 Concert at LHS - 6:00-8:00
Sidney Yoker's Last Day
Thursday, October 24th - Team Leads - 3:00-3:30
Study Sync - ELA Pilot Meeting Update
Friday, October 25th - Nez Perce Advisory Board
Tuesday, October 29th - PBIS - 7:15
Assemblies for Grade 6 and 8 - SOVA (Students of the Valley Advocacy) + Iuri - 11:30-12:15
Wednesday, October 30th - Guiding Coalition - 7:15
Tough Talk - 6:00-8:00 - LHS P1FCU
Friday, November 1st - IPLPs and Domain 5s are due for review
October 14-18
October 14-18
Positive Publicity
Positive Publicity
Positive publicity - Anti-bullying campaign - Well done Quinn, Cheyenne, Peggy, Desirae, and students from student council. It's great to see the students excited to work on issues that are important to our whole school community.
RPReplay_Final1728868024.mov
Feedback from PDs
Feedback from PDs
Count of 2024-2025 School Improvement Wednesday/Adult Learning to Impact Student Learning (Responses)
Count of 2024-2025 School Improvement Wednesday/Adult Learning to Impact Student Learning (Responses)
When completing feedback from PDs, please note that Column F will be utilized to determine the Strategic Plan Goal of Staff satisfaction. (By the end of the 2029-2030 school year, staff satisfaction will be at least 90%, as measured by the percentage of staff who identify how they will use the learning from professional development into their practice, as provided on the Professional Learning Feedback Surveys.)
Leadership team needs to determine how many staff members provided you with specific examples of how they were planning to integrate the learning from the PD session into their daily practice. We will need to review the feedback and tally how many members of staff can successfully transfer their learning to specific classroom practice.
An example is attached below:
Battle of the Books
Battle of the Books
IBOB
IBOB
The District librarian has been tasked with taking this program throughout all schools this year. IBOB is a competition based on a set number of books that are chosen for the year. Teams are formed, competitions are had, and then the winners come together for a District competition. We have received a grant from Clearwater Paper to purchase 5 copies of each book (18ish different titles) for your library. This is something that the Board supports and wants to see happening--it’s like sports, but with books!
More information can be found at Idaho Battle of the Books: https://idahobattleofthebooks.org/
Registration link is here: https://forms.gle/yQ4Pajgyz8JK4bku7
Teacher feedback from conferences
Teacher feedback from conferences
Dear Jenifer Team,
Please complete this feedback form to provide feedback on the fall conferences. This will help with improvements for the spring conference, which is also scheduled for 1 day. Also, this feedback will be shared with our district calendar committee members to support their calendar planning conversations.
+ What went well (What needs to be repeated)
- What needs improvement (What needs to be changed)
?/! Comments, questions, suggestions
Well-Being Survey
Well-Being Survey
Attached is the opt-in letter for students to complete to take part in the Student Wellness Survey. The deadline for the permission slips is October 25, 2024. Letters will be distributed to advisory teachers on October 14th. You can share with students today or tomorrow.
All resources connected to this survey can be found here:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1cfiM8l7M1NRu_caZux6W4VLeIhBmgFEd?usp=sharing
A copy of the assessment was available to parents at conferences. Some parents took home the assessment sample.
We will share a advisory spreadsheet to track returned letters. The office will need to follow up with families who do not return the letters. We need to have 65% of total enrollment complete the survey.
Professional Development
Professional Development
School improvement on Wednesday, October 16th will focus on differentiation strategies. Thank you to all the teachers that are preparing to share their current strategies. Teachers teaching teachers is a very powerful tool for professional development and in the past these have been some of our most successful professional development sessions.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
“Breast cancer screening and early detection play an important role in your health. Screening tests can help detect breast cancer at an early stage when the chances of survival are highest. Whether you’re ready to get your first screening mammogram or want to know more about follow-up tests after an abnormal finding, learning about breast cancer screening tests and the importance of early breast cancer detection can help you take charge of your health”. To learn more, visit: https://www.komen.org/breast-cancer/screening/
As a way to continue raising awareness about the importance of breast awareness, each person wearing pink on Wednesday during the month of October is asked to take pictures (individual, small or large groups) and send them to Katie Babino, Communications Specialist for posting on the District’s Facebook page.
DAtes for your diary
DAtes for your diary
October Dates:
Wednesday, October 16th - School Improvement - Early Release
Wear Pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Thursday, October 17h - Flu & COVID
Friday, October 18th - Wear Orange in support of anti-bullying campaign
Tuesday, October 22nd - Quarter 1 Superintendent Visit
Fire Drill - 1:00PM
Wednesday, October 23rd - Dept Heads @7:15
Quarter 1 Concert at LHS - 6:00
Staff Meeting - McKinney Vento Training 3:00-3:30
Danielson Training 4:00-5:30
Thursday, October 24th - Team Leads - 3:00-3:30
Tuesday, October 29th - PBIS - 7:15
October 7-11
October 7-11
Fall Conferences Update
Fall Conferences Update
We had 80% overall attendance for our Fall Conferences (444 of 565). In addition, we had 92% of scheduled conferences show for meetings. For comparison, JMS and SMS attendance is nearly identical. For LHS the attendance was 23% with THS at 19%.
Thank you for your efforts to make our Fall Conferences a successful experience for our JMS community. It was a very busy day full of productive and meaningful conversations focused on student learning.
Teacher Evaluations
Teacher Evaluations
IPLP & Domain 5 Guidance
IPLP & Domain 5 Guidance
IPLPs + Domain 5 + Evaluations
IPLPs + Domain 5 + Evaluations
Please see the guidance for completing your IPLPs + Domain 5 details by November 1st. We will also begin to schedule observations for evaluations in 2 weeks time. Please see the guidance for booking your evaluation and if you are on the formal track for evaluations, please see the guidance for booking your pre/post meetings for your observation.
Please sign up for your evaluation by the end of the day of Tuesday, October 15th.
Please see guidance for evaluations as well as your assigned evaluator. Along with your assigned evaluator you can also see where you are in the cycle of evaluations (Formal/Informal). If you think this is incorrect, please contact me ASAP. You may have received an update from Edfolio with your assigned evaluator.
To those teachers assigned to me as an evaluator for formal/informal evaluations, All observations must be completed by December 6th.
If you are on formal evaluation cycle, please schedule a pre and post meeting for your observation.
Lastly, please submit your IPLP and Domain 5 details by November 1st.
If you have any questions about the guidance, please let me know.
PLEASE USE THE APPOINTMENT SCHEDULER BELOW TO SCHEDULE TIME WITH ME
Staffing Update - Drama Club
Staffing Update - Drama Club
JMS is starting Drama Club this year. There will be a Christmas performance held the first week of December. Auditions for the performance will be on October 7th and 8th. Please let students know that If they are interested in joining Drama Club, to please come to the Drama Club meeting on Wednesday, October 2nd in the cafeteria at 3:00. During this meeting, students can meet Mr. Steele and learn about the show that will be performed and the additional details of auditions.
Please welcome Mr. Steele when you see him in the next few weeks. Last Friday, Jill Opdhal and Trace Steele met to discuss how drama club and the production had worked in the past.
SEE - Tell - Now
SEE - Tell - Now
We have a meeting with a representative from See-Tell-Now on Monday, October 7th. Chris Thomas will join admin and counselors for an update on the program.
Reminder for Vector Solutions
Reminder for Vector Solutions
Attached is the link to Vector Solutions: https://lewiston-id.safeschools.com/login
The link will take you to the two courses on Bullying and Cultural Bias that need to be completed by December 31st. Once completed, please print your certificate and leave a copy in my mailbox.
Let me know if you have questions.
DAtes for your diary
DAtes for your diary
October Dates:
Monday, October 7th - See-Tell-Now - Meeting
Drama Club Auditions
Tuesday, October 8th - PBIS Meeting
New Teacher Meeting - 3:00-3:30
Drama Club Auditions
Wednesday, October 9th - Guiding Coalition - 7:15
Staff Meeting - 3:00-3:30 - QPR Training
Aaron away for Idaho Principal Mentorship Project
Friday, October 11th - Burro Cards Ends
Drama Club Cast Published
Wednesday, October 16th - School Improvement - Early Release
Thursday, October 17h - Flu & COVID
Tuesday, October 22nd - Quarter 1 Superintendent Visit
Wednesday, October 23rd - Dept Heads @7:15
Quarter 1 Concert at LHS - 6:00
Staff Meeting - McKinney Vento Training 3:00-3:30
Danielson Training 4:00-5:30
Thursday, October 24th - Team Leads - 3:00-3:30
Tuesday, October 29th - PBIS - 7:15
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