Don't forget to record the number of events you attended this week on the KJHS Staff Participation Contest Google form! Here are the current averages...

Advisory Team 6-1: 2.4 events/person

Advisory Team 6-2: 0.4 events/person

Advisory Team 7-1: 1.4 events/person

Advisory Team 7-2: 2.4 events/person

Advisory Team 8-1: 1.2 events/person

Advisory Team 8-2: 0.8 events/person

In case you have not done so already, please be sure to do the January PBIS Lesson with your team sometime this month. Reminding students of behavior expectations is a key component of our PBIS Tier 1 framework and instructional practices.

Students are not allowed to leave the cafeteria during the lunch hour unless they have a pass from a staff member. If you want a student to come to your room during the lunch hour, please give them a pass to show to lunchroom supervisors.

Please complete this form if you are wanting to host a student teacher in the 23-24 school year.

Please complete this short google form to register for the February 21 Equity Training by Friday, January 27.

The form includes guidance on selecting the training best suited for you and all certified and classified staff should register. Food service, technology, and custodians will be trained at a later date.

If you have questions, please reach out to Dr. Kristal H. Shelvin, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, shelvik@unit5.org.

The January Family KJ Connection was sent out to Kingsley families on January 16th.

Hello LA teachers,

Now that our writers have built up some stamina after being home for two weeks, it would be a good time to start thinking about the Winter Benchmark. If you have not given students paper/pencil opportunities lately, it may make sense to do so. Bellringers with writing prompts, would you rather questions, or telling a story from a photograph are great ways for students to free write for a few minutes in a notebook or lined paper. This way, when we ask them to write instead of type the benchmark it won't seem so different.

Our Winter Benchmark Assessment deadline is February 17. By this date, you will have administered, scored, and documented in EduClimber your scores. Please communicate with your LBS1s any names of students who scored red in the chart on Google Classroom that you recommend need a diagnostic. All resources can be found in Google Classroom (hv3buze) and on the Shared Drive.

Happy to help score, discuss next steps with this data, or anything else you may find helpful to you and your writers.

Sincerely,

Janel Sebeny

Staff will be given time during our January 31st SIP to complete the 5 Essentials Survey individually.

Students should be given time during their February 13th Advisory class to complete the survey. Please share the link in your advisory classrooms that day. Please read these Student Survey Instructions prior to Feb. 13th, there are directions that need to be read aloud to students. Students will need their Student ID (they can find this in IC, click on TODAY tab and their ID is under their name). All students must take the survey. Remember we need 95% completion rate.

Families: A message will go out from the district on January 23rd and we will also be doing a Facebook/Social Media push for parent completion. Elisa will send out information that you can share with families regarding completing the 5 Essentials survey if you so desire, including incentives for doing so. We really appreciate any help you can give to get us to our goal!

We have 3 KJHS students represented on the district SEAAT Team (Student Equity Action and Advisory Team); they are Lena Hemp, Madison Baur, and Ja'Nyah Dortch. They will have their next meeting on February 6th from 9:30 - 11 a.m. in The Gathering Place. They have been reminded and will receive passes but we wanted you to have a heads up!

The City of Bloomington hosts its Annual Black History Month Essay Contest for Bloomington resident youth. Participants are to submit works that honor Black entertainers, artists, writers, justices, activists, leaders and visionaries, etc. Submission Deadline - Feb. 10, 2023.

Enter Contest at www.cityblm.org/essaycontest

Winning essays will go on air with WGLT News

Winners will be notified via email and announced February 24th. Awards and prizes will be distributed the following week. Prizes & Awards presented to 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place winners in Elementary (Grades 4-6); Middle School (Grades 7-8); and High School (Grades 9-12) categories.

Gregory Wilson - Admin

Community Relations Manager

P: (309) 275-3227

E: gwilson@cityblm.org

As of January 1, 2023, Unit 5 began offering vision insurance through EyeMed. This is an exciting new benefit and we wanted to share additional information you may find helpful.

Finding Vision Benefit Information

Attached is a summary of the new vision benefits for quick reference. You can also find EyeMed details (and all benefit plan information) on Employee Navigator at any time by following the steps below.

1. Log in to Employee Navigator

2. Click on ‘Resources’ in the top right hand corner

3. Click on ‘All Documents’

4. Click on the document of your choice to review plan details

EyeMed Cards

EyeMed cards were mailed out earlier this month. However, you do not need a physical card to use the benefits. Your eye care provider can retrieve your coverage information from EyeMed without a card. You can also register on the EyeMed mobile app to view benefit information and access your insurance card. Contact Megan Peterson in HR with any questions.

Per email from Dayna Brown on 12/6/22...

Have you ever considered writing a Beyond the Books Grant??? Now is your chance.

Beyond the Books Educational Foundation is now accepting applications for grants.

Beyond the Books provides funding for innovative academic programs in Unit 5 and District 87.

GRANT TYPES AND FUNDING AMOUNTS …

• BEYOND THE BOX: One grant in an amount between $7500 and $10,000 will be awarded in this category for an exceptional proposal. The $7500 - $10,000 award is given by a private foundation to Beyond the Books Educational Foundation and BTBEF selects the winner.

• STANDARD: Grants awarded in this category are limited to requests for $801 to $5000. • MINI: Grants awarded in this category are limited to $800 or less.

• You may submit applications with the same proposal in both the Standard and Beyond the Box categories. If you choose to do so, you must use the same title for both applications and within the Beyond the Box application, clearly explain how the extra money would be used. Only one of the two applications may receive an award.

Please note, the maximum size for Mini Grants has doubled from $400 to $800. The Beyond the Books bylaws require that approximately 15% of the total annual allocation be used to fund Mini Grants. Historically, this has resulted in a much higher percentage of Mini Grants being funded than Standard Grants.

Please find more information, rubrics, and details on how to apply at CLICK HERE. Here is a link to grant specifics.

The application deadline is 6 pm, March 6. We strongly recommend not waiting until the last minute.

IMPORTANT TO NOTE... THERE ARE SOME CHANGES THIS YEAR

Last year’s rubric had 8 questions. This year there are only 7.

Notable features of the two versions:

• Question 1 is the same.

• Questions 2-3 from last year have been replaced by a new question 2 this year. Also, where questions 2 and 3 were each worth 5 points last year, this year question 2 is worth 10 points. They did collapse the two old ones into the new one because the content is importantly different.

• Because they have one less question, question 4 from last year is question 3 this year. While the questions are the same, the value of this question has been reduced from 5pts to 3pts.

Get in those applications, and please let me know if you have any questions.

Dayna Brown

We have two criminal justice interns starting as safety monitors next week. They will be doing things such as walking hallways, checking bathrooms, assisting with breakfast/lunch areas (as available), escorting students, and being a visible adult presence. Here are their names/days/hours:

Sydney Gudino: M-F 8-11

Tyler Whitmire: MWF 12:30-3:30

T-Th 10:30-1:30

The admin team will be following up with core teams on the work started during our institute time on January 3rd. If your team has not yet completed your plans/goals for students on the Spring 23 Academic Needs Analysis sheet or the F22 Behavior Needs Analysis sheet, please do so. Elisa will be examining academic needs with teams during her monthly meetings while Sylvester and Dennis will be examining the behavior needs during their bi-monthly meetings.

Have you thought about writing a grant? Now is your chance! As the U5 representative for the Beyond the Books Board of Directors, I encourage you to write a grant to support your literacy endeavors! In fact, the maximum size for our Mini Grants has increased from $400 to $800 this year. Check out the newly updated Beyond the Books website to apply. I would be happy to collaborate or answer any questions you may have as you start your application process.

Good luck!

Janel Sebeny

Please remember to complete the KJHS Field Trip Form if you are wanting to take a group on a field trip. Please be particularly mindful of cost to students and, if this is a class-related field trip, what the plan is for students who cannot afford to go.

Here is the Q3 PBIS Celebrations information that was sent out last week. Sixth grade will have their Q3 PBIS celebration on 3/23 and 7th and 8th grade will have their Q3 PBIS Celebration on 3/24.

The admin team reviewed behavior expectations with students during lunch on Wednesday, 1/4/23, and we wanted to share those slides with you as well. Here are the big things...

1. No winter coats or blankets are to worn to class or in the cafeteria. These items should be left in lockers.

2. Please remind students that any medications need to be on file with the nurse. This includes over the counter meds like Tylenol and Advil.

3. Pepper spray and mace are not only not allowed at school, it is illegal for minors to be in possession of such items.

4. Students are not to bring items such as large bags of chips, coffee/tea/hot drinks, polar pops/large sodas, or outside food orders to school. We are having issues with spillage in the hallway, classrooms, and lockers as well as the "sharing frenzy" with large food bags.

Here are the assessment dates for the Spring 23 semester.

• SAEBRS/mySAEBRS: 2/6-2/10 (mySAEBRS will be completed in advisory on 2/6)

• Winter writing benchmark: needs to be in EduClimber by 2/17

• aReading & aMath: 4/11 - 4/14

• Spring writing benchmarks: 4/11 - 4/14 (needs to be in EduClimber by 4/28)

• IAR: 3/14, 3/16, & 3/17

• ISA: 4/11-4/14

• State testing-whole building will follow same schedule for testing times

• Data Days: Cycle 4 - 3/10/23; Cycle 5 - 5/17/23

The KJHS Social Committee is sponsoring a school wide door decorating contest for the month of January. The theme is Board Games. Doors will be judged on 1/30 and awards will be given out the afternoon of 1/31.

GAP Attack is starting on Tuesday, January 10th. Sessions will be held after school from 3:50 - 4:50 on Tuesdays in the cafeteria. Students will be asked to sign in when they arrive and indicate if they will need transportation home afterwards. If there is a home basketball or volleyball game that evening that they wish to stay for, they will receive free entry into the game and a coupon for a meal from the concession stand (sandwich or pizza slice, chips and a drink). Dates for January & February sessions are 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 2/7, 2/14, & 2/28.

The GAP Attack coordinator, Anita Holland, will be reaching out to teachers to get some specifics regarding the tutoring needs of students participating in the GAP Attack program.

The PRIDE letter for January is "P" for Participation. Team Kingsley is better when everyone gets involved, including staff. To that end, we are holding an staff advisory team contest. Staff can earn points for attendance at committee meetings (before and after school), club meetings, music events, and athletic events (not practices). Please record the number of events attended each week on the KJHS Staff Participation Contest Google form.