PBIS Data Team met and discovered technology use (including earbuds, playing games, phones) is creeping up on the Infraction Trackers. Disrupting the learning environment is also on the rise. The PBIS Instructional Team then combined some of these things with our October Focus (Integrity) so this month's lesson has a "What Would You Do?" theme with scenarios that include these common infractions.

Please plan to teach this lesson in your core classes at some point before next Friday (October 28). There are notes at the bottom to guide you, but please be sure to ask any PBIS Instructional Team member questions if you have any.

- - Eric, Jenny Miller, Jenny Snyder, and Nikki.

On November 11th, the Kingsley News would like to celebrate Veterans Day by creating a broadcast to showcase those that have served our country. If you are interested in being featured, please either submit a quick video to Eric Stegemann telling us your name and the years and places you served OR let Eric know and he will come by and film you.

Administration has created a Q1 lunch detention/ISS/OSS list for teams to use to help determine eligibility for participation in the Q1 PBIS Celebration. Administration will also be providing a menu of options for teams to use in the Restore Rooms with those students who do not earn the Q1 PBIS reward. We will have that to you by Monday.

For those of you looking for some spooky fun this weekend, check out the Haunted House that Tiffany Borne's son's baseball team is sponsoring here in town.

Lakshmi Kommuri is providing Indian food on 10/25 for all of us to sample in honor of Diwali. Diwali , the Festival of Lights, is celebrated by Hindus across the world and represents the symbolic victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance and good over evil.

Chiro One will be on site Oct 28th during the lunches. Sign up HERE to your personal touchless wellness screening.

They will be bringing healthy snacks and & light lunch items so advance sign up is greatly appreciated, but not necessary.

In lieu of individual student costumes, we are asking KJHS grade level teams to choose dress up themes for Monday, October 31st. The team with the most students and staff in theme costumes will win prize. Staff members not on a grade level team can either choose a theme with their staff team or use the theme of the grade level team with whom they teach advisory.

The online store is open to order staff jackets! Orders will be accepted through 10/24/22. Elisa has a sample jacket in her office if you want to try one on.

This is just a friendly reminder that if you are taking sick leave in a quantity of less than a half day (i.e. 1 or 2 hours), you are expected to find coverage for the classes you will be missing. The office will try to help as we can but on days where we have several staff members out, the office is struggling to find coverage for hourly absences. Please talk to Elisa if you have any questions.

Kingsley has been awarded a Gap Attack grant to provide tutoring services to students. We are looking for staff members to serve as tutors as well as a staff member to serve as the program coordinator. The program coordinator will work with administration and the Building Leadership Team to outline the framework of the program. They will then match tutors and students together, collect and submit payroll sheets, order supplies, etc. The program coordinator will get paid the hourly rate per the UFEA contract. Tutors will be paid the hourly rate according to the UFEA or UFSPA contract, whichever one applies. Anyone interested in the position of program coordinator should email Elisa by Friday, October 21st. We will send out a Google form for interested tutors the last week of October.

The Kingsley PTO has a new online Spirit Store open now through November 4th! Check out this LINK to see what is available and place your order.

All items purchased will be delivered to the school and will be available for pick up by December 1st. All proceeds from these orders will be used by PTO to support the students and programs at KJHS. Happy shopping!

Per e-mail from Dayna Brown on 10/6/2022:

As you may already be aware, Unit 5 will have a referendum question on the November 8, 2022 ballot. The informational message below will go to parents later this evening, and we wanted to share with staff members, as well.

We also wanted to remind everyone that Unit 5 has adopted board exhibit 2.30-E1 , which pertains to actions employees can take as related to the referendum.

Restrictions cited in that exhibit center around using school/district/taxpayer resources to campaign for the referendum. The district and its employees may not advocate for (or against) the referendum using district resources. District employees should not use their distinct issued devices (laptops, phones, etc), paper, or copying machines to create or distribute items that try to persuade voters for or against the referendum.

The district, and its employees, may speak to the referendum and the items within the referendum in an informational, fact-based, unbiased manner at any time, as these are considered voter education activities. They may also encourage people to participate in the electoral process, such as voter registration and “get-out-the-vote” drives, as long as these are conducted in an unbiased manner.

When not being paid by the district, such as during breaks or off-school hours, district employees are considered private individuals. Private individuals and organizations are under no such restrictions and may advocate for the referendum as much as they wish as long as they are not using district resources or on district property, though there are specific restrictions on charitable organizations that are detailed below.

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District e-mail sent to families on 10/6/22:

Good evening

To put Unit 5 on more stable financial footing and ensure our students continue to have access to the quality education they deserve, Unit 5 will have a referendum on the ballot in the upcoming November 8 election.

Here is a link to a presentation by Superintendent Weikle explaining some factual information regarding the referendum.

If successful, Unit 5 will be able to:

• Responsibly Solve Unit 5's Financial Challenges

• Avoid Having to Increase Class Sizes, Decrease Staff, or Cut Programs

• Provide Safer and Improved Learning Environments for All Students

To learn more about the proposed plans, Unit 5 is hosting information sessions:

• Tuesday, October 11, 6 p.m. - Normal Community High School

• Tuesday, October 25, 6 p.m. - Virtual (information on signup will come closer to the date)

Here is a link to additional information

Please call (309)557-4000 district@unit5.org if you have questions.

For this year's Veterans Day celebration, the following school-wide happenings are planned...

• Flags will be displayed out front of the school down Kingsley Street.

• KJHS News will be doing a special Veterans Day edition to be shown in classes on 11/11.

• A slide show display featuring KJHS associated veterans will be displayed during the lunch hours. If you or a member of your family served in the military, please send their name, picture, branch of the armed forces, rank, and years of service to Elisa by Monday, November 7th.

Teams are welcome to make their own plans for Veterans Day as well.

A reminder about sending students to guidance...

If students are in need of immediate service due to a safety concern or emotionally distressed and are a disruption to the classroom environment, please call down to guidance to inquire if Kim or Michele are available. Otherwise, for all other issues, please refer students to the student/counselor appointment form or the what's up kingsley form. Guidance will send a pass for them when they become available.

In case you missed it, here are your October Instructional Tech Updates. In addition, IC will be updating this weekend. Please check out the IC Tech Tips & Updates slide deck Amber made to help us navigate these changes.

Courtney Knowles has graciously agreed to be the GSA sponsor for this school year. We are hoping to find a co-sponsor to assist her. If you are interested, please let Courtney know. Thanks!

Just a reminder about the overall structure of the Check In, Check Out process...

• Students pick up their sheet and/or clipboard from their designated adult before their 1st hour class.

• Students should confer with you at the end of class. You should circle the number that indicates the student's performance towards each goal during that class period.

  • This is a great opportunity to talk about why a certain rating was given.

  • This is also a great time to give out any kind of reward you want to if performance matches the student's goals.

• Students should drop off their the sheet and/or clipboard at the end of the day to their designated adult.

Congratulations to Mr. Rich for being named the Technology Education Association of Illinois Middle School Teacher of the Year! It is a well deserved recognition and we are all so very proud of you! Mr. Rich will be recognized at the upcoming board meeting on 10/19.

Here is a tentative outline of the activities for the early release day on Wednesday, October 26th:

• 11:45 - 12:45 - Lunch

• 12:45 - 1:45 - Building Based SIP Time

• 1:45 - 2:15 - Review of e-learning expectation and planning

• 2:15 - 3:45 - PLC Time

We have been asked by the district office to remind staff that while discussions of election events and processes are certainly welcome in the classroom, there should be no promotion of specific candidates or parties by staff. This does include room decorations.

So much October fun awaits us!!!!

11th-TShirt Tuesday.....favorite color

14th- Cunningham's Caramel Apples!

20th-Dress Alike Day....olive green and black

21st-Faculty Meeting......Mr. T will be available for Team Photos

26th-Room Service during PLC time....yay it is back by popular demand

31st-Team Challenge Dress Up Day(more details soon)

There is an all school cafeteria competition for the month of October. Each grade level starts with 1,000 points. The challenge is to keep as many points as possible. Grade levels lose points for exhibiting unwanted behaviors in the cafeteria during the lunch hour. Here are the behaviors students lose points for: cell phone/electronics use, excessive volume, being out of seats unnecessarily, messy tables, untucked chairs, and being tardy to lunch. If a grade level's point balance falls below 200 points, they will be given the opportunity to earn back points through service.

The winning class will be awarded a lunch party with a dj on Friday, November 11th.

Here is the October Family Kingsley Connection.