• Returning Student Registration: MSCS March Madness Registration Challenge will begin Monday, March 21. Let’s see who makes it to the Final Four. Schools’ registration percentages will be posted weekly, beginning March 21. Stay tuned for more information. 
• Parent Ambassador Virtual Meeting: Invite your parents to tune in to the F.A.C.E. Parent Ambassadors’ Virtual meeting, April 14 beginning at 5:30 p.m.  A member of the Registration/Enrollment Team will provide important information about registration, enrollment, and school choice options.

We wanted to provide you with helpful information that will be useful to you and your school teams.  Please familiarize yourself with the Allergy and Asthma Emergency Protocol.

As the Progress Monitoring and Intervention Plan Updates data reports were being pulled, it was found that the EdPlan Reactivation Script that ran during Spring Break had skewed the data. To allow our RTI2 Team adequate time to ensure accurate reporting for mid-cycle reporting purposes, the Mid-Cycle Report will now be available to ILDs on March 30 and to Leads and Principals on April 1.

In addition, the corrected bi-weekly Progress Monitoring Report for February 28 - March 11 will be resent with the Mid-Cycle Report.

The following indicators will be included in the Mid-Cycle Progress Report:

• Progress Monitoring 
• Data Team: February Documentation and DLD Attendance 
• EdPlan Intervention Plan Updates

The attached announcement was sent to all RTI2 Leads on Wednesday, March 23. 

Please reach out to your RTI2 Advisor, rti2@scsk12.org, or Dr. Amy Maples with any additional questions.

Lead Update SOAR 3 Mid-Cycle Announcement.pdf

See attached PPT, again sharing February winners! (Be on the lookout soon for March campaign results in a couple of weeks) Implementation Support 

Be sure to revisit the i-Ready/SCS RTI2 Best Practices attached as you settle in for the final push of the year.

• Ready Central for math support: https://math.readycentral.com/ 
• Math and Reading Program Implementation tips within the Toolbox: Log into i-Ready > Click Assess & Teach > Click into Teacher Toolbox > Click Program Implementation toward the upper left corner

The final AP Student Saturday Review for 2021-22 will be held on Saturday, April 9, from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Lunch will be provided. Please share the following registration link with your AP students and encourage them to register: https://tinyurl.com/yhmkpywh.

Contact James Smith, AP Manager, if you have questions.

Mark your calendars for the return of AP Daily: Live Review this April 18–28! These review sessions will premiere on YouTube and be available for your AP teachers and AP students to watch on-demand at any time.

Students can also access the videos in AP Classroom on their own, or teachers can choose to assign them to their classes to watch. All review videos can be found on the Review tab, under Course Resources. Assigning the review videos is just like assigning AP Daily videos.

We hope your students will join expert AP teachers as they provide review and practice for the upcoming AP Exams!

The Optional Schools and Advanced Academics team is currently meeting with all middle school administrative teams to review important information regarding honors program updates for the 2022-23 school year. As mentioned in those meetings, you will receive an email from the Honors team with a link to all of the documents that were discussed. Please be on the lookout for this information and please let us know if additional team members need to be added to the communication. 

If you have questions, please feel free to contact Terriny Lloyd via email or at (901) 416-9867 or Travis Lockhart via email or at (901) 416-5839 and we will be glad to assist. 

Please continue processing new and renewal optional applications. Any purchases that need to be made to facilitate programmatic activities (marketing, recruitment, etc.) for your optional program should be made immediately. The deadline for optional schools to spend their optional budget allotments is Friday, April 8.

Please contact Linda Sklar if you have questions or need funds moved to a different spending category to facilitate your purchasing. Thanks for your continued partnership.

On-Going– Assistant Superintendents, ILD, and Central Office Staff conduct walkthroughs.

March 21 - April 15 - Principals complete and share Cycle 2 Observation Self-Score in PLZ (include supporting statements and uploading evidence/artifacts into this component).

Due to the administration of the TCAP, we suggest the following pacing for principals to upload evidence and provide written supporting statements in PLZ:

• Upload evidence/artifacts and written supporting statements for Standard D and B by April 1
• Upload evidence/artifacts and written supporting statements for Standard A and C by April 15

All supporting statements and evidence/facts must be entered and uploaded in PLZ and shared with the assigned assistant superintendent by COB on April 15.  

March 28 - May 6 - Cycle 2 Observation Principal and Assistant Conference 

May 9 - May 31 – Assistant Superintendent and Principals Finalize Cycle 2 Observation Conference

Thank you for submitting your initial 2022-23 Ready Graduate plans. We are in the process of comparing your preliminary 2022-23 master schedule to your current 2021-22 schedule of courses to determine opportunities for additional expansion. 

As a reminder, all MSCS-managed schools are required to offer a minimum of five AP/Virtual AP/Pre-AP courses for 2022-23, with at least two of those courses being AP courses. Follow-up conversations and/or meetings will be scheduled with schools that may need to consider additional advanced course offerings. 

Please contact Linda Sklar if you have questions or concerns.  

Our annual Symposium is scheduled for June 14-16. The Sheraton Memphis Downtown is offering MSCS a discount starting June 13. Room rates are $139.00 plus taxes and valet parking at a nightly rate of $26.00 plus tax. 

To book this rate please email Alexandria Thomas, in-house reservationist at athomas@sheratonmemphisdowntown.com, and please cc: Deidra Speight at dspeight@sheratonmemphisdownton.com and Tari Harris at harristc1@scsk12.org. 

Thank you for being so supportive in allowing your teacher team to attend the Implementing Blended Learning Station Rotation session after Spring Break. As a result of the PD, we hope your teachers returned with a clearer understanding of station rotation and how they can support teachers with implementation. As agreed, your teacher team will redeliver the content to your teachers during the week of March 28 - April 1. We are aware due to upcoming testing that teachers are engaged with supporting their students in these final weeks. To that end, teachers are encouraged to engage in station rotation as safe practice beginning April 4. Central Office will not conduct observations of implementation during that time. We will start the monitoring after all testing has been completed. Your teacher team has been prepped with the session's presentation, facilitation guide, and materials. Someone from the District office will join your school's redelivery to provide support assisting with responding to questions and capturing teacher questions. The purpose is to capture data to inform, in real-time, follow-up supports.

We appreciate all you do. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Executive Director Tracie Scott. 

Memphis-Shelby County Schools will be administering the ANNUAL EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT SURVEY to all non-instructional school-based staff, central office staff, and school leaders
March 7 - April 8.

Employee Engagement Flyer2022 (v2) (3) (1).pdf

SY2020-2021 LOE scores are calculated, and the nullification process has concluded. Please see the following updates as it relates to SY2021-22 evaluation track assignments.

• If an Educator elected to nullify their SY2020-2021 LOE score, then the LOE score from SY2018-2019 will be used.
• If an Educator did not elect to nullify, their SY2020-2021 LOE score will be used.  
• Educators who received an LOE score of 1 or 2 for SY2020-21 or nullified and their 2018-19 was a 1 or 2 will be placed on the Focus track.  Please note: 2 plans will be visible in PLZ: 1 archived (old plan) and 1 new (focus plan).  

The Focus track requires 1 Announced and 2 Unannounced observations to be completed. Please see container updates below:

• Classroom Educators: 
  • If the Announced #1 observation was completed in the old plan, the evaluator must complete Unannounced #1 and Unannounced #2 observations in the Focus plan.  
  • If Announced #1 and Unannounced #1 observations were completed in the old plan, the evaluator must complete Unannounced #2 in the Focus plan.
• Non-Classroom Educators: 
  • If the Announced #1 observation was completed in the old plan, the evaluator must complete Announced #2 and Announced #3 observations in the Focus plan. 

ICC Omission: For SY2021-2022, the ICC will be visible but will not be required for the TEM Focus evaluation plan. 

Please share your notice of retirement or resignation EARLY to help MSCS forecast to meet the 2022-23 school year critical staffing needs FOR OUR STUDENTS. 

As an impetus for your professionalism and care for children by providing early notice, you will receive extended access to your MSCS benefits (through July 31, 2022) and forfeiture of P.D. requirements for the remainder of the school year.  

Having early notice about instructional employees who plan to leave the District after the 21-22 school year helps us meet our STUDENTS' NEEDS by having adequate time to backfill all classrooms for the 22-23 school year by the end of the school year. Early notification not only helps to meet STUDENT'S NEEDS adequately, but you will also have the ability to take advantage of the benefits extension and to forfeit upcoming P.D. requirements. Please provide your notification by the fast-approaching deadline, which is TODAY.

If you plan to retire from an instructional role after the school year, let us know by TODAY. View the details here.

If you plan to resign from an instructional role after the school year, let us know by TODAY. View the details here. 

The educator effectiveness team is seeking experienced portfolio peer and expert reviewers from across the state to review and score submitted portfolio collections. Final aggregated portfolio scores are used to determine an educator’s effect on student growth and are anticipated to represent 35% of a teacher’s level of overall effectiveness (LOE). 

 The ideal candidate must: 

• demonstrate content area, grade level, and instructional experience; 
• be detail-oriented and exhibit a rich understanding of standards; 
• understand and be able to effectively complete the processes involved in scoring student work; 
• be comfortable using and have access to technology; 
• articulate confidence in the portfolio model to demonstrate student growth; and 
• be available to conduct peer reviews within the scoring window. 

Responsibilities of the Contractor: 

• Score the recommended number of collections once all portfolios have been submitted. The number of collections will be equally distributed among content area reviewers with a minimum of 20 collections per reviewer. 
• Participate in virtual training and certification. 
• Align portfolio scores with a panel of expert reviewers. 

Compensation: 

• This is a flat rate of $17.00 per collection. 

Application Process: 

• Applicants must meet all requirements of this solicitation and apply no later than 5 p.m. CST on April 15. Applications will be scored on a rubric aligned to the information shared above. Applicants will be notified with next steps by May 6. 

For additional details, please email Portfolio.Questions@tn.gov. 

Considering working at a new school next year? The 2022-23 transfer period will open for IZone and Fresh Start Schools on March 28 and all other schools on April 4!

The 2022-23 transfer period is open for all school staff interested in transferring to a new school site next school year. The transfer period will remain open through April 29. Please CLICK HERE from HR for the full details on the 2022-23 transfer process.

• If you have completed your NIE Goal Setting Conference and Mid-Year Conference, be sure that you have finalized ALL components to generate the overall green check. If the green check does not appear, a component may be incomplete. 
• NIE Partial Plans –Please ensure that the Goal Setting Conference is completed within 30 working days of the hire/contract start date. The Mid-Year Conference is not required for NIE partial plans and will not appear as a container to complete. 

Questions? Contact Employee Performance and Support: eps@scsk12.org | 901.416.2475 

STAR12 ACCOUNT HOLDERS! Have you completed at least 2 courses within the STAR12 platform? If not, don’t miss out on the thousands of FREE e-learning professional development courses offered by STAR12!  

Please Note: Access to certain learning courses will depend on your STAR12 account type.  

• If this is your first time logging in OR you do not remember your login password:  
• Go to MySTAR12.com 
• Enter your SCS email address, then  
• Click “forgot password.” 
• As Access accounts are limited, inactivity may result in loss of STAR12 access.  

Questions? Contact Employee Performance and Support: eps@scsk12.org | 901.416.2475 

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Again this year, we have partnered with the I am a Voter (IAAV) strategic collaborative on voter education, registration, mobilization, and reform to bring opportunities for voter registration and information to our students and their families this year. The IAAV collaborative has offered to host voter registration drives for our students at school at your request. 

We are excited to invite you to review this sign-up link to select a date and time for a voter registration drive at your school after Spring Break. This opportunity is being offered for any student who will be 18 years old by May 3. 

If you have any questions or need assistance obtaining the list for your school, please contact us at scsface@scsk12.org.

We will be hosting our next ACT Family Night on April 7, at 5:30 p.m. on TEAMS. This session will be targeted toward our underclassmen and their families. Register here. 

Our students and families must know that the ACT is about more than just getting into college. The state of Tennessee awards the status of Ready Graduate to any student who completes the ACT with a composite score of 21. This means our state believes that a student scoring a 21 is prepared to tackle the challenges of the world after high school, whether they choose to enter college, technical school, or the workplace. This work is so important to our state that students with the Ready Graduate status are part of our district report card, reflecting our success in helping students bridge the gap from the classroom to the post-secondary world. 

As a continued effort to support students and families in learning more about the college readiness standards and benchmarks set forth by ACT, Inc., the District continues to offer ACT Family Nights in partnership with ACT, Inc. During this session, families will learn about the structure of the test, resources available to prepare for the test, test dates, and information about how to register for the test. We will also share information about how test scores are used in college admission and obtaining scholarships. These sessions are generally targeted at families of students in grades 7-12, but this session will focus on underclassmen who may begin their experience with ACT this Spring or during the Summer. Families who participate receive preparation materials and can participate to win gifts cards for ACT Registration or ACT Score Analysis Reports.  

Look for these updates in Power BI:
SLA Eligibility Report located in the Third Grade Commitment dashboard

• Teacher Bridge Staff Filter Option located in the Teacher Profile and Instructional Practices dashboard
• Characteristics of Dyslexia Compliance and Follow Up Report located in the RTI-A dashboard
• Student Baseball Card is now named "Student Data 360"
• New Tutoring Dashboard
• Tutoring filter pane option

Student Profile Dashboard Redesign 22-23:

Tell us about the data you are using the most and which information you wish you had. Take 60 seconds and visit: https://tinyurl.com/MeasureWhatMatters901

Virtual Office Hours:

Join us for Virtual Office Hours the week of March 28, when we will review the new Tutoring dashboard. Register here. Subscribe to our DAIM Dashboard channel on Stream to stay connected. You can view the full calendar of VOH sessions here. Check out our re-designed DAIM Support Sharepoint site, complete with video tutorials, walkthroughs, and more!