The spring window is open and runs through May 20. The Spring Diagnostic has been added to your student accounts, so no action is needed.

• For more information on best practices for Diagnostic Administration, check out these pages on i-Ready Central (www.i-ReadyCentral.com)
  • Get Good Data: Get Organized, Prepare and Motivate Students, Actively Proctor, and Track Completion
  • Preparing Students for the Diagnostic
  • Proctoring Guidance for the Diagnostic
• i-Ready Incentive campaign – GRAND PRIZE WINNERS
  • Grand Prize Winners are here (turn up that volume as you watch)! - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wy3RdM2QKfcYHhKshCEH_njqvcDcTsXi/view?usp=sharing
  • Congrats to the winning schools – these schools won Pizza Parties for the highest point totals in instructional metrics and staff toolbox usage metrics, February through April
  • And congrats to the winning students – these students were selected at random from all who hit i-Ready personalized instruction targets each month and will each receive a brand new bicycle and helmet as their prize!

The AOSS Manual contains important information regarding Child Abuse Reporting. Please review this information and share it with your staff.

The plans for SEA Summer Work Expectations have been finalized. Click the link below to access the detailed work expectations for each week (May 31- August 5) and additional resources that provide more in-depth information and explanations.  

• SEA Summer Work Expectations 2022

If you have any questions, please contact us at EarlyLiteracyDept@scsk12.org or call 901.416.4801.

See instructions on how to run an Absentee Report. 

The following changes have been made to the TSAC Dual Enrollment Grant for the 2022-2023 school year.

• Expanded Dual Enrollment Grant (DEG)
  • Pays tuition and fees for five courses and 1296 TCAT clock hours
  • Extends eligibility to 9th & 10th graders dual-enrolled at TCATs
  • Removes payback provision for DEG courses 6 – 10
    • Students may still receive DEG courses 6 – 10; the money awarded will not be reduced from their initial HOPE Scholarship.
  • Lowers DEG renewal GPA to 2.0
    • Class of 2023 students who lost DEG eligibility due to achieving less than a 2.75 DEGPA may have their DEG eligibility status restored in fall 2022. 
  • Removes the ACT/GPA requirement to receive more than one DEG per term

Contact Armella Smith, Senior Dual Enrollment/SDC Advisor, via email or by phone at  (901) 416-5465.

AP exam payments should be sent to the Optional Schools and Advanced Academics, c/o Sierra McGee (160 S. Hollywood, Coe Building Rm 106), and a copy of the AP Exam invoice. Directions have also been shared with your AP Coordinator. 

Contact James Smith, AP Manager, via email or by phone at  (901) 619-1347.

The 2021-22 EPSO Fee Waiver Assurance Form is open now through Wednesday, June 1!

To request reimbursement and/or verify student eligibility for the program, district or school officials should complete the assurance form for each EPSO type. You do not need to submit AP exam documentation. Cambridge and International Baccalaureate exam documentation is linked in the assurance form. Please complete, sign, and upload the form and documentation to Formstack. You no longer need to mail reimbursement requests to Nashville.   

Contact James Smith, AP Manager, via email or by phone at (901) 619-1347.

School Leaders, RTI2 Leads, and Intervention Providers, we want to hear from you! The RTI2 Team wants to ensure we provide the best support possible with RTI2 Implementation. Please complete the RTI2 Feedback Survey by Thursday, May 19. Information gathered from this survey will be used to enhance support for the 2022-23 school year. Your voice matters. Thank you in advance. 
 

Thank you for taking the time to complete our District-wide Professional Learning Survey.  We are extending our response window through May 20, so there is still time if you have not yet had an opportunity to respond. We are asking ALL MSCS employees to complete this brief 10–15 minute survey designed to collect your feedback on the effectiveness of professional learning across the district and the topics/areas where our employees need additional training and support. The information you and your colleagues provide will be used to inform the development of a comprehensive professional learning plan for MSCS and enhance the offerings for next year.

The survey will be open through May 20.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PLSLive2122

This spring, all secondary schools will be participating in the MSCS Student Voice in Equity Survey from May 9-26. You can read more about the survey program here. Gathering equity data directly from students will allow your school and our district to create learning environments where every student feels safe, included, and empowered to achieve.

Thanks for your support of this important work. Please reach out to Equity and Access with any questions or concerns.

During the week of May 16-20, MSCS students will be allowed to engage in the District-Wide Days of Service campaign as we look to close out this school year in the spirit of serving others. The Days of Service campaign will encourage students to give back to the community. This initiative will promote “agents of change,” where students will have the opportunity to serve and engage in activities that leave a lasting impact. Your school's participation in this campaign is voluntary.

The theme of this event will be Beautifying Your School Community. Watch a special video from me here!

Schools will be encouraged to engage students in activities that will beautify their school campuses. However, schools will have the autonomy to choose their activities. You may also want to expand their services to neighboring areas around the school or expand their efforts throughout a broader radius of the school area. Some suggestions include: Campus Clean-Up, Planting Flowers on Campus, or Cleaning Local Areas Near the School.  

Use this form to indicate your school's participation. Please return the form by noon on May 6. Also, please remember to take lots of pictures and videos of your students' involvement in the District-Wide Days of Service. We look forward to your participation!

View the flyer here. 

The Tennessee Leaders for Equity Playbook has been released with contributions from our Equity and Access office and Academics for all leaders in Tennessee.

A leader for equity works to eliminate opportunity and achievement gaps and ensure success for all students by identifying and addressing personal and institutional bias and barriers and providing strategies to ensure all students have access to:

• effective educators
• rigorous instruction & engaging learning opportunities
• social, academic, and community  supports 
• resources to ensure success

Click here to download the PLAYBOOK, and professional learning sessions will be used to onboard and support all schools this summer and in-service 2022 by our Equity and Access Office. Contact Michael Lowe for professional learning support and delivery.

• May 20 -  100% Professionalism Completion           
• May 20-  100% End of Year Conference Completion 

REMINDER: If professionalism is not finalized by both the administrator and the educator, the educator WILL NOT receive an LOE for SY2021-22.

The TEM End of Year Report can be finalized with missing information. The report will ONLY include information from the ACTIVE observation container.  

If an employee has multiple containers, the archived container information (i.e. Achievement and Growth, Observation scores) will not be included in the report. If information is missing, the evaluator and employee should still proceed with sign-off.

Student Perception Survey results will be released the week of May 9. Administrators and teachers will receive emails from Panorama Education regarding access to your survey reports.

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 hire/contract start date. The Mid-Year Conference is not required for NIE partial plans and will not appear as a container to complete. 

NIE Deadlines - End of Year Conferences

• Schools - May 20
• Central Office - June 17

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

According to Tennessee State Board of Education Policy5.201, all educators must be evaluated annually by a certified evaluator.

For SY2022-23, there are two methods offered in attaining TEM Certification:

1. Returning Observers - Self-Paced (Canvas)
   • TIER I (Self-Paced): Conducted a minimum of one instructional evaluation during the 21-22 school year AND has been certified for three (3) consecutive years.
   • TIER II (Self-Paced): Certified sometime within the last 1 -2 years (school years 2020-21, 2021-22)
2. New Observers - Virtually (Two-day session in Teams
   • TIER III (Virtual Class): Administrators who have never conducted a formal TEM observation. Course numbers and date information can be found HERE.

TIER I and TIER II participants will be automatically placed in their prospective courses. Hence, self-registration is not necessary. The course will go live on May 23.  

Note: If you are participating in the self-paced courses, you must complete the coursework and calibration by July 29.

Have you completed at least two 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.

• May 25 - Principals, Vice-Principals, and Assistant Principals. 
• June 8 - ILDs

Please Note: PLZ will close soon after the deadlines above as our office prepares to meet the State mandatory deadline for MSCS evaluation uploads in TN Compass.

The 21-22 End of Year Procedures documents are available on SharePoint.

MSCS is partnering with Methodist LeBonheur and Shelby County Health Department to provide immunizations free of charge to students. See flyer for details. For more information, please call 416-6432.