The Academy will be held July 26-27 at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church and Westwood High School. Attendees will receive information and training around 504 implementations, the centralized withdrawal process, discipline, SEL including ReThink, truancy, RTI2-B, and mental health services. This two-day training is required for new administrators, assistant principals, and principals who could not attend the Academics Operations Institute in June. Counselors and behavioral specialists are encouraged to attend. 

Participants will need to register for each day of the Academy. Click here to register for the 26th and click here to register for the 27th. Registration links are also on the flyer so leaders can share them with staff. Session schedule and locations will be sent to registered participants before the Academy.

Administrators and teachers, are you ready to make sure SEL is covered in your school? See the SEL School Readiness information that has been added to the School Readiness Checklist below to assist in your preparation for the upcoming school year. In addition, summer professional development will be provided in July to staff to get acclimated to the ReThink SEL platform and curriculum.  

SEL School Readiness Checklist: 

• Are you ready for the new school year? Did you remember that SEL is a part of your weekly routines? Click on the SEL School Readiness Checklist link. EED School Operations Readiness Summary

ReThink Ed Summer Professional Development: 

• Are you ready to start the year off? Do y u need assistance or want to learn more about our ReThink SEL Curriculum? Join us for summer learning. Clic  on the ReThink Ed Professional Development link. Rethink Flyer-Teachers Summer 2022

If you need additional information, please contact Rosalind Davis at DavisRJ@scsk12.org. 

The Office of Student Equity Enrollment and Discipline offers Virtual Professional Development Sessions during July around SEL, the centralized withdrawal process, RTI2-B, 504, and truancy processes. We are asking leaders to please share with school staff. 

Interested participants will need to register for courses in PLZ. Session facilitators will send the link for virtual sessions to all enrolled participants before the training.

If you have any questions, email Thomasena Stuckett at stucketttd@scsk12.org. 

The ESL Department is providing training for teachers to learn more about the ELLevation platform- the database for all English learner information (including their ILP), and ELLevation Instructional Strategies- the program that leverages specialized activities to assist English learners achieve linguistic proficiency and improve academically.  

Look for courses:

• 31322 ELLevation Platform: Overview for Educators
  • PLZ course 31322 is being held on Thursday, July 21 at 10:30 am
• 31323 ELLevation Instructional Strategies: Overview for Educators in PLZ
  • PLZ course 31323 is scheduled for Thursday, July 21 at 1:15 pm

 For more information, click the link here to view the flyers.

Principals of grades 6-12, you can now log in to view reports at shelbycounty.panoramaed.com using your district credentials. The results will highlight key insights into our students' sense of belonging and cultural awareness. Please contact Michael Lowe at lowemr@scsk12.org if you have questions.  

Student Equity Enrollment & Discipline (SEED) is hosting a mandatory in-service for all school-based 10.5 and 12-month clerical support staff on Thursday, July 28, at Kate Bond Middle from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm. To sign-up, participants must access PLZ and register for course #30905 no later than July 26. 

All sessions will be one hour and offered multiple times (the same day) to ensure attendees receive meaningful and engaging instruction related to academic support and school operations, preparing them for the new school year.

All sessions will be one hour and offered multiple times (the same day) to ensure attendees receive meaningful and engaging instruction related to academic support and school operations, preparing them for the new school year.

Leaders, thank you for your engagement during the 2022 Mid-South Leadership Symposium & 2022 Operations Institute! Presentations & handouts can be accessed here.

If you have trouble accessing it, feel free to reach out to Deonna Williams (williamsd20@scsk12.org) or Emily Vuoso (vuosoeb@scsk12.org).

Please join us as we explore the pathways to boost confidence in our girls of color and also help them cultivate their genius in the world of mathematics and science. Register for the Mathematical Identities and Girls of Color Webinar on July 28 at 6 p.m. here.

The Early Literacy Department looks forward to next week's 2022 SEA Summer Learning Intensive! We have planned a full week of in-person, virtual, and asynchronous professional learning sessions. 

Here's an overview of next week's SEAs Summer Learning Intensive on July 18-22. 

SEAs will engage in professional learning for the entire week. Each SEA will be assigned to Group A, or Group B. SEAs will report to Hamilton High School for two days of in-person sessions on the days assigned to their group. For the other three days, SEAs will report directly to their base school to engage in virtual and asynchronous sessions. The reporting time is the same whether SEAs report to Hamilton High School or their base school--8:00 AM-3:30 PM. 

• SEA Group Assignments are found here:  SEA Group Assignments.pdf
• As a reminder, revisit the SEA Summer Work Expectations folder that was shared in May. The folder outlines SEA work expectations for the remainder of the summer. For your convenience, access the folder using this link: SEASummerWorkExpectations 2022