Thank you for implementing the 3GC criteria for the 21-22 school year. As you are aware, there was a Good Cause exemption for 2nd grade students who did not meet the 3GC criteria for them to be promoted to 3rd grade. The Good Cause exemption was for students who have IEPs (SPED), ILPs, (ELL), and 504 plans.  

For these 2nd grade students who qualified for the Good Cause exemption, if the elementary site is planning to retain these students again in 2nd grade for the 2022-23 school year, the school must hold an official IEP (SPED), ILP (ELL) or 504 meeting with the parent in the first two weeks of school in order to review this decision with the parent and team for the upcoming school year. A central office staff member from the appropriate department must be invited and attend this meeting.

If the school is promoting their identified 2nd grade students with Good Cause exemptions to the 3rd grade for upcoming school year, no further action is needed, and students identified as Good Cause exemption will automatically be promoted in system to 3rd grade.

• If you have questions regarding 3GC policy, contact Latosha Wiseman at wisemanlk@scsk12.org or Audra Smith at smitha@scsk12.org.
• If you have questions regarding ELL and 3GC or need to invite ELL central office staff to a meeting, contact Carol Richardson at richardsoncr@scsk12.org.
• If you have questions regarding SPED and 3GC or need to invite SPED central office staff to a meeting, contact Rebecca Fik at fikra@scsk12.org.
• If you have questions regarding 504 and 3GC or need to invite 504 central office staff to a meeting, contact Rosalind Davis at davisrj@scsk12.org.

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. 

Saturday, August 6, at the Board of Education. Come out for a FREE day of family fun from 10:00am until 2:00pm, including food, music, school supply giveaways, games and more. Plus – get help with new and returning student registration, and student transfers. Immunizations and vaccinations will also be available at the Teaching and Learning Academy for first come, first served.

Welcome Back School Leaders, our Equity and Student Voice Survey debrief and materials for your use and learning are listed below.

1.  Deck for the learning on Equity Office: link here
2. A padlet with articles on how schools and districts use their data: link here

Please know the Equity and Access Office has professional learning modules for Equity Champions and faculty learning on the following topics for August-September:

Module I: Restorative Justice and the Pedagogy of Poverty

This learning is designed to support school, district , and community leaders committed to providing and sustaining equitable outcomes for all students. We are committed to an equity mindset which requires important conversations about common misconceptions  before taking action toward equitable outcomes for all students.

• When: August - September
• Where: TLA,  School, or TEAMS 
• Time: 1.5 hr
• Who: Principals, Teachers, ILT team, ILDs, Literacy/ Math advisors

Contact: lowemr@scsk12.org

New applications for optional schools are downloaded and processed daily. New applications will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. on the first day of school, August 8. 

Optional principals/coordinators, please issue dispositions as soon as possible so you can include them in your master schedule. Continue to review your second-choice applicants and provide dispositions if the first choice was not approved. If you have any questions or issues, please contact Jennifer Boland by email or by phone at 416-5338. 

Please see the Academic Focus PPT linked here.

You can access the document using this link: https://bit.ly/AcademicFocusforSchools 

Please use the Survey Collection to provide information regarding the Blended Learning Admin lead and Digital Learning Ambassador for your school. The DLA Agreement form outlines the requirements for the educator that will serve your school and receive a stipend. The Blended Learning Admin lead is someone that will oversee the practices in your building; however, this is not a stipend position. For questions, please email Dr. Robert Davis II at davisr6@scsk12.org. 

Please complete by August 12, 5:00 pm.

For the 2022-23 School Year, we will continue to provide intervention/support for students who are one year or more overage for grade. School Counselors have received information and are aware of the processes for this school year. Attachments include the OAG Plan and Assessments for OAG Guidelines. 

What’s New: 

• All OAG students will be flagged in PowerSchool to help identify students.
• The OAG Assessment & Grade Placement Referral will be located within PowerSchool.
• An Overage for Grade Support Plan will be required for all OAG students with 1 year or more years of retention.

For more information, contact Counseling Services and Registration/Enrollment 

• Rhonda Hill, hillre@scsk12.org
• Sherenda Moss, mosssi@scsk12.org
• Constance Certion, certioncb@sck12.org 
• Stacey Davis, daviss2@scsk12.org 

Please ensure the following K-1 procedures are followed at your school.

• All eligible kindergarten and first grade (K-1) students riding the bus must have an orange K-1 sticker (provided by our office) attached to the front of their bus pass
• Please remind/notify all K-1 parents/guardians they are responsible for meeting or designating someone appropriate to meet their K-1 child at the bus stop every day. Any K-1 student(s) without an authorized person at the bus stop in the PM to accept them will be returned to their school at the conclusion of the route. Contact the Transportation office if additional K-1 stickers are needed.
• It is imperative that school administrators/designees identify the correct bus route information for all K-1 students before placing them on a bus. K-1 students should be assisted on the bus at the school before the driver proceeds on the route. Please contact the Transportation office at (901) 416-6077 or TransAdminSupport@scsk12.org if you have any questions or concerns.

Bus drivers will create a seating chart and students are required to sit in the assigned seat each day unless otherwise directed by the driver. School support will be requested if students do not follow the process as directed. This process will help drivers identify bus riders and assist with contact tracing when needed. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the seating chart process, please contact Terry Ellis, Transportation Safety Specialist at ellist1@scsk12.org or (901) 416-8141.

Send all transportation questions and concerns via email to TransAdminSupport@scsk12.org or call (901) 416-6077.

According to state board rule 0520-02-01 and state board policy 5.201, a certified evaluator must evaluate all educators annually. The department conducts initial certification and recertification training, administers certification tests, issues evaluator credentials, and provides continuous evaluator support for the TEAM rubric.

Educators must be certified. Conducting observations without full certification is a grievable offense. Certification entails participating in an official state-sponsored TEAM training and passing the subsequent online certification test. Certification is valid through June of the current school year regardless of the certification date.

• All evaluator certification training for 2022-23 is virtual. The certification window for recertification is from June 8 - August 31.
• The certification window for initial certification is from June 8, 2022, -  March 31, 2023. Certification is valid until June 30, 2023. TEAM CERTIFICATION FAQS
• The district completion deadline for ALL returning evaluator Certifications is August 31, 2022.

Please submit your TEAM certificate to eps@scsk12.org upon completion of the course. Certification must be completed by August 31, 2022.

The SY2022-2023 TEM and NIE Evaluator Certification periods are open for new and returning evaluators. For more information, check out SY2022-2023 TEM & NIE Evaluator Certification Process. Registration is required in PLZ (registrations will open 30 days prior to the session start date).

• TEM Certification: Course Number 30158
• NIE Certification: Course Number 30314

Questions? Please reach out to eps@scsk12.org.  

Returning TEM & NIE Certification must be completed by August 31, 2022.

The TEM TEACHer Training Series is now open for ALL teachers. The focus of the series is to identify teacher and student actions that guide effective instruction at performance levels 3-5 of the TEACH indicators. Register in PLZ, course #26177.

Introducing: The MSCS Compass

• The MSCS Compass is a new one-stop show for all your PowerBI reports.
• Including the new and improved Student Profile, which will now be called Student Data 360.
• Watch our introduction and navigation video here - Intro to MSCS Compass

Support and Trainings

• Virtual Office Hours will start up again during the first week of school. We will have weekly trainings about MSCS Compass – how to navigate and all the new reports available.
  You can sign up for Virtual Office Hours here. Virtual Office Hours (sharepoint.com)

PLCCs, with 6 months or less experience, click here to provide Federal Programs Advisors with relevant information. Contact one of the Federal Programs Advisors should you have any questions.

• Joy Burks - burksja@scsk12.org
• Dr. Tammie Hayes - hayestr@scsk12.org 
• Ebony Johnson - johnsonen@scsk12.org
• Reggie Smith - smithr2@scsk12.org