Disciplining around End of Course Exam - School leaders are encouraged to remember that we do NOT penalize students academically for misbehavior. Schools should make alternate arrangements to allow suspended students to come to the school to take major exams at alternate times and in alternate settings (i.e., library, cafeteria, admin’s conference room etc.). Please be advised that accommodations for testing should be made at the home school for any students who are referred to Division of Alternative Schools within 2 weeks prior to testing (see per Policy 6055).

DHA Appeals During Spring - Please utilize and share the DHA Scan Bar with parents who are interested in scheduling Discipline Hearing Appeals (DHAs). 

Parents should not be told to await communication from the SEED Department but instead should be provided with a hard copy of the Official Letter of suspension (in hand or mailed), preferably at the time of suspension. Students should also receive their paperwork in hand. 

All suspensions should be entered within PowerSchool within 24 hours. 

Parents should be informed of the right to appeal immediately when the suspension is levied. Short-term consequences of less than 10 days are appealed to the Executive Principal. Principals should make themselves available to address parent concerns and requests to appeal. 

Suspensions greater than 10 days (expulsions) are appealed to the Department of Student Equity Enrollment & Discipline.  

For additional questions regarding discipline protocols, please email Dr. Blocker, District Manager of Equity, Discipline & Intervention at BLOCKERJ@scsk12.org.

Celebrating teachers and students: Posi-Notes is a great way to recognize and celebrate students and teachers, and classrooms who help create an inclusive and productive learning community. As you see and hear about students and teachers doing positive things in the classroom, send them a Posi-Note in recognition of their efforts!

Posi-Notes: Posi-Notes for Leaders

The C & I ELA Department is excited to share the April issue of MSCS Literacy Curriculum Spotlight, an e-Newsletter highlighting valuable curriculum resources, opportunities, and updates for K-12 ELA teachers and leaders. In this issue, learn a new discussion strategy, enter to win SWAG, check out the teacher spotlight, and more! Click HERE to read about some of the great things happening with literacy in our District.

Questions? Email ci_ela_team@scsk12.org.

link to the e-Newsletter: https://www.smore.com/7bacm

Greetings Principals,

In serious and/or urgent situations school leaders may consider banning a parent or other individuals from a school campus. Before a ban is carried out, please carefully review and adhere to the AOSS Manual protocol for Banning Individuals from a School Campus.

Greetings Principals,

The Student Technology Xpert Program (Tech Xpert) has an exciting opportunity for your middle school. We are hosting our first technology conference on Thursday, May 11, 2023, from 9:00 am-1:00 pm at the Agricenter International in Memphis, TN. This one-day student conference, I AM THE FUTURE Tech Xplosion 2023, will allow middle school students, teachers, and school leaders the opportunity to explore new technologies specifically in the areas of eGaming, virtual/augmented reality, game design, coding, robotics, drones, aerial photography, and 3D printing. This conference also includes keynote speakers, a live performance and lunch. 

Each middle school is asked to be represented by selecting 2 teachers and 25 students, preferably those who excel in Science and Math and who are highly interested in technology to participate. Please complete the brief form to confirm your school’s participation and provide a contact person with whom we can discuss the event in further detail. Please review the attached flyer and official invitation letter. If there are any questions, you can reach the Tech Xpert Team by phone at 901-800-9507 or by email at scs-techxpert@scsk12.org. 

We hope to see your students there! 

AP Coordinators must be free from interruptions during AP Exams to ensure there is not a breach of exam security (May 1st-12th). A breach of exam security at a school’s administration site could result in the invalidation of exam scores for individual students or for all the students taking that particular exam at the school. In addition, if a school doesn't adhere to the policies and procedures detailed in the AP Coordinator’s Manual, Part 2, it will not be allowed to offer AP Exams in subsequent years and may be held liable for financial damages incurred by College Board as a result of a breach of security. Please contact James Smith if you have questions.

Additional test security procedures provided by the College Board are included in the following link: 

AP Exam Test Security Procedures.pdf

School Leaders,
As you begin preparing for your end of year close out with your staff, we would like to request that you ask your teachers to submit evidence of the following:
- End of Year Inventory Roster
- eTIGER Report
- SSQI - Completion
- Industry Credential Report/Certificates

Please reach out to Regina Nichols at nicholsre@scsk12.org if you have any questions.

Thanks for all you do!!!!

This is a reminder that the Spring 2023 ILT Time Logs are due May 5 in one email from the principal to scsiltstipends@scsk12.org.  

If you need access to the 22-23 ILT documents, they can be found here.  If you have questions about ILT, please email Emily Vuoso, vuosoeb@scsk12.org.

This is a reminder that educators should have 64 hours of professional learning for the 2022-23 school year.  The breakdown of those hours into district, school/zone, and choice hours can be found in the April Professional Learning Catalog along with available professional learning opportunities.