Please ensure timely submission of your Spring ILT Logs, Excel Spreadsheets (Cover Page), and Agreements. The deadline was May 1, and these documents need to be submitted as soon as possible. Teachers are required to document a minimum of 22 hours of ILT support outside of their contractual work day in the provided Spring Time Log. 

Principals are responsible for signing off on the far right column of these logs.

For the Excel Spreadsheet, either you or the financial secretary should complete it to accompany the time logs. This spreadsheet should include employee IDs, names, and hours worked to match the time logs. Please sign at the bottom right corner. Once completed, the principal must also sign and submit the Excel Spreadsheet along with the other documents.

Kindly review all documents before scanning and submitting them via email to SCSILTStipends@scsk12.org. Thank you for your cooperation.

Are you interested in becoming a STE(A)M School? Join us to discuss the process.

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Attention Elementary Leaders, 1st -3rd Grade Teachers, and Librarians!!!

MSCS is very excited to announce our continued partnership with the Governor's Early Literacy Foundation (GELF) K-3 Home Library Program.  This is a FREE book delivery program for students and schools! Please note that over the summer, grade specific mini libraries along with correlating activity cards will be shipped to our current K-2 students' homes.  Elementary schools will receive copies of the high-quality texts in the month of May to distribute to next year's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade teachers.  Additionally, school librarians should receive copies of all grade level books. To learn more about the K-3 Home Library Program check out the one-pager linked here that includes a list of the titles that will be delivered for each grade level.

Questions? Email ci_ela_team@scsk12.org

Attention All Pre-K to 5th grade Gen Ed - SPED - ESL teachers

In collaboration with TDOE, Early Reading Trainings (ERT) will once again be offered this summer to PreK-5th grade Memphis Shelby County Schools' teachers and teacher types. Early Reading Trainings are designed to develop knowledge & application of foundational skills. The sessions include an asynchronous training (Course 1), and an in-person, weeklong training (Course 2).  

• Course 1 of ERT counts as an approved course for licensure requirements as outlined in the TN Literacy Success Act.   
• Access Early Reading Training Course I, on Best for All Central using this link.
• After completing Course 1 teachers may register to complete Course 2.  Course 2 focuses on how children learn to read based on brain science and how to use high quality instructional materials to teach foundational skills.  Please note that at this time, the link to register for Course 2 has not been released by the state.
• Click HERE to learn more details around ERT Course 1 and Course 2.  

 Questions? Email ci_ela_team@scsk12.org 

Attention Secondary (6-12) Educators 

TDOE is currently offering self-paced asynchronous Secondary Literacy Trainings (SLT). The Secondary Literacy Training series includes both Course I and Course II.  These courses are designed for grades 6-12 teachers.  The courses focus on what strong literacy instruction consists of, and the alignment between research, high quality instructional materials, and the Tennessee English Language Arts Academic Standards.

• Access Secondary Literacy Training Course I on Best for All Central using this link.
• Access Secondary Literacy Training Course II (launching May 2024) on Best for All Central using this link.
• Click HERE to learn more details around SLT Course 1 and Course 2.

 Questions? Email ci_ela_team@scsk12.org  

Mental Health Awareness Month

The month of May is recognized nationally as Mental Health Awareness Month. In an effort to bring awareness to our students and school communities the Mental Health Center has planned a number of activities for the month. Some of the activities involve student and faculty participation. Please see flyers for the MSCS MHC Art Contest and Action Day. Thursday, May 16 will be Mental Health Action Day.

Additionally, the MHC would like to have a Mental Health Moments added to the morning announcements. The assigned school clinicians will also be contacting principals about these events. We are also asking that students and staff recognize the month by wearing green on Mondays.

Thank you for your assistance and collaboration with Mental Health Awareness Month!

Let's continue to successfully implement our Rethink curriculum and provide our students with the social-emotional skills needed for success. Please preview the Rethink Scope and Sequence for the upcoming months. The last days to complete any lessons for each month are as follows: 

·         Data for March collected Friday, March 22, 2024 EOD. 

·         Data for April collected Friday, April 19, 2024 EOD.

·         Data for May collected Friday, May 17, 2024 EOD.  

Greetings Principals,

Enclosed is information regarding the 6.4 Heat-Cold Advisory. Please familiarize yourself with this information and share it with your teams.

• Maintaining regular attendance throughout the academic year is a critical factor in student achievement on standardized assessments. Being present allows students to master the material and participate in test-taking strategies practiced in class. Let's continue to emphasize the importance of regular attendance and work collaboratively to ensure a strong finish to the school year!
• School administrators must ensure teachers record attendance daily and input grades in Power Teacher Pro. Do Not use paper forms.
• School office staff should process and reconcile daily attendance codes submitted by teachers.
• Each school should have an attendance administrator who can assist and verify the accuracy of attendance data.   
• Please contact Mildred Avery at 416-6007 with any questions.

Mark your calendars!

Date: Tuesday, July 30

Time: 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM & 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Location: All Schools

GEAR UP DAY is a district-wide registration event designed to provide in-person support to families with online registration and school choice guidance. This is a valuable opportunity for families to connect with school staff and ensure a smooth registration process for the upcoming school year.

We encourage you to promote GEAR UP DAY to your students and their families.

Professionalism represents 5% of the overall TEM rating for both tested and non-tested teachers and must be completed and finalized by both the educator and the administrator to receive an LOE (Level of Overall Effectiveness) score. 

100% of Professionalism and EOY Conferences must be completed and locked by the Administrator and Educator by Friday, May 10.  

For questions and/or concerns about instructional evaluation, please contact EPS by phone at 416-2475 or via email at eps@scsk12.org.

Please encourage your teachers to log into their Portfolium Account to select their model and collections for SY2023-24. The NTGS Educators listed below will submit Student Growth Portfolios for SY23-24:

• Fine Arts
• Physical Education (Elementary)
• Pre-K
• World Languages (French & Spanish)

While there is no deadline for Point A Submissions, educators are strongly encouraged to submit their Point A and B Submissions before the 5 p.m. local time, May 6 deadline.  
 

*Please note:  Per the State, no further submissions will be allowed after the deadline.  Any Portfolio missing any of the four collections will be marked Incomplete (I) and an LOE (Level of Overall Effectiveness) score will NOT be generated for the 2023-24 school year. 

QUESTIONS/SUPPORT

If any NGTS educator is having issues accessing the platform, has general questions about submissions, or has had job/role changes that do not require Submission of the portfolio, please contact the District Portfolio Lead, Ayodele Hall, at hallam@scsk12.org. 

The NIE End-of-Year Conference container is now open in PLZ! The DEADLINE to complete ALL NIE End-Of-Year Conferences are as follows:

School-Based – May 17th

Central Office – June 14th

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:   

The Goal Setting Conference AND Mid-Year Conference should be completed in its entirety BEFORE completing the End-of-Year Conference in PLZ.

Note: Staff who have not completed the Goal-Setting Conference will need to do so.

The Mid-Year Conference is NOT required for NIE Partial plans and will not appear as a container to complete.

Need a refresher? The following resources are also found in PLZ under the Resources tab. 

NIE End-of-Year Conference Tutorial

NIE Evaluator Step Guide

NIE Employee Step Guide

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