The Curriculum & Instruction Textbook Team is requesting confirmation from each Principal or Textbook Coordinator regarding the non-consumable textbooks currently available at the school. This information is vital to ensuring all textbook materials are in place for the start of the 2024-25 school year. Please take 2 minutes to complete the following survey:  https://forms.office.com/r/cLnymckFPB

For your reference, the following link includes the lists of District-purchased textbooks:  Textbooks.  Please reach out to Meryl Isabel (isabelml@scsk12.org) or Dave Barrett (barrettdr@scsk12.org) for additional assistance.

TEM Certification SY2024-25: According to Tennessee State Board of Education Policy5.201, all educators must be evaluated annually by a certified evaluator.  

For SY2024-25, there are three options offered in attaining TEM Certification:  

- Returning Observers   

• Self-Paced (Canvas) - Manual Registration ONLY 

- New Observers 

• Canvas Self-Paced 
• 2-Day Live Virtual Session

Course numbers and date information can be found HERE.  

 *Note: ALL Returning Observer participants must complete their TEM coursework and calibration by August 30.  

The NIE Self-Paced Recertification window for the 2024-2025 school year opened June 12. Identified Returning NIE Evaluators who were certified during the 2023-24 school year were automatically placed in the Recertification Self-Paced course in Canvas. Therefore, self-registration is not necessary and will not be accessible in PLZ.  

• Please check your Canvas dashboard for this course.  

NEW NIE Evaluators  

Registration is open to Evaluators that are NEW to the Non-Instructional Evaluation process. For SY2024-25, there are 2 options offered in attaining NIE Evaluator Certification.  

• Self-Paced (Canvas) – PLZ Course #36779   
  • Canvas course goes live July 8th   
• Live/Virtual - PLZ Course #36378 

Additional information regarding NIE Certification for SY 2024-25, including course numbers and date information, can be found on the NIE Evaluator Training Calendar.  

The district completion deadline for ALL RETURNING EVALUATOR Certifications is August 30.  

Questions/Concerns? Send an email to eps@scsk12.org.  

The State is excited to announce that TEAM training is transitioning to the TeachALL platform. This transition will make accessing TEAM trainings simpler and more user-friendly. TeachALL features include: 

• No more hassle with course registrations! 
  • With TeachALL, evaluators can now self-enroll in initial evaluator courses at their convenience. 
  • Certified evaluators will continue to receive a recertification email with log in information.  
• Upon completion of certification courses and passing assessments, TeachALL automatically awards you with a certificate, that will automatically connect to TNCompass to upload your credentials. 

TeachALL is an intuitive and user-friendly platform designed to empower evaluators. The new platform is easy to access with your Single Sign On (SSO).   

• Recertification courses are open from June 3, 2024, to August 31, 2024.  
• Initial certification courses are open from June 3, 2024, to March 31, 2025.  

​**All TEAM evaluator completion certificates should be forwarded to Employee Performance and Support via email:  eps@scsk12.org.  

For more information about TEAM training and certification, please visit the TEAM website. 

Contact the State at team.questions@tn.gov should you have any questions or concerns regarding TEAM certification for 2024-2025.

The Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ 2024 Leadership Institute stands as a flagship professional learning and networking event meticulously crafted to empower both emerging and established School leaders, New teachers, and Specialized Education Assistants . The theme, "Learn. Lead. Legacy.," reflects our commitment to equipping participants with essential tools for continuous improvement in educational leadership.

For any inquiries, please contact Racheal Addison at addisonrd@scsk12.org. Join us in shaping the future of education through collaboration and shared leadership!

We are pleased to announce that preregistration for the MSCS Leadership Institute is now open for School leaders (Principals, Vice/Assistant Principals, and Deans of Students), New Teachers, and Specialized Education Assistants. Please ensure that preregistration is completed by July 3, 2024.

School leaders, please complete the registration form through the following form link: 2024 MSCS Leadership Institute School Leader Registration

School leaders should also share the link that follow with new teachers onboarded after April 2024 and all Specialized Education Assistants: 2024 MSCS Leadership Institute Teacher Registration

We would love to have you co-facilitate a session with our Central Office staff during the Leadership Institute. We believe that having school leaders and teacher leaders co-facilitate sessions with Central Office staff will ensure that school leader/teacher voices are well represented. 

School leaders, please express your interest in co-facilitating a leader session by using the provided sign-up link: Session Co-facilitation Interest for School Leaders

Teacher leaders, please express your interest in co-facilitating a leader session by using the provided sign-up link: Session Co-facilitation for Teacher Leaders

We are seeking enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers to assist with various aspects of the event from July 15 to July 19, 2024. Your participation will be invaluable in ensuring the success of this initiative.

If you are interested in volunteering, please complete the Microsoft Form by July 3, 2024.

https://bit.ly/MSCSSymposiumVolunteers

For more information or any questions, please contact Lytania Black at blackly@scsk12.org.