End of the Week Notes from Randolph School for Nov. 21, 2007

Celebrations!

Happy Birthday to Barbara Mattley on Nov. 26 and Kathy Wobig on Nov. 29!

WOW! The generosity of the Randolph community is astounding! Our families donated 1858 items (10 barrels full) of food to the Lincoln Food Bank as part of the student council’s food drive. Thank you, students and families.

Please note:

From Chris Haeffner, Randolph Media Specialist:

“I've just finished wrapping up the financials of our latest book fair and am pleased to announce that we earned over $2000 in cash and products for our media center! Yeah for us! Thanks to all of you who sacrificed library time, donated your time and talents, and supported our media program! Your support of this event is always appreciated!”

Fast Friend for Nov. 26-30= Lisa Carpenter

“Lisa, You’re so wonderful! Thank you for adding a book to my library! WOW!” Gayle

Meetings Held This Week

The School Improvement Process committee met on Monday, Nov. 19 at 8:15 in the Media Center. Representatives Present: Michelle, Connie, Judy, Jan, Jenna, Patrick, Trish, Pam, Wendy

Agenda:

1. Discussed the inservices available from Computing Services for teachers to learn to implement DocuShare. SIP and Technology Planning Committee agree that the 50 minute overview and the two hour training would be appropriate for our staff to begin the transition to DocuShare. Wendy B. will contact Kristi Peters for dates for the trainings. Randolph will use 3 professional development flex hours for these trainings.

Dates for the over view session would be Tues., Jan. 8 or Thurs., Jan. 10 from 4-5:00 p.m.

Dates for the two hour training session would be Thursday, January 17, 24 OR 31 from 4-6:00 p.m.

Kristi Peters will verify dates as soon as trainers are known.

2. Randolph will share information about our SIP/PLC journey on Thursday, Dec. 13 at the district’s PLC Sharing Fair at ________. The SIP members will work with their teams to develop how to report team progress, emphasizing one area of the process. Ideas for emphasis are:

Kdg strategies used

First common assessment

Second essential outcomes

Third strategies used

Fourth SMART goal

Fifth analyzing results

The SIP members will present their information to the staff at the Dec. 11 staff meeting at 8:10 in the morning.

The SIP members will meet again on Monday, Dec. 10 at 8:10 in the Media Center. This is our regularly scheduled meeting date.

SIP members talked about using an evergreen tree decorated with tiers of interventions garland and PLC term ornaments for the base of the presentation, with each grade delivering a wrapped package labeled with the part of the PLC presentation they’re explaining.

3. SIP members discussed how to best use the PLC early dismissal time on Tuesday, November 27. It was decided that each PLC would meet individually to review students’ progress toward and achievement of SMART goals, and rewrite/revise as needed. PLC teams will turn in any revised math or reading SMART goals to Dr. B.

Next meeting is Monday, Dec. 10, 2007 at 8:10 a.m. This is SIP’s regularly scheduled meeting date.

The Principal’s Parent Forum met on Tuesday, Nov. 20 at 7:00 p.m. in the Media Center. The speaker was LPS Director of Nutrition Services Edith Zumwalt. Mrs. Zumwalt explained the federal requirements for school lunch, demonstrated the menu making decisions, explained the self supporting nature of the school food service program, and answered questions parents raised about providing healthy choices in school lunches. Dr. Bonaiuto presented information about how Randolph School’s staff uses the professional learning community time provided each month. Examples of how individual students benefit from the teachers’ collaborative planning. The next Principal’s Parent Forum meeting will be Tuesday, January 15 at 7:00 p.m. Randolph School Counselor Susie Mahoney will present information about the school counseling program services and curriculum, as well as the bullying education program, and the high ability learners program.

Upcoming Events

Nov. 21 No School for Students; Elementary Plan Day

Nov. 22-23 No School

Nov. 26 SCIP committee meets in Mrs. Mahoney’s room

Nov. 27 Early dismissal for PLC at 2:18

Nov. 29 Randolph Night at the Lincoln Children’s Museum $2 plus tax, 5:00-7:30 p.m.

Dec. 4 Band, Strings, Chorus concert 7:00 p.m.

Dec. 6 Technology Committee meeting 8:10 a.m.

Dec. 10 School Improvement Process committee 8:10 a.m.

Dec. 11 Staff meeting 8:10 a.m. Agenda = Budget and ordering processes, PLC sharing fair presentation

Dec. 13 SIP presents Randolph’s information about our PLC processes and progress at district meeting 4-6:00 p.m.

Dec. 14 Illusion Theatre assembly 1:30 in the gym

Dec. 17 SCIP meets in Mrs. Mahoney’s room

Dec. 18 NO STAFF MEETING

Dec. 19 Elementary Principals’ meeting at LPSDO

Dec. 21 Class winter parties

Dec. 24- Jan. 2 Winter Break NO SCHOOL

Jan. 3 Classes start again.