Happy Halloween!

Thank you for your commitment to kids, 

on Halloween, and every day!

 

SLO Support

 

As we approach the Oct. 31st due date, here are all things SLO:

• October, 2022 EE Presentation
• Educator Effectiveness Timeline Month by Month
• Sample Reading SLO  BAS 22-23
• SLO Tiered F & P Tracking (make a copy)
• SLO Data Review - by class (make a copy)
• Monthly Instructional Levels

Self-scoring Rubric

(completed at the end of the year)

SLO Evalator Scoring Rubric

Please reach out to me or Lori H. if you have any questions!  We are happy to help!

Have a great SHORT week -

Sue

Celebrating Kindness

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. Mother Teresa

As we think about things to celebrate this week (and record in your Celebration Journal!!!), it ties in perfectly to communicating these celebrations when they include others around us. And here's the good news - sharing a kind word or giving a compliment is as beneficial to you, the giver, as it is to the receiver!  

The benefits of celebrating each other include:
1.  Compliments build confidence

When you show that you see value in someone, it helps them recognize the value within themselves.  It valides them and gives them the courage to share that value

2.  Compliments spark creativity 

When you compliment someone on a job well down, chances are your praise encourages them to share more ideas that ultimately help the bigger picture.

3.  Compliments benefit the giver

The giver feels good about the positive impact on others, leading to a positive mindset about yourself and others.  Compliments create a ripple of kindness and encouragement!

I'm encouraging you to look for celebrations this week, to share at our staff meeting on Thursday, and if applicable, share as a compliment to a family member, friend, or colleague.  There are notes in the work room to help you get started! Giving compliments costs nothing, but is a happiness habit that benefits both the giver and the receiver!

I can live for two months on a good compliment.  Mark Twain

Note: This looks like a cool project - The compliment project

Feedback

 

We all know the importance of feedback - whether it's what we give to students, or what we receive personally and/or professionally.  The ability to reflect on this feedback is what allows us to identify and continue what has been successful, as well as find pathways to even greater accomplishments.

If you recall last year, I sent you a link to a survey with the 4 rounding questions:

• What is going well?
• What has been challenging?
• How can I support you?
• Who has been especially helpful to you in the last few weeks?

If you have met with me already this fall, you don't need to fill it out (unless you have something new to share!).  I'd like to invite the rest of the staff (ALL STAFF) to complete the survey with your honest feedback.  This allows me to continue to support the right things (successess!), to address things that are difficult, and to recognize the staff members that are helping others along the way.

Please complete this quick survey - 4 questions - by Friday, October 28th,

Thank you!

Sue