Educator Effectiveness Reminders

 

Dear Certified Staff;

Welcome back after a long winter break - I hope it brought you rest, joy, and rejuvenation.  2026 - here we go!  

Upcoming Educator Effectiveness reminders: the mid-year SLO reviews are due February 6, 2026.  Year 2 (probationary and non-probationary) survey analysis reports are due February 27, 2026.  Here's a link to an overview of the mid-cycle goal review (tutorial).

Links:

Educator Effectiveness Timeline

Teacher Educator Effectiveness Components

Specialist Educator Effectiveness Components

Twas the week before Christmas...

 

Here are the details for the week!

Monday

• Holiday Wardrobe - Holiday Socks
• Cookie Baking Contest - vote in the staff lounge
• Joe to Go on the playground for staff, and then for students - Joe to Go Coffee Orders 
• 3rd grade - 12:50-12:55 (lunch recess 12:30-12:55)
• 4th grade—1:10 (lunch recess 12:50-1:15)
  
• 5th grade—1:30 (lunch recess 1:10-1:35)
  
• 1st grade—1:45 (change: extra recess from 2:15-2:30 to 1:45-2:00)
  
• 2nd grade— 2M at 2:20 (extra recess 2:20-2:35); 2B at 2:40 with K
  
• Kinder—2:40 (change: add a recess right after specials, 2:40-2:55) - note: 4th grade second recess is 2:45-3:00

• Snowman on the Loose (prizes given to 3 winners at the end of each day this week)

• Elf on the Shelf - ALL GRADES will come in through the main entry (1st and 4th will line up as usual, but then walk to Door 1) to ensure that everyone sees it!
• Testing this week: K Aims and 3rd FastBridge

Tuesday

• Holiday Wardrobe - Holiday T-Shirt (i.e. Santa's Favorite)
• Snowman on the Loose
• PBIS Tier 1 meeting @ 8:00
• Elf on the Shelf - everyone comes in Door 1
• PLCs
• December Readers of the Month due to Jess (shown on Raider Report on Thursday)
• Dance Practice at 4:15 (auditorium)

Wednesday

• Holiday Wardrobe - Ugly Sweater
• Dance Practice @ 8:05
• Snowman on the Loose
• Elf on the Shelf - everyone comes in Door 1
• Limit office visits - Vanessa is out
• Staff Lunch! - compliments of Willow River Parent Group
• Happy Hour at Sue's (4:15) - bring the family!

Thursday

• Holiday Wardrobe - Red and Green
• Dance Practice @ 8:05
• Snowman on the Loose
• Elf on the Shelf - everyone comes in Door 1
• Readers of the Month - announced on Raider Report AND the celebration immediately following
• Field Trips - 4th Grade (Bakken) and 5th Grade (bowling)

Friday

• Holiday Wardrobe - Free/Team Choice or black for the staff dance
• Staff "Meeting" @ 7:45 (breakfast, Will-O-Mania, and gift exchange)
• Snowman on the Loose
• Elf on the Shelf - everyone comes in Door 1
• All School Sing Along @ 3:10 in auditorium
• Frontline trainings - complete by today!

And you made it!