INSTITUTE DAY SURVEY--make
INSTITUTE DAY SURVEY--make
Cathy Jawnyj helping with a student matter responsively.
and
Mary Foesterling for doing what is right for students no matter what. One Team All In!
and
Tiffany Tardio for being so prepared at a moment's notice.
and
Lauren Nee and Kim Mack for being a calm entity when needed.
and
Jessica Urban who always has the right words and great perspective in a multitude of situations.
and
Sue Kartman's Class for being responsible and independent self starters! I am so proud of them and thanks to their teacher for showing them what educational responsibility truly looks like.
and
Michelle Magness for helping to plan the early childhood agenda for the upcoming Institute day. You did an amazing job planning and coordinating scenarios to extend the teams knowledge of how to have even more powerful interactions with our littles.
-From Natalie Udstuen
To Russ for always helping clean up with a smile
and
To Lynn Smolen for helping clean up a sick student with me
-From Colleen Robinson
Joan Kantenwein for your immense dedication and patience when working with our shared student.
and
Misty Madula for your constant support throughout every day for all of our kiddos and myself. You are the jack of all trades, our whole team is so lucky to have you!
and
Natalie Molidor and Maureen DeVoss for taking half of my class each so I could still attend an IEP meeting despite not being able to get sub coverage.
-From Emily Welsh
Thank you to everyone for a great Institute Day on Friday! I really appreciate all your hard work and focused learning. I also hope that you really did take a little time for self-care and liked the menu of options.
Special thank yous to everyone who presented/led a session:
Melissa Jakstas, Molly Monk, Lynn Smolen, David Roat, Mike Szotek, Sherry Tietjen, Matt Peters, Jeff Sefcik, Michelle Magness, Keli Swierczek, Kim Mack, Jessica Urban, Sarah Posey, Kelly Roland, and Cathy Jawnyj.
Also, thank you to the amazing Kitchen team for the amazingly great food and TLC!
-From Heather
Joan Kantenwein for your immense dedication and patience when working with our shared student.
and
Misty Madula for your constant support throughout every day for all of our kiddos and myself. You are the jack of all trades, our whole team is so lucky to have you!
and
Natalie Molidor and Maureen DeVoss for taking half of my class each so I could still attend an IEP meeting despite not being able to get sub coverage.
-From Emily Welsh
Thank you to everyone for a great Institute Day on Friday! I really appreciate all your hard work and focused learning. I also hope that you really did take a little time for self-care and liked the menu of options.
Special thank yous to everyone who presented/led a session:
Melissa Jakstas, Molly Monk, Lynn Smolen, David Roat, Mike Szotek, Sherry Tietjen, Matt Peters, Jeff Sefcik, Michelle Magness, Keli Swierczek, Kim Mack, Jessica Urban, Sarah Posey, Kelly Roland, and Cathy Jawnyj.
Also, thank you to the amazing Kitchen team for the amazingly great food and TLC!
-From Heather
Anyone can give a SHOUT OUT to anyone, so please send those positive notes to me and I'll publish each Monday!
Discipline Corner
Our kids face challenges and therefore can be challenging.
Here's a brand new infographic on DISCIPLINE VERSUS PUNISHMENT...
Thought this was pretty insightful...
REFERENDUM UPDATE
Thank you to EVERYONE for learning more about the referendum at Friday's Institute
Day. I really appreciate your time and, if you are able/interested, your support of this
important effort.
To clarify---the 59 cents is taxed on every $100 of assessed home value...I
accidentally said per $1000 on Friday. The language in the newsletter is correct.
INSTITUTE DAY
Thanks for a great and productive Institute Day. In this folder, you'll find all the different
presentations that were shared. If you want any information on any of the content, please
reach out to the presenter. Sherry Tietjen will finish her Behavior presentation with our
paraprofessionals on an upcoming Wednesday Early Release--details to follow.
TOSA Corner
iReady Usage Goal = 80% or our students receive 30-49 minutes per week
iReady Proficiency Goal= 80% of our students receive 70% or higher on their lessons
Canvassing starts this coming Saturday, 2/22! Sign-up HERE
If you are already signed-up THANK YOU, and if there is a specific parent or community member that you'd love to be partnered with, please take a moment to connect with them and ask them to join you!
I wanted to take a moment to let you all know how hard the IEA is working for all of us in this referendum effort. Rod, who is helping us coordinate our referendum efforts, sent me an email earlier this week stating, "in all our years of doing elections, [the IEA's] help is unprecedented from [my] perspective." Additionally, since I am working so closely with the referendum budget, I am confident in saying that the IEA has saved us $1,000s of dollars in services that we would have otherwise had to pay for. They have also answered every email or call from myself and other committee members in amazingly quick fashion, and I have been so thankful for their help and support in this work!
Also, I want to make sure you all know about the incredible financial support we have received from other locals who want to help us in this effort! We have received funds from the following education associations: Antioch, Fremont, Gavin, Kildeer, Libertyville, Nippersink, Richmond, and Wauconda. In fact, when you add in the financial support of the EAFL, local education associations have funded well over half the funds needed to make this effort possible! #strongertogether
Melissa Jakstas, President
Maureen DeVoss, Vice President for Certified Staff
Chris Brown, Vice President for Non-Certified Staff
Katy Gardner, Treasurer
Betty Cwiak, Secretary
Cathy Jawnyj, Region Representative
Kendra Smeigh, Stanton School Representative
Tiffany Tardio Weber, Lotus School Representative
7. Declutter Regularly // It’s hard to function when your life is cluttered, both literally and situationally. If you’re like me and can’t work when your desk is a mess, then make it a priority to clear it off every single day. This is a simple task that takes not even a few minutes, but it’ll help you stay focused and motivated. If there’s negativity in your life or a relationship you need to cut out of your life, do it. Do what’s best for yourself in these situations. You can’t thrive in a cluttered life.
Heather's Reflection Question:
What's one way you could declutter?
D114 Friday Facts--Blog sent to all families each Friday--let me know if you ever have something you'd like added. Thanks to Sue Pinkawa and Jill Becmer for helping me with this each week!
*check here for documents most frequently used/requested
Please let Heather know of suggestions for any documents to add to this
folder!
Blue Cross Blue Shield:
SEL Pacing Guides
