Monday Morning Memo: Monday Morning Memo 11/7/22

For all those who do Medicaid billing, this is your reminder to do it! We need you to please stay on top of this!!! THANK YOU!!!! 😁

If you have no idea what this means...you don't have to do it! YAY!!!!

THANK YOU to every Stanton teacher for getting all of your Q1 grades done BEFORE the deadline so that I didn't have to bug anyone with email reminders on Wednesday morning.....makes report card day less stressful!

-From Michele Burgess (Administrative Assistant at Stanton)

Thank you to Ryan Hochman and the ILP-B students for taking care of my recycling!!!

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It is always a pleasure to see/hear Betty Cwaik interact with the students in the library... She is always so enthusiastic and always Always has something positive to say.

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It is also a pleasure to see Jill Rejczyk in her classroom. She makes it look so easy and fun for the students!

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Thank you to Jackie Mathews and Bobby Warneke for helping Jas communicate... She is doing amazing thanks to all your efforts!

-From Karen Lobodzinski (Speech/Language Pathologist at Stanton)

Thank you to Natalie Udstuen, Erica Barraza, and Nicole Brinkman for meeting with me to problem solve around some big student emotions in my classroom! I appreciate your support and suggestions.

-From Natalie Molidor (2nd grade Teacher)

Thank you Teri Valenziano for being flexible and understanding with allowing a student of mine to advocate for himself for a successful day with her!

-From Sherry Tietjen (ILP-B Teacher at Lotus)

I want to thank everyone who helped make the BPAC Day of the Dead event a success: Matt Peters, Jeff Sefcik, Georgette Franco,Carmen Carbajal, Susan Pinkawa, Andrea De Mateo, Paula Kvacik, Erin Connolly-Jordt, Gina Crosthwaite, Russ Xhemaili, Caritina Ayala, Kim VanHoorelbeke, Gayle McManamon, Allen and Susan Giandonato, and Kimberly Jacobs-Leable.

-From Yesenia Flory (BPAC Board Member and Lotus Kitchen team member)

Thank you to everyone who made the Day of the Dead event happen!

Thanks to everyone collaborating and taking on more/different to help make sure our kids' needs are met!

-From Heather (your very grateful Superintendent)

Please send me your kudos for colleagues each week! I'll happily post them in this section!

Here's a link to all the ideas gathered for the HOW and WHY of the Friz 5...I'll keep adding as great ideas come forward.

Here's an oldie but a goodie engagement structure...

This works for solving a problem, answering extended response questions, creating a project...or anything that is multistep and where feedback can help along the way.

Good SEL targets to consider pairing with this engagement task would be:

*I can give helpful feedback.

*I can kindly give suggestions for improvement.

*I can use the stem, "Maybe you could try..." to give suggestions.

YOUR INPUT NEEDED!

This school year has had an AMAZING start where we, as a D114 family, have collaborated at higher levels than ever! It's also asked a lot of everyone, especially as it comes to sub coverage, new teams, and curricular resource launches. So...we want to hear from you!!!

If you have any suggestions for how we as a system can care for our amazing staff--fill buckets, show appreciation, and absolutely share gratitude for all that everyone does--we'd love to hear them! While we may not be able to do everything shared, every idea is a good one. To share your thoughts:
1. Send an email to Heather and/or Maureen.
2. Talk to Heather and/or any of the EAFL Executive Board members.

We truly care about everyone and would appreciate hearing the good ideas you have for continuing to make D114 ONE TEAM...ALL IN!
-From Heather and Maureen DeVoss

November Wellness Calendar!

The Stanton Wellness Committee would like to invite you to join us in a commitment to move during the month of November. We have selected 9 dates to meet at Stanton to walk/run in order to battle the holiday stress. Dress warm, we'll be going outside. Hope to see you there!

Calendar Linked Here!

Thanks to Laura Livesay and Matt Shannon for making and sharing this!

Paraprofessional Hours during Parent Teacher Conferences

Here's a schedule to clarify working hours for paras. All paras are expected to work a total of 15 hours between the two conference days.

Please review the schedule below and follow your start time:

6:15 am - 6:45 pm Meal break: 5-6 pm
7:15 am - 7:45 pm Meal break: 5-6 pm
7:30 am - 8:00 pm Meal break: 5-6 pm
8:00 am - 8:30 pm Meal break: 5-6 pm

Total paid hours - 11

All paras will work 8 am - noon on the second conference day for a total of 4 paid hours. Please let Maddie know if you have any questions.

THANKSGIVING LUNCH

Mark your calendars! Our AMAZING Kitchen teams will be providing a yummy lunch for everyone on November 18 at both sites to make sure you know how THANKFUL we are for our D114 staff!!! And just WAIT til you see what's planned for before the winter break and for the Super Bowl!!!!

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP)

Attached to this week's Monday Memo email, you'll find an updated access flyer for the EAP program. Remember that this is FREE to all employees to provide a whole bunch of different supports (examples: mental health, finances, quitting smoking, etc.). ANY access of EAP is completely confidential. If you need any assistance or have questions, please reach out to Maddie Mercado.

BILINGUAL FAMILY LIAISON

We have offered this position to an amazing candidate and are finalizing details now!! More info to come ASAP, but I'm hopeful she will start right after Thanksgiving!

What I'm reading right now:

Let that Sh*t Go!

Find Peace of Mind and Happiness in Your Everyday

by Nina Purewal and Kate Petriw

Loving it! Great read!

Thanks to everyone for your feedback! Erica and Stephanie are sending out Lotus- and Stanton-specific supports, but I'll also post the link to a folder containing them all here so they are easy to find, everyone can see everything, and you're reminded to check them out!