Monday Morning Memo: Monday Morning Memo 3/6/23

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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 so much Natalie Udstuen for clearing the gym and putting all PE stuff away over the weekend when we didn’t know there was an event in the gym over the weekend! That is much appreciated!

-From Amber Mysliwiec (PE teacher at Lotus)

To Michelle & Jill Stanton office.. For the comically creative attendance notes and announcements!

-From Rich Bressett (6th grade Social Studies)

Shout Out to Karen Simon for helping a coworker who

needed medical assistance. Kept calm and did exactly

what needed to be done, and then some!

Thank you!!!!!!!

-From Andrea DeMatteo (Transportation Coordinator)

Rachelle for doing double duty while I was out of town. Thanks partner!!

-From Jeff Sefcik (Stanton Principal)

Huge thank you to Rachelle and David on Wednesday for going out of your way to get me activated in IAR for training! Appreciate it.

and

Thank you to all the teachers for being awesome. Coming to the IAR training and assisting upcoming IAR testing. It takes a village and this is a great one!

and

The 3rd grade team as always for being such flexible superheros and working with me to help their kids.

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The specials team for always going above and beyond and being awesome.

-From Victoria Miller (STEM teacher at Lotus)

Oh what a day! But I am so grateful for all of my friends who helped me get through! Your encouragement, through smiles, quiet words and shouts of "you can do this" helped me more than you know! And all the people who hugged one of my students who was running! So many people (LOL) it takes a village! And THANK YOU to Deanna for managing the chaos, you are so appreciated!
-From Chris Brown (Paraprofessional at Lotus)

Huge thank yous to:

Lisa Huck and Amber Mysliwiec for dealing with a flooded gym floor...again!

To everyone at Lotus who pitched in and showed flexibility when both Sue and Paula were out.

To everyone at Stanton and especially Rachelle Peters for making it a great week!

To everyone for having patience with me as I'm needed at home to help with all the spinning plates at Casa Friz.

-From Heather 😘

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

Check out this amazing author/illustrator sharing her work!!!

I promise this will make your heart smile!

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.

What's your favorite engagement strategy? Share it with me so I can share with others!!!

National Board Certification

I will be sending a separate email with details about getting your National Board Certification...

*For FREE!

*In D114!

*So that you get potentially an annual salary bump!

Watch for the email, please!!!!

Maddie Out

FYI, Maddie Mercado will be out from Wednesday-next Wednesday on vacation.

SNEAK PEEK--SUMMER SCHOOL 2023!

Summer School 2023 is right around the corner! Here's what we know so far:

6 weeks

Monday-Thursday, mornings only

Both sites

Weeks in session

6/12

6/19 (Monday off for Juneteenth)

6/26

Off the week of July 3

7/10

7/17

7/24

Pay rates comparable to last year, which were:

Certified staff--$52/hour (this pay rate uses the end of our ESSR funds, and the rate is higher than other elementary districts in our area)

Support staff--hourly rate + $75 weekly bonus for each week with perfect attendance

Please email me if you are interested in working summer school this year!

Lake County Educator of the Year Event!!!

Please see information on this year's event! I'd love to see some great D114 representation to share our awesomeness!!!!

PLEASE CONSIDER COMPLETING A NOMINATION, AND LET ME KNOW HOW I CAN HELP!

Paper or electronic nomination packets are due to the ROE by Friday, March 17, 2023.

The Lake County Regional Office of Education will be hosting the second annual Educator of the Year Ceremony. The Ceremony will be held at the Lake County Fairgrounds on May 10th, at 5:30 pm. There will be a social hour with dinner. The awards ceremony will take place after the dinner. Ticket information will be provided at a later date.

The Educator of the Year Ceremony will resemble a mini Oscars like celebration. I have included all of the information in this email. The information can also be found on the ROE shared drive under the Educator of the Year folder and on the ROE website under the tab Educator of the Year. We will be honoring paraprofessionals this year as our special guest. The ROE will pay for 1 paraprofessional's dinner from each school district. The district can bring other paraprofessionals if they would like to be honored.

There will be 9 categories for nominations. Districts can submit as many nominations for the categories, but all the paperwork must be included for each nomination to be considered. Paper or electronic nomination packets are due to the ROE by Friday, March 17, 2023.

Here is a link if you would like to submit the nomination packet electronically. 2023 Lake County Educator of the Year

This folder contains all the information needed for the 2023 Lake County Educator of the Year.

2022-2023 Information

If you have any questions please let me know. This will be a great event to recognize our amazing educators.

Have a great day,

Mike

Michael Karner, Ed.D.

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!

Attention all EAFL members, as we start to look towards negotiating a new contract next year, please continue to send your ideas to your EAFL board members. In addition to this, if you think you might be interested in sitting on the negotiation team, we are looking for interested people. You can send an email to maureen.devoss@foxlake114.org, just to give a heads up. We will talk more about the process (as stated in the bylaws), time and creating our team at our April articulation meeting.

Your input is needed! Lurie Children’s Hospital Center for Childhood Resilience and the Illinois State Board of Education are seeking input as they design a system to understand how schools can promote student health and wellness. Target gift cards will be raffled off. Please share this postcard with information and survey links in both English and Spanish.

March is Women’s History Month!

Some reading: "Women's History Month: "Why Do We Celebrate?" (History.com)

"A History of Women in Higher Education"(Best Colleges)
"A More Complete Women's History" (Learning for Justice)
"9 Essential Tips for Celebrating Women’s History Month on Campus" (Kacie Otto, Marquette)

Some exploring: Visit MAKERS’ YouTube Channel and check out their 3 -5 minute "Makers: Women Profiles" featuring the stories of female activists, CEOs, reporters, authors, and the first ever woman to enter the Boston Marathon! Also, for your K-12 needs, check out NEA'S Women's History Month Resources

Monday, March 6--SCHOOL IN SESSION

Please join us for March's PTA Meeting

When: Thursday, March 9th, 2023

Time: 6:30 pm

Where: STANTON LIBRARY (Use the center door and walk straight into the library)

Can't make it in person?

Click the link below to be admitted into the virtual meeting.

(*you will need a Gmail account)

https://meet.google.com/rps-xjos-qnn

March 11--PTA CARNIVAL!!!

Guys & Gals Carnival Presented by the D114 PTA Saturday March 11th from 2-3:30pm in the Lotus Gym (This event is for any male student and his favorite female grown up) Bring your Mom, Step-Mom, Grandma, Aunt, or Sister and join us for an afternoon filled with snacks, games, & fun! **Please RSVP by returning this form to your child’s school or by email to Melissa Swan at PTA@FOXLAKE114.ORG no later than 3/6 And please feel free to reach out with any questions**

File attachments:
Guys & Gals Carnival.pdf

Tuesday, March 21--Board of Education meeting at Lotus