Monday Morning Memo: Monday Morning Memo 4/10/23

Welcome, Lauren Plescia, to District 114 and to the amazing Stanton Paraprofessional Team!!!!

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!!!!

Jillian Rejczyk, Bobby Warneke, Lisa Werner, Karen Lobodzinski and the entire ILP-A Team for getting the Stanton School Culver's Coffee and Custard Cart rolling again. The visits will be the best day of my week!!!!!

Kim Mack for assisting with the crisis at GCHS and Meghan for being on call.

Ryan Hochman and Stephanie Kaye for presenting at our monthly Staff Agenda meeting.

Lemar Wilson and Katie Jalove-Filippelli for pumping up PBIS incentives.

Walter Nickles and Betty Cwiak for welcoming Lauren Plescia to Stanton School.

Kelly Capp for organizing our Para Squad sub day. And to everyone that volunteered time to sub!!

-From Jeff Sefcik (Stanton Principal)

Shout out to Abbey Kadera for helping be our translator last minute for a meeting! You're such an awesome team player! Thank you!

-From Cortnee Snell (Case Manager at Lotus)

The 4th grade team would like to send kudos to all the classes that participated in making the positive posters and pictures for our 3rd and 4th graders during IAR testing. Our kids were excited to see them on their lockers and in the hallway! Such a sweet, kind, and very thoughtful gesture.

Kudos to Kelly Capp for helping fold, stuff and stamp Stanton report cards!

-From Michele Burgess (Stanton Administrative Assistant)

Love this t-shirt team at Lotus! Thanks for the spirit and commitment to kids!

and

Kudos to Oner Medrano and Jamie Smeigh for being nominated for the Lake County Paraprofessional of the Year!!!! Can't wait to celebrate you both at the banquet!!!

and

To our amazing Kitchen teams...they have served 93,707 meals so far this year!

and

To Mary Foersterling and Michelle Magness for being nominated for a state Those Who Excel award! We're so very proud of you! PLease come celebrate them when we recognize them at the April Board meeting!

-From Heather 😘

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 a fun check in to use to start learning...

Summer Curriculum Work

Hello!!! Just reminding you that it's that time of year...when I ask for your ideas and proposals for summer curriculum work! THANK YOU to the teams who have already sent in ideas! WOW....amazing!!!!!

Here's WHAT:

Summer Curriculum Writing:

What do YOU want to work on this summer?

Example Projects:

*Using Flash Back (will be created during upcoming CTT time) to plan to Flash Forward for next year

*SST Planning

*Fencepost work, including 3-2-1 unit designs and 15 day challenge plans

*UFLI training

*Stuff YOU want to work on!

Here's How:

Email Heather:

Name(s)
Purpose of the work/intended outcomes
Proposed number of hours
Proposed schedule and plan for work

Notes:

Work must be completed onsite.

Artifacts of the work must be shared with Heather.

Timesheets must be completed, and pay rate is $34 per hour.

Looking forward to seeing your great ideas! Please send any questions my way!

2023-24 Budget Requests--Sending in a separate email as well!

Here is a document to use if you have specific budget requests for the 2023-24 school year. This DOES NOT include your supply money--that's a whole different thing. If you have already submitted a request, you DO NOT NEED TO RESUBMIT. I'd appreciate receiving all requests by Friday, June 4. If you need more time, please let me know.

As always, we'll do our best to meet the students' needs in the most fiscally responsible ways.

When you use the document, remember...

PLEASE REMEMBER TO SELECT "FILE", THEN "MAKE A COPY".
1. Upon opening this document, select "File" and "Make a copy". Rename your new document using the following format: Date-Last Name-Vendor ex: 050721-Smith-Lakeshore. 2. Required fields are in yellow. Do not add columns or tally fields. One vendor per form, please. Do not use tabs. 3. When complete, share the doc with heather.friziellie@foxlake114.org, mary.taylor@foxlake114.org, and andrea.dematteo@foxlake114.org

Coursework Hours!!!

Here's a GREAT and inexpensive way to get additional coursework hours! Please remember that any and all coursework reimbursement requests or lane changes MUST be submitted by June 30!

Mark Your Calendar!

May 17--Open Enrollment meetings will be held at both sites for 23-24 insurance plans/pricing/opportunities! More details coming soon!

SUMMER SCHOOL 2023! FINALIZING PLANS THIS WEEK!

Summer School 2023 is right around the corner!

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!

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!

We hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend….now into the home stretch!

Don’t forget: our Union Articulation meeting is this Wednesday, April 12 @ Stanton. We will start the meeting at 2:00, and agenda will be sent out on Monday.

Things to remember:

- if you are coming to Stanton, please do not arrive before 1:45 PM to help with dismissal

- review the agenda and come with any questions, comments, nominations to celebrations you might have.

- we will have treats…so bring your sweet tooth!

Looking forward to connecting with everyone on Wednesday!