From: Marino, Jay
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 4:20 PM
To: Administrators
Cc: Charvat, Cheryl
Subject: Updates and Reminders for 3-27-02 from the Office of
Instruction and School Improvement...
Updates
and Reminders for 3-27-02 from the Office of Instruction and School
Improvement...
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Elementary Principal Meeting Scheduled for April 12th is
Cancelled
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Due to
scheduling conflicts, the Elementary Principal meeting scheduled for April 12th
has been canceled. As soon as a new
time/date is arranged, I will send out the information. Thanks for your flexibility.
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ISAT Testing Updates (TESTING WINDOW IS APRIL 8th - 19th)
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An
ISAT testing informational meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 2nd at 10:00
am. in room 23 of the Administration Center for all K-8 building principals. At this meeting, we will review key
highlights of the testing coordination manual and will also address any
questions or concerns related to ISAT.
Please bring the ISAT coordination manual that you received (and any
questions you have) to the meeting on Tuesday.
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Academic Intervention Updates...
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Guidelines
for Compensation- As discussed in prior meetings, a summation
of guidelines for compensation for academic intervention activities are now
available online at http://curriculum.risd41.org/admin/intersession/intersession_planning_comm.htm
. This document
should help us be consistent across the district. Please take a few moments to review and contact Dr. Foster or me
if you have any questions.
Miscellaneous
Pay Forms- The
Misc. Pay forms that are being turned in to our office do not have information
on them as to what to pay for an hourly rate.
It is important for principals to indicate (for certified staff) if the
pay is for INSTRUCTIONAL or NON-INSTRUCTIONAL
time (as the pay rate is different).
Miscellaneous pay forms that are not completed accurately will be
returned to the building principal and may delay payment to staff. Please help us out by indicating the budget
source code and rate of pay on the forms.
Thanks!
Highlights
and Information Report- In the next few weeks,
principals will be asked to write a summary of all academic intervention
activities that are taking place at your school. Please begin thinking about highlights to share. I will send out a form soon to outline the
information needed. This information
will be shared with the board of education.
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School Improvement Internal Review Update (From the ROE)- Due
April 10th to the ROE
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You
should have received a memo from Jack Stoudt dated March 6th regarding school
improvement activities. Enclosed was a
checklist to determine the status of your school improvement and internal
review activities. There was also
information about a mini grant to access up to $400 from the ROE for school
improvement activities held after school hours. Please complete the appropriate checklist and send directly to
the ROE. It would be helpful to retain
a copy for your records as well. If you
did not receive the memo described above, please contact me and I will send
another to you. According to the memo,
these checklists are due by April 10th.
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Math/Science Professional Development Funds Available
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In
reviewing the District Eisenhower (Title II) grant, there are some funds
available for math/science professional development conferences yet this
year. Please contact me if you or any
of your staff members are interested in accessing these funds. Funds will be dispersed on a first
come-first served basis.
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March 15th Institute Day Evaluations Due April 8th
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The form
to use can be downloaded at http://curriculum.risd41.org/documents/pd/evaluation3-15-02.doc Please email to our office by April 8th.
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Early Success/FROG and Koalaty Kid Evaluations Now Posted Online!
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The
Curriculum office has prepared a web page that contains all district
professional development evaluation summaries.
View current and past PD activity evaluations at
http://curriculum.risd41.org/documents/pd/evals/pd_evaluations.htm All evaluations that are collected will be
posted to this site for future reference.
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View
past "Updates and Reminders" at... http://curriculum.risd41.org/admin/updates/updates_and_reminders.htm
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Jay
Excellence Every Day!
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Jay Marino
Assistant
Superintendent for Instruction & School Improvement
Rock
Island-Milan Public Schools
2101 Sixth
Avenue- Admin Center - Rock Island, IL
61201
Voice:
309-793-5900 ext. 253 - Fax: 309-793-5905
jay.marino@risd41.org
- http://www.risd41.org
Instruction/
School Improvement Site: http://curriculum.risd41.org/
Personal Web
Site: http://www.jmarino.ws
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