WINK’S WEEKLY WORDS
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The facility committee met on Thursday, October 4 to discuss the future of the district's buildings. Please click on this link to gain access to all handouts provided to the committee.A key question that was asked was how much longer will it be before our buildings run out of space. This image illustrates the maximum capacity of all buildings and where our enrollment was in 2017, where it will be in 2020 and where it will be in 2025. Maximum capacity is where every room holds 25 students 8 periods per day. Based on this graphic and our enrollment today, the elementary and high school are at maximum capacity, and the middle school currently has every room being utilized for instruction or for special programs such as dyslexia and special education.
The next facility committee is scheduled for
Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 6 p.m. in the BRISD board room.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Oct 1-27- Food Pantry Food Drive
- Sat, Oct 27 - Blue Ridge Fall Festival (contact Shawn if you want to sign up)
- Mon, Oct 29 - Experience Dyslexia
- November 7- Retirement Planning Seminar at Region 10. Click here for more information and to register.
- Oct 1-27- Food Pantry Food Drive
- Sat, Oct 27 - Blue Ridge Fall Festival (contact Shawn if you want to sign up)
- Mon, Oct 29 - Experience Dyslexia
- November 7- Retirement Planning Seminar at Region 10. Click here for more information and to register.
#1 PROFESSIONAL LEARNING NEEDS FORM
If you are in need of training/guidance related to something we have in place here in BRISD, please complete the Professional Learning Request Form. We are willing to meet one-on-one, in campus teams, or in district groups...all based on need. There is no such thing as a bad request...if you have a need, do not hesitate to make a request!
#2 FA2 DMAC DEADLINE
FA2 is due in DMAC Friday, October 19th. Remember to review the FA Testing Dates & Requirements 2018-19 document for information about Formative Assessments to which you are responsible. As you begin to design your FA2, please refer to the BRISD Instructions for CREATING Formative Assessments 1819. The FA2 testing window is November 5th - 9th. Work with campus administration to plan testing dates that do not conflict.
FA2 is due in DMAC Friday, October 19th. Remember to review the FA Testing Dates & Requirements 2018-19 document for information about Formative Assessments to which you are responsible. As you begin to design your FA2, please refer to the BRISD Instructions for CREATING Formative Assessments 1819. The FA2 testing window is November 5th - 9th. Work with campus administration to plan testing dates that do not conflict.
#3 END OF 1st NINE WEEKS
The fist nine week grading period ends Friday, October 19th. Final grades must be submitted by 8:30am on Tuesday, October 23rd. Report Cards with attached accountability information will be sent home Friday, October 26th.
Please review the BRISD 1819 Report Card/Grading Period Schedule for future deadlines.
Please review the BRISD 1819 Report Card/Grading Period Schedule for future deadlines.
#4 THE LEARNING PIT
Source: insollave.school.nz
This visual was presented by John Hattie during his Region 10 session. As you study this image,
ask yourself the following questions:
Are my students afraid to fail?
Have I equipped my students with specific strategies so they know what to do
when they don't know what to do?
Does collaboration naturally occur in my classroom, or is it forced?
Source: insollave.school.nz
This visual was presented by John Hattie during his Region 10 session. As you study this image,
ask yourself the following questions:
ask yourself the following questions:
Are my students afraid to fail?
Have I equipped my students with specific strategies so they know what to do
when they don't know what to do?
when they don't know what to do?
Does collaboration naturally occur in my classroom, or is it forced?
#5 LATE START FRIDAYS/OCTOBER 22nd PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
Remember to bring your Chromebook to all Late Starts, which begin promptly at 7:30am
For future topics and sites, please see the 1819 Friday Late Start Collaboration Calendar
Date: October 19th
Site: BRISD School Board Room
Topic: The BRISD RtI Process
Audience: All K-12 Core Content (ELAR/Math/Science/Social Studies) Teachers
Date: MONDAY October 22nd
Site: BRISD School Board Room
Audience: All Campus Teachers (see link)
Wear jeans!
Date: October 26th
Site: Home Campus
Topic: Grade Level & CARE Meetings
Audience: All Campus Teachers
Date: November 2nd
Site: Home Campus
Topic: Grade Level & CARE Meetings
Audience: All Campus Teachers
Remember to bring your Chromebook to all Late Starts, which begin promptly at 7:30am
For future topics and sites, please see the 1819 Friday Late Start Collaboration Calendar
Date: October 19th
Site: BRISD School Board Room
Topic: The BRISD RtI Process
Audience: All K-12 Core Content (ELAR/Math/Science/Social Studies) Teachers
Date: MONDAY October 22nd
Site: BRISD School Board Room
Audience: All Campus Teachers (see link)
Wear jeans!
Date: October 26th
Site: Home Campus
Topic: Grade Level & CARE Meetings
Audience: All Campus Teachers
Date: November 2nd
Site: Home Campus
Topic: Grade Level & CARE Meetings
Audience: All Campus Teachers
STAFF SHOUTOUT
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| Shoutout to BRE paraprofessional Amanda Humphrey for always striving to meet the needs of the students of Blue Ridge Elementary. Mrs. Humphrey goes above and beyond to collaborate with classroom teachers to support classroom instruction and help all students grow. Thank you for all that you do Mrs. Humphrey! |
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| Shoutout to BRHS English teacher Callie Barge for her dedication to helping HS students grow and fall in love with reading. She is committed to growing students in HS English and pushing them to success. We are glad to have her as a Blue Ridge Tiger! |
TECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCEMENTS
T-Tess information in DMACIn order to utilize the T-Tess feature of DMAC, all teachers must go in and confirm their TSDS information and establish their T-Tess account. Follow the steps below to complete this task. This needs to be done as soon as possible.
1. Log into DMAC Account. If you do not know your login information, email melissa.stiney@brisd.net
2. Make sure your TSDS information is registered to your account. Do this by going to Utilities-Click register next to TSDS- Update TSDS #, birthdate, and gender. Only newly hired employees will need to provide TSDS #. Returning employees just need to update their birthdate and gender.
3. Once your TSDS information is registered, navigate to T-Tess from the main menu.
4. Verify your information is correct and click Register. Now you will be ready to use DMAC for T-Tess for appraisals.
BUSINESS OFFICE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sick Leave Bank
Enrollment for the Blue Ridge ISD Sick Leave Bank is beginning this month. The deadline to become a member is Wednesday, October 31st. To join the Sick Leave Bank, all employees must donate 2 days (can be local or state days). Enrollment forms will be distributed to staff members or they can be downloaded here: BRISD Sick Leave Bank Enrollment Form
Why should I join the Sick Leave Bank?
- Provide additional sick leave days to members of the bank in the event of a critical, life-threatening, or catastrophic illness, injury, or non-elective/emergency surgery
- can be used in the event of a catastrophic illness to you as the employee or an immediate family member
Once all completed forms have been received in the Business Office, committee elections will take place. Committee nominations will only be sent to the employees who have donated their 2 days to become a member. Nomination forms will be sent via Google Forms. The committee will have an initial meeting following the results of the nominations. Any meetings after the initial meeting will only occur when requests for days from the sick leave bank have been received.
Enrollment for the Blue Ridge ISD Sick Leave Bank is beginning this month. The deadline to become a member is Wednesday, October 31st. To join the Sick Leave Bank, all employees must donate 2 days (can be local or state days). Enrollment forms will be distributed to staff members or they can be downloaded here: BRISD Sick Leave Bank Enrollment Form
Why should I join the Sick Leave Bank?
- Provide additional sick leave days to members of the bank in the event of a critical, life-threatening, or catastrophic illness, injury, or non-elective/emergency surgery
- can be used in the event of a catastrophic illness to you as the employee or an immediate family member
Once all completed forms have been received in the Business Office, committee elections will take place. Committee nominations will only be sent to the employees who have donated their 2 days to become a member. Nomination forms will be sent via Google Forms. The committee will have an initial meeting following the results of the nominations. Any meetings after the initial meeting will only occur when requests for days from the sick leave bank have been received.
