FBB #31

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The River Way, Every Day!

Updates for the week of April 3, 2023

 

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw challenges a person to seek continuous improvement and renewal.

 

Staff Links

Car Rider Link

Calendar

 Master Schedule  

PLC Folder

Staff Handbook

Outdoor Classroom Sign-up 

DPS Central (curriculum resources)

Bernard Sterling  bernard_sterling@dpsnc.net  Please email Mr. Rebollo for custodial issues.

Electronic Financial Forms Web Links

HR Forms – Sick/Vacation Leave Forms

    1. Link to the HR Forms Web Page (Click Here)
    2. Next, scroll/click on Leave_Form_short_version.pdf
    3. Complete the form and sent to Dr. Hogans electronically

Payroll

Purchasing Department

From Cory’s Desk

  • Congratulations to Mr. Hill! He has been invited to give the commencement address at his DPS alma mater, JD Clement Early College High School!

  • Field Day is April 6! Field Day will be on Thursday, April 6th for K-5th grade (rainy day make-up will be April 14th).  8th grade students, parents, and Encore teachers will be running the stations. Please assist with your students at the stations if needed (dividing them into groups, getting in lines, etc.). All encore/discovery classes will be canceled for the day. Please remind your students to bring a change of clothes just in case & a water bottle with their name on it! There will not be a chill out station with drinks this year. Our “Superhero” Field Day will consist of 10 stations lasting approximately 10 minutes each with a 2-minute transition time (K-2, special programs: 9am-11am & 3-5: 11:30am-1:30pm). These activities are for fun and will emphasize cooperation and sportsmanship. Students may dress as their favorite Superhero. Teacher packets with schedule, map, & station descriptions will be given out within the next few weeks.

  • Take Two (2) Summer Program-Employment Interest–The Take Two (2) Summer Program is an opportunity for students to retake their respective EOG to encourage increase in GLP band performance. Please indicate your interest in working Take Two (2) June 14, 15, & 16 here. (June 12 & 13 are also Take Two days; however, these days are included in the 2022-2023 school calendar. June 12 is a required workday while June 13 is an optional teacher workday. Teachers of EOG content courses will be expected to participate in Take Two on June 12 and incentivized to participate on June 13. Eleven and 12 month staff are expected to serve the program as a part of 2022-2023 work calendar.) Positions will initially be staffed and finalized from the pool of staff expressing interest via this form. Information as to schedule and pay rates will be shared as the information becomes available. The current expectation is that certified staff will be paid $40 per hour and classified staff will earn $25 per hour on the June 14-16 days of the program. (Please note that Take Two is different from Summer Bridge, which takes place August 7-11. An employment interest survey will be shared later in April for staff interested in possibly working this program.)

  • SPLASH!  Save the Date for Paid Summer Learning opportunities for Certified and Classified Staff 

    • CERTIFIED STAFF Thanks to the generous grant by MacKenzie Scott, DPS is excited to announce SPLASH 2023: Summer Professional Learning Academy to Support High Expectations.This is a chance for CERTIFIED STAFF to engage in deep learning around Math, Literacy, Culturally Responsive Teaching and equitable practices.  Certified staff will be paid for up to four days of learning as well as an additional planning day to help them internalize the learning and improve instruction. This opportunity provides certified staff members with five days of paid learning and collaboration($240/day). Please save the following dates: link to the flier may be accessed here. 

  • June 20th-22nd: Math, Literacy and MTSS focus integrating equitable practices (Exceptional Children/ English Language Learners/ Culturally Responsive Teaching Strategies)

  • June 26th-29th: Curriculum Content Deep Dives 

  • August 8th-11th: Repeat of previous content, with new programming for Classified staff members

  • CLASSIFIED STAFF CLASSIFIED STAFF is included in this grant as well!  The week of August 8-11, 2023, all classified employees will have a variety of sessions to choose from and will be compensated for one day of learning ($240/day). The link to the classified flier may be accessed here.

  • DPS Teacher Working Conditions (TWC) Survey (certified school staff) AND Employee Engagement Survey (classified/district staff) – March 1st through April 6th is currently underway. Thank you to those who have completed the survey! Current participation rate for Little River: (Our goal is 90%!)

    • TWC-72.2%

    • EE-66.7%

  • Spring Break Shutdown for Energy Conservation The upcoming break is an opportunity for the district to conserve energy while buildings are unoccupied. Before you leave for the holiday, please do the following to help the effort:

  • March Pay Date Due to the pending Spring Break, Friday March 24th is pay day.  Other payments, including extra duty stipends, payroll adjustments, etc. may be posted after the Friday, March 24th pay date. DPS’ commitment is for your regular paycheck to be available to you by this Friday, March 24th. Please check your pay stub in the pay portal to ensure your benefit selections are deducted correctly each month. If deductions are incorrect, please contact the Payroll department to review and correct deductions as quickly as possible. Any payment due for selected benefits will be caught up as quickly as possible. Please contact Dr. Hogans if you have any questions.

  • Weekend/Afterhours Access-April 8-9

    • Use this link to Sign-In. Choose the ‘After/off hours access sign-in’ in the Purpose drop down. 

      • Saturday 9am-2pm

      • Sunday 1pm-6pm

    • The building will be closed for 10-month staff during Spring Break.

  • PLC Agenda Items (Week of April 3)

From Andy’s Desk

Wave Makers- Link

 

Monday (4/3/23) Encore Day B

  1. Autism Awareness Month

  2. All Grades in PS MS Verifications due to Dawn

  3. National Chocolate Mousse/Weed Out Hate Day

 

Tuesday (4/4/23) Encore Day C

  1. Report Cards Ready in PS – Print Report Cards

  2. National School Librarian/National Cordon Bleu/International Carrot Day

 

Wednesday (4/5/23) Encore Day D

  1. Staff Meeting 2:45

  2. Passover Begins/National Deep Dish Pizza/Day of Hope/National Caramel/Self Care Day

 

Thursday (4/6/23) Encore Day E

  1. Field Day/No Encore Lose Day E

  2. Superhero Day!

  3. Report Cards Go Home

  4. National Burrito/Hostess Twinkie Day/Caramel Popcorn Day

 


Friday (4/7/23) Encore Day 0

  1. Good Friday/Holiday

  2. INTERNATIONAL BEAVER DAY! /National Coffee Cake/National No Housework Day

 

Up Coming Dates

Autism Awareness Month
4/10 – Required Workday
4/13 – MS DPS All County Chorus
4/17-25 EOY Benchmark Testing Window
4/17 – Elementary DPS All County Chorus
4/20 – 5th Grade to Hub Farm
4/21 – Autism Awareness Day-Wear AU colors or your favorite color
4/21 -KG, 1 & 2 Grades to Northern/Little Mermaid
4/25 – Class Pics
4/26 – Staff Meeting 2:45

Sunday Bulletin: 

Good evening Beavers! This is Ms. Moose for Principal Hogans with some notes for this week. 

  • We hope each of you has had a great Spring Break. We are looking forward to everyone’s safe return tomorrow.

  • PTO will meet tomorrow at 6pm. See PTO website for meeting information. Learn about the ComedyWorx family event happening later this month!

  • Field Day is this Thursday! Look for information this week on the event.

  • Reminder: There will be no school this Friday and a teacher workday a week from tomorrow.

That is all for now. Third Quarter Report Cards will go home this week. And remember: after replanting our seeds in Beaver Nation, Little River leaders are ready to blossom! 

 

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