November 25

Room of the week --- Dave Zeitz!

Dave does some great group activities in his social studies classroom. In the class pictured here, students are working together on various documents in Google Classroom.  The students discussed the documents and developed answers based on their reading and discussion.  Good job Mr. Z!

Be The One postcards
in the office

Get your postcards and help out with the Be The One movement for next week.  Cindy showed me a few that people have done, and they are great!  Thanks to Cindy for organizing this.



Do you have your emergency plan folder?

A couple of teachers contacted me to say they didn't have folders in their room, so I added a section to my Navigate Prepared file linked here.  Please get into the file and let me know if you don't have one.  Aides/assts, don't worry about that unless it's an office that you work out of. 

Speaker reminder - December 3
Please remember that our guest speaker will be doing two assemblies next week on December 3rd.  I will send out a separate message about the plan.


Podcast: Future Skills for Fact-Checking Online Fakes

This podcast will give you a great overview to teach kids about fact checking in today's world.







Product showcase - Troxell

I just received some info on STEM related products from a company by the name of Troxell.  I saved their info into a new products folder in the Staff Share drive.  Feel free to take a look. 
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Gym Lobby Arrangement

We now have a glass case near the aud entrance that will be devoted to band memorabilia. The Music Boosters have ordered a matching case for theater and choral items.  Because of the new location of the glass case (pictured),



I have moved a few tables that were in that area.  All of the high round tables are arranged in front of the wall mounted cases.  We can move a table in front of the gym door for athletic contests, but let's keep that area free of tables for the regular daily activities.  Thanks for your help in keeping that area looking great.
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FERPA Review
It's good for every staff member to have a basic understanding of FERPA.  If you're not sure of how to deal with a particular situation, ask me.  If I don't know, I'll help you research, and we'll come up with the best way to approach any FERPA related issue.

Parents' Guide to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: Rights Regarding Children’s Education Records

Student education records are official and confidential documents protected by one of the nation's strongest privacy protection laws, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). FERPA, also known as the Buckley Amendment, defines education records as all records that schools or education agencies maintain about students.

FERPA Defines an Education Record
Education records include a range of information about a student that is maintained in schools in any recorded way, such as handwriting, print, computer media, video or audio tape, film, microfilm, and microfiche. Examples are:

• Date and place of birth, parent(s) and/or guardian addresses, and where parents can be contacted in emergencies
• Grades, test scores, courses taken, academic specializations and activities, and official letters regarding a student's status in school
• Special education records
• Disciplinary records
• Medical and health records that the school creates or collects and maintains
• Documentation of attendance, schools attended, courses taken, awards conferred, and degrees earned
• Personal information such as a student's identification code, social security number,picture, or other information that would make it easy to identify or locate a student.