Rogers Park Trailblazer

Please join me in welcoming the following new staff to Rogers Park:

Jerold (TJ) Tombleson - Special Ed Paraprofessional

Patrick Johnston - HG Teacher (beginning in August)

Laura Bilski - Teacher (beginning in August)

Ashley Suda - SLC Teacher (beginning in August)

Diane Adams - SLC Paraprofessional (beginning in August)

Thank you to the teachers who participated in interviewing these new staff members!

Open Enrollment for District benefits will be held May 15 through May 31. Elections will be effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. This is the annual opportunity to change, elect, or waive employee benefits. If an employee does not wish to make changes, or if no action is taken, current elections will continue as of July 1, except for the Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account. Re-enrollment in the Flexible Spending Account is required for 2025-2026.

All benefit elections and changes will be made in the benefits administration platform, BenefitSpot. Employees are encouraged to log into BenefitSpot and review personal information, beneficiaries, and coverages.

Recorded and live presentations will be available for employees to attend. For in-person assistance with BenefitSpot, employees are invited to come to the ASD Education Center, Tech Lab Training 2 (Room 2121) on any of the following dates:

• Thursday, May 15, 1pm – 5:00pm

• Tuesday, May 20, 12pm – 5:00pm

• Thursday, May 22, 12pm – 5:00pm

• Tuesday, May 27, 9am – 5:00pm

• Wednesday, May 28, 9am – 5:00pm

• Thursday, May 29, 9am – 5:00pm

• Friday, May 30, 9am – 5:00pm

Look for the “Save The Date” postcard and Open Enrollment packet that will be mailed to home addresses of all employees. Additional information can be found on BenefitSpot.

Student Nutrition appreciates partnering with schools to ensure students enjoy safe, nutritious meals during field trips. In collaboration with the SN department, please help by:

• Using the official Student Nutrition Sack Lunch & Field Trip Information for Teachers form for all sack lunch requests.

• Note: teachers must notify their Cafeteria Manager at least five (5) school days in advance or they may not be able to fulfil the request.

Please email StudentNutrition@asdk12.org for assistance or questions.

Please help spread the word to school families that ASD Student Nutrition will be serving a Beef Steak Hero Sandwich for Lunch Hero Day on Friday, May 2.

At the ASD New Educator Symposium in August, Professional Learning will have a room dedicated to a giveaway section full of donated new or gently used supplies for ASD's new educators. If you are interested in donating new or gently used supplies to new educators, please follow the directions below:

• Box supplies and label the box with the donation label linked HERE.
• Please stack items on the pallet labeled 'Teacher Donations' in the main hallway.
• Kayla will submit a Truck Transfer to have the boxes delivered to the warehouse on May 2nd.

Please do not send donated items to Professional Learning or the ASD Education Center.

Staff should review & reference this Year End Chromebook Information document for the details on 1:1 Chromebook end of the school year expectations and students' needs during the summer.

Last week, I attended the last CPSP meeting for finalizing and closing out TIFs. Just a reminder that ALL TIFs should be finalized by May 16th for EOY close out. If you need a refreshed on how to close out your TIFs, Here is the link for the How to Finalize a TIF video. We will be utilizing some PLC time on May 12th to close out TIFs. Please reach out to Mary if you have any questions.

The Teaching & Learning department is hosting informational meetings regarding end of the year requirements for AK Reads:

• Wednesday, May 7 at 3:00pm

• Friday, May 9 at 2:45pm

• Monday, May 12 at 2:45pm

All meetings are via Zoom (link provided in this document).

The Teaching and Learning Newsletter 4/21/2025 is available online. This edition contains information on:

• Curriculum inventories

• iReady Diagnostic

• AK Reads EOY Tasks

Contact Dianna Beltran or Nicole Sommerville with any questions.

Linked below is next week's newsletter. I’m beginning to work on the mClass Growth and Achievement quadrant reports (like the ones I did for MOY but digital this time) for K–3 students who just completed their EOY testing, and I’ll be sending those out to individual teachers soon.

If you would like to meet to review your data and reflect on instructional or intervention practices, please let me know. My schedule will be a little all over the place the next couple of weeks, however, I have some flexibility to travel between schools for a quick data session on a day that works for you.

Only 18 days of learning left together (not that anyone’s counting 🙂), so let’s keep making the most of every moment!

**Don't forget to complete the HLP Walkthrough Survey if you have not already.

Here is the counseling schedule for this next week: These will be the last lessons of the year for these classes.

Monday - 9:15 Bowes, 10:50 Kuter

Tuesday - 11:55 Recess duty, 1:45 Green

Wednesday - 1:00 Belts, 1:30 Best

Thursday - 8:20 Nicholson, 9:30 Gates

Please let me know if there are any conflicts so that we can reschedule.

New this year, the ASD Summer Academy (ASDSA) courses are open for paraprofessionals. The ASDSA course catalog is live and open for registration until April 18 via the ASDSA Website.

• For general questions, please contact the Professional Learning team at ProfessionalLearning@asdk12.org.

• For any UAA enrollment questions, please contact the PACE team at pace@alaska.edu or 907-786-4410.

• For questions about a specific course, please contact the course instructor.

The Special Education 4/25/2025 newsletter is now available.

In this edition:

• DLM Announcements

• Thank you to our Admin Assistants

• Upcoming Dates & Information

Use this online form to include a SpEd staff shout-out in a future newsletter.

Apr 29 *2:45pm – 3:15pm* Wolves Team Meeting

May 1 School Principal Day

May 1 *2:30pm - 4:00pm* Talent Show Dress Rehearsal

May 2 School Lunch Hero Day

May 2 *12:45pm - 2:15pm* Talent Show Daytime Performance

*6:30pm - 8:00pm* Talent Show Evening Performance

May 2 (F) Last day for Field Trips w/ Buses

May 5-9 Teacher Appreciation Week

May 8 *5:00pm - 6:30pm* HG WolfPAC Parent Advisory Meeting

May 9 *2:30pm-4:00pm* Super Sweepers Clean up Block Party

May 5-21 iReady *EOY* Diagnostic Window

May 6 (T) Staff Meeting 2:45pm - 3:45pm

May 7 Bike to School Day

May 9 *6:00pm - 7:30pm* PTA Meeting (Library/Zoom)

May 10 School Nurse Appreciation Day

May 13 *2:45pm - 3:15pm* Wolves Team Meeting

May 15 FIELD DAY!

May 16 *2:45pm - 3:15pm* Safety Team Meeting

May 16 *6:30pm-8:00pm* Swing Dance for grades 3-5

May 20 (T) Staff Meeting 2:45pm - 3:45pm

May 21 *Report cards go home* *Last Day for Students*

*End 4th Quarter*

May 22 Teachers’ Last Day

Rogers Park Mission: Preparing Passionate, Productive, Learners for Life

Rogers Park Vision: Empower the HOWL

(Help each other, Own our actions, Work together, Listen & Learn)