Early Childhood Peek at the Week

8/27/19: Pre-service Activities (See pre-service calendar or specific details and assignments)

8/28/19: First Day for Early Childhood Students

9/3/19-10/3/19: Hearing Screenings Conducted by District Nurses

9/2/19: Labor Day- No School

9/3/19- 9/13/19: Growth Assessment teachers measure students' height & weight and record in Infinite Campus

9/10/19: Classroom Schedules due in to Early Childhood Office

9/20/19: Family Fun Engagement Day- Approaches to Learning- Normal Student Day

9/27/19: Teacher Home Visit/Staff In-Service Training Day - No School for EC Students

Bus Information for Parents

Remember that instructional staff is responsible for communicating beginning of year transportation information to parents. Links to school-specific lists were sent to principals and secretaries. Please ensure that parents have received their bus information for the start of school and remind them that the bus may run a little behind schedule the first few days.

Bus Monitor Refresher Training

As of Friday 8/23 over 200 staff have not completed this training.

All instructional staff who have been previously bus monitor trained must complete the online refresher course annually. This online refresher DOES NOT take the place of the required initial face-to-face bus monitor training conducted by the JCPS Transportation department. The refresher must be completed by 4:00pm on Thursday, August 22nd. You may complete the refresher on Blackboard according to the instructions below:

You can access BBLearn at this link:

https://jcpsonline.blackboard.com/webapps/portal/execute/tabs/tabAction?tab_tab_group_id=_91_1

Or you can simply go to the JCPS home page, select the “Employees” Menu, then “Log-ins”, and then “JCPS Online (BBLearn)”.

Staff should log in with their district ID. If you’ve never logged into Blackboard before, your password is “change.me”. If you have logged into Blackboard previously, your password is whatever you set it as when you first logged in. Blackboard does not connect to Active Directory, so the password does not update, therefore it will still be whatever you initially set it as.

We believe we have most staff enrolled at this time. Once you log in, you should see the course ECH Bus Monitoring Review 19-20 under your class list. If you don’t see the course under your class list, you can search for the course and self-enroll. If you have difficulty you can email Brent Stewart brent.stewart@jefferson.kyschools.us for help with enrolling.

Technology Issues

Any technology related issue (computers, printers, copiers, telephones, etc.) should be reported to the JCPS IT Help Desk at 485-3552, or by submitting a Landesk ticket at http://jcps.me/help

Surplus

Any items that are damaged, or not needed (and determined by your Instructional Coach as not needed elsewhere), should be designated as surplus through the approved process in your building. Items may then be included in the regular JCPS surplus pickup for your location. Please do not contact the Early Childhood office to pick up unwanted items.

JCPS Language Services

The district offers a variety of resources and support for teachers, students, and families that speak other languages than English. The purpose of JCPS Language Services is to obtain language support. They help the district communicate effectively with English learners and their families in their native languages. Early Childhood teachers should use their services to support the work you do with students and families including screening and assessments (Brigance), home visit interpreting, and translating of important forms, letters, and information. JCPS language services may be accessed on the JCPS homepage by doing a search for “language” or by clicking this link: JCPS Language Services.

Curriculum Updates

Be sure to check Reay4K for our new curriculum maps and calendars.

See attached for the 2019-2020 Curriculum Timeline Calendar to help you keep on track.

Readiness Goals and Focus Areas

In addition to supporting the social-emotional development of our students, JCPS Early Childhood continues to focus on those key kindergarten readiness skills. The chart lists those skills that we will be focusing on during the 2019-2020 school year. Each classroom will be provided a chart to display.

1. Practice Identifying Colors (yellow, red, blue, purple, green, orange, pink, white, black, brown)

2. Writes First and Last Name

3. Draw Shapes (circle, triangle, square, rectangle, X, diamond

4. Count to 30

5. Count Sets of Objects

6. Practice Naming Letters (clap between each letter)

7. Name Body Parts (ankle, elbow, chin, shoulders, eyelid, knee, chest, thumb, fingernail, stomach)

8. Read a Book (front of book, back of book, progresses from left to right, top to bottom)

9. Sort Objects by Two Attributes (color, size, shape)

10. Personal Information (name, age, birthdate, address, phone)

11. Whole Body Movements (balance on one foot, walk backwards, hop)

We would like to thank the National Center for Families Learning for partnering with us in the development of this visual.

Home Visits

We have provided you with plenty of time to complete your initial home visits during the pre service window. You should follow all home visit guidelines and protocols including leaving a copy of your home visit log with your administrator prior to conducting any home visits. You can find all home visit procedures, protocols, forms, and tips in our Ready4K Sharepoint folder or by clicking here: JCPS Home Visit Resources

Back to School Resources:

Be sure to check out Ready4K for tons of resources to help you get ready for the new year. Here you will find our new calendars, curriculum maps, classroom charts, signs, labels and much more!

Ready4K Teacher Resources

Updated Center Signs and Picture Schedule Charts

The center signs and picture schedule charts on Ready4K have been updated based on feedback from teachers. The center signs are now in WORD so that you can edit it to include the number of children that are allowed at each of your centers (ECERS-3 requirement). You may also add stickers or symbols to correspond to the number of children allowed in a particular center. The numbers on the signs are examples only and you may change to fit the individual needs of your classrooms. The picture schedule chart has also been updated to include Second Step and Brain Break. Print in color and laminate for durability.

Classroom Schedules Due to Instructional Coach before September 10

All teachers must submit their classroom schedules using the approved form before September 10th. All classroom schedules must follow our adopted schedule procedures and ECERS-3 guidelines. We will have our review by the Kentucky Department of Education this year and it is very important that schedules contain required components. Schedules not containing the required components will be returned for corrections. Forms and schedule procedures may be found on Ready4K.

My Big Little Adventure Program

JCPC Early Childhood is again partnering with the Kentucky Science Center to offer free learning resources for early childhood families. It is easy for parents to sign up for this awesome program. Your start up teacher boxes will contain a flyer and sign up sheet for each of your families. Please take these along with you on your first home visit and help your families sign up. Please collect and send any completed sign up sheets to Dawson Orman Early Childhood #037D to the attention of the Family Fun Day Committee. For more information about My Big Little Adventure visit their website at: http://www.mybiglittleadventure.org/

We were excited to see everyone at the annual Compliance & Comprehensive Services (C&CS)Training. The presentations have been provided below. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to the C&CS team if you need support.

Terri.davenport@jefferson.kyschools.us

Latonya.blount@jefferson.kyschools.us

Broquel.sutton2@jefferson.kyschools.us

Compliance & Comprehensive Services Training Presentation

It’s Almost Growth Assessment time!

Growth Assessments will take place September 3- September 13, 2019

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

Teachers please complete the heights and weights for your students, record the information on the height/weight assessment form and enter the information into Infinite Campus. Teachers please enter the data into Infinite Campus by Friday, September 13, 2019.

Weigh and measure your students. Calculate the BMI & BMI percentile by using the attached BMI Calculator spreadsheet. Then, put the results on the “Is Your Child a Healthy Weight” form with the stoplight on it. Please be sure to give the stoplights to parents at parent-teacher conferences.

Attached you will find:

· Growth Assessment Process

· Growth Assessment Procedure

· BMI Calculator Spreadsheet (used to calculate BMI & BMI Percentile) https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/childrens_bmi/tool_for_schools.html

· “Is Your Child a Healthy Weight” BMI Stoplight form. You should have received these in your teacher box at the beginning of the school year. Please let me know if you need any additional.

If parents would like more information regarding healthy choices they may contact me at (502)485-6847

Social Services Survey Questionnaire

Attached below is the Social Services Survey Questionnaire. You can use this questionnaire tool with parents on home visits or on parent/teacher conference day to be informed of social services needs. If you receive a request for services please be sure to contact your Family Resource Coordinator or Comprehensive Services Liaison. As a reminder, the Social Services Survey will be conducted in December 2019 & May 2020. It is imperative that we collect this information to connect parents to resources. In addition, the data is collected for data reporting to KDE. If you have questions, please contact Broquel.sutton2@jefferson.kyschools.us

The rate In County Travel rate for 19-20. The new rate is .42 cents per mile. The In County Travel document is below. The form contains embedded links to the mileage matrix and the District’s Travel policies and procedures. All forms are due to Cody George (cody.george@jefferson.kyschools.us) on the 10th of every month.

The Early Childhood Institute attendance has been marked. Please go in and complete your evaluation as soon as possible.

You can also view your attendance report on the TRIS website which will give you an accounting of the sessions you attended.

https://tris.eku.edu/ece/content.php?CID=1&goto=

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Teachers should have signed up by now for the online FBA/BIP and IEP trainings. If you did not complete the online portion during the summer, you will be given time on August 14 to complete these trainings. You will need your completed certificate to attend your assigned face to face session.

The following instructions were given in each PD session as to how to verify completion of the online sessions:

IEP

First thing to do is create an account: https://www.kyglec.org/iep-training.html

Prior to attending the in-person IEP training, teachers must complete a 3-hour online training, and complete the following Google Form to verify completion, and upload certificate with post-test score included.

Access the IRIS-IEP Training Module: https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/iep01/#content

Directions for Accessing the IRIS-IEP Training Module- http://bit.ly/IRISDirections

Verification Form for Completed IRIS-IEP Module- http://bit.ly/IEPVerification

EILA# 20 EIL 0099

FBA-BIP

First thing to do is create an account: https://www.kyglec.org/fbabip-training.html

Prior to attending the in-person IEP training, teachers must complete a 3-hour online training, and complete the following Google Form to verify completion, and upload certificate with post-test score included.

Access for the FBA/BIP Modules: http://basicfba.gseweb.org/school-wide-training/ Directions for Accessing the FBA/BIP Modules- http://bit.ly/FBA-BIPDirections

Verification Form for Completed FBA/BIP Modules- http://bit.ly/FBA-BIPVerification

EILA# 20EIL 0097

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The following two PD sessions are at 4C’s (Community Coordinated Child Care; 1215 S. 3rd Street, 40203) Both sessions are Free.

To register go to: https://www.4cforkids.org/ - or call 502-636-1358

The Importance of Big Body Play August 20, 2019 4:30-7:30 PM Limited spots left

Learning Through Play November 21, 2019 4:30-7:30 PM

Attendance is marked in TRIS. You will need to print your TRIS report for the training and send it to: Valerie.baker@jefferson.kyschools.us to get your attendance marked in PD Central.

JCPS recognizes that employees' mental health and emotional health are as important to their job performance as physical health.

To provide support, JCPS has contracted with an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and their family members at no cost to the employee. The EAP is a confidential, short-term counseling program offering traditional face-to-face or telephonic counseling services with a licensed therapist. To schedule an appointment, contact Human Development Company at (502) 589-(HELP) 4357.