ES Available District Assessments List

To assist administrators and teachers in knowing which district assessments are being provided for the 24-25 school year, the ES Available District Assessments List has been placed in the TAARC. The list is organized by grade level and indicates whether a content window is available.

Semester 1 Classes Archived

Share the following information with your teachers.

• Please be aware that because the S1/Q2 District Final and Midyear Make-up period extends to January 10, the Fall term sections will continue to be displayed on teacher's Dashboards in Pear Assessment as current classes.

• Once the District Make-up period ends the classes will become archived and only the S2/Q3/YR sections will be displayed in Pear Assessment.

• Beginning December 21, teachers will see their S2/Q3 classes loaded in Pear Assessment.

• Teachers creating new tests in Pear Assessment should only assign them to their S2/Q3 sections in Pear Assessment during this transition period.

• After January 10, teachers can locate archived classes using the directions found by clicking this link.

Please share the January edition of our newsletter, The Sequoyah, with your colleagues.

Self-Paced K-5 EL Education Module Launch Training

This self-paced course is intended for teachers who will be newly implementing EL Education during the 24-25 school year and who have not received the initial training. This course will ensure that teachers who are new to EL Education have a firm grasp of the why behind a systematic and structured content based literacy instruction, as well as clear steps for how to prepare for teaching Module lessons to ensure a successful launch.

When: Available Now on PD&E

Where: Online Self-Paced

Please share with your teachers that have not received Module Block Launch training and have them register in PD&E, course #34325.

Skills Block and ALL Block Self-Paced Courses Coming Soon!

This professional learning opportunity allows teachers to select from a menu of topics focused on essential learning components. Each choice session dives deep into a specific area, equipping teachers with practical strategies to apply immediately in the classroom. Together, we aim to embark on a learning journey that empowers teachers to become architects of their own Tier 1 Instruction Blueprint. A flyer will be available to print in January.

What: K-5 Saturday Math Bootcamp

When: January 25, 9:00 - 11:30 AM

Where: Zoom (links will be sent to registrants via PD&E)

Please have teachers register in PD&E, Course 33316

Parent Mentors Present: “Understanding Post-Secondary Outcomes and How it Connects to the Transition Plan in the IEP”

Who: Parents/Guardians of students receiving Special Education services

What: Parent Mentors Present: “Understanding Post-Secondary Outcomes and How it Connects to the Transition Plan in the IEP”

When: January 16, 10:00 – 11:30 AM or 6:00 - 7:30 PM

Where: In-Person registration link for 10:00 AM session

Zoom registration link for 6 PM session

Please use the following link to access the parent letters

Need a sub? Here is a list of our Preferred Substitutes. Please call or email the substitute to fill your absence. You MUST receive verbal or written confirmation from the substitute before assigning them to your absence in AESOP.

Substitute Contact Information

End-of-Semester Securly Classroom Archiving

In order to ensure that only second semester courses are visible in Securly at the beginning of Semester 2, it is recommended that teachers archive their first semester classes at the conclusion of this semester or after they return from Winter Break. To assist with this, we have provided a comprehensive guide. Please refer to this link for detailed instructions.

This is the same process that you completed with me during the BOY Pre-Planning meeting with me in my room.

You need to make sure that you open up each section of your Grade Book to "Inherit" the district grade book settings. Please remind teachers to open Grade Book for each of their class sections before opening the Grade Book Setup screen to verify category % weights.

• Opening the Grade Book causes the grade book to inherit the district grade book settings.

• Do NOT change or enter your own categories or weights.

• Special Area teachers need to make sure that you do this as well for each of your classes.

I hope you all enjoyed the 12 Days of Tech-mas! Thank you to everyone that entered the Techie Take 5 "Holiday Edition" Drawing! Congratulations to Krissy Medders!! You are the lucky winner of a Starbucks gift card!

It seems far away, but we are already receiving updates about the 25/26 school year. Here's what you need to know:

• eClass is ending and will be removed as a digital platform for GCPS
• Google Classroom will be the official digital learning platform for GCPS
• all eClass content pages (MOCC, TAARC, etc) will move completely to Sharepoint
• a landing page for all Sharepoint databases will be created for easy navigation
• GCPS Zoom accounts will end
• TEAMS will replace Zoom as the GCPS virtual meeting access point
• Nearpod will be removed as a GCPS resource

All of these changes will take place over the summer of 2025 and be in effect for our next school year. The county is offering D2L to Google Classroom trainings throughout the year. Check out PD&E to sign up. They will have recordings of the meetings for you to view if you are not able to attend the online meeting. D2L to Google Classroom Teacher Training PD&E Courses

A reminder.

This year, we’re awarding $277,000 in scholarships and educational grants to seniors graduating from high school and adults seeking career advancement. We’ll be accepting applications December 2nd-February 28th.

Scholarship applications for graduating high school seniors and professionals seeking career advancement should be submitted online and can be found here along with eligibility criteria: https://www.peachstatefcu.org/scholarships.

Helpful Tips

• Applicants should not apply for more than one scholarship.
• Interested individuals should carefully review the criteria for our scholarships to ensure they are eligible to apply.
• Student scholarships are broken down into three categories: merit-based, needs-based, and students who are pursuing a degree in education. They should select the category that best fits their needs.
• The Career Advancement Scholarships are for adult members of the credit union whose accounts are in good standing.

Please share this information with eligible students/employees and feel free to post the details on your websites and intranets to help spread the word.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Thank you!

Deborah Fancher

Peach State Federal Credit Union

Fax: 678.546.5086

Email: dfancher@peachstatefcu.org

Website: www.peachstatefcu.org