On Monday, April 14, 2025, Department of Dine Education will be onsite to visit our Dine Language and Culture classrooms. Please welcome our visitors.

The Bureau of Indian Education will be onsite on April 14-17, 2025, to conduct a special education file review. Please welcome our visitors.

All promotion activity requisitions are due no later than April 30, 2025.. Please consult with your teams to determine needed materials, awards, or decorative items for your promotions at the end of year. The deadline to get your requisitions completed and submitted will be by April 30, 2025 to allow for a two week processing time with the business office. Please do not delay in getting your orders and requisitions in for your promotions.

All remaining field trips must be completed by May 16, 2025. No field trips will be considered after this date due to promotional activities at the end of the school year. Which mean that all field trip requests must be submitted no later than May 2, 2025. So do not delay in getting your requests in.

All food or snack requests must be submitted to Tim in a two week advance notice. Tim will need to ensure he is prepared to order with his vendor if he needs items for your event or field trips in advance. Last minute requests may be challenging to fill if not enough time is given. Please plan ahead for your orders as we prepare to finish out this school year.

Certificates for the mandatory professional development training will be based on the hours you were present during the sessions. Ms. Jojie will be placing the certificates in your mailbox sometime next week.

Additionally, the link below contains the SPED and Gifted slide presentation for your reference:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AAVeWOx_mQeaRpClPUEAH3uKMw6cryw2_f9NDO-1LE0/edit?usp=sharing

SPED Team and Administration would like to thank you for your active participation and commitment to your professional growth.

The fourth nine weeks progress reports will be due in NASIS on Thursday, April 17, 2025, for all students.

Varlene will open NASIS on Friday, April 11, 2025. Please enter fourth nine weeks progress grades for your students.

Mid-term Parent/ Teacher Conferences for students that are failing your class would benefit by involving parents/guardians. You may discuss academic grades, attendance and create an action plan with steps the student and parent/guardian can follow. If needed, a follow-up meeting to discuss students’ performance.

Mid-term Parent/Teacher Conferences can take place before school, after school or during your prep. Please notify the front office and front security if you have scheduled an appointment.

Fourth Nine-Weeks report cards will be mailed.

School Year 2025-2026 enrollment is open. If students are turning in registration forms, please submit them to Varlene at the front office.

Deadline to turn in enrollment forms are April 30, 2025.

April

15th:CBNHC Health Clinic & Behavioral Health

22nd: CBNHC Health Clinic & Behavioral Health

29th:CBNHC Behavioral Health Only; No medical care clinic at the school

May

6th: CBNHC Health Clinic & Behavioral Health

12th: CBNHC Health Clinic & Behavioral Health

20th: CBNHC Health Clinic & Behavioral Health

As of April 14, there are twenty-nine instructional days.

As of April 14, there are sixteen instructional days for Class of 2025.

School delay and closure make-up instructional hours are as follow:

• November 07, 2024: Full day closure - instructional time make up on May 22, 2025
• November 08, 2024: Two hour delay - instructional time make up on May 23, 2025
• January 09, 2025: Two hour delay - instructional time make up on May 23, 2025
• January 10, 2025: Two hour delay - instructional time make up on May 23, 2025

***Please mark your calendars.

Other Future School Delays/Closures Instructional Make-Up Dates: May 27, May 28, May 29, and May 30.

Make-Up Tests:

Dates: April 14-25, 2025

If you have received my email, it means you have an assigned role in the testing process. As such, it is crucial that you review the test packets and be fully prepared for the testing make up days, including room setup and ensuring the availability of all necessary test materials.

~Ms. Jojie Ceniza , STC

Post Dine Language Proficiency Assessment (DLPA) for grades K, 4th , 8th & 12th will be assessed on 4/14 - 5/2/25. Target dates for Post ONLC will be 4/14 - 4/23/25 due to NWEA testing begin 4/29th

• Parent letters for Post DLPA will be disseminated the week of April 7th
• DLPA assessments will be picked up the week of April 7th

The BIE will be onsite to complete the Special Education file review from April 14 - 17, 2025.

1:10 Secondary Students

1:15 Elementary Students

All bus monitors, please be on time for bus departure at 1:15 p.m.

Our Class of 2025 graduation will take place on Saturday, May 17, 2025. Please mark your calendar. All teachers and staff are required to attend.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NDaq63prci1hZ4HLPzNLL7aCeJASJm-D/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107798244686561153974&rtpof=true&sd=true

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yk1joYwyUYau-SwSZxpAMEFKi87U4nF_/view?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OIx_RS2BppCCxAO5tPm9P4CHtXA2Tzhl/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107798244686561153974&rtpof=true&sd=true

Avel eCare School Health for our students is now available. If you have any student that is not feeling well, please send them to the front office.

On Tuesday mornings, CBNHC doctor is still on campus to provide services along with Behavioral Health.

Avel eCare School Health nurses can:

• • Care for students with unscheduled, urgent health care needs due to injury or illness, including COVID-19 symptoms, head lice, and anxiety
  • Guide care for students with chronic or complex health conditions such as asthma, diabetes, life-threatening allergies and seizures
  • Refer students to providers and connect families with local resources
  • Support case management and serve as a point of contact for medication refills, side effects, order changes, nursing care to be provided at school, mental health needs, etc.
  • Design school health programs and provide education to help maintain a safe environment and minimize health-related barriers to students’ ability to learn
  • Develop emergency health plans
  • Offer medical advice for 504 and Individual Education Program (IEP) plans

1. A student experiences an injury, illness or needs assistance with a health condition such as diabetes, asthma, etc.
2. The designated school staff utilizes a telehealth tablet to request support from Avel eCare School Health
3. Typically, in less than 1 minute, Avel eCare School Nurses respond on video, and begin to provide care
4. The Avel eCare School Health nurse completes the assessment of the student, leveraging thermometers, stethoscopes, otoscopes, exam cameras as appropriate
5. Based on the assessment, the nurse will advise staff members on how to help the student, connect with parents, or checks back in with the student after a short observation period

Some important information and reminders.

I’ll be on travel next week, Monday, April 15th to Friday, April 18th. I’ll be checking my e-mails periodically throughout the week. Any future appointments can be made the week of April 21st.

Licensure Renewal with NMPED:

All licensure renewals need to be completed and submitted to NMPED by May 2, 2025.

If your license is expiring on June 30, 2025, now is the time to renew it. If you need help, please set up an appointment with me, preferably by e-mail, for the week of April 21st. If needed, I can stay after 5:00 p.m. to assist on Monday, April 21, 2025, and Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

Summer Youth Employment:

Attached is the Summer Youth Employment flyer for Juniors who will be incoming Seniors (Class of 2026). Secondary teachers, please post the flyer in your classroom or bulletin.

Vacancies Announcement:

Early Intervention Specialist

School Counselor (Elementary and Secondary)

Student Teacher

Librarian

Food Service

Middle School Science Teacher

Update: Athletic Coaches

High School Golf Coach

SY: 2025-2026 High School Boys, Head Basketball Coach

Summer School: June 02, 2025, to June 20, 2025

We have enough submittal; staff will be notified in early May 2025

ESY Positions: (Four Weeks)

We have enough submittals, staff will be notified in early May 2025.

Dine Language & Culture Camp is for one week, June 23-26, 2025. The available positions are below. If interested, please submit your letter of interest to Human Resources.

· Summer Camp Coordinator

· 3 Dine Language & Culture Teachers/Staff

· 2 Education Assistants

· Substitute Teacher (if teaching positions are not filled)

Onsite visitors:

For any guest speakers and volunteers visiting our students, please make sure a monitor form is completed. You can visit the Human Resources Office to obtain the form. (A monitor form is used to supervise provisional staff, volunteers, or guests who have a pending background check or who do not have a background check.) The completed form can be submitted to HR after the event date.

Supervisors:

· Evaluations are due May 8, 2025.

· The next supervisors’ meeting will be e-mailed.

I kindly ask that you please share your January service logs with Ms. Jojie Ceniza, SPEd Coordinator. We need to have everything in place as the expected audit will be happening in February.

Additionally, if you could share your service logs for February as well, we will start recording in real-time from the beginning of the month to stay ahead of the audit process.

TCS is launching a new school-wide initiative called "A Passion of Kindness," aimed at fostering a positive and supportive environment throughout our school community. Project is sponsored by the Gifted and Talented (G&T) class and is designed to recognize and celebrate acts of kindness among students, teachers, and staff.

Objective: The goal of this project is to encourage and acknowledge acts of kindness within our school community. Kind deeds will be reported and reviewed weekly by the G&T class, and every Monday morning, three individuals who have demonstrated exceptional kindness will be recognized during the school-wide announcements.

Project Components:

1. Kindness Reporting System: Students, teachers, and staff are encouraged to fill out forms reporting acts of kindness they have witnessed.

• Forms for reporting will be available at the Front Office.

• A clearly labeled submission box is located in the Front Office for ease of access

2. Weekly Review and Selection: Each Friday, the G&T class will review the submitted forms and select three individuals based on notable acts of kindness.

3. Awards and Recognition: Every Monday, during morning announcements, the three selected individuals will be publicly recognized for their kindness. They will receive custom-designed certificates and tokens of appreciation.

4. Kick-Off Announcement: We will officially launch the "A Passion of Kindness" project on September 23, 2024, with a school-wide announcement.

5. Expected Outcomes:

• Increased Kindness: We expect to see more acts of kindness and empathy within our school community.

• Student Engagement: The G&T students will gain valuable leadership and project management skills.

• Community Building: A stronger sense of community and support among students, teachers, and staff.

• Recognition and Motivation: Regular acknowledgment will encourage positive behavior and a healthier school environment.

1. Secondary teachers please stand outside your classes during transitions. Hallways need to be monitored.

2. All teachers please follow bus duty, there should be teachers on the bus to supervise students and behaviors at the end of day. Early release Wednesday we can have two teachers, one Elementary teacher and one Secondary teacher supervising as buses are full and behaviors can result.

Lesson Plans are due bi-weekly & are to be submitted to walkthrough@tohajiilee.com

Remaining Bi-Weekly Plan Due for SY 2025:

April 21

May 5-23

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j-e9i0fhahyDJDVipn0KFobDWjwlTe2mienOdFGi7uQ/edit?usp=sharing

In an effort to support coverage in the morning we are asking teachers to help out, please find the quarterly schedule for coverage this year for secondary teachers. If you have any questions please follow up with Ms. Carroll

Early Morning Duty Schedule

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z2XQU4bNDfEQ03ISjfKAYOQJGQRq-Y50oNzPiPXhy-8/edit

Professional development Plan Template https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GLRG6X_MfrYSqSHDPMjydHliHZ-M8E3JpDhoWYo2IuY/edit?usp=sharing

Please make a copy before typing into document as all will have access to this format.

Self Reflection Form Template (1 -2 page Word or Google Doc)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1brV-TmR5RLYVnCTk_7udSXbkBrYcugagpzc_jNumSL4/edit?usp=sharing

Please do not type into document, please make a copy

Updated TCS Observation Timeline

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SWlKSDDakTT3a_S3rrD_yPXOj9ownDCk/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=117026592522380886608&rtpof=true&sd=true

Final Teacher Observations start April 14-30, 2025, these observations will be unannounced I will be using the lesson plans submitted on April 7 and 21, 2025 to walk through as well as referencing your coaching session information.

All food request has to be submitted two weeks in advance. This will give Tim enough time to order food. Please know food has to be ordered in advanced so food can be delivered on time. The food truck comes once a week.

SPED TEAM

As we prepare for the upcoming audit on Monday, I kindly ask that you submit your updated service logs no later than this weekend, ASAP. This would be from April 1-11, 2025. This will ensure that all necessary documentation is in order for the audit process.

Ancillary staff, we understand that you are also working with other schools, but I would greatly appreciate it if you could email your service logs to me directly tomorrow or this weekend. This will allow me to have everything prepared for the auditors to review next week.

Please make sure all logs are up to date and include any relevant details for services provided. If you have any questions or need assistance, feel free to reach out. Jojie

An upcoming autism training titled "Weaving Colors: Autism and the Indigenous Community Series: Making Space for Tradition" will be taking place this week. This training will take place in Room 185 and it is scheduled for 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM on April 16, 2025.

This session offers valuable insights on the intersection of autism and the Indigenous community, and it provides an opportunity for us to learn how we can better support and connect with students from these backgrounds.

Please mark your calendar and report to Room 185 on Wednesday by 1:00 pm.

CBNHC medical and behavioral health team will continue to provide services to students every Tuesday morning at the Teen Center portable building.

Dr. Shawn Secatero will be offering two NMSU courses to our 11th and 12th grade students during 2025 Spring Semester.

INTRODUCTION STUDIES TO NAVAJO 101

This course is open to only TCS students as a hybrid class. Students will meet on the last two Wednesdays of each month from 1:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. and they can also submit their assigned work on CANVAS.

MULTICULTURAL LEADERSHIP

This course is an online course and available to all NMSU Grants students including dual credit. The TCS students who have already taken LEAD 2210 can take this course if they want to earn more college credits. They can also meet and attend class on the Wednesdays of each month from 1:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. in the computer lab.

Ms. May is offering Introduction to Education and students enrolled will complete practicum hours. If any teachers would like a student to work with students, please notify Ms. May.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Dv6vkcPwtS5biwVrDdH0b4o_BHKtA-6G/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107798244686561153974&rtpof=true&sd=true

First two Wednesday's of the month will follow normal full day schedule.

Last two Wednesday's of the month will be early release Wednesday schedule.

* To remain consistent Wednesday schedule will remain regardless of holiday/school closure or no school to avoid disruption for teachers and parents.

https://content.myconnectsuite.com/api/documents/7ba2dc7be4334ff5a3a97161501e79c7

Here are the links:

1. Shelter-in-Place Procedure SY24-25

2. Lockdown Procedure SY24-25

3. Fire Evacuation Map SY24-25

Please refer to your Emergency Procedures Quick Reference COOP Book for details.

Please follow radio usage:

Please label your radios with your name so when they are turned into the front office we can return them to the owners.

Radios must be carried at all times from the beginning of your tour of duty to the end of your tour of duty.

When initiating a call on the radio determine which setting is appropriate CAN (teachers) or ADMINISTRATION (TCS personnel) , first identify who you wish to contact (e.g. Front Office), then identify yourself (E.g. Your name)..

C.A.N. Channel (#1)= For emergency use only for fire drill, shelter-in-place, lockdown, and return to normal operation. All teachers and education assistants are to have channel C.A.N.(#1) on your two-way radio.

***Please do not use C.A.N. station for any other purpose.

ADMIN Channel (#2) = Used daily by security, maintenance, front office, custodians, bus drivers and administration.

To submit IT Support requests, please fill out this form for each issue you are having, and Camnet will get to your request as soon as possible.

Nainoa and Jim will be onsite on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Link to form: https://forms.gle/CVBKuv4qPR2PEMLS9
or

QR code to form:

Camnet will no longer be checking the binder at the front desk. Please use the online form for IT Support requests from now on.

https://www.cognia.org/k12-postsecondary-standards/

2024-2025 Family Engagement and Student Activities Calendar

Parent Newsletter Link:

Volume 5, Issue 14: https://secure.smore.com/n/dc6t5

Volume 5, Issue 15: https://secure.smore.com/n/pxcvw

Volume 5, Issue 16: https://secure.smore.com/n/5rcbj

Volume 5, Issue 17: https://secure.smore.com/n/qpg59

17th: Class of 2025 Lunch Sale

24th: Class of 2025 Lunch Sale

April 15th: K/1st & 2nd/3rd Dual Language Field Trip (ABQ Biopark/Aquarium)

April 17th: Early Childhood Mariposa Park

April 17th: Creative Writing Class Field Trip IPCC -Boderra's Class

14th-25th: BIE ELA/Math Make-Up Test

14th - 17th: Special Education File Review

15th: K/1st & 2nd/3rd Dual Language Field Trip (ABQ Biopark/Aquarium)

15th:CBNHC Health Clinic & Behavioral Health

16th: Easter Egg Hunt

17th: Fourth Nine Weeks Progress Reports Due

17th: Field Trip - Early Childhood Mariposa Park

18th: Good Friday (No School for students and school year employees)

20th: Easter

22nd: ASVAB Testing (10th,11th, & 12th Grade)

22nd: CBNHC Health Clinic & Behavioral Health

22nd: Bus Driver Appreciation Day

22nd: Navajo Sovereignty Day

22nd: Earth Day

23rd: Achieve 3000 Professional Development

23rd: Administrative Professional Day

24th: Monthly Food Distribution

24th & 25th: Smarty Ants Professional Development

29th:CBNHC Behavioral Health Only; No medical clinic at the school

29th - May 01st: NWEA Testing (Seniors Only)

5th-9th: Teacher & Staff Appreciation Day

6th: Last Instructional Day for Seniors

6th: CBNHC Health Clinic & Behavioral Health

6th-8th: NWEA Testing (K-11th)

7th-11th: Class of 2025 Field Trip

11th: Mother's Day

13th: CBNHC Health Clinic & Behavioral Health

13th: Senior Night

14th: Senior Check Out Day

17th: High School Graduation

20th: CBNHC Health Clinic & Behavioral Health

20th: Early Childhood Promotion @ 10 a.m.

20th: Kindergarten Promotion @ 1 pm

21st: 8th Grade Promotion

22nd: Instructional Make-up Day

22nd: Awards Assemblies (Elem & Secondary)

23rd: Instructional Make-up Day

23rd: Field Day

23rd: Last Day of School

26th: Memorial Day (Holiday)

Other Future Instructional Make-up Days TBD: May 27, 28, 29, 30