Baltz Bulletin - Staff Edition

See the Delay Schedule in the 2nd Tab: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BYf6y1JTaMl6FJEB5LHuDgTmp68m8S7lzmoODUz9sRI/edit?usp=sharing

Second Grade UA Schedule:

Wallace - Music 11:30 - 12:15

Bhuiyan - PE 1:30 - 2:15

Anderson - Library 3:00 - 3:45

Herrick - Learning Lab from 12:15 - 1:00

All classes have a 30 min lunch & their MTSS Block. The remainder of the time is designated Homeroom Time. Teachers have discretion to determine when to teach the various subjects. Classrooms may choose to do a 30 min indoor recess.

Thank you to Mrs. Palma, our scheduling WONDER!!

We thank you for being the dedicated team that you are. We are excited to see the positive impact we will make in the lives of our Brilliant Bears in 2025! Wishing you a Happy New Year filled with joy, health and continued success! 💙🐻

• Staff updates...
• Welcome to Gregory McCallum - Part-time SEC starting on 1/6/24 to join our special services team.
• Welcome to Riley Fleetwood who is covering for Ms. Ocasio for the next few weeks.
• Welcome back to Lilli Friedman who will be the LTS for Ms. Skwirut. You may remember that Ms. Friedman served as Ms. Lou's student teacher this past fall!
• Ms. Caitrin Cullington - Elementary Special Education Teacher - Will tentatively be starting on 1/21/24.
• Shout Outs...
• Thank you to the Sunshine Committee members and all who participated in the Baltz Cookie Exchange! What a yummy way to end 2024!
• Brilliant Bear - A Message from Mr. Lee to Nurse Clark - Congratulations Rachel!

• "I wanted to nominate someone who impacts all of the students here. But that didn’t narrow the list down very much. Then I thought of someone who not only deals with all of the students, but also deals with the students when they are not doing well. Not only does she take care of all the students here, but she is also here for all of us. Doing things like organizing events to get us all to roll up our sleeves to get a shot. And she is always first on the scene to bandage up a student when they were out on the playground doing something crazy. I think we can all appreciate all Nurse Clark does for this entire school! So for all these reasons, and many more! Rachel, this bear's for you!"

There is so much to celebrate! Please send bulletin shout outs to Jackie for posting (include "Shout Out" in the subject, thank you!)

Monday, January 6 - Snow Day!

Tuesday, January 7 - Happy New Year and Welcome Back Baltz! Today is jeans and new spirit wear day!

Thursday, January 9 - Faculty Meeting in Baltz Cafeteria, 7:45-8:45 AM (Agenda: District Presentation - MTSS-SEB)

Monday, January 13 - Grade Level Preference forms due to Jackie (see below)

Wednesday, January 15: RCCSD Board Meeting, 7PM, Richardson Park or Zoom

Friday, January 17: Mid-Year Unit Count begins (collect student work Jan. 17-Feb. 3)

Monday, January 20 - No School - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22 - K/1 takes Acadience assessment

• Fleetwood and Bolling join PLCs on 1/21 and 1/22
• Fleetwood and Bolling join PLCs (all grades) on 1/29

Wednesday, January 22 - Baltz Elementary Winter Concert, 6:00 PM 4th & 5th Chorus, Band and Strings

Thursday, January 23 - 5th graders take the Social Studies state assessment

Friday, January 24 - No School - Teacher In-Service Day

Wednesday, January 29th - Bear's Den - 5:30 PM Baltz Cafeteria

Friday, January 31 - 3rd graders take Math IAB assessment

• Grade Level Preference forms due to Jackie by Monday, January 13: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b4SRqTTJQt3C_WpMY0H7fMltG2XdvHvu/view?usp=drive_link
• Please notify Jackie, Kristen and Aaron if you are going to be absent. We work as a team, and want to be sure that we coordinate substitutes and staffing as efficiently as possible.
• Recess Safety January Training due for ALL Staff
• The recess training requires all staff to read the following admin memo twice a year (August and January) and complete the Google survey that is linked in the admin memo.

Admin Memo 8001.4 Playground Safety

• DTGSS Round 2 Observations beginning ASAP (teachers will receive a 3rd observation before spring break). A minimum of 3 observations is required for every teacher
• We will be revisiting our Mid Year CIP Plan and School Improvement Goals - More information TBA
• Tier 2 MTSS plans for behavior will be developed based on data. Mrs. Nork will be leading this process. More information and updates will be shared during the staff meeting on Thursday morning.
• Please enter all reading and math MTSS progress monitoring data, as we prepare for Cycle review.
• Please encourage your families to utilize the online absence reporting link posted above. Please see the Baltz Attendance Flowchart below. Please reach out to Mr. Wright with any questions.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1atqa-or9N6p6mH1IcUAcV2RPCgF5a7AztPV-mHpiePU/edit?usp=sharing

We value clear and effective communication as part of our partnership. To ensure that emails are used appropriately and thoughtfully, this is a kind reminder to email Ms. Gallagher with requests to send email via RC Baltz. Classroom compliment events should be sent via Outlook to Baltz Admins only. Thank you.

Every effort will be made by the admin team to calendar Baltz events through Outlook. If you receive a notification through Outlook, please accept it as a placeholder on your calendar. It may not mean that you are a required participant, but just that it is being shared to make everyone aware of what is happening in the building.

All pertinent information will be shared weekly via these newsletters. Staff should read the weekly bulletins to be informed of things happening within the Baltz community. Items below the revolving wheel have been previously posted, but remain there for reference.

The teacher day is from 8:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.

Staff must badge in and sign into the book outside of the mail room.
If you are leaving the building for any reason during the school day, please sign out and in through the office.

It is recommended that everytime you enter the building, you should badge in.

If you know you will be absent from school on a particular day or are going to be out because you are ill, please submit a substitute request in the AESOP system as soon as possible and enter the absence in DSC. If you are going to be absent last minute, please call/text administration to let them know for planning purposes and specify the duties you have.

¼ AM - Come in at 10:45

½ Day - Come in at 12:30 or leave at 12:30

¼ PM - Leave at 2:15

Plans for a substitute must be more detailed than your daily plans. Detailed plans for substitutes must be available by 8 a.m. on the day the substitute will be working. This will enable the substitute the opportunity to continue to provide effective learning experiences for your class while you are out. If you have your teacher’s editions of textbooks at home that are needed for the day, arrangements must be made for these necessary articles to be at school during your absence.

A Substitute Folder/Binder is required by each teacher that meets with children

(This includes homeroom, special education, RS/ELD, UA teachers)