memorial elementary school 2011-2012

School Expectations for all Staff

Understanding the Vision

Mission Statement: Our mission at Memorial Elementary is for students,

staff, and parents to work together to be…SuccessfulRespectful Responsible

School GoalsReadingAll Memorial students will:oManipulate sounds to decode wordsoIncrease vocabulary by learning sight words, content specific and high frequency vocabularyoRead for accuracy and understandingMath:All Memorial students will develop successful, lifelong math skills by using:oComputationoACE StrategyoLogical Reasoning

School Goals

WritingAll Memorial students will:

o Use SRA writing rubrics to improve writing skillso Use the writing processo Answer open-ended questions in all subject areas

Parent Involvement:All Memorial staff, students and parents will work

together to achieve student success.

Fidelity: Working together in the same direction for student success.Implementing any new programs all together and with a

positive attitude.Loyalty: Working together in one direction for the common goal of improving student success.Leadership: Taking the initiative to work with others, approach work with a positive attitude, and help the school move forward socially, academically, and accept change as appropriate.

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Staff/Goal Team Meetings:

Focused Grade Level Team meetings are every Wednesday of the month. Meetings will have sign-in sheets and notes will be taken over what was discussed. 3:15-3:45 Early Release Wednesdays from 1:30 to 3:45 will be utilized for data analysis, staff meetings, & EPSS work.


Daily Work Schedule

7:45 Employees reporting for early duty may leave at 3:15 to adjust for contract time. (You may be asked to stay for occasional staff meetings, etc)

8:15 All staff must be present

8:20 Bell Rings

8:25 Instructional Day Begins

3:00 Instructional Day Ends

3:45 Employee Day Ends


Duties: Report to your duty station a few minutes before the bell rings. All school employees must accompany students at all times. No cell phone calls while on duty. The students’ safety is our #1 priority!


Dress Code: It is important that we present ourselves and dress in a professional manner at all times. Blue denim jeans, sweat pants, flip-flops, tennis shoes, wind suits and shorts will not be allowed. Jeans can be worn on Spirit Days and on field trips. Tennis shoes can be worn on field trips.

Any employee who needs to wear tennis shoes must have a doctor’s excuse on file in the Principal’s office.

Spirit Days: Wear color scheme of Deming High School Wildcats or Wildcat apparel only.


Personal / Sick leave: If sick, let Mrs. Rinehart or Mrs. Deitz know by 7:00 a.m. Home phone numbers are 543-8979 for Mrs. Rinehart and 546-4734 or the school at 546-2502 ext 1501. Do not send information through another staff member. Personal leave forms must be turned in five days before the date requested. Please find your own substitute and let Denise know. Please fill in Personnel Absentee Book in front office.

If out sick for more than four days, please make sure to fill out FMLA forms with Ms. Legarda.

If you need a sub, please let us know if you have duty so that the sub will know to cover your duty.


Personal / Sick Leave: All Staff must sign out and sign in at front office when leaving and

returning to school grounds. As per requirement of Board of Education and DPS Superintendant.

If you are not going to return to the school site you must write the hours of leave in the absentee binder for personnel.

High truancy cases of staff will be addressed in the principal’s office.

Flex time accumulation must be authorized by the principal 24 hours before work is done unless a directive is given by the principal.

All Time must be authorized by the Principal before work is performed. All unauthorized comp time will be deleted from time cards.

LEAVING BUILDING DURING WORKING HOURS Leaving the building during working hours (other than lunch) is discouraged, but the principal or his/her designee in the principal's absence can grant approval. No staff member is to leave the assigned school site during safety drills and/or during called safety codes without specific permission of his/her supervisor. Staff leaving the building during working hours (other than lunch) must sign in and out.


Lesson Plans: All teachers are required to complete typed lesson plans. These plans must be on your desk by 8:30 AM on the first day of each week. All plans must be aligned with state standards. Lesson plans will be due starting Monday, August 29, 2011 for review.


Videos in the Classroom Video forms must be submitted to the principal

for administrative approval one week in advance. The use of videos in the classroom must be instructional and support the curriculum needs of your students.

Please be sure that it is appropriate in terms of

rating and that the video goal and objectives are included in your lesson plans.


Syllabus: All teachers are required to prepare a syllabus with each content area to be taught. The syllabus must contain goals and objectives and reflect alignment with the standards and explain to parents what they can expect their students to learn during the school year. A copy of the syllabus must be given to the principal and must be given to each parent at Open House. A copy of the syllabus is due to the Associate Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction and principal August 15, 2011.

Open House: August 15, 2011 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.


The Syllabus should contain the following information for parents.

EPSS Goals ContentRules/DisciplineTeacher/Student ExpectationsMaterialsSpecial RequirementsGrading System (Use Report Card

Legend)


Special ProjectsPhone Numbers to contact the teacher &

time availabilityTests (This is how I test and how the

school tests)HomeworkExtra CreditMakeup work (Absence)Use wording that is understandable for

the parent.


Progress Reports (K-5)Three Week Expectations: It is crucial that you keep parents informed of student progress by sending home progress reports every three weeks. Progress reports should be sent home at three-week intervals for any student. Remember--It is also district policy to notify parents any time student grades fall below 70%. (This could occur after regular progress reports are sent. Be careful!)Failure reports are due to the principal at the end of each six-week grading period.Academic Intervention Plans (AIP) will be done for all students who are failing. A copy of the executed document must be given to parents and one copy turned in to the principal. Original copies of AIP should be retained by the classroom teacher to use in the event of future SAT referral. Report Cards (K-5)

Six-Week Expectations: Report Cards must be completed for EACH six-week period and sent home on dates specified on the District Calendar. NO EXCEPTIONS.


Due to the NMSBA Designation Corrective Action by NMPED, all classes will be observed frequently to monitor math lessons, & reading lessons. Feedback will be relevant to teaching strategies, instructional skills and Reading and Math Curriculum implementation. Observation feedback will be in writing or one-on-one conferencing.

Daily Class Schedules will be due to the Instructional Leader’s Office by August 26, 2011 & posted in the classroom by August 29, 2011.

Math PDSA’s will be observed frequently for cycling. Teaching skills will be observed frequently for effective instruction.Educational Assistants will be monitored for working with small

groups, one-on-one and working with targeted students to increase student achievement in all classrooms.

All discrepancies will be addressed in the principal’s office with the teacher or educational assistant.

Lesson plans & daily schedules will serve as a guide for observations.


Please invite the Principal and Instructional Leader to all SAT’s

Please invite Mr. Chavez, the Bilingual Director, to all SAT’s for ELL students

Please let the Principal and/or the Instructional Leader know about any IEP’s; we will try to attend IEP’s

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Students will internalize the schools goals and understand the goals they are expected to reach (Strategic Learning Goal in Reading and Math) Posted in Classroom by August 29, 2011

All students must complete all benchmark tests: K-1: 1-62-5: 1-7

Students will utilize a concept board in every classroom

Students will have running record data every six weeks; please sent data to Instructional Leader so it can be graphed

All students must understand their own data in order to continuously improve their own success. Please use data notebooks

All students must be given an essential question that gives purpose to their own learning.


WorkshopPost rules in classroom by August 22, 1011Have all students leveled by September 22, 1011Pull reading groups a minimum of four times

weeklyWorkshop will last a minimum of 45 minutesEach group will be pulled at least three times a

weekWorkshop time will be posted on daily schedule

and in lesson plans


All teachers will be able to improve student achievement by using instructional skills at the highest level of direct and relevant instruction.

All teachers will be able to work collaboratively with peers to increase student achievement across the grade levels.

All teachers will implement SRA Reading program K-5.

All teachers will implement Everyday Math with fidelity K-5.

All teachers will be able to implement a variety of instructional strategies & best practices to motivate and/or engage students in learning.

Teachers will be highly encouraged to participate in Peer Analysis


Memorial School Teachers & staff will implement and follow a “ Response to Intervention Plan” that will set focus on student achievement in all content areas at varied levels of learning with observations & data to show growth. These plans need to be turned in to Mrs. Deitz and Mrs. Swinney. These will be due September 26, 2011.

Teacher PDP Plans must have a measurable objective and artifacts that show growth.

Teacher PDP Plans will be due to the Associate Superintendant of Human Resources by October 1st, 2011 with no late PDP’s accepted.

School-wide PDP will be to implement Everyday Math with fidelity All teachers will be required to turn in a video teaching a math lesson

before evaluations are due All teachers must conference with Mrs. Deitz using their video All teachers must then turn in their video to Mrs. Rinehart at least two

days before their evaluation All artifacts and reflections must be turned in at least two days before

the scheduled evaluation

Memorial Elementary School Classrooms:

Staff must keep an organized room/offices and have students help with housekeeping.

Do not cover up clear view windows.

Keep clear view windows clean at all times.

Sinks will be cleaned once weekly. If dumping coffee or soda down sink drains, run hot water for a minimum of three minutes.

Custodians will meet with the principal weekly to discuss work orders.

Memorial Elementary SchoolCheck out for classroom key and cabinet key. (Do Not Lose)

each teacher is financially responsible for their keys.Any unwanted furniture must remain in the classroom until

further notice. Any unwanted materials must remain in the classroom until

further notice. Turn off all equipment, turn off lights, and lock your door

daily.Please Pay Flower Fund-$20.00 for the year

Memorial Elementary School Attendance: The front office has issued a black attendance

book keep a record of attendance. The hard copy of the attendance roster must be marked daily for a system backup (Required by Central Office and DPS Safety Officer)

All hard copies of attendance sheets will be required to be included in teacher check out at the end of the year. All sheets must have attendance marked of students absences.

Make sure to log onto JMAC and report attendance and lunch count by 8:35 A.M.

If no students are absent, you must still log on and log off. Excuses must be turned in daily. All Staff must initial and

date the notes from home. All tardy students must enter the classroom with a tardy slip Tardy slips can then be tossed Please write absent student’s names on cafeteria slip if JMAC

is down or for Sub. No Charges except for: Fax-$.50 per page and Laminating-

$.25 per foot

Memorial Elementary School Classroom Rules: Classroom rules must be

taught and posted in all classrooms.Discipline: Discipline is the training of students

to act in accordance with the rules and acceptable standards of behavior under conditions existing at a given time. It involves directing and instructing students toward acceptable behavior. Each teacher is responsible for maintaining discipline in his /her classroom. One of our target goals is for students to demonstrate responsibility for their own learning and behavior

Guideline for a Principals Office Referral 1. Have two correction conferences with the

student. (Documented)2. Call parent or legal guardian.

(Documented)3. Have one conference with the parent or

guardian. (Documented)4. Refer to principal

Principal’s Action Plan1. Go over the rules with the student as

well as any policy that was broken by the student.

2. Second Visit: detention (cafeteria clean-up)

3. Third Visit: Extended detention/behavior contract/possible suspension.

1. Fighting on Schools Grounds/Other Bodily Injury.

2. Weapons on School Grounds.

3. Possession of Drugs, Alcohol or Paraphernalia.

4. Bullying.

5. Inappropriate Sexual Behavior.

6. Graffiti/Vandalism.

Make sure students are escorted to bus area.

Walkers release at 3:00

Bus Riders will release at 3:00

**All K-1 bus students must wear bus tags containing name, address, phone number, bus number, and school. These tags must be worn the first three days of school.

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Students in grades K-5 will report to the library upon release from cafeteria for Tutoring Time. Students will have an opportunity work on specific reading or math skills. Mr. Hamelink, Mrs. Medrano, and Mrs. Swinney will assist students from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

3-5 tutoring will be held from 11:45-12:00

K-2 tutoring be held from 12:15-12:30

Make sure students bring appropriate materials to the library.

Example: Pencils, paper, sight words, flashcards, books.

Students will be required to sign in/out.

Mrs. Swinney will retain all sign in/out sheets.

Tutoring Time is not to be an exchange for detention or punishment for students.

Computer Lab/Library/Music/Art/PE Master Schedules

Please do not permanently trade times with other teachers since focused classroom observations, lesson plans & daily schedules must stay aligned.

All Learning Walks will be scheduled using these master schedules.

Memorial Elementary SchoolMr. Hamelink will deliver focused lessons

to students in the classroom aligned to the six pillars of character counts throughout the school year.

Mr. Hamelink will continue to work with students in Care Groups.

Mr. Hamelink will work one-on-one with students that have profound issues.

Memorial Elementary SchoolMrs. WoodMrs. VasquezMrs. LuPlaceTreasurer (Vacancy)PTO meetings will be every second Monday of the month. Peppers Receipts: Teachers will be responsible for

totaling them, removing tax, tobacco, and alcohol. Please turn the receipts and total to a PTO officer. PTO will track each classrooms’ earnings.

Grade Level Presentations September : 4th Grade October : 3rd Grade November : Kinder December : Winter Choir Concert January: 2nd Grade February: 1st Grade March: 5th Grade April: Spring Choir ConcertMay: Grade Level Presentations/Special

Projects

Memorial Elementary School Parent Advisory Committee

First Monday of the MonthLori Eighmey: TeacherLorena Jimenez: ParentVacancy: Community MemberOfelia Hensley: ParentKevin Hensley: Parent Christy Montes: Business MemberKathryn Deitz: Instructional LeaderMelanie Rinehart: Principal

EPSS Teams EPSS Leadership Team

Math – Lona SimmonsParent Involvement – Kelly ZunigaReading – Amber Swinney/Lori EighmeySafety Team – Kathy LopezStudent Council- Lisa WycoffKathryn DeitzMelanie Rinehart

Memorial Elementary EPSS Goal Teams2011-2012

READING MATH PARENT INVOLVEMENT

Amber SwinneyLori Eighmey

Lona Simmons Kelly Zuniga

Janet Barney Amber Pierce Linda Jaime

Shannon Treadwell Ron Hamelink Brenda Medrano

Missy Cordova Mary Beth Juarez Jodi Stovall

Marisela Hildago Kathy Lopez Sylvia Verdugo

Penny Benningfield Isabel Self Jane Medin

Roberta Holguin Dora Wooten Adam Perrault

Rainell McCutchen Lisa Wycoff Irma Dominguez

Jennifer Starkey Paul Hoylen Cindy Brodbeck

Coach Rodriguez Jill Wellington Lydia Pena

Virginia Holguin Maria Gallegos Linda Montano

Peggy Bishop

Memorial Elementary EPSS Goal Teams2010-2011

SAFETY TEAM

Kathy Lopez

Melanie Rinehart

Kathryn Deitz

Amber Swinney

Denise Legarda

Custodial Staff

Pierce/Stoehner

Ron Hamelink

Penny Benningfield

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