April 9 Update

 Happy Friday, McKinley! 

Just a friendly reminder that I see you.  I see all the energy, time, and passion you bring to this year of change.  Keep trying.... we've got this. 

Office Coverage Next Week:

Steph and Selena are out next week; below is the coverage of our Main Office:

Monday - Justin Kiel

Tuesday - Theresa Caswell

Wednesday - Cheryl Summer

Thursday - Taylor Ethen (& Michelle Krell)

Friday - Steph is back

Please know that we will not be able to support all requests during this week, as we will be short-staffed.  Please be flexible during this time.   Also, please email Justin Kiel with any office-related requests (Steph is in Arizona and I want her to RELAX!). 

Also, I am out at the U of MN on Thursday and Friday.  Thursday, we have Michelle Krell covering.  Friday, Steph will be back and will work with Justin Lang and Libby Zeman for coverage.  

Thanks for your flexibility! 

Class Placement Process:

Our class placement process for 21-22 has started.  Our "clusters" have begun to look at students and will start to place them in tentative sections.  In a few weeks, classroom teachers will receive a spreadsheet to begin to enter in your ratings.  We will use these to guide our process.  

Linked is a document with some background information, as well as some possible dates for teams to meet.  I will be sending out invites as this gets closer.   More information to come! 

COVID Protocols:

I reported last week on two updates for protocols around recess and student collaboration.  Due to a rise in numbers, let's hold on having two classes do recess and having additional student collaboration.  I'd like to wait another week or two and monitor numbers before we make this change.

Additionally, please continue to keep track of class seating charts and/or partner work.  Steph and I came in last Friday to do contact tracing.  We ended up not sending ANY students home because the teacher had everything organized and made sure that students were at least 4-6 feet apart in their classroom seating chart.  This was so helpful - unfortunately, we need to continue to monitor this.  

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Have a great, relaxing weekend!

-Justin