February 22, 2017
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- In This Issue
- *Facilities Survey Re-opened
- *Lesson Plans in Aesop
- *edCamp Oshkosh
- *NJSD/Community Partners
- *Health Assessment Deadline
- Regular Features
- *Wellness Update
Board Meeting Recap
- A review of the 2017-18 staffing proposal and budget framework were discussed at the Neenah Joint School District Board of Education meeting on Feb. 21.
Click here for the Recap
Activities Update
- Neenah hosts a girls basketball regional game on Friday and the boys and girls hockey teams both play for state tournament berths. Beau Yineman also competes at state individual wrestling to highlight the upcoming week in Neenah High School Activities.
Click here for the Full Update
- ELL Weekly Tip
- This week's ELL tip looks at making predictions - an essential fundamental strategy for all readers. A Predict-O-Gram is a prediction strategy that asks students to sort vocabulary words into a story map in order to predict what the text will be about.
Click here for the link
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- Job Posting
- If you are a current employee interested in being considered for the Administrative Assistant/Attendance Clerk position at Shattuck Middle School, please apply March 1 at 4 p.m. The job description may be found by clicking the blue link at the bottom of this page.
Click here for the link to apply
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- Past Issues
- Miss something in a previous Rocket Roundup? They are archived on the staff resources page of the website.
Click here for past issues
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- Have News to Share?
- If you have any information for NJSD staff you would like included in the Rocket Roundup please send to:
jstrick@www.neenah.k12.wi.us
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February 22, 2017 - Issue #23
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Another Staff Opportunity to Submit Facilities Survey
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Recognizing that the format for the previous facilities study staff feedback request was a bit cumbersome, Bray Architects has developed a Google form for NJSD staff to submit through Friday, February 24. The questions are the same as the previous form and those who have already submitted the form do not need to do so again.
Staff members are encouraged to give wide-ranging responses and provide as much detail as possible. Responses may be specific to one building or District-wide. Those who work in more than one building should indicate their home school/building on the form.
It is important to note that the survey will be submitted directly to Bray in order to provide information for its final report this summer. District administration will not see the responses. Staff members are not required to provide their names, but it will assist Bray if they have any follow up questions to the responses.
The form may be found here: https://goo.gl/ZzKAkG
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Attach Lesson Plans and Documents in Absence Mgmt.
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Did you know that you can attach lesson plans and documents to your Absence Management (Aesop) account so that EVERY time you enter an absence, that information is available for your substitute to view? Follow this sequence: Account tab > Shared Attachments > Choose File (pdf is best) or just drag and drop a file from your desktop > Save Changes.
Or.....to upload your lesson plans to a SPECIFIC absence. just choose your file or drag and drop your file into the File Attachment box which is found directly above the "Create Absence" button.
Taking the time to upload helpful information for your substitutes will be greatly appreciated and will help your substitutes to be better prepared prior to their assignment. It also alleviates the need for you to email your information to co-workers.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to contact Janet Linke, ext. 10109
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edCamp Oshkosh Coming on August 9
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Are you looking for engaging professional development? Do you have a passion for innovation? Do you want to connect with other educators and grown your PLN? If your answer is yes, edCamp Oshkosh is for YOU!
edCamp Oshkosh is a free conference for teachers, administrators, and anyone involved in education. This year, edCamp returns to Sage Hall on the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh campus on August 9, 2017. To register your attendance, please visit our registration page.
Attendees will come from all over Wisconsin and will range from classroom teachers to technology directors to administrators to school board members. Attendees also have time and space to gather informally to share ideas as well as a variety of sessions for them to attend, run by their colleagues and fellow educators.
edCamp Oshkosh is committed to providing a FREE professional development experience with all of the perks of an expensive, professional conference. All refreshments and other amenities are provided for attendees through generous sponsorships. With 250+ attendees, edCamp Oshkosh is a great way to connect with local educators. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Click here to learn how!
For additional information about this event, contact the edCamp Oshkosh team, visit our website at edcamposhkosh.org or find us on Twitter at @oshedcamp!
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NJSD/Community Partnerships Resource
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In an effort to create an efficient way to promote community and school partnerships, please consider sharing any contact information of community people you work with and it will be compiled into a spreadsheet as a resource for all District staff members.
For instance, maybe you have had a guest speaker come to your classes that others in the District may want to contact as well. Instead of having them try to research contact information themselves, the information would be easily found in this document. Some examples of how this might look may be found here: https://goo.gl/7y1Ms7
Please submit any partnerships to https://goo.gl/9X9IzD. Include the name of the organization, name of contact person (and phone number or e-mail address), the programs with which they have assisted you and what benefits they provide.
Hopefully this can be a great way for collaboration between schools and even different grade levels to enhance the community partnerships already taking place in our District. The responses will be collected and sent out District-wide. Please continue to send examples throughout the school year as the document will be continually updated.
Thank you for making a partnership for collective impact in Neenah!
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Health Assessments Due February 28
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If you haven’t already taken your Go365 Online Health Assessment, you have until Feb. 28. It only takes about 10 minutes and both you and your spouse can earn 750 Go365 Points EACH by completing all six sections! Your assessment is complete once you receive your "Go365 Age".
NOTE: If you have a spouse on your plan, he/she will need to have their own Username and Password and will need to login and take their Go365 Online Health Assessment on their portal.
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Wellness Updates
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* With your help we were able to register 36 donors and collected 30 pints of whole blood---on a goal of 30! OUTSTANDING! Those 30 units have the potential of saving up to 90 lives! For those interested in donating, our next Blood Drive will be April 17.
* Healthy You Online suggestion box: Do you have a great PLD wellness idea? Perhaps you have a new leisure interest you'd like to learn more about or a wonderful talent you'd like to share with NJSD staff? Maybe you'd like to be invovled in a specific wellness challenge? We want to know!
Please share your great ideas and resources with the Healthy You Team by either:
1) Filling out a hand-written suggestions card, located in your building (ask your Healthy You representative)
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2) Completing this very short online suggestion card:
Healthy You Online Suggestions Box
Don't be shy, feel free to fill out multiple cards throughout the year! The more we know, the better we can serve!
* Signup is now open for the 2017 Soleburner Run on Saturday, May 13 at 9 a.m. at City Park in Appleton. The event is worth 250 Go365 points. Sign up by April 3 for NJSD printing on the back of the t-shirt. Please contact Mary Shandonay with any questions at mshandonay@www.neenah.k12.wi.us or 751-6900 ext. 16012.
To signup for the Soleburner, go to www.soleburner.org
1. Click on Register
2. Pick Guest (This is a new site for all.)
3. Fill out personal info...Name
4. Agree to Terms
5. Initial to Verify
6. Join Existing Group
Type in Neenah Joint School District
7. Click on NJSD (Mary Shandonay, Captain)
click next
8. Fill out Address ~ click next
9. Emergency Contact ~ click next
10. Choose to donate....you don't have to...
11. Choose shirt size
12. Go through the choices to hit CHECKOUT
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