Superintendent’s Bulletin 1/22/16 | Wellesley Public Schools

January 22, 2016

Enjoy the Weekend!

Calendar
01/26/16 – School Committee Meeting – 7 pm Town Hall – FY17 Budget Public Hearing
01/28/16 – School Committee Meeting – 6 pm Town Hall – HHU Recommendation Public Hearing
02/04/16 – School Committee Meeting – 7 pm Town Hall

CONDOLENCES TO Amy Fiske (WHS Librarian) on the loss of her brother, John Fiske III, on January 7, 2016.

GLoW COFFEEHOUSE

Gay, Lesbian or Whatever Club’s free annual coffeehouse.
January 29th, 2016 from 630-830 pm
WHS Cafeteria
Refreshments provided
Performances by: WHS Step Squad, WHS A Capella Groups, WHS Improv Troupe and more……

*Suggested donation of $5.00 at the door*

Please contact Zimmieobiora@gmail.com

The Educator Eval Working Group
Wants Your Questions!

Dear Educators:
The next Educator Evaluation Working Group is scheduled for February 11, 2016. The Working Group is in the process of putting together a list of frequently asked questions that will be published under the Faculty Tab of the WPS website.
Please forward your educator evaluation questions to one of the Working Group members prior to February 11^th. The Working Group will publish the answer to your question after the February 11^th meeting.
Working Group members are:

Karen Archambault, Chelsea Bailow, Sandy Bogage, Thom Carter, Linda Corridan, Kathleen Dooley, Tim Eagan, Jany Finkielsztein, John Finneron, Heather Haskell, Judith Malone-Neville, Gayle McCracken, Kate Morton, Joanne Naso, Jonathan Simon, and Julie Verret.
Thank you.

Thinking About Retirement?

For WTA members interested in retiring in 2016: Contact a representative from MTRS at 617-679-6877.

For further information to determine eligibility for retirement benefits visit: http://www.mass.gov/mtrs; to calculate your retirement benefits, go to http://www.mass.gov/mtrs/active-and-inactive-members/retiring-from-the-mtrs/regular-superannuation/estimate-your-retirement-benefits.html and tohttp://www.mass.gov/mtrs/forms-and-general-resources/downloadable-forms/

If you plan to retire this year, please send a signed letter (four months prior to retirement) indicating your intention to Director of Human Resources Gayle McCracken, Wellesley Public Schools, 40 Kingsbury Street, Wellesley, Massachusetts 02481.

Professional Development Opportunities

WellesleyPD

Registration is open for the following winter courses through WellesleyPD:
Discovering the Artist Within: Fostering Creativity in the Classroom – 2 spots left!

Instructors: Lynne Johnson & Diane Redfield
Participants: PreK-12 Educators, Non-Art Specialists
Date/Times: 01/30/16 (snow date 02/06), 02/27/16 (snow date 03/05), 03/12/16, 04/09/16, 9:00am – 3:45pm

NEW DATES! Online Tools for Formative Assessment and Collaboration

Instructors: Ranjani Sriram & Amy Jankins
Participants: PreK-12 Educators
Date/Times: Online Only, Weeks of 02/22/16 – 03/21/16

Reasoning Algebraically About Operations – 1 spot left!

Instructors: Jany Finkielsztein & Heather Heon
Participants: K-5 Teachers, Special Educators, ELL Educators
Date/Times: 02/24/16, 03/02/16, 03/09/16, 04/06/16, 04/13/16, 3:30pm – 6:30pm; 03/19/16, 8:00am – 3:30pm

Teaching Second Languages to Students with Learning Disabilities

Instructor: Pedro Carrasquillo
Participants: K-12 Educators, Special Educators
Date/Times: 02/24/16, 03/02/16, 03/09/16, 03/16/16, 03/23/16, 03/30/16, 3:15pm – 5:45pm

Advanced iPad

Instructors: Rosey McQuillan & Ranjani Sriram
Participants: PreK-12 Educators
Date/Times: Online Only, 03/07/16 – 04/11/16

Introduction to the WIDA Standards and Differentiated Instruction for ELLs

Instructors: Jenn Hannon & Jenn Eramo
Participants: K-12 Educators, Specialists, Special Educators
Date/Times: 03/12/16, 8:30am – 3:30pm; 03/22/16 & 04/05/16, 3:30pm – 6:30pm

NEW DATES! Google Apps for Education

Instructor: Pete Ritter
Participants: PreK-12 Educators
Date/Times: Online Only, Weeks of 03/21/16 – 04/11/16

WellesleyPD Instructor Information Session
Are you interested in offering a course to colleagues this summer or next school year? Come to one of three 30-minute information sessions. We’ll discuss the process for becoming an approved graduate level instructor for Framingham State University, the course proposal and approval processes, and the requirements for submitting a course for approval.

Tuesday, January 26^th, 2:45pm – 3:15pm, Wellesley Middle School
Tuesday, February 2^nd, 3:30pm – 4:00pm, Bates Elementary School
Tuesday, February 9^th, 2:45pm – 3:15pm, Wellesley High School

Please RSVP using the following link.
If you have any questions, please contact Chelsea Bailow, Professional Development Coordinator.

Other Opportunities
TEC Online, Self-Paced Courses Free to WPS Educators
WPS has partnered with The Education Cooperative (TEC) to offer two online, self-paced courses free of charge to Wellesley educators. Please note that the ELL course is NOT an endorsement course.

Engaging All Students with Differentiated Instruction (Click here for more details.)

Strategies to Enhance Instruction for English Language Learners in the Classroom (Click here for more details.)
To Register: Go to tec.registration.etlo.org and complete the registration page. You’ll receive an email with a URL for the course you’ve selected, as well as instructions on enrolling in the course.

PDPs: Upon completion of the course, participants will receive a certificate of completion. Submit the certificate to Chelsea Bailow, Professional Development Coordinator, in order for the course to appear in your WellesleyPD records.

WPS Internal Job Postings on District Website

Please be aware that we added a new feature called “Internal Job Postings” under the Faculty tab of the District’s website. We will post all of our internal jobs under this website tab. Therefore, you will no longer see internal job postings in the bulletin. This new way of posting will allow us to post internal positions any day of the week.

Superintendent’s Bulletin 1/22/16