YG Staff Newsletter – January 3, 2022

Guest Teachers and Substitutes

Reiko Out Until Friday – Reiko will be out most of the week. She returns on Friday. I’m hoping we can get Izumi to cover, but we will need Janesta and Elayne to fill in as much as possible since they are more familiar with the routines and students than any substitute would be. More information will be shared on Monday.

Alison in for Mariko on Tuesday, January 5th – Nancy emailed and let me know that she has reservations to return on Tuesday, January 4th, but we are making plans in case her flight gets cancelled or delayed. More information as it becomes available.

Outdoor Mask Requirements for Staff

Staff have the option of taking off their masks outdoors, but they must maintain 6-feet of distance from students. Since kids will be running up to adults at recess or at arrival/dismissal times, I suggest staff use a mask lanyard or keep masks under the chin so they can quickly put masks back on when students are closer than 6 feet.

Masks at Arrival

Since masks are not required to be worn outside, we might have some student arriving without masks. We had more masks delivered prior to winter break, so we have extra masks on hand. We will place them at the three entry points.

Quarantine Protocols Status Quo – For Now

You may have heard on the news that the Center for Disease Control has revised its 10-day quarantine guidelines to a 5-day quarantine period. We are not making any changes until the new guidelines are determined by our state and county.

Professional Development and PLC

Here’s a draft agenda for that day. I’m re-sharing what I put in my Friday email on December 17th:

8:45-10:00 – YG Operations
10:15-11:30 – Team collaboration. JPN teachers collaborating, reviewing report card preparation, and planning supports for new students; ENG teachers planning interventions, supports, progress-monitoring.
11:30 – 12:00 – Library
12:00 – Lunch provided in cafeteria
Teachers have planning time after lunch
1:30-2:30 – EA meeting
2:30-3:30 – Medication training for key staff with Nurse Robin

For EAs: I know that having a consistent supervision schedule is very important, but I want to prepare everyone for some changes to come in January. I know there were some changes made this week, but be prepared for some small changes in January. The changes will not affect everyone, and will have a minimal impact, but there will be some changes. Just letting you know.

Remember that lunch will be provided in the cafeteria. Kelly staff will be joining us.

Friday PLC – This will focus on review of PLC process and data teams. We will discuss this further at our operations meeting Monday. Watch for a separate email with more details as we approach Friday.