Harrison Park Post

I definitely have caught the crud. I am doing my best to get to bed early. With night events tonight and tomorrow night I may come in about an hour or so later so I can push through.   Garden has been cancelled for tomorrow.  Due to the assembly on Friday, middle school will not have clubs.  Below is the link to renew your Med Administration Training. If you sign in you should be able to see your account and renew online if it allows you to (depends on how much time has passed). If it says that you must attend a training, you can sign up by browsing events- there is a virtual training on 03/15 at 4:00 pm that has slots available. If you plan on going on any field trips this spring it is imperative you are trained. If any of your students has medications one person on the trip has to be able to administer meds.  https://healthed-trainings. apps.mesd.k12.or.us/ The Probationary Evaluation deadline was pushed out to March 10th. We are plugging away at things and sh...

All PFSP and PAT members who were unassigned need to turn in your signed form to the office ASAP. If you need another copy please see Shannon.  We We will hold our Black History Month assembly for grades 6th-8th on FRIDAY. Please note this change.  K-5 Classroom teachers I apologize for not being clear on location and purpose for tomorrow and Wednesday's expectation reviews. We are asking you to bring your classes to the cafeteria and to remain with your class as those who are on duty review expectations for recess and lunch with your students in the cafeteria. Our hope is to reiterate expectations with everyone present and on the same page. Tomorrow we have Kinder @ 9:55 and 4th/5th grade @ 10:10. Audra will be out this week. Please do not send students to see her.  Middle School team the midterm grade deadline has been extended to March 2nd (Thursday). Congratulations to our top 2 elementary OBOB teams, The Stars (5th grade) and Get it Done (4th grade)!  The f...

Monday the 27th Tuesday the 28th Middle School Midterms Due Black History Month Assembly 6th-8th @ 11:15 (may be changed) Cadres @ 3:30 Kinder Connect Open House @ 6:00 Wednesday the 1st Garden Lessons ILCT @ 7:55 Thursday the 2nd Safety Meeting @ 8:00 (reschedule from last week) Friday the 3rd 3rd Grade Awards @ 10:00 (reschedule from last week) Middle School Activity @ 3:45-5:15 (reschedule from last week) Lunch Service- Schulze, Benson, DaRosa I hope the unexpected four day weekend treated you well and you were all able to stay safe. I wasted a lot of time reading and relaxing, but enjoyed spending time with my family. Unfortunately, I started to feel icky on Saturday night and woke up this morning exhausted. I am hoping I can fight it off with another day of rest. We have some rescheduled  events this week and a few things that may need to be rescheduled so flexibility may be needed this week. We will be checking in tomorrow to adjust dates if need be and will share out ASAP....

 I am sure you have all heard the news...no school again tomorrow. May you enjoy the weekend and get plenty of snow time in. I worked a bit this morning and then took a lunch break in my hot tub. It was the best lunch hour ever.  Please stay safe and let me know if you need anything. The building is closed tomorrow. The last basketball games of the season are slated for Saturday. These will be weather dependent. Here is the schedule.  3rd Grade Boys- 1:45 @ Atkinson 3rd Grade Girls- 10:10 @ Mt Tabor 4th Grade- 12:45 @ Atkinson 5th Grade- 10:10 @ Fernwood I am hoping to catch one of the 10:10 games, but have a conference on Saturday and won't be able to make the others. A huge shout out of appreciation to Danelle, Jessica, Herk, Kara who were instrumental in making this happen for our kids. I also want to thank everyone who came out to support the teams. 

 I hope you all made it home safely. As I type this we are still waiting patiently for our last bus to arrive. Thank you to Danelle, Tom and Mary for hanging around and helping to supervise students. Mary is still here! I am guessing we may be out tomorrow...we shall see.  I have a few people I was doing pre observations with tomorrow. I sent out invites to do a quick virtual  meeting. I realize it may not be a work day, but we are on a tight timeline and I would like to try and accomplish this if possible as not being here tomorrow will push things out even further. Thank you for your help with this! In the event there is a two hour late start tomorrow we will still hold the middle school activity day on Friday. If there is no school tomorrow this will be postponed until next Friday. 

 Not much to report tonight. Fingers crossed.  In the event of a two hour delay we will make the following adjustments: Middle School students will enter at 10:38, K-5 at 10:53. We will not run on a different bell schedule. All lunches will remain the same. Staff are to report at 9:45, but  I will add you should ensure you arrive safely. If for some reason you will not be able to be in the building by 10:30 please call the main office and let Shannon know or text me @ 503.545.9463. Middle School will arrive and go to their 3rd period class. We will do Advisory/Flex in 3rd. Students will then go to their 4th period and go through the day as normal. 2nd and 3rd will have electives/specials @ 11:20 and resume their day from there. 

Monday the 20th No School-President's Day Tuesday the 21st No Staff Meeting Wednesday the 22nd Lunch/Recess Duty Meeting @ 8:00 in Library ILCT @ 8:30 Thursday the 23rd Safety Team Meeting @ 8:00 Friday the 24th 3rd Grade Monthly Awards @ 10:00 Lunch Service - Schulze, Benson, DaRosa I hope you are having a weekend filled with things that make you happy. I know many of you participated in PD on Friday. I hope it was worthwhile and useful. I spent the day in several virtual meetings and trying to catch up on emails...I still have a long way to go there. Emily, Jill and I have many evaluations to wrap up prior to the March 1st deadline and our hope is to focus on this as much as possible over the next week and half. I know you all are aware of the limited time available to complete all the things we have to accomplish and your patience is appreciated.  Tuesday students return from a four day weekend. Please be sure to spend ample time revisiting classroom expectations. While it sadde...

I will be out at Leadership tomorrow. Kara will also be out tomorrow. Jerri Walker will be in for her. Jill has an appointment but will be in by 10:00.  For PAT Members- You should have received an email from me today in regards to next year's assignment. , Middle School your assignment is general. For example: Math/Science 1.0- At this time we can not tell you how many sections of what you will be teaching and what grade levels. This work will be determined once we build out the schedule.  All PFSP staff should have received a paper with their assignments on it today. If you did not please see Shannon. Unassignment paperwork went out as well. I emailed all PAT members information on their positions for next year today. Those who were unassigned (even a partial FTE), and PFSP, need to sign the form they were given and turn it in to Shannon as soon as you can .  A reminder that all extended hours/payroll items are due tomorrow by 12:00. We are working really hard on streng...

Staffing will officially be submitted today. We will be communicating out positions for next year by the end of the day. We do have some unassignments so I ask you be mindful of colleagues. Most of these are not the result of cuts or  reductions in staffing, but rather the process of splitting the two buildings. The forms submitted to HR around choosing Clark or Harrison Park were binding. I do not feel this was clearly communicated, but they they were designed to determine where someone was placed before the staffing process took place. All but one of our assignments are the result of this. A hypothetical example: Layla currently serves as a 1.0 Theater teacher so she is owed a 1.0 Theater position. She filled out the form from HR around placement and said she wanted to go to Harrison Park next year. Harrison Park does not have a 1.0 Theater position and only has a .50 Theater position. However, Clark does have a 1.0 Theater position. In this scenario I can not offer the 1.0 posit...

In the event of a two hour delay we will make the following adjustments: Middle School students will enter at 10:38, K-5 at 10:53. We will not run on a different bell schedule. All lunches will remain the same. Staff are to report at 9:45, but  I will add you should ensure you arrive safely. If for some reason you will not be able to be in the building by 10:30 please call the main office and let Shannon know or text me @ 503.545.9463. Middle School will arrive and go to their 3rd period class. We will do Advisory/Flex in 3rd. Students will then go to their 4th period and go through the day as normal. 2nd and 3rd will have electives/specials @ 11:20 and resume their day from there.  Exclusion Day is Wednesday (the 15th). There are approximately 12 kids that do not have vaccinations or appropriate documentation that need to be excluded. KellyMcKnight will email individual teachers with names to alert staff. In the event the student shows up Wednesday please call the office and ...

Monday the 13th Tuesday the 14th Staff Meeting @ 3:30 (Cadres) Candy Gram Distribution Wednesday the 15th ILCT @ 7:55 Garden Lessons Thursday the 16th Leah @ Leadership Friday the 17th No School Optional Professional Development for Extended Pay *Middle School Progress Reports Due Lunch Service- Schulze, Benson, DaRosa Super Bowl Sunday. I know for many it is a holiday. I am enjoying the sun from my chair, but need to get up and start making my famous Dickey Dogs...a Super Bowl staple.  Emily will be back in the building starting tomorrow. I know she will catch up fast, but I would like to allow her a few days to get back into the swing of things. I want to take a moment to recognize Dan and Thersa for stepping up and taking on some things in her absence. I know others also stepped in along the way as well.  Jill and I will be sharing my office. I am going to be shifting into full blown evaluation and transition gear after staffing is completed on Wednesday. Both of us will be...

Elementary Teachers- Just a reminder that we are focused on the following three interventions this month-I look forward to hearing how that is going in your classrooms. Low-Level Interventions Review behavior expectations prior to each activity or transition ( If you expect it, teach it) 5:1 positive interactions Ask student to restate the rule Also, Kara put a copy of the thinksheet in your boxes, we want to have them ready to go by Monday. If you have suggested revisions please write it on the sheets and return to Kara. Thanks to you all for your focus on improving student behaviors! Jill It has been brought up that the staff lounge is getting a bit funky. Please note the custodians are responsible for floors, garbage and general maintenance in this room. Staff are responsible for  wiping down tables, picking up after themselves, dishes, cleaning out fridge etc. Please make sure you are doing this for your teammates.  Basketball Schedule for Saturday: 3rd Grade Boys- 9:00 @...

We are having the Q1/Q2 Honor Roll Ice Cream Social tomorrow Thursday the 9th in the Cafeteria during 6th period. Invites were handed out to those students today.  Students should report to 6th period and show you their invite to be excused to the cafeteria.  All students invited have been coded in attendance SEV-(School Event) for 6th period.     I failed to share Malia Pousini's schedule she is here Monday from 1:00-5:00, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 11:30-3:30.    We have had situations in which middle school students have brought large sums of cash that has gone missing. If you see students with any cash or other expensive items at school please have conversation with the student. K-5 classroom teachers I would ask you alert parents. Middle school teachers please let Dan know. 

I am in the final stages of the draft of staffing. This means I am not at the point where I am making calls to HR and ensuring I have everything set to input into the SMT (Staffing Management Tool). I will continue to check in with impacted staff in the next few days.  Triangulation...we discussed in our 8th grade kid chat the ongoing saga of students out of class wandering halls. We are working to identify those who seem to be out in the halls the most. One way staff can help is that you do not provide students with water for Raman during class periods. This becomes a reason to be out of class. Students needing to heat up Raman, can do so at lunch only.  This was in Admin Connect today and I felt it was worth sharing. I know it was also sent out to teachers.  I know when I find myself feeling defeated and hopeless I have to find something proactive to get me back to center. This may be something to look into.  Self-Paced Mindfulness Courses for All Staff In alignmen...

 Please fill this form out again. I did not set it to include emails so while I got responses, I do not know who they came from...which is kind of the point.  K-5- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSduqsqPar47qpliWybdOdOmPfnhekhWc0_bvmNPUSCQ_CkVYw/viewform?usp=sf_link PFSP- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJJYuJwXXur5FvE5ylRqIWvNpflhrvAP5kmHbyf1d8bg7lmw/viewform?usp=sf_link Middle School- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSema9ROecruyO_HtLC5HdHgjSy9SzrC-lq_VJM9g-T7Na9Rug/viewform?usp=sf_link From Kenneth - Hey good evening everyone! Quick updates on MS Announcement Team Our Announcement team has been built. Our team here at Harrison is Jayden Laskey, Kollyn McIntosh, Zahir Mohammed, Luciana Marty, Maya Keeny and Lyvia Mitchell If you have questions from students on why they weren't chosen, the situation is we had A LOT of interest and had to make our decision based on many things like (punctuality, academic standing, availability to work on this during ...

School Counselor Week! Monday the 6th SIT @ 3:30 Tuesday the 7th Staff PD @ 3:30 (Begin w/PAT) Wednesday the 8th Garden Classes ILCT @ 3:30 Thursday the 9th Bus Drill for bus riders only 8:30-9:30 Friday the 10th Middle School Clubs Lunch Service- Jarvis, Steeves, Kempster I hope you are all enjoyed your weekend. I wasn't able to catch basketball games this week as I had a conference to attend on Friday evening and Saturday. I am hoping to catch up a bit around the house today. There is never enough time! I want to take a moment to honor and recognize our school counselors Ana Kennedy and Ruth Howard. I am going to include our QMHP (Qualified Mental Health Care Professionals), Audra Mahoney and Rachel Ronning. These staff members take on many burdens from our students, and us, throughout the course of their days. I am appreciative of the work they do and the student centered way they lead.  I was able to really start digging into staffing. Please take a moment to fill out this sur...

I love sharing good news. Tim Schulze and his wife welcomed their daughter this morning. Her name has not been determined. Congrats!    As I mentioned on Monday I felt pretty positive about our staffing. We are definitely not seeing the cuts that other buildings are. However,  I have heard many TOSAs were told in the last few days they will be unassigned from their positions. This may impact staffing in our building as because of seniority and bumping.  I have no solid information at this time, but feel obligated to share this information.  I loaned my laptop out to someone who didn't have a device yet early in the year.  Anyone out there have it? I can't remember for the life of me.  From PTA- All staff will have $15.00 to spend in the upcoming scholastic book fair.  PTA has put in teacher mailboxes Chinese New Year stickers to hand out to all students tomorrow. Please be sure to pick yours up.   Basketball Games this Week: 3rd Gra...

THANK YOU to all of you who stepped up this morning to help with our secure the perimeter situation today. I appreciate everyone remaining calm and focused for our student's arrival. Unfortunately, this type of situation seems to be on the increase in our community. I am saddened by the impact on our students and families on a regular basis. It is a good reminder that we should always remain vigilant and aware of our surroundings. Please be sure to report anything unusual to admin, the office or Herk.  We are seeing a lot more "collisions" on the playground for grade level recesses. By this I mean classes are not going at their assigned times and we have a pile up of grades etc. Please be sure to revisit when your grade level's time is. If you arrive late we ask that you wrap up recess at the normal end time. Classes should only be out during their assigned time. If you are going out for any other earned recesses, etc. you should let admin and the office know and shou...