Harwood Union Staff Blog 2022-23 : Harwood Staff Blog Update

Team -

As those in the Onward PLC know - November in Elena Aguilar’s book - Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators - is focused on self care - and taking care of yourself. As we move towards the Thanksgiving break, enjoy the time to feed your soul (what a gift we already live in the mountains ;).

In ongoing partnership,

Meg, Laurie and Duane

Calendar:

11/20 - National Honor Society Induction ceremony
11/23 - 11/25 - NO School Thanksgiving Break
12/01 - High School Winter Concert 7:00 p.m. (Harwood Auditorium)
12/6 - Socrates Cafe 6 p.m. (led by Harkness leaders)
12/08 - Middle School Winter Concert 7:00 p.m. (Harwood Auditorium)
12/15 - Interdistrict Choice HUUSD presentation 7:00 p.m. (Harwood Auditorium)

Appreciations:

Staff Member	Appreciations
Tedin	For supporting our GSA in leading a panel at last week’s inservice.
Kate	For your preparation of Harkness leaders to facilitate discussions during last week’s inservice.

Safe - seen, heard, respected & understood:

Topics

Information/Links

School Safety Update

Next Drill: 11/28/22- We will select a time prior to first lunch - given instruction is not stopped or altered.

This will be the “Lockout, Secure The Perimeter” Drill

Student Role: All students who are outside of the building must return inside, Business as Usual
Teacher Role: Bring Everyone indoors, increase situational awareness, business as usual, take attendance

Digital Safety Poster: HUUSD Safety Poster 22-23 sy

Behold The ID poem: Wear your ID please

Wear your ID

This is a plea

It is for the safety of all of us

We don’t want to cause a fuss

So please let's just see

You lovely face

On Thee

d.p. poet laureate

(If you need a replacement - contact rdaigle@huusd.org)

Detention Process Update: This week, we held detentions Tuesday and Wednesday. Next week there will NOT be detentions. Upon break, please be on the lookout for updated procedures and what you can expect from the daily student support team as it relates to detentions. Thank you for your continued partnership and working collectively to hold students accountable, and to support students in learning and growing moving forward.

Reminder: DESSA - Monday ELO (with your TA) Student Self-Report: Monday November 21th

Please see this LINK for a script around why we are asking students to complete the DESSA, what data will be collected and used for, and procedures to support the implementation.

TA update

GRATITUDE!!!

Check out these beautiful examples of gratitude flowers!!! The goal is to have a full garden by the end of TA on Tuesday! Here is the link which is also found in your TA slideshow. Let’s spread gratitude!

Great New Video-Give a Shout Out - From SoulPancake a 2:31 video in which people give shout outs from a giant microphone on a busy city street! Fun to watch if you want to inspire gratitude:)

TA SLIDESHOWS

Student Support Collective

IMPORTANT!!!

ALL TA TEACHERS WILL BE SUPPORTING STUDENT SELF ASSESSMENT OF DESSA ON MONDAY DURING ELO!

This survey provides feedback to students about strengths and areas of growth for each student in the following areas:

~Self Awareness/optimistic thinking

~Self Management

~Relationship skills

~Personal responsibility

~Decision making

~Goal directed behaviors

How we introduce it is essential for students to fully commit to answering questions with fidelity. These are truly meaningful skill areas for our students to consider. Please help students to connect with the value of learning about these skill areas through their survey results!

Resources if you want to dig deeper:

Hard copy of the Student Questions

Screenshot of sample results (sorry..it’s a little blurry…it isn’t your eyesight:) )

Complete instructions will be sent to you with a supporting script by email. Student instructions will be emailed Monday prior to ELO.

On Monday morning members of the team will be available in the library from 7:45-8:15 to provide any support you might need. Please feel free to email Melody or Ellen with any questions.

Rigorous & Robust Academic Program:

Topics	Information/Links
Staff Meeting	Objectives: No meeting - enjoy the Thanksgiving Break! When we return from break the 11/29 staff meeting will be focused on: TA and DESSA: The Student Support Collective will be reporting out on some DESSA data. Then we will be breaking up into TA groups to learn and practice implementing particular interventions targeting identified student skill deficits Staff Meeting Calendar Where: Library When: 3:30 - 4:30
	It always seems like the school year is barely settled in when it's time to start planning for the next one. And, here it is! As we begin the early stages of building a master schedule for the 2023-24 school year, please take a few minutes to complete THIS SURVEY between now and when you leave for Thanksgiving break on Tuesday, 11/22. A similar survey will go out to families and students.
ELO/Assembly Updates	Thank you to everyone who filled out the quick ELO check-in survey. Based on the results, we will continue to have students go to TA after ELO 1 on Tuesdays when there is an assembly. Jess will also continue to send reminder emails about ELO signups, as they received almost unanimous approval! ELO Highlight I want to express gratitude for everyone who has stretched themselves and offered a bonus option during an ELO. There are so many awesome, engaging recurring and new options for students each week! It’s great to see students engaged in support and extension in their courses (our first ELO priority), and also fun to see the other opportunities that have popped up when students have an open block. Get inspired by the examples below!

Positive school climate and culture:

Topics	Information/Links
	To support facilities in cleaning the floors in your classroom, please have students put their chairs on the desk before departing.
	The winter weather has arrived. In preparation please find our Delay schedule. We recognize that there are aspects of it that aren’t ideal so thank you for your patience and understanding. And shout out to Jess for her work to proactively create the schedule.
	1) EVERYONE please take the 10-min PATH Forward Survey on social climate. This is a survey from a collaborative effort between the AOE and PATH. From PATH: “Holy cow! We're already learning a ton about your people and what's going on. The AOE NEEDS to see these results. Your people's VOICE MATTERS! You can send this to all employees (regardless of PATH) all voices matter.” The results of this survey will be looked at by district and building and will be shared with HUUSD to help us make steps in the right direction regarding staff wellbeing. The deadline is December 2nd - Here's the link: https://novisurvey.net/ns/n/Climate.aspx 2) Register for the PATH Adventure: Out Of This World! from their dashboard - it's going to be great fun and there is FREE STUFF!! (hurry, socks are running low!) HOW TO REGISTER: Go to www.tomypath.com Log in with your Username and Password. Can't remember your username and/or password? Contact PATH for help using the "Contact Support" button on the Login box or use the "Forgot Your Username" or "Forgot Your Password" options in the Login box. 3) Hug each other and tell each other "you are not alone, you are kind, and you are important just as you are".