Do you know a STEM teacher in your community who goes above and beyond for their students? Nominate them for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST)! Click this flyerfor more details on the award and the link to make your nomination. Please be sure to review the eligibility criteria on the nomination form. Nominations close on March 1, 2019. Please email Arti Lele the name of your school’s nominee(s) so that we can recognize them at a future School Board meeting.

Part of our planning process for our annual leadership conference, Together We Lead: July 22-24th, 2019involves seeking your feedback and input about your learning needs, conference preferences, desired topics, etc. Please take a moment to respond to this quick survey so that we are able to build a learning and training experience that sets you up for success and meets your needs. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/togetherweLEAD2019

If you have teachers that have taken Clinical Educator training over 5 years ago and would like to refresh their mentoring skills and practices, please recommend them to attend the one-day Clinical Educator Refresher training on March 5, 2019.  Please complete the recommendation form and send to Jenny Rinck no later than Friday, March 1, 2019.

With enrollment and course offerings growing as a result of the great work your schools are with EOS, we would like to do a temperature check on needs for additional AP instructional materials for the 2019-20 school year. We have also included questions regarding additional funding needs for AP exams this Spring.  Please complete this MachForm by March 15^th so we can better identify the needs of your school and ways to provide support. Please contact Kristin Ingold with any questions you may have.

Attached are the gifted boundaries for 2019-2020 school year in addition to service descriptions below. For schools that are inclusion and self-contained, please refer to our gifted rubrics as you grow and refine your gifted services. For any questions, contact Kristin Ingold.

• Consult (select elementary schools & as needed for high schools)- A teacher of the gifted meets regularly with teachers to plan, implement, and monitor instructional alternatives designed to ensure that the student who is gifted achieves successful accomplishment of their gifted goals.
• Inclusion (select elementary & middle schools)- Teacher of gifted provides gifted services to the student within the education classroom. The classroom is comprised of both gifted and non-gifted learners.
• Self-Contained (select elementary & middle schools)- Services are provided to gifted students within a classroom setting that has been designated as gifted. This environment is made up exclusively of gifted eligible students and facilitated by a teacher of gifted in elementary school or at least 3 gifted endorsed, core content teachers in middle school. If found eligible for gifted services, the EP team may choose to have the child attend their designated self-contained program and transportation will be provided.