Updates for Week of July 20, 2020
Updates for Faculty and Staff
So, how was that summer break?! I’m sure most of you don’t feel like this break was very restful or rejuvenating, but hopefully you did get to spend quality time with your families. With just a couple weeks before school starts there is a lot of information already available. We will focus on keeping the blog as a resource for you to access current updates. Continue to check back and check your emails frequently for any changes.
Your administrators, support team, office, cafe and custodial staff have been working continuously throughout the summer to create plans for a safe and efficient reopening of our school campus. This week, we are finalizing student groups, parent handbooks and faculty handbooks, notifying parents and making adjustments based on the feedback we received on Distance Learning options. Please see Jill’s email to teachers regarding the process for class lists. Thank you for your patience as we strive to get things as accurate as possible.
A special MAHALO to our 10 month faculty members who have been meeting voluntarily to help provide feedback on our reopening. Your dedication and commitment is valuable and essential as we navigate through this enormous task of reinventing all aspects our school. We hope that at the core, even though school may look much different, it is still about how much Ho‘okele CARES and everything we decide is in the best interest of our students and for the safety of all.
Aloha and Welcome our new faculty members or to those in new positions this school year!
Tammi Umeno (VP)
Tony Pablo (Tech Coach grades 3-5)
Jessica Patterson (Curriculum Coach for grades 2-3)
Katie Yamamoto (Counselor for grades 3-5)
Robin Vanderstappen (Moved to Grade K)
Brittany Lewis (Grade 2)
Rondel Baraoidan (Grade 3)
Ashley Contreras (Grade 4)
Janae Kremer (moved to grade 4)
Sarah Ramia (Grade 5)
Terry O’Flynn (Grade 5)
Lyndsey Tonaki (Moved to Grade 5)
Kaulu Stevens (Moved to Grade 5)
Cheryl Iwasaki (SPED-Med. Frag)
Michelle Pascual (SPED-Grade 5)
Deb Eveland (Moved to Grade 5)
We look forward to our Welcome Back Breakfast which will be on July 31 and provided in Take-Out Containers for safe social distancing measures.
To find the most current information, please refer to our staff website (Staff Portal>Reopening School) as well as faculty meeting minutes. LINK (Please note not all plans are finalized yet, this is just for your FYI)
Here is some information for you to start reviewing:
OSYP information- Please review the information in the OSYP packet and all videos listed on the acknowledgement forms. The links are on the form. If your links do not work, try using your DOE email to access. If you still cannot access, contact admin for other options or arrangements.
After you download the forms, you MAY submit your signatures electronically this year or print and turn in hard copies of your forms. Here are instructions on how to do a digital signature on a PDF file.
Acknowledgement and General Confidentiality Forms are due to VP Pamatigan by August 14, 2020.
Classified Acknowledgement Form (EAs, Office, Custodians, Casual hires-Adult Supervisors, PTTs, PPTs, room cleaners)
Certificated Acknowledgement Form (Teachers)
General Confidentiality Notice (ALL STAFF)
Staff Polo Shirt Orders-Cash (Exact amount) or Checks payable to “The Custom Company” with order forms are due to Jill’s box by 7/31/2020. Staff shirts are not required, but please order if you’d like one (or more). See Jill’s email from 7/10 for more details.
Classroom Websites-Please make sure you have your classroom websites updated. If you don’t have one up, be sure to work on it. This will be a good place for you to link various resources for your students/families during Distance Learning.
*New Hires: the info is in the Google Classroom for New Hires
*Others: Jill sent an email to you on June 17th with instructions on how to get started with it. Be sure to email Jill when you are done so she can link it to our school website.
Virtual Meet and Greet information-How to Prepare for Virtual Meet and Greet (info for teachers)
*See the sample message in Jill’s email sent 7/14. Teachers will need to send individual emails to each family in their class.
*July 29 PD day- You will learn how to do a pre-recorded video of yourself for Welcome Video (however, you can pre-record it beforehand if you’d like)
*A list of email addresses will be provided to new teachers due to possible Infinite Campus access delays. All returning teachers, please help to pull parent email addresses from your Infinite Campus.
Bell Schedule-Please note that General Release time for Tuesdays-Fridays as at 2:05 pm. Our Early Release Day for this school year is now on Mondays at 12:50 pm.
However… for the 1st 9 days of school, we will have a release time of 11:45 am.
Digital Tools and Seesaw PD in Google Classroom-If possible, it is recommended to review these videos before teacher PD days so you are caught up and have prior knowledge for PD training. Contact Jill if you need help to find the videos on Google Classroom.
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