FBUSD Staff Blog 2.10.23

 

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News, Notes & Reminders...

• Thank you to everyone participating in our student academic achievement data collection and analysis. The presentations to the board highlighted the progress that our students are making. They are a wonderful reflection of the hard work happening every day in our district! 
• Please feel free to share any activities or pictures that you would like to include in the Blog. 
• Black History Month. Some resources are shared below. 

• Black History Makers (Symbaloo Webmix)

• Classroom Resources from PBS

• Smithsonian Learning Lab Resources

• Scholastic: African American Heritage Celebrations

Freedom’s Ring: King’s “I Have a Dream” Speech - Animated (Stanford Univ.)
• An online store has been setup to order FBUSD clothing. The store can be found here. If you order, the item will be shipped directly to you. 
• COVID Vaccines/Boosters are available at the Mendocino Coast Clinic from 2:00-5:00 PM on Tuesdays. More information can be found here.
• Testing is available at the District Office from 7:30-8:30 AM and 3:15-4:15 PM each day. We will send at home tests out to sites early next week for the February Break. 

February’s 

Harvest of the Month 

is PEAS!

Take your students on a virtual field trip to 

Noyo Food Forest - Learning Garden

at Fort Bragg High School to learn about these fun-to-eat tasty treats!  

Here is a link to a short video you can show your students:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Bd6HkdWKpiqPh_p1bROHLBOD-kF0AZXf/view?usp=sharing

(I find it works best if you download the video ahead of time)

This is a super easy harvest to use in your classroom.

If you would like some Peas to do taste test activities with your students please email me.

Here is the link to the Peas Educators' Newsletter & Curriculum: 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dZuqPvDfZpUfJFjU0QAVkL5zsAjdB1Hr/view?usp=sharing

Thank you for supporting 

Nutrition Education and Local Agriculture!

If there is anything I can do to help you please let me know!

Pilar

• HR Notes from Suzie

• If you have a change of address, phone number, emergency contact, etc., please contact Human Resources at 707 961-3502 or sgibson@fbusd.us.

• W-2 tax forms were mailed to your address on file. If you did not receive it, please contact Irma Medina at 961-3500.
• You can change your withholdings or other relevant information on the Escape Employee Portal. 
• Intent to Return Google Form. A few employees still need to submit their Intent to Return form. Please use the links below.
• Classified: https://forms.gle/qJKHWGycqdv7k9GVA

  Certificated: https://forms.gle/T2cGBWmrLaSprUQ19  

• Credentialed Employee Reminder: Anytime there is a change with your credential, please notify Suzie. The Commission on Teacher Credentialing system does not have an auto-notification system.

• The annual seniority lists have been sent out. However, if you still need to review and confirm your information, please do so at your earliest opportunity. The seniority roster and required Google form response links are below.

•  Certificated Seniority Roster Certificated Seniority Google Form https://forms.gle/ApnYJsv8c9wZUHLVA    

  Classified Seniority Roster Classified Seniority Google Form https://forms.gle/kpWs64oC7MjL114QA

• EL Notes from Tina

• Toluca River, of Markers and Minions, has great resources for Benchmark Advance, and a lot of them are free. Here's a link to her suggestions for highly effective anchor charts:
  https://markersandminions.com/designing-a-quality-anchor-chart/

• Sanger Unified has a plethora of resources for meeting the academic needs of English Learners, by grade level and by topics and with links to online tools and strategies:  
  https://www.sangerlearns.com/sanger-designated-eld.html
  For example, the top ten strategies for ELs:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1ZldGtSbYhTVzkzZE5sdjN4MEE/view?resourcekey=0-mVEKbC9YNGT_JvIbzOu8Cw

• 988 Crisis and Suicide Lifeline has gone active nationwide. Anyone can call or text 988 to be connected with a mental health counselor trained to support crisis intervention for substance abuse, suicide, or other mental health needs. You can find out more about the Lifeline at this link. 
• FBUSD Vacancies:  All internal job postings can now be found on the FBUSD Employee Resource webpage.  Click here to check out this resource.
• FBUSD Rental List can be found here.

• February 11- Board Governance Workshop
• February 18- FFA 5K Fun Run at Glass Beach
• February 20-24 February Break
• March 2- College and Career Apparel Day
• March 3- Symphony of the Redwoods "Peter and the Wolf" for K-5 at Cotton
• March 4- Noyo High Students Playing at Golden One Center

• Absence Request/Verification Form (Sub line 707-962-7368)
• AQI in Fort Bragg
• CDPH Guidance for K-12 Schools
• FBUSD Employee Handbook
• FBUSD Employee Payroll Portal
• FBUSD Salary Schedules
• MCOE Air Quality Guidelines for Schools
• QR code for a digital copy of your COVID-19 vaccine record
• Bilingual Family Liaison referral form
• Submit an IT ticket
• Submit a ticket with the maintenance department
• FBUSD Employee Resource webpage
• DCEC folder
• DCEC Book List