SOUTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS SOUTHINGTON BOE NEWSLINK Superintendent Instructionally Speaking and More Volume 5, Issue 4 June 2014 With June 19 just around the corner, everyone is asking themselves that annual question that sounds something like, "How will I get everything done that must get done before the end of the year?" Somehow, we all succeed in accomplishing the tasks and on June 20, many of us will already be thinking about the 2014-2015 school year. A great big THANK YOU with so much appreciation to the wonderful staff of the Southington School System! It takes all of us to create a team and from my perspective, that is exactly what we are. This has been quite the year! Teacher and Administrator Evaluation and Support Plan Smarter Balanced Testing Common Core State Standards Middle School Construction Projects An end to Dr. Erardi's tenure in Southington Despite the challenges facing the district, Southington proudly continues to celebrate so many accomplishments. Many of the more visible accomplishments of our district make the local news headlines and/or social media streams. I would like to reflect on the other aspects of our district that are most deserving of recognition, but probably won't ever appear in any news report. Karen L. Smith Interim Superintendent of Schools TABLE OF CONTENTS Throughout the district, one must enthusiastically recognize: The cleanliness of our schools ~ thank you custodians! The special attention given to the students and families in need ~ thank you guidance counselors, social workers, and psychologists! The scared and ill students who receive comfort from the best school nurses ~ thank you to all our school nurses! The quiet and sometimes behind-the-scenes support that is always given to our students ~ thank you paraprofessionals! Well maintained new and older buildings ~ thank you maintenance crew! The respect given to our students who may not have lunch money but who still receive a well-balanced lunch ~ thank you cafeteria and kitchen workers! The warm greeting that is extended to school visitors, students, and staff ~ thank you school secretaries, monitors, and security guards! The intuitiveness of leaders who recognize and address a variety of needs while respecting confidentiality ~ thank you administrators! The best classroom practices, procedures, and common sense that meet the needs of ALL students each and every day ~ thank you teachers! Our children who come to school and are truly ready to learn ~ thank you families! The Southington Public School System that values education ~ thank you to the members of the Board of Education! A 2014-2015 school budget that will allow us to carefully implement a well, thoughtout fiscal plan ~ thank you Board of Finance and Town Council Members! A great decision to hire our next outstanding superintendent of schools ~ Welcome to Southington Public Schools Mr. Tim Connellan! Enjoy the summer break and do not hesitate to contact my office or the office of the superintendent with any inquiries throughout the summer. Respectfully yours, -1- Superintendent 1 Time and Attendance 2 Technology 3 Retirees 4 SOUTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS SOUTHINGTON BOE NEWSLINK Volume 5, Issue 4 June 2014 The Board of Education has approved Funding for an Electronic Time and Attendance System Starting in early fall, we will be transition away from paper timesheets and move to electronic pin entry. Hardware with pin data entry pads will be installed in every school and office location. The primary users of the new system will be paraprofessionals, secretaries, custodians, maintenance, and security personnel. The approval of time will all be done electronically and the information will feed directly into our payroll system once approved by the supervisor. The business office has done a lot of research in determining the product that would meet our needs and we are confident that once we get past the initial hurdles during implementation we will all benefit with this new technology. We are still working out the details of the transition and will notify impacted staff with information on utilizing the new system next school year. Sherri DiNello Director of Business & Finance -2- SOUTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS SOUTHINGTON BOE NEWSLINK Volume 5, Issue 4 June 2014 What’s new in Technology? Our long term planning technology committee is coming back to the Board of Education meeting in June for a final report. Two 1:1 Chromebook pilots are taking place – one at JFK in Grade 6 and one at SHS in Marketing. Chromebooks were handed out to students the week of May 20. We are hoping for feedback for our Technology Committee soon. Google Apps training for teachers will take place either August 26 or 27 (depending on grade level) at SHS. This will be one full day of training per teacher. Important!!! Google Apps for Education Update We plan on DELETING all student accounts at the end of this school year unless we have specifically been asked not to (primarily for Special Education students). Please let your students know that they will need to save anything from their school google account before June 30th. They will be recreated for August without the leading 2 digit graduation year. Karen Veilleux Director of Technology -3- SOUTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS SOUTHINGTON BOE NEWSLINK Volume 5, Issue 4 June 2014 As of the writing of this newsletter, the following staff members have advised of their plan to retire at the end of this school year. We wish them good health and an enjoyable retirement!!!!! BUILDING ADMINISTRATORS Helen Crowley Patrica Corvello TEACHERS SCHOOL SECRETARIES Robert Beeney Marcy Bonola Antoinette Carey Kathleen Conway Pamela Czaja Barbara Jesudowich Paula Knight Edwin Leggett Nancy Maigarie Patricia Marchese Donna McBride Robert Riccio Maureen Roth Alyson Spath Jacqueline St. John Marcia Stavola Janice Cox Yvette Lyons PARAPROFESSIONALS Judith Cutler Rosemary Savoy CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF Frederick Cox Stephen Lee Lori-Jo Saucier Patricia Fournier -4- SOUTHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS SOUTHINGTON BOE NEWSLINK Volume 5, Issue 4 June 2014 HAVE A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE SUMMER … SEE YOU IN -5-
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