April 2016 archive

Apr 29

Teacher Appreciation Week May 2-6

Reminder: Teacher Appreciation Week is May 2-6! Message from Andy Jenks Additional Resources Nothing Action Required? by :

Apr 29

Literacy Portfolios

Literacy Portfolios (often referred to as the “blue folders”) will travel with fifth grade students as they transition to middle school. These are not the old blue writing folders that go directly to teachers. The Literacy Portfolios will be part of students’ cumulative folders. The folders will include Guided Reading Levels– information that can be …

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Apr 27

Spring Student Information Record Updates Submitted through ZippSlip

This reminder was sent via email to all Registrars and Registrar Backups. FYI Just a quick reminder that Spring SIR Changes that parents submitted through ZippSlip are available in PowerSchool via the Student Information Record Update menu. •Directions for completing the screening process are located on the blog: http://blogs.henrico.k12.va.us/integrateddatasystems/zippslip/sir-screening-process-in-powerschool/ •Password for accessing the blog is: …

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Apr 27

Final Instructional Assistant Training per House Bill 325

This will be the final Instructional Assistant Training regarding Autism Spectrum Disorders and House Bill 325 for this school year. All new hires should complete the training within 60 days of employment, as stipulated by the legislation. Date: Thursday, May 19, 2016 Time: 8:30 – 4:00 Location: Confederate Hills Recreation Center (302 Lee Avenue, Highland …

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Apr 27

Save the Date-2016 Academy for Academic and Behavioral Support

Share the news with all your faculty! The 2016 Academy for Academic and Behavioral Support is coming in August. Message from Donice Davenport Additional Resources Document/File Action Required? Exceptional Ed-Gifted by :

Apr 27

Testing Score Distribution and Communication Process

Please carefully review the attached memo related to SOL/NWEA score distribution and communication procedures. Message from Tiffany Hinton Additional Resources Document/File Action Required? <div=”required”> by :

Apr 13

Instructional Supervision Workshop provided by VCU

We will be providing workshops in partnership with VCU for any administrator that would like more training on instructional leadership. The session(s) will be similar in content to a training that was provided in January by Dr. Wilson and Dr. Myers so these sessions are intended for administrators that were not able to attend the …

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Apr 13

SOL, HATs and Expedited Retake Information

The attached PowerPoints were shared with some schools at yesterday’s School Improvement meeting. Please review the PowerPoints for information about Expedited Retakes, HATs, SOLs and remediation. Also attached are the English parent letters for Expedited Retesting. Letters in Spanish, Arabic and Nepali will be shared with CARs and STCs in the next week. Message from …

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Apr 12

Leading Edge Technology Conference Session Proposals

Good morning school leaders, We are excited about Leading Edge, our summer technology conference for administrators and central office instructional leadership. Now it’s time for you to help us create the sessions for the conference. Many of you have already offered us great suggestions for sessions- technology rich lessons in each content area, additional PowerSchool …

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Apr 12

Year End Closing Dates FY2015-2016

Attached is the Year End Closing Dates memo for 2015-2016 Message from Lesley Brown Additional Resources Document/File Action Required? by :

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