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June 20, 2014


LEGAL QUESTION
OF THE WEEK

mailbag_color_cropped.jpgDear Legal Mailbag:
One of the parents at my school asked me for a favor – to let her knitting group meet in a classroom after school – but I told her no because I didn’t want to set a precedent of community groups using my school. Ever since then, however, it seems that I can do no right. According to this parent, recess is too long; the building is too cold; teachers are poorly supervised; you name it. I know that parents have the right to complain, but I think that she went too far last week by circulating a petition “to reassign or fire” me.
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Attention Principals! Cast Your E-Ballots!

online_annual_meeting.jpgHave you participated in this year's online annual meeting yet? This involves nothing more than reviewing and voting on several documents, including the proposed 2014-2015 budget. To cast your e-ballots, go to  http://www.casciac.org/am1314/ and log into the secure, members-only area of our website using your school number and login ID (sent via email earlier in the week). You can ask questions and/or post comments prior to submitting your votes. Online voting will be open until midnight on June 30th. We need thirty-seven more voters to reach our quorum requirements. Please help!



First Year Principal Award Nominations Now Open

cieslukowski_single_image.jpgNominations are now being accepted for the CAS First-Year Principal Awards for 2014-2015. These awards recognize individuals whose instructional leadership, innovative practices and managerial skills have had a positive impact on the school district in their first year of school administration. One award is given at each level: elementary, middle and high school. The deadline for submitting nominations is September 12, 2014. # MORE



New Leaders Academy Offers Support to Beginning Administrators

newleadersacademybrochure.jpgCAS invites elementary or secondary building administrators who are in years 1-3 of their leadership careers to participate in the New Leaders Academy. The program offers six morning workshops at CAS throughout the 2014-2015 year. These sessions will consist of a formal presentation on topics of interest and need for beginning principals and assistant principals. Each presentation will be followed by a facilitated discussion on programs of practice associated with the topic. # MORE



Do You Have an Award-Worthy Elementary School?

alcott_esoy_2013-14.jpgIf yes, consider submitting a nomination for the CAS Elementary School of the Year Award! Nominations are now being accepted for the CAS Elementary School of the Year for 2014-2015. The purpose of this award is to recognize an outstanding CAS member elementary school for its successes in meeting the needs of elementary students. The deadline for submission of nominations is August 25, 2014. # MORE



Seeking Student Voices in State Education Issues

ssace.jpgHigh school principals are invited to nominate a student to be considered for service as a member of the State Student Advisory Council on Education (SSACE). The council gives Connecticut students a voice in education planning and provides educational decision-makers with high school students’ perspectives on key issues. Please consider nominating one of your students. #  MORE



CIAC Spring Sports Tourney Recap

spring_tournament_recap_resized.pngMiss any spring championship action? Read about Amity's second straight Class LL baseball title; or Stonington High's first girls LAX state championship; or Northwest Catholic's come-from-behind victory in the Class S girls tennis tourney. Catch all the highlights of the 2014 spring championships at http://tournamentcentral.ciacsports.com/.



Administrators Asked to Join CCT Rubric Evidence Exemplars Committees

csde.jpgThe CSDE is looking for building and district administrators to serve on committees that will work this summer to develop exemplars of evidence for the new CCT Rubric. One area of improvement identified with the new rubric is the inclusion of examples of evidence of the types of teacher and student behaviors that would be seen in the classroom for each of the four performance levels. Interested administrators must commit to be present for the meeting dates of the selected content-area committee. Compensation would be $350/day for administrative participants who are using non-district work time for this activity. # MORE



BloomBoard Issues Guidance on End-of-Year Reporting

bloomboard.jpgAdministrators using the BloomBoard platform can now obtain additional information on the processing and printing of the end-of-year summative reports in the BloomBoard system. BloomBoard sent emails directly to all users, but in case you missed it, go to https://support.bloomboard.com/ and login to view support materials. Find and select the option "CT Observer: Downloading and Printing an EOY Summative Report (PDF)." A similar guidance is available for your teachers (Learners).



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