Week of May 10th

   

PBiS/Trauma Informed Focus of the Month: Be Respectful

• Quarterly Field Trip: (end of the month)

• Special Event:

Please find lessons and activities regarding Be Respectful here.

IEP Reminders

The special education department is now pulling IEP's at random to conduct compliance checks. We have had some reoccurring themes that need to be addressed. Please check your IEP's for the following, to be sure they are compliant (it may be good to have a friend look them over as well):

• Be sure that all required signatures are on the IEP prior to handing it in to Amy
• Completed IEP's should be provided to Amy no later than 3 days after the IEP has convened.
• The PLAAFP should always include data that is not older than a year, as well as progress (or lack there of) toward current goals and objectives.
• Any item stated in the "resulting needs" portion of the PLAAFP that is an accommodation, must be listed on the Supplementary Aides and Services page. Additionally, all accommodations listed must also be in a a "resulting needs" area of the PLAAFP.
• We only fill in portions of the PLAAFP that are deficit areas for the students, based on current data.

Transportation Forms

For any student who is a Lincoln Park student, please be sure to complete the transportation form for next school year. Information can be found here.

Looking to next Year

In order to better serve our students in each classroom they transition to, we will be asking caseload teachers and social workers to collaboratively complete a spreadsheet for each classroom, listing current accommodations, reinforcers, strategies that work, as well as triggers for each student. This will be helpful to keep updated as plans change, and will also be helpful if you have them printed in your sub folder/binder for each hour (if middle school, high school, or specials teacher) so substitutes have a better understanding of each student. They should be uploaded into each teacher's folder in All Things Beacon, and also be printed for sub plans. You can find an example here. The caseload teacher only needs to complete it for their students, and then if you are teaching multiple periods, you can copy and paste the information from their caseload teacher's sheet to reflect each class period.

Monday, May 11th: 

• MDR @ 8:15 (Walton)
• Behavior Team Huddle @ 8:30
• Meeting with Videographer @ 9:00 (Hill)
• WAM @ 9:00 (Burks)
• Castle to BOE @ 11:20-3:30
• Fire Drill @ 1:00

Tuesday, May 12th: 

• IEP @ 2:00 (Courtney)
• Staff Meeting @ 3:15 (Food Service Training)

Wednesday, May 13th: 

• Intake Review Mtg @ 11:00
• Castle to Project SEARCH in PM
• IEP @ 1:00 (Walton)

Thursday, May 14th: 

• SSW Mtg @ 9:15
• Beacon Art Show @ 9:30
• IEP @ 11:30 @ Woodhave HS (Ziesmer)
• Graduation Mtg @ 3:15

Friday, May 15th: 

• IEP @ 11:00 (Deeter)

Week of May 3rd

  

PBiS/Trauma Informed Focus of the Month: Be Respectful

• Quarterly Field Trip: (end of the month)

• Special Event:

Please find lessons and activities regarding Be Respectful here.

IEP Reminders

The special education department is now pulling IEP's at random to conduct compliance checks. We have had some reoccurring themes that need to be addressed. Please check your IEP's for the following, to be sure they are compliant (it may be good to have a friend look them over as well):

• Be sure that all required signatures are on the IEP prior to handing it in to Amy
• Completed IEP's should be provided to Amy no later than 3 days after the IEP has convened.
• The PLAAFP should always include data that is not older than a year, as well as progress (or lack there of) toward current goals and objectives.
• Any item stated in the "resulting needs" portion of the PLAAFP that is an accommodation, must be listed on the Supplementary Aides and Services page. Additionally, all accommodations listed must also be in a a "resulting needs" area of the PLAAFP.
• We only fill in portions of the PLAAFP that are deficit areas for the students, based on current data.

Looking to next Year

In order to better serve our students in each classroom they transition to, we will be asking caseload teachers and social workers to collaboratively complete a spreadsheet for each classroom, listing current accommodations, reinforcers, strategies that work, as well as triggers for each student. This will be helpful to keep updated as plans change, and will also be helpful if you have them printed in your sub folder/binder for each hour (if middle school, high school, or specials teacher) so substitutes have a better understanding of each student. They should be uploaded into each teacher's folder in All Things Beacon, and also be printed for sub plans. You can find an example here. The caseload teacher only needs to complete it for their students, and then if you are teaching multiple periods, you can copy and paste the information from their caseload teacher's sheet to reflect each class period.

From RESA:

Mark your calendars for the Fifth P-CCS Mental Health & Wellness Fair on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Kellogg Park in Downtown Plymouth. Join us as we work together to crush the stigma surrounding mental health at this free, interactive community fair for families and children of all ages. Students and families can enjoy a day filled with fun activities, connect with community mental health experts and local organizations, and explore ways to support their mental health and overall wellness.

This year’s event will feature more than 120 mental health and wellness booths, along with a Creation Station, chair massages, raffles, therapy dogs, the Family Fun Zone, Fit Kids, Healing with Horses, Rosco the Clown, free food, music, LEGO tables, face painting, and a petting zoo —something for everyone to enjoy.

For more information: Mental Health and Wellness Fair 2026

Webinar Link

Monday, May 4th: 

• IEP @ LPMS @ 8:15 - 10:45 (Hiser)
• Behavior Team Huddle @ 8:30
• IEP @ 9:00 (NO NAME on calendar invite - please tell me who this is)
• PBiS Plan Mtg @ 10:00 (Walton)
• WAM @ 12:15 (Zakerski)

Tuesday, May 5th: 

• Castle and Doctor to BOE in AM
• Parent Mtg @ 12:45 (Bruckner)
• Early Release - Team Time

Wednesday, May 6th: 

• PBiS Plan Mtg @ 9:15 (Walton)
• Intake Review Mtg @ 11:00
• IEP @ 12:00 (Petersen)

Thursday, May 7th: 

• IEP @ 9:00 (Hiser)
• PBiS Mtg @ 9:30 (Deeter)
• Castle to BOE in PM
• WAM @ 1:45 @ LPHS (Wusthoff)
• IEP @ 2:00 (Petersen)

Friday, May 8th: 

• Pizza with the Principal for MS @ 11:15
• Pizza with the Principal for HS @ 11:55
• IEP @ 1:05 (Morris)

Week of April 27th

 

PBiS/Trauma Informed Focus of the Month Be Responsible/Mastery

• Matrix Refresher Activity

• Special Event: TBD

• Quarterly Field Trip

"Responsible" activities can be found here. Matrixes can be found in the PBiS/Trauma-Informed shared Folder. Remember that "Mastery" does not mean a student has mastered a skill per se, but it means they can display the skill with success, and build on it.

IEP Reminders

The special education department is now pulling IEP's at random to conduct compliance checks. We have had some reoccurring themes that need to be addressed. Please check your IEP's for the following, to be sure they are compliant (it may be good to have a friend look them over as well):

• Be sure that all required signatures are on the IEP prior to handing it in to Amy
• Completed IEP's should be provided to Amy no later than 3 days after the IEP has convened.
• The PLAAFP should always include data that is not older than a year, as well as progress (or lack there of) toward current goals and objectives.
• Any item stated in the "resulting needs" portion of the PLAAFP that is an accomodation, must be listed on the Supplementary Aides and Services page. Additionally, all accommodations listed must also be in a a "resulting needs" area of the PLAAFP.
• We only fill in portions of the PLAAFP that are deficit areas for the students, based on current data.

From RESA:

Mark your calendars for the Fifth P-CCS Mental Health & Wellness Fair on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Kellogg Park in Downtown Plymouth. Join us as we work together to crush the stigma surrounding mental health at this free, interactive community fair for families and children of all ages. Students and families can enjoy a day filled with fun activities, connect with community mental health experts and local organizations, and explore ways to support their mental health and overall wellness.

This year’s event will feature more than 120 mental health and wellness booths, along with a Creation Station, chair massages, raffles, therapy dogs, the Family Fun Zone, Fit Kids, Healing with Horses, Rosco the Clown, free food, music, LEGO tables, face painting, and a petting zoo —something for everyone to enjoy.

For more information: Mental Health and Wellness Fair 2026

Webinar Link

Monday, April 27th: 

• Behavior Team Huddle @ 8:30
• MDR @ 9:00 (Zakerski)
• PIRM @ 9:15 (Deeter)
• PBiS Plan Mtg @ 10:00 (Petersen)
• Transition IEP @ 1:00 (Bruckner)

Tuesday, April 28th:

• Beacon Data Collection Meeting (Cagle, Park, Castle)
• MDR @ 9:00 (Hiser)
• Beacon Eye Exams @ 9:00-1:00
• IEP @ 11:45 (Lucidi)

Wednesday, April 29th: 

• IEP @ 8:15 (Robinson)
• IEP @ 8:30 (Petersen)
• IEP @ 9:30 (Deeter)
• PIRM @ 10:00 (Burks)
• Intake Review Mtg @ 11:00
• MDR @ 1:00 (Hiser)
• Graduation Mtg @ 3:15

Thursday, April 30th: 

• SSW Mtg @ 9:15
• IEP @ 10:30 (Hiser)
• WAM @ 1:00 (Morris)

Friday, May 1st: 

• Castle Out

Week of April 19th

  

PBiS/Trauma Informed Focus of the Month Be Responsible/Mastery

• Matrix Refresher Activity

• Special Event: TBD

• Quarterly Field Trip

"Responsible" activities can be found here. Matrixes can be found in the PBiS/Trauma-Informed shared Folder. Remember that "Mastery" does not mean a student has mastered a skill per se, but it means they can display the skill with success, and build on it.

IEP Reminders

The special education department is now pulling IEP's at random to conduct compliance checks. We have had some reoccurring themes that need to be addressed. Please check your IEP's for the following, to be sure they are compliant (it may be good to have a friend look them over as well):

• Be sure that all required signatures are on the IEP prior to handing it in to Amy
• Completed IEP's should be provided to Amy no later than 3 days after the IEP has convened.
• The PLAAFP should always include data that is not older than a year, as well as progress (or lack there of) toward current goals and objectives.
• Any item stated in the "resulting needs" portion of the PLAAFP that is an accomodation, must be listed on the Supplementary Aides and Services page. Additionally, all accommodations listed must also be in a a "resulting needs" area of the PLAAFP.
• We only fill in portions of the PLAAFP that are deficit areas for the students, based on current data.

Calendar Reminder

If you are scheduling a meeting, whether it be a PIRM, staffing, behavior review, IEP, etc..., please look at the Beacon IEP calendar first. If there is already a meeting scheduled during that time, please do not schedule another meeting at the same time. The point of this calendar is that we don't have overlapping meetings that we may not be able to provide coverage for. As you all know, we don't have an endless supply of subs, and it can be very difficult to provide coverage when we have several meetings scheduled for the same time period. Additionally, when entering meeting on the calendar, PLEASE include staff names so I know who requires coverage. Your help with this is appreciated.

Classroom Coverage

If you have a meeting and a sub doesn't show up to your room or is not on the schedule, please contact the office immediately. Only para's who have a sub permit on file are able to sub in classrooms and get paid. If your para does not have a sub permit, they are not permitted to sub at all.

Info from RESA

Monday, April 20th:

• Behavior Team Huddle @ 8:30
• IEP @ 9:00 (Hill)
• PIRM @ 9:15 (Deeter)
• Castle out in PM

Tuesday, April 21st:

• Castle and Doctor to BOE (AM)
• WAM @ 12:30 (Alderman)
• PIRM @ 1:15 (Hiser)
• Early Release/Staff Meeting - Team Time

Wednesday, April 22nd:

• Tour for student @ 9:30-11:30 (Bruckner)
• Intake Review Mtg @ 11:00
• Castle out (2:00-3:30)

Thursday, April 23rd:

• Doctor Out
• PBiS Coaches Mtg @ 9:15 (Deeter)
• Castle at Project SEARCH event (PM)

Friday, April 24th:

• Doctor Out
• IEP @ 8:15 (Walton)
• WAM @ 1:00 (Burks)

Week of April 13th

 

PBiS/Trauma Informed Focus of the Month Be Responsible/Mastery

• Matrix Refresher Activity

• Special Event: TBD

• Quarterly Field Trip

"Responsible" activities can be found here. Matrixes can be found in the PBiS/Trauma-Informed shared Folder. Remember that "Mastery" does not mean a student has mastered a skill per se, but it means they can display the skill with success, and build on it.

IEP Reminders

The special education department is now pulling IEP's at random to conduct compliance checks. We have had some reoccurring themes that need to be addressed. Please check your IEP's for the following, to be sure they are compliant (it may be good to have a friend look them over as well):

• Be sure that all required signatures are on the IEP prior to handing it in to Amy
• Completed IEP's should be provided to Amy no later than 3 days after the IEP has convened.
• The PLAAFP should always include data that is not older than a year, as well as progress (or lack there of) toward current goals and objectives.
• Any item stated in the "resulting needs" portion of the PLAAFP that is an accomodation, must be listed on the Supplementary Aides and Services page. Additionally, all accommodations listed must also be in a a "resulting needs" area of the PLAAFP.
• We only fill in portions of the PLAAFP that are deficit areas for the students, based on current data.

Calendar Reminder

If you are scheduling a meeting, whether it be a PIRM, staffing, behavior review, IEP, etc..., please look at the Beacon IEP calendar first. If there is already a meeting scheduled during that time, please do not schedule another meeting at the same time. The point of this calendar is that we don't have overlapping meetings that we may not be able to provide coverage for. As you all know, we don't have an endless supply of subs, and it can be very difficult to provide coverage when we have several meetings scheduled for the same time period. Additionally, when entering meeting on the calendar, PLEASE include staff names so I know who requires coverage. Your help with this is appreciated.

Classroom Coverage

If you have a meeting and a sub doesn't show up to your room or is not on the schedule, please contact the office immediately. Only para's who have a sub permit on file are able to sub in classrooms and get paid. If your para does not have a sub permit, they are not permitted to sub at all.

Info from RESA

Monday, April 13th:

• Behavior Team Huddle @ 8:30
• Testing @ 8:30-11:00, 12:10-2:00 (Hiser)
• Meeting @ 2:00 (Bruckner)

Tuesday, April 14th:

• Pre-WAM @ 8:30 (Alderman))
• Behavior Review Meeting @ 9:30 (Hill)
• Transiiton Mtg @ 10:00 (Bruckner)
• EIP @ 12:30 (Petersen)
• EIP @ 1:15 (Hiser)
• Intake IEP @ 12:30 (Deeter)
• PIRM @ 2:00
• STAFF MEETING CANCELED

Wednesday, April 15th:

• Castle to RESA in AM (8:00-10:00)
• WAM @ 9:00 (Bruckner)
• PIRM @ 10:15 (Petersen)
• Intake Review Meeting @ 11:00
• IEP @ 2:00 (Bruckner)

Thursday, April 16th:

• Doctor to RESA in AM
• SSW Mtg @ 9:15
• IEP @ 1:30 (Hamilton)

Friday, April 17th:

• IEP @ 8:15 (Lucidi)
• WAM @ 9:00 (Walton)
• IEP @ 9:15 (Lucidi)
• Virtual IEP @ 12:00 (Castle/Park)
• Castle to Project SEARCH in PM

Week of April 5th

 

PBiS/Trauma Informed Focus of the Month Be Responsible/Mastery

• Matrix Refresher Activity

• Special Event: TBD

• Quarterly Field Trip

"Responsible" activities can be found here. Matrixes can be found in the PBiS/Trauma-Informed shared Folder. Remember that "Mastery" does not mean a student has mastered a skill per se, but it means they can display the skill with success, and build on it.

IEP Reminders

The special education department is now pulling IEP's at random to conduct compliance checks. We have had some reoccurring themes that need to be addressed. Please check your IEP's for the following, to be sure they are compliant (it may be good to have a friend look them over as well):

• Be sure that all required signatures are on the IEP prior to handing it in to Amy
• Completed IEP's should be provided to Amy no later than 3 days after the IEP has convened.
• The PLAAFP should always include data that is not older than a year, as well as progress (or lack there of) toward current goals and objectives.
• Any item stated in the "resulting needs" portion of the PLAAFP that is an accomodation, must be listed on the Supplementary Aides and Services page. Additionally, all accommodations listed must also be in a a "resulting needs" area of the PLAAFP.
• We only fill in portions of the PLAAFP that are deficit areas for the students, based on current data.

Calendar Reminder

If you are scheduling a meeting, whether it be a PIRM, staffing, behavior review, IEP, etc..., please look at the Beacon IEP calendar first. If there is already a meeting scheduled during that time, please do not schedule another meeting at the same time. The point of this calendar is that we don't have overlapping meetings that we may not be able to provide coverage for. As you all know, we don't have an endless supply of subs, and it can be very difficult to provide coverage when we have several meetings scheduled for the same time period. Additionally, when entering meeting on the calendar, PLEASE include staff names so I know who requires coverage. Your help with this is appreciated.

Classroom Coverage

If you have a meeting and a sub doesn't show up to your room or is not on the schedule, please contact the office immediately. Only para's who have a sub permit on file are able to sub in classrooms and get paid. If your para does not have a sub permit, they are not permitted to sub at all.

Monday, April 6th:

• Behavior Team Huddle @ 8:30
• PIRM @ 9:15 (Robinson)
• PIRM @ 10:15 (Robinson)

Tuesday, April 7th:

• WAM @ 12:30 (Zakerski)
• EIP @ 1:15 (Deeter)
• Early Release

Wednesday, April 8th:

• WAM @ 9:30 (Courtney)
• Intake Review Meeting @ 11:00
• REED @ 11:00 (Petersen)

Thursday, April 9th: 

• Beacon Tour @ 9:00 (Choice Schools)
• Half Day: Parent-Teacher Conferences (12:30-3:00, 5:00-8:00)

Friday, April 10th: 

• Student Planning Meeting @ 8:30 (Bruckner)
• Middle School Floats with the Principal @ 11:15
• High School Floats with the Principal @ 11:55
• MET/IEP @ 1:00 (Hiser)
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Week of March 22nd

 

PBiS/Trauma-Informed Focus of The Month: Be Safe/Mastery

• Multicultural Lunch

• March Madness

• Women's History Month celebrations

• Special Event: TBD- 25 Beacon Bucks

Safety activities can be found here. Remember that "Mastery" does not mean a student has mastered a skill per se, but it means they can display the skill with success, and build on it.

IEP Reminders

The special education department is now pulling IEP's at random to conduct compliance checks. We have had some reoccurring themes that need to be addressed. Please check your IEP's for the following, to be sure they are compliant (it may be good to have a friend look them over as well):

• Be sure that all required signatures are on the IEP prior to handing it in to Amy
• Completed IEP's should be provided to Amy no later than 3 days after the IEP has convened.
• The PLAAFP should always include data that is not older than a year, as well as progress (or lack there of) toward current goals and objectives.
• Any item stated in the "resulting needs" portion of the PLAAFP that is an accomodation, must be listed on the Supplementary Aides and Services page. Additionally, all accommodations listed must also be in a a "resulting needs" area of the PLAAFP.
• We only fill in portions of the PLAAFP that are deficit areas for the students, based on current data.

Calendar Reminder

If you are scheduling a meeting, whether it be a PIRM, staffing, behavior review, IEP, etc..., please look at the Beacon IEP calendar first. If there is already a meeting scheduled during that time, please do not schedule another meeting at the same time. The point of this calendar is that we don't have overlapping meetings that we may not be able to provide coverage for. As you all know, we don't have an endless supply of subs, and it can be very difficult to provide coverage when we have several meetings scheduled for the same time period. Additionally, when entering meeting on the calendar, PLEASE include staff names so I know who requires coverage. Your help with this is appreciated.

Classroom Coverage

If you have a meeting and a sub doesn't show up to your room or is not on the schedule, please contact the office immediately. Only para's who have a sub permit on file are able to sub in classrooms and get paid. If your para does not have a sub permit, they are not permitted to sub at all.

Just One Thing

Here is a link to this month's Just One Thing. This month's focus is on converting a Google Slide to paper size in order to make documents and assignments accessible to all students.

Monday, March 23rd:

• Beacon Scheduling Conversation @ 8:00 (Castle, Wolshon, Felice, Mercer)
• Behavior Team Huddle @ 8:30
• Parent Meeting @ 8:40 (Castle, Lebron)
• Pre-Transition Meeting @ 9:15 (Phoebe)
• IEP @ 12:30 (Zakerski)
• PIRM @ 1:30 (Hiser)

Tuesday, March 24th:

• IEP @ 8:15 (Wusthoff)
• WAM @ 9:00 (Burks)
• Tornado Drill @ 10:00
• Pre-Transition Meeting @ 10:30 (Tepman)
• WAM/IEP @ 12:00-1:30 (Deeter)
• Parent Meeting @ 1:30 (Hiser)

Wednesday, March 25th:

• IEP @ 8:15 (Wusthoff)
• Intake Review Mtg @ 11:00
• IEP @ 11:00 (Morris)
• WAM @ LPHS @ 1:45 (Wusthoff)
• Pre-Transition Meeting @ 2:00 (Uhse)

Thursday, March 26th:

• IEP @ 8:15 (Hiser)
• SSW Mtg @ 9:15
• Pre-Transition Meeting @ 10:30 (Lebron)
• Pre-Transition Meeting @ 1:00 (Kendall)
• Pre-Transition Meeting @ 1:45 (Symons)

Friday, March 27th:

• Pre-Transition Meeting @ 8:30 (Carrillo)
• MDR @ 8:30 (Zakerski)
• MDR @ 9:00 (Hiser)
• WAM @ 9:30 (Morris)
• Castle to Project SEARCH (10:30-3:00)