his week, our school community is focusing on the following priorities:
PBIS: Classroom expectations
Behavior Focus: Reinforcing positive safe behavior around the school building
SEL Theme of the Month: Goal setting, self-control and being safe at school
Trauma-Informed: Belonging: Creating a safe, welcoming environment where every student can succeed.
Focus on Routine:
Greeting at the Door: Welcome students individually as they enter to gauge their mood and set a positive tone.
Do-Now / Bellringer: Have a clear, predictable task posted on the board (e.g., a short reflection, daily math problem, or quiet reading) so students immediately know what to work on without prompting and to avoid unstructured time.
Group: Have designated space for group and structured routine so students know what to expect. Having a rotation of group leaders helps students be involved.
2. Classroom Logistics & Transitions
Clear Signals for Attention: Use a consistent non-verbal or verbal cue (e.g., chime, rhythmic clap, countdown) to gather focus within seconds.
Structured Transitions: Give timed instructions before students move (e.g., "You have 30 seconds to clean up your desk and bring your notebook to the carpet—go"). Timers on board are helpful.
Visible Daily Agenda: Display a daily schedule with times or order of activities on the board to reduce anxiety about what comes next.
3. Academic & Instructional Routines
Standardized Station/Group Rules: Create a clear system for group work, including assigned roles (timekeeper, reader, recorder) and noise-level expectations.
Fast-Finisher Options: Provide a dedicated space or menu of meaningful tasks (reading, extension activities) for students who complete work early.
4. End-of-Day & Pack-Up Structure
Dedicated Reflection Time: Reserve the last 5 minutes for point sheet reflection, lesson recap, or gratitude sharing (highs and lows of day)
End of day Checklist: Assign rotating classroom jobs (board eraser, chair stacker, paper collector) to make end-of-day routines collective and efficient.
Support documents can be found here. Please also be sure to review the SEL Calendar.
FAPE is your friend
Should NOT be completed prior to the IEP meeting
Take your time; IEP doesn’t need to be provided the same day of the meeting
Should contain anything discussed in the IEP but not chosen - it's good to have a notetaker jotting these things down throughout the IEP.
Medicaid- Bill monthly, mark services complete
Direct Service Staff
Case Managers
Nurse's Edition
Personal Care
Since the change to the MiStar system for special education documents, all special education forms and documents must be finalized and archived in MiStar once they are completed.
This includes, but is not limited to:
Invitations
REEDs
IEPs
METs
Other completed special education forms and documents
Once a document has been reviewed and all required information is complete, please make sure it is finalized and archived rather than left in draft status. This ensures that the student's MiStar record accurately reflects all completed special education documentation and that documents are properly stored in the student's record.
MDRs: At this time, RESA is directing users to close the form rather than finalize it. Please continue to follow the current MiStar direction for MDRs until further guidance is provided.
- Behavior Team Huddle @ 8:30 in Large Group Mtg Room
- PIRM @ 10:00 (Lucidi & Williams)
- IEP @ 2:00 (Hiser)
- Castle to BOE
- IEP @ 9:15 (Raul)
- WAM @ 9:00 (Wusthoff)
- WAM @ 10:00 (Burks)
- Early Release/Staff Meeting
- Castle to BOE (AM)
- Parent Meeting @ 9:00 (Walton)
- Meeting @ 12:00 (Wusthoff)
- PIRM @ 1:15 (Raul)
- WAM @ 2:00 (Wusthoff)
- Castle Virtual Meeting (AM)
- District PBiS Mtg @ 8:30 (Castle, Doctor, other various staff)
- Castle @ BOE (8:00-12:00)
- Hiser/Walton Mentor Time @ 10:00
- SSW Meeting @ 12:30
- Castle and some SSW to BOE (AM)
- Castle to Project SEARCH (PM)
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