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June 2017 Newsletter

PROBLETUNITY: Problems are opportunities for improvements!
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Top row: Chris Schmit, Chad Street, Deb Larkin, Sue Royce, Heather Korte, Cari Long Bottom row: Lauren Brandt Erickson, Jamie Gilley, Kellie Hanlon Not pictured: Jenny Blumberg
K12 Student Attendance Kaizen
What is the Project?
Creating attendance guidelines for all schools to follow in order to increase attendance leading to increased achievement.
Why are we doing it?
To be equitable in our attendance guidelines and expectations as well as be proactive vs. reactive in interventions. Further, to decrease chronic absenteeism and drop outs.
What do you expect out of me?
Partnership in improving attendance as well as accountability to follow guidelines.
What’s in it for me?
To work smarter and not harder. Ability to see students be successful.

Review the team's work and recommendations in their report out.
How to 5S Your Classroom
Did you miss the How to 5S Your Classroom session? Here is the presentation.
Need help 5Sing your classroom? Contact Emma Knapp.
District Wide Amazon Business Account
Amazon Business will now be a source for pCard purchases for those items not stocked in Central Stores. Districts funds will be utilized in the most judicious manner by comparing best prices, avoiding the payment of sales tax, and providing an avenue to locate itemized receipts for reconciliation.
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Needing Consensus?
The fist of fives tool is a simple way to see who's on board and gauge consensus during meetings so you know whether you're in the clear to move on.


Shout Outs!

Awesome job to Denise Roorda and Jen Hahn in working with AppliTrack to improve the W4 process.
Excellent work Chris Holm and Joel Etienne for streamlining the concurrent billing to other districts and saving 4 hours each time the billing occurs!

Past Newsletters

March 2016
April 2016
May 2016
June 2016
July 2016
August 2016
September 2016
October 2016
November 2016
December 2016
January 2017
February 2017
March 2017
April 2017
May 2017
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