Superintendent's Bi-Weekly Report to the Board of Education
ELPS Superintendent’s Report October 28, 2024
No School for Students this Friday, November 1 due to Staff Professional Learning
Friday, November 1 is the second of five Professional Learning Fridays for ELPS staff. Students do not have classes on these days. For planning purposes, here is a list of the five “No School for Students” Fridays:
Friday, October 11, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
Friday, February 14, 2025
Friday, March 7, 2025
Friday, April 25, 2025
October is National Principals’ Month
October is National Principals’ Month! Please join me in recognizing and celebrating our outstanding school leaders this month.
School Health Clinic Back On!
While the partnership with the Ingham County Health Department to open a school-based health clinic did not come to fruition, we are fortunate to have UM-Sparrow step up to be our new partners in this endeavor! We are in initial stages of planning and are very tentatively planning to open in late July of 2025. Eaton RESA, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and UM-Sparrow have all partnered with us to ensure that this clinic will be available for our students and for community members ages 5 – 21.
The Health Clinic Advisory Committee will meet Wednesday, November 20 at 6:00 p.m. in the ELHS Hub (enter through Door #1), and the meeting is open to all!
Professional Learning Days for Staff
Our first of five professional learning Fridays was held October 11. The format of these days is a conference-style morning where all district staff select a session of their choice (or a second or third choice) to attend with a built-in wellness break. On occasion, specific groups may be assigned to a session, but we do our best to limit those required sessions to 1 – 2 out of the five.
On October 11, we offered 19 different sessions that align with our mission statement and goal buckets of work:
Nurturing Each Child – student and staff mental health and wellness, social emotional learning
Sessions included: Mental Health Process and Connection with Community ResourcesBeyond the Username: Social Media and Youth Mental HealthSecondary Traumatic Stress, Vicarious Trauma and BurnoutAED/CPR
Educating All Students – teaching and learning
Sessions included: Canva for EducatorsMath Essential PracticesTargeted Math Instruction with Small GroupsMastering MIPSE (newer special education platform)
Building World Citizens – diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice and belonging
Sessions included: Restorative MindsetBeyond Anti-Bullying: Cultivating Compassionate ClassroomsStudent-Led: Calling out Microaggressions, Calling in CommunityEmpowering Students: Behavior Support and Independence Strategies forParaeducatorsGetting to Know the EJATT (requirement for all high school instructionalstaff – this session will rotate through all buildings so all educators willparticipate)
We have 20 more great sessions coming up this Friday!
Construction Update
We have been meeting close to weekly to begin planning for the new central administration building and the addition of a secure entrance, a front-facing administration space and cafeteria space! I will provide a full presentation and share some renderings at the November 11 meeting.
Next Board Meeting
November 11, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. in the ELHS Board of Education room
