Welcome Back
Dear Concord Family,
I want to thank all of you for meeting with me and sharing with me the amazing learning opportunities that Concord offers our 754 students. I was so energized by your commitment to our students, your strong professional knowledge, and your desire to develop a common vision for Concord’s future into personalized learning.
We have an exciting school year ahead of us with new learning spaces, new members of the Concord Family, and an opportunity to create an amazing school in Edina that will continue the high levels of student learning with personalized learning plans where students are owning their learning and are leaders in our school.
Our theme for this school year is Try Everything from Zootopia. Some of you may have watched the movie, but here is a clip to familiarize yourself with the song. Please take some time to listen to this song and think about how this message can be personalized for you as an educator and for your students. Here are the Lyrics for Try Everything as a reference. I want to caution you it is not about trying everything because research shows if we focus on a few high impact initiatives we will have more success. We will share what this song means to you and your students when we come together in August.
Here are our plans for the Back to School Professional Learning.
AUGUST 21-24
NEW (TO) EDINA TEACHER TRAINING
Click here for a link to all District New Teacher and workshop week activities
AUGUST 21
WHEN
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WHAT
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WHERE
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WHO
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7:30- 4:00
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New Teacher Technology Training
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ECC 350-351
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New Teachers
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AUGUST 22
WHEN
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WHAT
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WHERE
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WHO
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7:30- 11:50
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New Teacher Training
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ECC 350-351
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New Teachers
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12:00- 1
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Superintendent Luncheon (Principals and New Teachers)
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ECC 351
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New Teachers
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1:30 - 4:00
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New Teacher Training
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ECC 350-351
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New Teachers
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AUGUST 23
WHEN
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WHAT
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WHERE
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WHO
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7:30- 11:00
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New Teacher Training
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ECC 350, 351
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New Teachers
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11:15 - 12:30
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Education MN/Edina New Teacher Luncheon
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Edina Country Club
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New Teachers
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12:30- 4:00
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New Teacher Training
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ECC 350, 351
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New Teachers
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AUGUST 24- BUILDING IS OPEN 7am-7pm
WHEN
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WHAT
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WHERE
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WHO
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7:30- 11:45
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New Teacher Training
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ECC 350, 351
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New Teachers
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12-1
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Lunch with your principal and mentor (provided by Teaching & Learning Department )
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ECC 351
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New Teachers
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1:00 - 4:00
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Meeting with your principal
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ECC 351/Building Sites
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New Teachers
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August 25- 7am-7pm
CLERICAL DAY
WHEN
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WHAT
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WHERE
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WHO
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8:00- 4:00
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Staff members may EITHER work 8 hours on Friday, August 25, OR they may work 8 hours between August 24 and August 25 (provided the building is open) Document time on this Google Doc and submit to Danielle
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Classrooms
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Licensed staff
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August 26- 9am-2pm
School Available to work
AUGUST 28
BUILDING IN-SERVICE/CLASSROOM PREP
WHEN
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WHAT
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WHERE
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WHO
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8:00
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Continental Breakfast/Meet and Greet
| Gym |
All Staff
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8:30- 11:30
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Gym
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All Staff
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12:00
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Lunch- Provided by PTO
| Gym |
Licensed Staff
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1- 4:00
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Classroom Prep
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Classrooms
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Licensed Staff
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AUGUST 29
BUILDING IN-SERVICE/CLASSROOM PREP
WHEN
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WHAT
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WHERE
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WHO
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8:00- 10:00
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Gym
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Licensed Staff Vertical PLC
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10-11
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Speed Dating/ Transition
What? Teachers will share information to support students in their transition.
How? Teachers will have 5 minutes with each teacher to discuss student needs.
Please remain professional and speak to teachers as if it were your child.
K-1 2-3 4-5
1-2 3-4
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11:00
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Lunch- On Your Own
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Licensed Staff
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12:00- 4:00
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Classroom Prep
Meghan Eberhart will be in the building for tech support from 12:30-4. |
Classrooms
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Licensed Staff
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AUGUST 30
ALL DISTRICT STAFF IN-SERVICE- AM
PLC TIME- PM
WHEN
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WHAT
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WHERE
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WHO
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7:00- 7:55
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Social and Continental Breakfast (Optional)
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Fick Auditorium (EHS)
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All Staff
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7:55
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Edina High School Marching Band
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Fick Auditorium (EHS)
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All Staff
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8:00-10:00
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Welcome and District Updates
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Fick Auditorium (EHS)
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All Staff
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10-12
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Paraprofessional Kickoff
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EPAC (EHS)
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Paraprofessionals
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10:15-1
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5th Grade Social Studies Curriculum Update- Lunch Provided
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Edina High School Room TBD
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5th Grade teachers and Principals
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11- 4:00
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Collaborative or Individual Planning
Lunch on your own
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Concord
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Licensed Staff
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AUGUST 31
*** Day is adjusted due to open house
WHEN
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WHAT
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WHERE
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WHO
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7:30-9:30
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Open House
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Classrooms
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Licensed Staff
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9:30-3:30
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PLC-
1-5- Oral Fluency
K-1, para, psych, reading, math- All
foundational subtests
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Concord Collaborative Spaces
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Licensed Staff
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11:45
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Awards Luncheon
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Edina Community Center Room 350
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September 1
CLASSROOM PREP
WHEN
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WHAT
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WHERE
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WHO
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8:00-4
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Collaborative or Individual Planning
Lunch on your own
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Concord
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Licensed Staff
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There is a considerable amount of time for us to move into our new spaces and collaborate in our PLC’s. I know the importance of this so we will ensure our time together is focused and purposeful on building our strong Concord Family, focusing around our School Improvement Plan and sharing our work for our common school wide behavior expectations.
I am looking forward to getting to know each of you and please let me know if I can support you in any way. Enjoy the last week of summer.
Susie
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