August 02nd, 2021

Welcome to the August edition of the PL Lighthouse!
This monthly email blast and webpage has been designed to serve much like a lighthouse, to serve as a way forward and help in navigating through the busy school year. Nothing else speaks of safety in the face of adversity and challenge quite like the lighthouse. ​

Quarterback Corner

Quarterback Kickoff Huddle Make-up session today!
If you missed our 2021-2022 QB Kickoff Huddle Wednesday, July 21st please plan to attend the make up session happening today, Monday, August 2nd from 1:00-3:00 PM. If you missed, you should have the calendar invite for today, but if not:
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 859 8254 6984
Passcode: qbtime

It's time to schedule your first 1:1 check-in with your PL Coach! 
Quarterbacks, see coach + Calendly information below to schedule 30 minutes with you and your PL coach. During this time we'll identify supports YOU need from our team to be successful in your role this year.

Use the links/information below to schedule 30 minutes with your PL Coach between August 9-20th.

PL Coach	Link to Calendly
Brittny	Brittny's Calendly
Mike	Mike's Calendly
Nicolette	Nicolette's Calendly
Vanessa	Vanessa's Calendly
Kristen	Kristen's Calenly is currently being used to schedule PL Campus Support Meetings. Please email Kristen with 2-3 blocks of times during August 9-20th and we'll do this the old-fashioned way. 😬

[ACTION] It’s time to sign up for your PL Support Kickoff Meeting!
These meetings will be 90 minutes with Kristen, your PL Central Coach, principal, + QB and will be held during August 16th -September 3rd via Zoom or on your campus (your choice). During this meeting we’ll review your support plan, schedule supports, and norm on campus priorities for the upcoming year. If you’d like to include others on your leadership team, please feel free to include them as well.

Click here to sign up for your meeting.
Thank you to Botello, CityLab, and Gonzalez PLA who have already scheduled their support meeting!
The following campuses still need to schedule support meeting: Chapel Hill, Cowart, IDEA, IGNITE, Highland Meadows, Jack Lowe, Rogers, Salazar, PL Prep, Zaragoza, Hall PLA, Thelma Richardson, Hill, and Reinhardt.

[ACTION] PL Cohort Master Calendar
The PL calendar has been finalized and can be accessed here.  If there are any conflicts, please share with Kristen as soon as possible.  
How to add the PL calendar to your Outlook account:

• Open calendar section, right click on “calendar”
• Select Sharing Permissions
• Select +
• Type “personalizedlearning”
  • select “[email protected]”
  • select “Add”​

MAP Testing for Kindergarten
The PL Department has purchased the BOY and MOY Math and Reading MAP assessments for all PL campuses to have access for use. While the district does not require Kindergarten students to be tested during BOY and MOY, we know many of you use this assessment to personalize. We strongly recommend you use this resource throughout the year. 
Note: If you're a MIZ campus, this assessment is required for math at all levels. If you're a RBL grant campus, this is required for any kindergarten pilot teacher.

Calling all GOOGLERS!! 
We are so proud of the teachers and leaders who have earned their Level 1 and Level 2 Google certifications this summer! Please encourage your staff to complete the quick form at www.thepltoolbox.com/googlecert to let us know which certification[s] he/she has earned so far.

PL Workout Week Updates
Beginning August 10th, campus leader team members will receive individual campus teacher feedback from PL Workout Week. QBs and principals will be cc:ed on the final email to participants with access to session recordings and notification that Cornerstone PD hours have been awarded for participation.