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Welcome Back and Happy 2019! MAP Test Teachers - At this Tuesday's Staff Meeting, you will have the opportunity to earn a prize and become certified as a "Crystal Middle School MAP Test Administrator". How? All teachers will be given a certification exam based on the " MAP Administration Handbook ". Proctoring, troubleshooting and contingency procedures are all covered in the Handbook. This is not an open book exam - STUDY and KNOW the contents of your MAP Handbook, get certified and earn a reward!  All Staff MAP Test FYI: See the Q&A For All Staff & the Dialer Script sent out to families starting on 1/6/19 and repeatedly through the end of the window. We will have a prize for all students that bring a charged Chromebook ready for the test each day!!  Update Your Calendar! Reminder: Staff Meeting and Department Meetings have gone back to 1st Tuesday (STAFF) and 3rd Tuesday (DEPT). Specific dates are in our Staff Handbook.  Faculty Meeting is

Wednesday is the End of the Semester The Aeries grading window is open!  It closes this Thursday, 12/22/9, at 3pm. Reminder!  Thursday is a Teacher Workday. If you are not on campus that day, your absence will need to be recorded in AESOP. Enjoy your well-deserved Mid Year Break! Take Care of Yourself!! Remember Our Pledge When we look at our Crystal Middle School data on the California Dashboard, RED is not an option for any of our students. Remember Our Mission To ensure every student at Crystal Middle School is prepared to go to high school with all the skills necessary to earn a diploma. Remember How Will We Improve We will DELIVER the Board-adopted curriculum for our subject area as the primary source for instruction EVERY DAY. We will use TEAMWORK and our STRENGTHS to maximize our potential and the performance of our students. We will INCREASE our skills as professionals We will ENGAGE our students. We will embrace MAP and CAASPP assessments as our OPPORTUNI

Mandatory Faculty Meetings This Month, per Staff Handbook Department Meeting is Tuesday, December 4th (required) Faculty Meeting is Tuesday, December 18th (required) Coaching Rounds With Sara Veloz: We are continuing our Springboard Implementation support with Buckerfield Consulting this week on Tuesday and Wednesday. Sara will visit each teacher for an entire period to do observation and coaching during that same period. The schedule to follow is: BUCKERFIELD ROUNDS TUESDAY  12/4 NAME TIME ROOM Mulvihill/ Fee 9:00-9:55 D103 Solomon/ Fee 9:59-10:51 D204 Tomas/ Currie 10:55-11:47 F202  Lunch 11:47-12:17 Williams, T. 12:21-1:13 D102 Sturgis 1:17-2:09 F203 Molina 2:13-3:05 F102 BUCKERFIELD ROUNDS Wednesday 12/5 NAME TIME ROOM 9:00-9:55 Halls 9:59-10:51 D202 Williamson/ King 10:55-11:47 F202 Mikkola 11:51-12:43 F201 Lunch 12:43-1:13 Blaylock 1:17-2:09 F104 Kin