School Board Meeting

We invite you to a School Board Meeting on Monday, November 21, 2022, being held at District Support Center (Room 100), 501 S Bird Street at 6:00 pm.

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DISTRICT NEWS

Just a couple of reminders:

• No Walking Club on Wednesday, due to the Holiday
• No Staff Newsletter next Sunday, due to the Holiday

Human Resources Substitute Coordinator/Caller Update

Our current Substitute Coordinator Mike Iselin will be transitioning from his current role of Administrative Associate/Substitute Coordinator position to a role in Facilities and Grounds on December 5th, 2022. An appreciation goes out to Mike for his dedication over the years for supporting schools and departments. 

The Human Resources team will be working to ensure a smooth transition in this integral position in coordinating substitutes and overseeing Absence Management. The position has been posted and we are actively recruiting quality candidates. More details will be provided as we move forward. 

One change we will be instituting is that on November 28th, we are asking employees that have questions regarding Paid Time Off (PTO) and Absence Management to send any questions or information to the following email address: hremployeeattendance@sunprairieschools.org The email address will be monitored by a small number of Human Resources team members to ensure timely responses and smooth transition. 

The Gift of Giving

Consider giving yourself the gift of wellness by participating in our fun and motivating Holiday Wellness Bingo Challenge! To participate, simply complete as many of the activities as you can on THIS bingo through December 31st. Check off “DONATE to those in need” by sponsoring a family and/or donating new/gently used adult/youth waterproof gloves, winter hats, snow pants, winter jackets, and/or winter boots. Donations can be dropped off at the Cards Closet donation box on 1632 W Main Street from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and/or the District Support Center at 501 South Bird Street Monday through Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m for the entire month of November.

Healthcare Consumerism Prescription Medication Tip: The exact same prescription can cost vastly different depending on the pharmacy you use to fill the prescription. One of our District’s highest claims categories is prescription medications. Reducing our costs in this area can assist us in maintaining lower insurance premiums and save our District money. Simply use SSM Dean Pharmacies or Costco Mail Order for maintenance prescriptions to assist with this cost savings. Also, consider checking out  GoodRX Cost Compare Tool which could be less expensive than your copay.

FREE COVID Home Tests:

Click HERE to receive your free COVID home test kits.

Our EAP, REALiving offers FREE counseling and coaching sessions, including financial, legal, management, and crisis. Call 1.877.256.9302 to schedule your appointment.

EAP November 25th Friday Fact: More Legal Resources provides many useful resources

Winter is here!

Winter weather season officially hit this week. Salting and plowing operations are initiated whenever snow or ice accumulates to make a hazardous situation. However, salting and plowing cannot remove the hazard completely. Even in a plowed and salted parking lot, slippery situations can present themselves.

 A few tips for winter-weather safety:

Sun Prairie AVID scholars took part in our first campus visits of the year.  AVID 8 visited UW-Madison to meet with Advancing Diversity and Excellence in Physical Therapy (ADEPT), a student group working to develop and support pathways to excellence for young people from groups currently underrepresented in the physical therapy profession.  They also explored the Physics, Art, and Geology museums.  AVID 9 and 10 also visited UW-Madison for an admissions presentation to learn more about campus culture, academic offerings, the application process, and financing your education as well as a campus tour.  In the coming weeks, AVID 11 and 12 are heading to Edgewood College for an admissions presentation and campus tour.  Students will be venturing to more colleges and universities across the state during the second semester.  

Prairie View meeting with ADEPT (UW-Madison)

Central Heights at the Physics Museum (UW-Madison)

Sun Prairie West High School on a campus tour (UW-Madison)

Adapted Sports League News!

We officially have Adapted Sports League Apparel available for purchase!  This link will close on Nov 28th! Orders should arrive in time for the holidays! If you have any concerns with something you order please reach out directly to Bonfire they are great to work with! 

Happy Shopping and thanks for supporting our program! 

Athletics & Activities LINK

Sun Prairie East

Congratulations SP East Cardinals on qualifying for the WIAA State meet! The girls participated in the state meet at Waukesha South High School, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022.

Results: 400 yd freestyle, 21st.

The team of Kennedy Loomis, Layla Schneider, Samantha Camp, and Maeve Sullivan competed.

Please click HERE to view the Cardinals athletic schedule for next week.

Click HERE to purchase tickets for Sun Prairie East High School athletic events.

Sun Prairie West

Sun Prairie West also had WIAA State Qualifiers for their first trip to the WIAA State Meet!

Congratulations Sun Prairie West! 

West results were:

The 200-yard Medley relay placed 14th out of 24.

Brielle Laube placed 14th out of 25 with a time of 24.20 seconds; she dropped 0.45 seconds since last weekend. She then competed in the 100 free and placed 12th with a 52.61- dropping 1.60 seconds since last weekend. The 200 free relays placed 23rd

The medley relay was Sophie Diers, Ellie Reeder, Lydia Zenobi, and Brielle Laube.

The 200 free relay was Hattie Hessling, Brielle Laube, Sophie Diers, and Lydia Zenobi.

Please click HERE to view the Wolves' athletic schedule for next week.

Click HERE to purchase tickets for Sun Prairie West High School athletic events.

Helpful Hints!

Here are some helpful how-to’s as you engage in PLTs or individual student planning meetings.  

A grade-level and/or classroom-level search yields charts describing student proficiency for measures that apply to your grade level such as: TC Phonics, Bridges, FASTbridge, STAR, Gradebook, School Perceptions, attendance, behavior, etc!  These charts and data wall views can help make student/ problem identification more efficient while freeing up time to do the important instructional planning and implementation work. Note that you can switch charts view to the data wall view by clicking on “data wall” in the upper right hand corner following a search like below:

When meeting individual student needs, use the student profile page as essentially an online cumulative file of present performance, educational history, and progress monitoring. Remember everything in eduCLIMBER is interactive so feel free to click around on charts/data points to “drill down!”   

Happy eduCLIMBIN’

Please take 10 minutes to check the appropriate job alike landing page for weekly updates from Janet and Jennifer.

One of the four pillars of Community Schools is Active Family and Community Engagement. This week our site coordinators, Brian Mckenzie, Stacey Christenson, and Stacy Darga partnered with our local Boys & Girls Club to prepare and distribute meals for their annual Give Thanks Community Meal. Families could drive through to receive some holiday meal staples. The Community Meals were distributed at three different Boys & Girls Club sites: Sun Prairie, Fitchburg, and Madison. This is both an example of our community collaboration and ensuring our students and families have their basic needs met.

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