Santee Falcons SOAR! Principal's Update
February 17, 2020
Principal Ansley's Weekly Message
Dear Santee Family,

“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”  – Maya Angelou

This week, we had a lot of celebrations on our campus. We celebrated the 100th day of school, we celebrated our amazing EL mentors and International students, and we celebrated each other through daily activities to show our kindness and community.

Maya Angelou was one of the greatest writers and civil rights activists of our time. She published her work for over 50 years; everything from autobiographies, essays, poetry, movies and more. She not only inspired us with her words but she made a change in our hearts and she shed light on injustice and the power of love. She is an inspiration to all of us and her words will forever guide us.

The quote above is one of many that inspires me to slow down and remember that relationships and how we treat each other takes precedence. The next couple of months will be very hectic with budgets, masterplan, testing and more but I urge all of us to take time to demonstrate our love and understanding to each other and to ourselves.

Working Together, All Santee Falcons Will Soar !

If anyone has any questions, please do not hesitate to call our main office or email Principal Susana Ansley-Gutierrez at susana.gutierrez@lausd.net.
A) Santee Successes

1) Our Boys' Basketball Team won their first play-off game against Legacy and are moving on to the next round!

2) Our counselors presented at the Reef on the APEX monitoring system that they created and are implementing. They did an amazing job sharing our best practices and representing Santee!

3) We are still on the rise and our class of 2020 is now at 95% on track!

4) We had a week full of very successful parent engagement events such as chat with the principal, nutrition class, attendance improvement, and college and financial aide workshops.

5) Three of our Falcons out of 140 contestants: Hector Rodriguez, Emerson Manjano, and Brenda Medina have made it to the next round in the culinary competition. Way to go Falcons!

6). Admin Team updated the Santee Falcon Website Calendar with up to date PD dates and events. Please Click Here to see the Up to Date Santee Falcon Calendar

See electronic version of the Mission and Vision Poster. 
B) Santee Hard Truths

  • Santee was closed to the staff this past weekend for Alarm testing. Our next school shutdown weekend is March 14, 2020. 

  • With our Innovation Grant ending this school year and with our low ECAST projection, we are looking at about 3 million dollars less to budget for the 2020-2021 school year. Our school will need to make some very difficult decisions in the next two weeks.


Basketball Play-off Game vs. Legacy
Santee Activities this week
Santee Culinary Team

Santee Parent Engagement
Santee EL Mentoring Valentines Celebration
Santee Updates
A ) Homeroom Day
On Wednesday, February 19, we will be having Homeroom Day. Please be on the lookout for an email from your counselor for information regarding what to do on this day. If you don't receive any information by Tuesday, February 18, please email Dr. Chang.  

B) Parents please join us on  February 18, 2020  as we will be having our Parent Classroom Walk Throughs in the Electives Department Classes during  2nd Period  from  9:00am-10:00am . During our classroom visits, parents will have the opportunity to observe for 10 minutes in each classroom and will look for evidence of a SOAR Board (Standards, Objective, Agenda, and Reflection), 3C1: Standards Based Learning Activities and a Class Ambassador. Parent classroom walk throughs are an opportunity to engage our parents in dialogue and give them examples of what learning looks like in our classrooms.  All parents are invited to attend and we will begin our meeting in the Parent Center at 8:45am.  See you there!
 

Workshops   and Activities  from the Santee Education Complex 
Parent Center for the week of February 18 th -21 st   2020:

Monday 2/17/2020 : 
  • HOLIDAY – NO SCHOOL
Tuesday 2/18/2020 :   
  • Parent Classroom Walk Throughs in the Electives Department Classes – 8:45am
Wednesday 2/19/2020 :   
  • Nutrition Education Class - 9:00am
Thursday 2/20/2020 :  
  • City Year Supports Your Student - 9:00am
Friday 2/21/2020 : 
  • Workshop: Teen Anxiety and Academic Impact - 9:00am

C) ILT On Thursday, February 20, we will be having ILT in room C235. Please join us from 3:15-5pm on this day. See you there!

D) SSC Meeting Monday, February 24, 2020. It will be a very important meeting where we will finalize the Title One budget and SPSA.

E) Period by Period
On Thursday, February 20, we will be having a Period by Period on Attendance and School Culture. Please attend during your conference period. Location will be in the Faculty Lounge.

F) Intervention Taskforce Meeting 
On Tuesday, from 3-4pm, we will having a task force meeting in the Counseling office. Please join us and let Mr. Bosley or Dr. Chang know that you will be able to attend.

G) The  Read Across America Planning Meeting #5  will take place Wednesday after-school in the Library. The Read Across America team will continue meeting each Wednesday after school in the Library until Read Across America Day on Friday, March 6, 2020.  

H) Spring Programming One-on-One
Starting this week,  February 10-March 13 , we will begin our one-on-one meetings with all of our Falcons. This visit will include a classroom presentation that includes A-G requirements, required credits for each grade level, and courses to be ready for college and career. After the presentation, each counselor will sit down one-on-one with each student and guide them down their path for graduation and beyond. Thank you to the English and History department for allowing counselors to come and program our Falcons. 
 
I) Master Schedule Team Interest Form
We are looking to build our Master Schedule Team for 2020-2021 school year. On Thursday, February 20, Master Schedule Team Interest Forms will be available in the Counseling office. If you would like to apply to be on the team, you can obtain a form from Ms. Angie or Mr. Martinez in the Counseling office. Thank you. 

J) After-School Tutoring  is available in the Library and student cafeteria daily from 3pm-5pm.

K) Teacher Preference Sheets 2020-2021
In your boxes are the teacher preference sheets for 2020-2021 school year. Please fill out both sides of the paper and turn into Dr. Chang by Monday, February 24. Thank you. 

L) Cell Phone Policy:
Our school wide cell phone policy is up and running. Thank you for making sure that our new policy has been implemented in the classrooms. This week we had parents conduct a walk through of classes and they noted that they see a significant decrease in cellphone usage in the classrooms. Great job Falcons! If you are in need of assistance or flyers, please let let Ms. Garrett know and she will assist you. If you still have any questions or concerns, please see Ms. Garrett.  We need to continue to let students know what the policy is and that the policy will be in full effect starting the first day of second semester. Reminder that the new policy prohibits cell phone use in the classroom.  

M)The  11th grade ELA PLC  and many other ELA teachers will be on campus on   Saturday, February 22, to grade the Short Constructed Response section of the Reading Informational Text IABs.  

N) March 13 , we are having a Santee Career Fair and would like to ask if anyone knows of anyone who is interested in speaking about their career on this day. If they are, please see Dr. Chang or Ms. Malinda from CIS.  
Santee Staff Information

A) Access Resources from the Santee Falcon Teacher Google Classroom Use your single sign-on to access.

B) All staff information is provided in the staff handbook.

C) TEXT-A-TIP -  Remind your students about the TEXT-A-TIP program at Santee! The TEXT-A-TIP phone number is 213.805.7627 or 213.805.SOAR.

D) Parking:   
Please remember to park in your assigned parking space. If you need a parking pass please see the main office because we will be enforcing parking next week. School Police will be helping with enforcing this.

As a reminder, there is no parking on campus. This includes the blacktop and the LA Gate entrance between the softball and Gym areas. The entrance is a fire lane and in case of an emergency, the ambulance and Fire Truck will be unable to get onto campus.
 
Please remember to park in your assigned parking space. There is no parking in any red zones or two away zones. If you need a parking pass please see the main office because we will be enforcing parking. School Police will be helping with enforcing this.
 
The underground tandem spots have been assigned or are reserved for B&G workers, cafeteria and Frida. Please do not park in these spaces. We will be starting to cite and tow cars away at your expense.

There is no parking on campus when the campus is CLOSED . If you park on campus when the campus is closed to attend a field trip or professional development, notify your administrator and plant manager to ensure that your car is not CITED.

E) Air Conditioner

The air conditioners are working overtime. Please make sure that you close your windows and doors so that it remains cool in your room and to ensure that the AC does not stop working. 

F) Facilities

If you lose your keys, please notify Ms. Ruiz as soon as possible. 

If you need furniture in your classroom, please email our plant manager. 

G) Field Trips

Field trips will only be considered for approval if paperwork is submitted at  least 30 days  ahead of time. Field trips not on the pre-approved list nor overnight trips will not be considered for approval if paperwork is not submitted at least  45 days  in advance. As a reminder, field trips occurring during instructional time must be related to the curriculum and standards in your class. 

H) Restorative Justice:

Teachers, please let Ms. Farris know if you would like to have the student RJ ambassadors help facilitate circles in your 8th period and core classes. Contact Ms. Farris for more information.

I) Keys-  You are responsible for keys checked out to you. If you lose your keys, immediately notify Ms. Ruiz. Taking care of your keys is vital for maintaining safety on campus.

During the school year, the academic side of campus closes at 5:00 p.m. All students on the academic side of campus must exit before 5:00 p.m. 

J) Remind Emergency Tree
Falcons, please sign up to our Santee Emergency Communication Emergency Phone Tree. It is a one-way communication method where you will receive updates in case of an emergency.   https://www.remind.com/join/7chkge?utm_medium=android

K) Breakfast in the Classroom (BIC) 

All BIC items need to be returned to the Cafeteria by 8:30 a.m. Also, BIC items should not be left in your classroom after BIC.

L) Activities
If you are planning an activity, make sure that you fill out an Activity Sheet found on the Santee Falcons website at least three weeks in advance. Aside from calendar clearance, you must also obtain signatures for the areas you are planning to use. As a reminder, our instructional programs take precedence over extracurricular activities and not all activities will be approved.

M) Visitor Policy

1. Visitors on campus require the approval of an administrator. If a staff member is requesting a visitor, please notify the Principal 48 hours in advance. This includes, but is not limited to, guest speakers.

2. Visitors must sign-in in the main office and visibly wear a “yellow pass” obtained from the office.

3. School volunteers do not require daily approval. However, all must sign in at the parent center before going to classrooms. School volunteers must also have a current TB test on file. 

4. Conferences with parents are not to take place when class is in session.

N) Text-a-Tip is for  emergency purposes . Adults should not be using text-a-tip to report other school related issues or concerns. Please use the appropriate online forms for any maintenance issues, supply requests or other concerns.
Santee Shout Outs
Please email susana.gutierrez@lausd.net a brief positive or inspiring message to a Santee Falcon Staff Member to include in this email.

Shout out to  Mr. Garcia  and  Ms. Glick Neagle  for having a productive reciprocal reading PD. 

Shout out to our Special Education Para-Professionals Mr. Juan Vazquez and Ms. Jessica Madrigal for going above and beyond in supporting with our students bus transportation in the mornings and afternoons. 
 
Shout out to School Nurse Aceveda for supporting with the Vision to Learn student glasses distribution!!

Shout out to Special Education Para-Professionals Mr. Jose Perez for providing outstanding interpretation services for our parents during an IEP meeting!!

Shout out to our custodial team who worked hard over this weekend to clean up our second floor!!

Shout out to Mr. Por Lao for his continuous support. 

Shout out to  Ms. Valles  and for a smooth first week of  ELPAC  testing, and to  Ms. Glick-Neagle, Ms. Aguinaldo, Ms. Chavez, Ms. Cano, Mr. Ascencio, Ms. Delgado, Ms. Garcia, Ms. Buenconsejo, and Ms. Tizon  for being Speaking Proctors during the first week of ELPAC testing.  Testing is complete or nearly complete for all ELD1 and ELD2 students, and next week testing moves onto ELD3 students.  

Shout out and Good Luck to the  11th grade ELA PLC - Ascencio, Miller, Aghevli, and Johnson -  as they launch the "Read Informational Texts" IAB in the week ahead, leading the way for the ELA Department as grades 9 and 10 prepare to launch their IABs in the week ahead. Special thanks to  Ms. Miller, Ms. Perkins, and Ms. Acosta  for constantly supporting this team.

Shout out and Thank You to  Dr. Cataldo, Ms. Marroquin, Ms. Razo, Ms. Felix, Ms. Kemp, Ms. Pulgarin, Ms. Butchko, and Ms. Glick-Neagle  for attending and celebrating the  EL Mentor Meeting  this week!

Shout out to the Girls' Water Polo team, Girls' Basketball and Boys' Soccer teams for making it to the first round of the play-offs. Although they were defeated all of these teams had an awesome season.  

Shout out to Ms. Reynolds and Mr. Marshall for presenting on Socratic Seminar during our Faculty Meeting!

Shout out to Ms. Nahrin for presenting on Math discussions and sentence stems during our Faculty Meeting.

Shout out to Mrs. Rodriguez, Mr. Chow, Mrs. Herrera, Mrs. Torres and Dr. Chang for creating and presenting your best practices at the The Reef for other counselors and administrators!

Shout out to our PSA's Ms. Felix and Ms. Heredia for putting together activities all week to celebrate attendance.
Upcoming Events




  • 2/17/2020- Presidents' Day/ No School

  • 2/18/2020- Parent Classroom Walks/ PD Tuesday/Budget Team Meeting

  • 2/19/2020- Homeroom Day/ Nutrition Class/ Budget Team Meeting

  • 2/20/2020- Period by Period/ ILT

  • 2/21/2020- Parent Workshop (Teen Anxiety)/ College presentation (Charles Dre Medical)/ Boys Volleyball Game

  • 2/24/2020- SSC Meeting/Softball Game/ Boys Tennis Game
Continue to keep students engaged from bell to bell with technology; work with your peers to improve your instruction and lesson plans based on common assessment data; and always stay professional with all Santee stake holders.  By keeping students focused and engaged with relevant lessons, planned essential questions that promote collaboration-creativity-critical thinking-communication, and using academic language every day in your classroom we will ensure our Falcons SOAR by better preparing them for their future. 

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