DV Voice 052518 by Deer Valley Unified School District

MAY 25, 2018

IN THIS EDITION  Last Chance to Submit Good News, Awards, Grants, etc.!

Governing Board Approves Historic Salary Increase for 2018-2019 At the May 22, 2018 Governing Board Meeting, the salary increases for 2018-19 were determined. What was approved? The largest salary increase since 1987-88. This is due to the following increases in funding: inflation funding was restored, a partial restoration of District Additional Assistance, and the Governor's plan to provide teachers with a 20% increase by the year 2020. Special recognition should be given to the Negotiated Solution Team (NST) as they worked throughout this past year to develop this salary recommendation. Here is a summary of the approved salary increases by employee group:

Certified Teacher = 12% (10% from M&O plus 2% from Classroom Site Fund) Other Professional Staff = 10% (plus an increase in performance pay of $2,200/FTE) Classified = 7.0% on average $10.50/hour to $11.00/hour as of Jan 1, 2019 $10.51/ to $11.99/hour is 3.24% plus $0.41/hour $12.00/hour and more is 4.5% plus $0.84/hour Administrative/Exempt = 4% on average

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 Congrats DVUSD Retirees!  Free Summer Learning Opportunities + Business Partner Event  Dr. Finch – Out & About

 More Salary Details Our Payroll & Benefits Department is working to issue employment agreements that reflect these changes. Due to the amount of time necessary to publish these employment agreements, we expect to have these available on the iVisions portal before May 31. You will receive an email alerting you when these are published. For more details, click on these links to read the Board Meeting Presentation and onepage summary. 1

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  Thank YOU for reading the Deer Valley Voice. We are sending a heart-felt thank you out to our wonderful staff members who took time to send emails with their compliments and ideas on how to improve this eNewsletter! Keep the kind thoughts and comments coming… Email monica.allread@dvusd.org.

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNTIES Check out the free professional learning opportunities available throughout the summer – listed below and on the next page.

May – National Speech and Hearing Month and National Physical Fitness & Sports Month May 24 – Last Day for Students May 28 – Memorial Day – Schools and District Offices closed June 12 – Regular Governing Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m. Governing Board Room. Within 24 hours of a meeting Click here to view Agenda August 7, 2018 – First Day of School (Yes, we start on a Tuesday!)

WHEN WILL YOU REPORT TO WORK? The DVUSD Employee work calendar is posted on page 8 and shows when each employee group reports to work in July and August.

BUSINESS PARTNER OPPORTUNITY Code.org Bootcamp A FREE Code.org bootcamp open for all Pre-K - 8th grade teachers. This engaging, hands-on workshop prepares educators to introduce computer science basics in a format that’s fun and accessible to primary and elementary age learners. Find out how to bring computer science into the classroom to enhance subject-area learning. No previous experience in teaching computer science is required. Participants will receive a curriculum guidebook, materials for unplugged lessons, certificate of completion, and a bag of Code.org swag! The workshop is on June 21st from 8:00am-2:30pm on the Deer Valley High School Campus. Click on this link to sign up.

Read about more free learning opportunities on Pages 4 & 5 of the Deer Valley Voice!

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School Connect is hosting a FREE event – called #2MinIt2WinIt – for PTOs/PTAs, parent leaders, teachers & principals! They have brought the best businesses, organizations & resources together in one place to share HOW they can support schools! Schools can attend this event and walk away with new partners to start the school year! WHEN: Sat. Aug 4, 2018 WHERE: Grand Canyon University HOW TO REGISTER: It’s FREE, sign up at https://2minit2winit-2018.eventbrite.com See the flyer on Page 9 for more details.

LOGGING INTO THE PORTAL  To Log into the Portal, use the same username and password that you use to log into your computer.

DR. FINCH - OUT & ABOUT

And, Congrats goes out to Dr. Finch’s son…

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Follow Dr. Finch on Twitter and see his school visits @DrFinchDVUSD Follow the District @DVUSD.

DR. FINCH – #500 CLUB UPDATE Dr. Finch reached his goal of making 500 classroom visits across the District during this school year. See his #Extraordinary Achievement below! He exceeded in all categories!

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http://www.edtechteam.com/arizona/

For more information, click here. The summit will take place on June 15th from 9:00am-4:00pm at the Black Canyon Conference Center (9440 North 25th Avenue, Phoenix). Registration is FREE! Click here to register.

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DV Summer Tech Fest 2018 - Connecting with Purpose Make sure you secure your spot for sessions at the DV Summer Tech Fest on July 19th and 20th on the Deer Valley High School Campus. Details on all sessions are available in the DV Tech Fest Program https://url.dvusd.org/TechFest2018. Certified staff sign up for the sessions in My Learning Plan (filter by the event: DV SUMMER TECH FEST 2018). Classified staff and new teachers sign up for sessions at https://url.dvusd.org/720c0781 . Registration is FREE with breakfast and swag bags included! Order your t-shirt by June 8th for just $10. Don’t be left out!! Click here for t-shirt order information.

NEW SMART TECHNOLOGY CHANGE

New SMART Technology Please Read for Upcoming Software Change An update to the SMART Notebook software is now available for teachers to download. The previous version will not be available at all after June 30th. To download the new version of SMART Notebook: · Open up the Delivered Applications window · Double click on the SMART Educational Suite v17 icon · Note that the download will take approximately 20 minutes The new SMART software includes Math Tools and a new Math Editor, as well as some new features, such as SMART blocks, SMART Lab (learning games), ink editor and paint brush tools, cropping features, YouTube add-on, and embedded Geogebra. More information here. SMART Notebooks made with the previous version will still work, though certain animations that rely on Flash (e.g., the vortex animation) will not function with the new version. Training on the new SMART Notebook software will be available on June 19th during the DV Summer Tech Fest. Tutorials can be accessed at: https://url.dvusd.org/801b3939 . DEER VALLEY VOICE – MAY 25, 2018

CONGRATS TO OUR #EXTRAORDINARY RETIREES DVUSD’s Retirement Reception took place May 17 at Barry Goldwater High School in the Auditorium. Retirees, colleagues, friends, and family enjoyed great music, tasty food, and a really special night. Thanks to DVUSD Business Partner AXA Advisors for sponsoring this event, including the catering. Their flyer is posted at the end of this publication.

LAST CHANCE – SUBMIT YOUR GOOD NEWS – IT IS NOT TOO LATE!!! Each year DVUSD creates an #Extraordinary Achievements publication with all of the amazing honors that our students, staff, and schools received this school year. Submit your good news, awards, grants, recognitions, honors, etc. from the link under Quick Find on the Portal homepage or by clicking this link: Submit Good News. Make sure your deserving students and colleagues aren’t left out of this #Extraordinary publication!

Happy End of the School Year!

Have a safe Summer!

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